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Ten Roman wonders of Britain

Discover the Roman Empire’s extraordinary legacy left on Britain through this selection of ten Roman wonders.

Buxton’s tuffa calcite terraces

One of Turkey’s most impressive geological wonders is Pamukkale (meaning "cotton castle"), renowned for its sinter terraced formations created by calcite-rich springs.One of Turkey’s most impressive geological wonders is Pamukkale (meaning "cotton castle"), renowned for its sinter terraced formations created by calcite-rich springs.

The Vari Cave Sanctuary

Vari Cave is a small cave system in the Hymettus mountain range, located in the Athens area of Attica, East Central Greece.

The Wieliczka Salt Mine

The Wieliczka Salt Mine is a subterranean network of man-made tunnels up to 327 metres in depth for extracting salt, located beneath the town of Wieliczka in southern Poland.

The Palmanova Star Fort

Palmanova is a town and comune built during the late Renaissance by the former Venetian Republic in Northeast Italy.

Salamis – The City of Teucer

Salamis is an archaeological site and an ancient city-state, located at the mouth of the River Pedieos in Cyprus.

Deadman’s Island

Located in the Medway estuary near the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, England lies Deadman’s Island, a small uninspiring stretch of land that contains a dark secret.  

Tintagel – Castle of the Dumnonians

Tintagel Castle is an archaeological site and medieval fortification located on a headland next to the modern-day village of Tintagel in Cornwall, England.

Mont-Saint-Michel

Mont-Saint-Michel is a commune of the Le Mont-Saint-Michel, in the département of Manche, located on the coast of Normandy, France.

Thera – The Ancient City

Thera is an archaeological site and ancient city located on the Greek island of Santorini, also called Thera.

Trimontium (Newstead) – The Roman Fort

Trimontium is Roman fort complex located in Newstead on the Scottish Borders.

Werwolf – The Classified Wehrmacht Bunker

Führerhauptquartier Werwolf was the codename for a bunker complex built during WW2 as a military headquarters for Adolf Hitler and his generals to monitor the eastern front.

Pella – Birthplace of Alexander The Great

Pella is an archaeological site and the historical capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedon.

Skellig Michael – The Remote Island Monastery

Skellig Michael is an archaeological site and monastic settlement located on a twin pinnacle crag, off the coast of County Kerry in Ireland.

Ostia Antica – The Roman Port

Ostia Antica is an archaeological site and harbour of ancient Rome, near the modern-day Lido di Ostia in the X Municipio of the commune of Rome.

Aquincum – Roman Budapest

Aquincum is an archaeological site and Roman city, located in modern-day Budapest in Hungary.

Lutetia – Roman Paris

Lutetia, also called Lutetia Parisiorum was a Roman town built in modern-day Paris, France, centred on a hill on the south bank of the Seine River.

Londinium – Roman London

Londinium is the name given to the Roman city, now occupied by the City of London that contains the historic centre and the primary central business district of London.

Olous – The Sunken City

Olous, also called Olus is an ancient Dorian city that lie on both sides of the isthmus connecting the peninsula of Spinalonga to the mainland in the modern-day town of Elounda in Crete. Researchers believe that the city was submerged due to a local shift caused by an earthquake sometime around the 2nd century AD.

Venta Icenorum – Caistor Roman Town

Venta Icenorum is an archaeological site and the remains of a Roman town located near modern-day Caistor St Edmund in Norfolk England.

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