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5 Places to Explore in Street View This Week

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NemrutThe Directorate General of Cultural Assets and Museums of Türkiye

1. Mount Nemrut, Turkiye

It's over 2000m high, and one of the Taurus mountains' most impressive peaks. But what really sets Nemrut apart are the ruins of a 100 BCE temple, complete with monumental heads, that sit atop it. Scroll on and explore in Street View...

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Fine Wind, Clear Weather (Gaifū kaisei), also known as Red Fuji, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) (about 1830 (Tenpō 1) - 1831 (Tenpō 2)) by Katsushika Hokusai, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō)Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

2. Mount Fuji, Japan

The star of countless Ukiyo-e woodblock prints and an icon of the Tokyo landscape, Mount Fuji is one of the world's most distinctive peaks. Scroll on to scramble to the top yourself in Street View...

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John Constable, Helvellyn (19th Century) by John ConstableWordsworth Grasmere

3. Helvellyn, England

Beloved of the Romantic poets, Helvellyn isn't the Lake District's highest peak, but it might be its most dramatic. The approach to the top is a knife-sharp ridge called Striding Edge. Scroll on to get striding yourself (and watch your step!)...

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Aljaž Tower by Fran PavlinNational and University Library of Slovenia

4. Mount Triglav, Slovenia

No nation has taken its highest mountain to its heart quite like Slovenia. It is said that you are only a true Slovenian once you've summitted Mount Triglav. It's even on the National Flag! Climbing it in Street View might not earn you citizenship, but it's a fun start...

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State of snow on Mont Blanc de St Gervais (1849) by John RuskinThe Ruskin

5. Mont Blanc, France

The go-to destination for skiing and mountaineering, Western Europe's highest mountain is well-trodden, but its spectacular beauty remains undimmed. Scroll on to enjoy the views from its famous domed peak...

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Bled island and Bled castle by Iztok MedjaSlovenian Tourist Board

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