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The first on the list takes us to Greece. And specifically to the photogenic island of Santorini, where
Oia
is located
, considered the most beautiful town in Europe thanks to its
whitewashed houses,
its doors, windows and blue roofs, its steep alleys and its Aegean Sea as a backdrop. With this letter of introduction, it has won over the
users of the main social networks
, according to the British portal Uswitch, digital leader when it comes to comparing prices, who have selected it as
the most beautiful town in the Old Continent
in a list of 10.
The classification jumps from Greece to Turkey, Austria, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Portugal or Italy.
There is also a gap for Spain
, although the chosen homeland population is in last place, tenth.
It is about Albarracín, the
romantic medieval town
located in the southwest of Teruel.
Not surprisingly, it is part of the list of the most beautiful towns in Spain made by the homonymous association, created in 2011 to promote and preserve the heritage of rural geographical areas like this one in Aragon.
Oia, on the photogenic island of Santorini SHUTTERSTOCK
The Uswitch portal has noticed the benefits of Albarracín and has included it in the ranking of the 10 most beautiful in Europe after analyzing the two Internet channels most focused on image,
Instagram and Pinterest
.
Based on its popularity, presence and overwhelming number of
likes,
its leaders have counted the
most beautiful towns in Europe
.
The 10 most beautiful towns in Europe
1. Oia (Greece)
2. Göreme (Turkey)
3. Hallstatt (Austria)
4. Vernazza (Italy)
5. Tobermory (UK)
6. Furnas (Portugal)
7. Folengandros (Greece)
8. Wengen (Switzerland)
9. Portree (UK)
10. Albarracín (Spain)
The compendium is headed by
Oia, in Greece,
with 1,612,671 appearances on the two aforementioned networks, 1,609,706 posts on Instagram and 2,965 on Pinterest. In second place is
Göreme,
the troglodyte population of the eponymous valley lost in Turkish Cappadocia and famous not only for its
ancient caves,
but for its hot air balloon competitions that attract travelers from all over the world. His entries in the two social networks reach 1,129,300.
It is followed by
Hallstatt,
the bucolic Austrian town located by the lake of the same name in the mountainous district of Salzkammergut.
The beauty of its natural landscape caused it to be declared a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
in 1997. On Instagram it has 794,326 posts while on Pinterest 4,887.
Different hot air flights fly over Göreme, Turkey.
It is also a Unesco Heritage
Vernazza,
in Liguria (Italy).
There is this beautiful town in the Instagrammable region of
Cinque Terre
(it has 491,902 posts on this social network according to Uswitch), led by the Castle of Doria.
The fifth place in the ranking is held by
Tobermory,
on the Scottish island of Mull, with 242,210 entries between Instagram and Pinterest.
From the Azores to the Isle of Skye
We continue the list with Furnas, in the Portuguese Azores Islands, famous for having
the highest concentration of thermal waters in Europe.
Thanks to this, they also make an exquisite
volcanic stew
that is prepared at 96 degrees underground.
Its impact on the networks: 227,708 appearances.
Hallstatt, one of the most idyllic places in Austria TOURISM IN AUSTRIA
We return to Greece, since
Folegandros
is the seventh most beautiful country in Europe according to the ranking.
And from there to
Wengen
, in Switzerland, the population that accounts for 122,137 appearances on Instagram and Pinterest.
Belonging to the canton of Bern and at the foot of the
Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains,
it stands prodigiously 400 meters above the Lauterbrunnen Valley.
Scotland repeats in the list with
Portree,
on the Isle of Skye, and 119,875 appearances in the two main networks.
Its
characteristic colorful houses
are the hallmark of this fishing town whose name comes from the Gaelic
Port-an-Righ
(King's port).
Albarracín occupies the tenth position of the
top ten
thanks to its
reddish houses
hanging over the Guadalaviar river, its wall and its Alcazar, the essentials of this enclave in the heart of the province of Teruel.
A total of 107,998 entries have on social networks.
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