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England’s Curious Great West Way

England’s Curious Great West Way

Season 4 Episode 401
27:46
Curious Brussels

Curious Brussels

Season 4 Episode 402
27:46
Curious Cardiff

Curious Cardiff

Season 4 Episode 403
27:25
Curious Manchester

Curious Manchester

Season 4 Episode 404
27:46
Curious Hong Kong: Culture & Traditions

Curious Hong Kong: Culture & Traditions

Season 4 Episode 405
27:25
Curious Southern Wales

Curious Southern Wales

Season 4 Episode 406
27:25
Curious Bruges

Curious Bruges

Season 4 Episode 407
27:25
Curious Dublin Pubs

Curious Dublin Pubs

Season 4 Episode 408
27:25
Curious Ghent

Curious Ghent

Season 4 Episode 409
27:25
Curious Sussex

Curious Sussex

Season 4 Episode 410
27:46
Curious Greece

Curious Greece

Season 5 Episode 501
26:43
Curious Innsbruck

Curious Innsbruck

Season 5 Episode 502
28:50
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Curious Sorrento

Season 2 Episode 210

Why did the ancient Roman rich and famous choose to vacation here? Who opened the gate for the bad guys in the 1500s? What does the town clock tower symbolize? What's the history of majolica tile art? Why are Sorrento lemons and limoncello so famous?

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Curious Bern
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27:57
Bern’s Old Town, Zytglogge, Kindlifresserbrunnen, Bern Minster, Einstein’s bench.
Curious Kraków
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28:56
Kraków’s Copernicus, Rynek Glówny, Wawel Castle, Collegium Maius and Wawel Dragon parade.
Estonia’s Curious Culture & Traditions
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28:46
Seto Lelo Polyphonic singing, Estonian folk costumes, Russian arts & crafts, smoke saunas.
Curious Dijon & Beaune
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27:59
Philippe le Bon Tower, Notre-Dame du Dijon, owl legend, Hôtel Dieu, Fallot Mustard Mill.
Netherlands’ Curious UNESCO
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28:42
The Kinderdijk Windmills, Colonies of Benevolence, Beemster Polder and Van Nelle Factory.
Curious Aix-en-Provence & Arles
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28:58
Aix's Fountains, Van Gogh in Arles, Arles’ Roman Arena and a Calisson Factory.
Switzerland's Curious Castles
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28:27
The great castles of Switzerland: Château de Chillon, Château de Gruyères, Schloss Thun.
Curious Tallinn
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27:37
Tallin’s UNESCO Old Town, Kiek in de Kök and Fat Margaret towers, unicorn horn powder.
Curious Lucerne
29:03
Lucerne’s name origin, dragon lore & Pontius Pilate on Mount Pilatus, Swiss chocolate.
Curious Northern Norway
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28:17
Christine goes north of the Arctic Circle to explore Tromsø, Nordkapp & Kirkenes, Norway.
Curious Historic Villages of Portugal
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28:30
Christine explores Portugal's historic villages of Belmonte, Castelo Rodrigo & Sortelha
Curious Lofoten, Norway
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28:24
Viking Museum, Lofoten villages & islands, history of Norway's painted houses & stockfish.
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