My Best Travel Experiences Of 2023

My best travel experiences of 2023 are directly related to nine of this blog’s travel resources: Archaeological SitesCastles and PalacesGardens and ParksMuseum GuidesReligious TemplesTravel Itineraries, and World Heritage!

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Best Travel Experiences of 2023
Best Travel Experiences of 2023

Best Travel Experiences of 2023: The Countries

During 2023, I managed to travel to a total of four countries – unlike last year, when I only had the opportunity to get to know two countries. Of these four countries, the most explored were France and Italy, followed by Portugal!

Italy

These were the 4 countries that I visited in 2023:

  • France – from January to December
  • Italy – in September and October
  • Portugal – in January, March, and from October to December
  • Spain – in March, October, and December

Best Travel Experiences of 2023: The Cities, Towns, and Villages

One of my best travel experiences of 2023 was, without a doubt, exploring nine cities, towns, and villages for the first time in my life. And to these, I ended up adding another nine repeated European locations!

Tours (France)

Here are the 18 cities, towns, and villages that I visited in 2023:

  • Amboise (France): in June
  • Baily-Romainvilliers (France): from January to May
  • Barcelos (Portugal): in January
  • Blois (France): in June
  • Braga (Portugal): in January, March, and from October to December
  • Bussy-Saint-Georges (France): in February, April, June, November and December
  • Caserta (Italy): in September
  • Chambord (France): in June
  • Chenonceaux (France): in June
  • Chessy (France): from January to December
  • Coupvray (France): from January to December
  • Magny-le-Hongre (France): from January to May, July
  • Maincy (France): in August
  • Naples (Italy): in September and October
  • Paris (France): from January to December
  • Pompei (Italy): in September
  • Serris (France): from January to December
  • Tours (France): in June

Best Travel Experiences of 2023: The Archaeological Sites

Archaeological sites 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 2023 was entering a new archaeological site!

Pompeii Archaeological Park (Italy)

This was the only archaeological site that I visited in 2023:

  • Pompeii Archaeological Park (Italy) – in September

Best Travel Experiences of 2023: The Castles

Like so many other travelers, castles are one of my favorite types of landmarks to visit and one of my preferred travel resources to write about on my travel blog. One of my best travel experiences of 2023 was seeing four new castles!

Castle of Amboise (France)

Here are the 4 castles that I visited in 2023:

  • Castle of Amboise (France): in June
  • Castle of Blois (France): in June
  • Castle of Chambord (France): in June
  • Castle of Chenonceau (Chenonceaux, France): in June

Best Travel Experiences of 2023: The Gardens

Not everyone knows but gardens are one of my most recent travel resources added to my travel blog. This is because my niche history, culture, heritage travel, and gardens are often part of the outdoor and adventure travel niche. One of my best travel experiences of 2023 was strolling in three new gardens!

Gardens of the Castle of Chenonceau (Chenonceaux, France)

These were the 4 gardens that I visited in 2023:

  • Tuileries Garden (Paris, France): in February, July, August, and December
  • Gardens of the Castle of Amboise (Amboise, France): in June
  • Gardens of the Castle of Chambord (Chambord, France): in June
  • Gardens of the Castle of Chenonceau (Chenonceaux, France): in June

Best Travel Experiences of 2023: 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 2023 was visiting fifteen new museums!

Perfume – Fragonard Museum (Paris, France)

Here are the 18 museums that I visited in 2023:

  • Carnavalet – History of Paris Museum (France): in May
  • Cernuschi – Museum of Asian Arts of the City of Paris (France): in September
  • Cluny Museum – National Museum of the Middle Ages (Paris, France): in September
  • Gustave Moreau Museum (Paris, France): in April
  • Louvre Museum (Paris, France): in August
  • Marmottan Monet Museum (Paris, France): in January
  • Monnaie de Paris Museum (France): in August
  • Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris (France): in June
  • Museum of Modern Art of Paris (France): in June
  • Museum of Romantic Life (Paris, France): in April
  • National Archaeological Museum of Naples (Italy): in October
  • National Museum of Capodimonte (Naples, Italy): in October
  • Orangerie Museum (Paris, France): in July
  • Orsay Museum (Paris, France): in August
  • Perfume – Fragonard Museum (Paris, France): in September
  • Picasso-Paris Museum (France): in February and May
  • Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac Museum (Paris, France): in June
  • Rodin Museum (Paris, France): in December

Best Travel Experiences of 2023: 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 2023 was seeing three new palaces!

Palace of Vaux-le-Vicomte (Maincy, France)

These were the 4 palaces that I visited in 2023:

  • Conciergerie (Palais de la Cité) (Paris, France): in September
  • Palace of Vaux-le-Vicomte (Maincy, France): in August
  • Palace of Clos Lucé (Amboise, France): in June
  • Royal Palace of Caserta (Italy): in September

Best Travel Experiences of 2023: The Parks

Not everyone knows but parks are one of my most recent travel resources added to my travel blog. This is because my niche history, culture, heritage travel, and parks are often part of the outdoor and adventure travel niche. One of my best travel experiences of 2023 was strolling in five new parks!

Boulogne Woodland (Paris, France)

Here are the 5 parks that I visited in 2023:

  • Boulogne Woodland (Paris, France): in January
  • Leonardo Da Vinci Park (Amboise, France): in June
  • Monceau Park (Paris, France): in September
  • Park of the Royal Palace of Caserta (Italy): in September
  • Royal Woodland of Capodimonte (Naples, Italy): in October

Best Travel Experiences of 2023: 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 2023 was entering seven new religious temples!

Church of Saint-Sulpice (Paris, France)

These were the 11 religious temples that I visited in 2023:

  • Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris, France): in July
  • Church of Arnoso de Santa Eulália (Portugal): in December
  • Church of Saint Catherine a Formiello (Naples, Italy): in October
  • Church of Saint-Eustache (Paris, France): in July
  • Church of Saint-Sulpice (Paris, France): in July
  • Naples Cathedral (Italy): in October
  • Pantheon of Paris (France): in September
  • Pontifical Royal Basilica of Saint Francis of Paola (Naples, Italy): in September
  • Royal Chapel of the Treasure of Saint Januarius (Naples, Italy): in October
  • Sainte-Chapelle of Paris (France): in September
  • Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte (Braga, Portugal): in January

Best Travel Experiences of 2023: 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 2023 was visiting four new UNESCO World Heritage sites!

18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park (Italy)

Here are the 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites that I visited in 2023:

  • 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park (Italy): in September
  • Archaeological Area of Pompei (Italy): in September
  • Historic Centre of Naples (Italy): in September and October
  • Paris, Banks of the Seine (France): in February, from June to September
  • Saint James’s Tower (Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France) (Paris, France): in February
  • Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga (Portugal): in January
  • The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes (France): in June

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