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Europe's most picturesque towns and villages - a thread 🧵

1. Freudenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 🇩🇪 Image
2. Biertan, Transylvania, Romania 🇷🇴 Image
3. Eguisheim, Haut-Rhin, France 🇫🇷 Image
4. Tjørnuvík, Streymoy, Faroe Islands 🇫🇴 Image
5. Civita di Bagnoregio, Viterbo, Italy 🇮🇹 Image
6. Lauterbrunnen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland 🇨🇭 Image
7. Edensor, Derbyshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Image
8. Aitoliko, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece 🇬🇷 Image
9. Albarracín, Teruel, Spain 🇪🇸 Image
10. Monsanto, District of Castelo Branco, Portugal 🇵🇹 Image
11. Bourtange, Groningen, the Netherlands 🇳🇱 Image
12. Hallstatt, Gmunden, Austria 🇦🇹 Image
13. Reine, Lofoten Islands, Norway 🇳🇴 Image
14. Garenin, Isle of Lewis, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Image
15. Škofja Loka, Upper Carniola, Slovenia 🇸🇮 Image
16. Najac, Aveyron, France 🇫🇷 Image
17. Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪 Image
18. Bibury, Gloucestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Image
19. Kastraki, Trikala, Greece 🇬🇷 Image
20. Villnöß, South Tyrol, Italy 🇮🇹 Image

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