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Curious Traveler
Curious Tyrol
Season 5
Episode 504
Who built a chapel on the edge of an Alpine cliff? What does a pagan beast and a Catholic tradition have to do with a children’s parade? Where can you dance the Schuplattler? And eat an ‘Imperial Mess’? Why did the Lüftlmalerei tradition start? When did Emperor Franz Joseph & Empress Sissi sleep in a snowy retreat? How do you make an igloo? Yodel-Lay-Hee-Hoo, it’s time to get curious about Tyrol!
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Bom Jesus do Monte Sanctuary, Guimarães Castle, Braga Cathedral, Old Rooster Legend
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Bryggen, Edvard Grieg's home, King Håkon's Hall, Bergenhus Fortress, Old Bergen Museum.
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Azulejos, Belém Tower, Jeronimos Monastery, Castelo de S. Jorge, Age of Exploration.
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Casa Loma Castle, Hockey Hall of Fame, Chinatown, Largest distillery in British Empire.
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Sagrada Familia, Casa Milà, Gothic Quarter, 1888 World Expo, the Eixample & panot tiles.
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Phoenician ruins, temple to Venus in Erice, Cagliari medieval walls, Sicilian street food.
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Hofburg Imperial Palace, Ambras Castle, Old Town & Golden Roof, Olympic bobsledding run.
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Ancient Olympia, Kefalonia’s Melissani Cave & the crossroad of cultures in Chania, Crete.
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Explore Sussex, England with host Christine van Blokland.
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Explore Ghent, Belgium with host Christine van Blokland.
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Explore the pubs of Dublin with host Christine van Blokland.
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Explore Bruges, Belgium with host Christine van Blokland.