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The façade of a multi-storey village house with pale blue shutters and doors in the French Alps, Hautes-Alpes, France
Quick ViewA view over the city of Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy past Giotto’s Campanile from the dome of the Duomo (cathedral) on a misty morning
Quick ViewA “celeste” green racing bicycle fitted with bikepacking luggage rests on a verge with a backdrop of snowy mountains under cloud, Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo, Italy
Quick ViewA black and white image of a traditional newspaper holder, an edition of La Nazione and a cup of coffee in a café, Tuscany, Italy
Quick ViewA view of low green mountains under summer rainclouds through three arches, Cascia, Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Quick ViewThe bow, with a yellow deck bag, of a black sea kayak points toward hilly land on a calm sea under a cloudless blue sky, Rhenigidale, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Quick ViewA lone female hiker descends a rocky slope past small trees through softly lit mist, Apennine mountains, Umbria, Italy
Quick ViewA cup of coffee, glass of water and accompaniments on a silver tray, Café Tomaselli, Salzburg old town, Austria
Quick ViewAn old farm pick up on a smallholding in front of a rustic fence, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Northern Greece
Quick ViewA café and neighbouring buildings during golden hour on the main street of Soufli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Northern Greece
Quick ViewA large Soviet-style apartment block decorated by a mural of a nesting Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), Madzharovo, Haskovo, Bulgaria
Quick ViewA panorama of Lourdes old town and the Gave d’Aspe on a misty, rainy summer day, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewA townscape on a misty, rainy summer day with the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary at the Sanctuary in Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewPeople, including pilgrims to the nearby Sanctuary, shelter from rain beneath shop and restaurant canopies in the centre of Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewA statue of the Virgin Mary holding rosaries featuring prominently in a souvenir shop of religious artefacts in the centre of Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrenees, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewPeople, including pilgrims to the nearby Sanctuary, shelter from rain beneath shop and restaurant canopies in the centre of Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick View“Minimalist” image of a huge cloudy sky above a group of white wooden huts on a sandy beach, marked by vehicle tracks, and the sea at the Plage de Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
Quick ViewA group of white wooden huts on a sandy beach, marked by vehicle tracks, and the sea at the Plage de Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
Quick ViewA view across rolling fields and farmland to the English Channel (La Manche) and obelisk at the summit of Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Hauts-de-France
Quick ViewOld, multi-storey buildings next to a wide, fast-flowing river in the centre of Oloron Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Acquitaine, France
Quick ViewSunrise over a misty valley and reservoir with surrounding hills in shadow, La Mongie, Col du Tourmalet, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewPost-dawn, early sunrise view up a small valley to a mountain summit, Col du Tourmalet, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewA herd of white cows grazing on mountain pasture, shadowed by nearby peaks, in summer, Col du Tourmalet, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewThree white cows laying at the edge on a mountain road below sharp peaks in summer, Col du Tourmalet, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
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