My best travel experiences of 2020 are directly related to five of this blog’s travel resources: Palaces, Museum Guides, Religious Temples, Travel Itineraries, and World Heritage!

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Best Travel Experiences of 2020: The Countries

During 2020, I managed to travel to a total of three countries – unlike last year, when I had the opportunity to get to know six countries. Of these three countries, the most explored was France, followed by Portugal!

• France – from February to May and in September
• Portugal – in January and from May to December
• Spain – in January

Best Travel Experiences of 2020: The Cities, Towns, and Villages

One of my best travel experiences of 2020 was, without a doubt, exploring five cities, towns, and villages for the first time in my life. And to these, I ended up adding another eight repeated European locations!

Here are the 13 cities, towns, and villages that I visited in 2020:

• Amares (Portugal) – in August
• Braga (Portugal) – in January and from May to December
• Esposende (Portugal) – in December
• Fontainebleau (France) – in February
• Meaux (France) – in March
• Mirandela (Portugal) – in August
• Paris (France) – from February to May and in September
• Provins (France) – in February
• Sever do Vouga (Portugal)- in January
• Sintra (Portugal) – in September
• Sistelo (Portugal) – in July
• Torres Vedras (Portugal) – in August
• Vila Nova de Famalicão (Portugal) – in January

Best Travel Experiences of 2020: The Museums

Did you know that museums are one of the original and most written-about travel resources of my travel blog? I even consider them one of my keystones! One of my best travel experiences of 2020 was visiting five new museums!

These were the 6 museums that I visited in 2020:

• Bossuet Museum (Meaux, France) – in March
• Great War Museum (Meaux, France) – in March
• Louvre Museum (Paris, France) – in September
• Meaux House of Brie (France) – in March
• Napoleon I Museum (Fontainebleau, France) – in February
• Provins and Provinois Museum (Provins, France) – in February

Best Travel Experiences of 2020: The Palaces

Like so many other travelers, palaces are one of my favorite types of landmarks to visit and one of my preferred travel resources to write about here on my travel blog. One of my best travel experiences of 2020 was seeing four new palaces!

These were the 7 palaces that I visited in 2020:

• Episcopal Palace of Meaux (France) – in March
• National Palace of Pena (Sintra, Portugal) – in September
• National Palace of Sintra (Portugal) – in September
• Palace of Fontainebleau (France) – in February
• Palace of Monserrate (Sintra, Portugal) – in September
• Palace of Regaleira (Sintra, Portugal) – in September
• Palais-Royal (Paris, France) – in February and September

Best Travel Experiences of 2020: The Religious Temples

Religious temples are one of my least explored travel resources on my travel blog, as this type of site is not part of everyone’s travel itinerary. Nevertheless, I love both visiting and writing about them! One of my best travel experiences of 2020 was entering six new religious temples!

These were the 9 religious temples that I visited in 2020:

• Church of the Holy Cross (Provins, France) – in February
• Church of Saint Ayoul (Provins, France) – in February
• Royal Chapel of the Trinity (Fontainebleau, France) – in February
• Royal St. Saturnin’s Upper Chapel (Fontainebleau, France)
• Sacré-Coeur Basilica (Paris, France) – in February and September
• Saint-Quiriace Collegiate Church (Provins, France) – in February
• Saint Stephen’s Cathedral (Meaux, France) – in March
• Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte (Braga, Portugal) – in October and November
• Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro (Braga, Portugal) – in November

Best Travel Experiences of 2020: The UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Did you know that UNESCO World Heritage sites are one of the original and most written-about travel resources of my travel blog? I even consider them one of my keystones! One of my best travel experiences of 2020 was visiting two new UNESCO World Heritage sites!

These were the 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites that I visited in 2020:

• Cultural Landscape of Sintra (Portugal) – in September
• Paris, Banks of the Seine (France) – in September
• Palace and Park of Fontainebleau (France) – in February
• Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs (France) – in February
• Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga (Portugal) – in October and November

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