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DESTINATION MAP

PORTUGAL

001 Madiera

Trekking the levadas on the coastal cliffs at Arco de São Jorge

002 Sintra

Bodyboarding in world-class conditions at Praia Grande

003 Porto

Kiteboarding at Viana do Castelo's unspoilt Praia do Cabedelo

SPAIN

004 Barcelona

Sea kayaking out in the open waters around the Medes Islands

005 Cordoba

Wakeboarding on the lake ‘Embalse de la Breña’ in Alomodovar del Rio

006 Madrid

Sight-seeing the city on a Segway PT

007 Mallorca

Caving, potholing and climbing in prehistoric mountain caves and caverns

008 Salamanca

Skiing on the Sierra de Béjar

009 Pamplona

Joining the crowds at the running of the bulls

010 Tarifa

Windsurfing on the Gibraltar Straits in Spain's ‘wind capital’

011 Santander

Raptor-spotting on the dramatic slopes of the Picos de Europa

012 Granada

Learning SOS survival skills on the peaks of the Sierra Nevada National Park

013 Tenerife

Whale-spotting from Los Gigantes

014 Valencia

Night-time scuba diving on the Valencian coast

FRANCE

015 Burgundy

Hot-air ballooning over canals, vines and woodlands

016 Strasbourg

Cycling the Alsace Wine Route along the eastern foothills of the Vosges

017 Avignon

Hiking the rugged hill trails of the Dentelles de Montmirail

018 Cannes

Jet skiing on the Côte d'Azur

019 Angoulême

Cycling the route of the famous Circuit des Remparts classic car rally

020 Cautine

Hang gliding over the Massif Central from the Plateau de Millevaches

021 Bordeaux

Trail running through vineyards, wine villages and woodlands

022 Reims

Sightseeing along the Champagne Route in an open-topped sports car

023 Le Mans

Twenty-four hour inline skating on the famous race track

024 Marseille

Skin diving from Marseille Bay in deep sea waters

025 Lourdes

Climbing the Béout, the Petit Jer and the Grand Jer trio of summits

026 Luchon

Ice climbing the white-capped Alpine crags and peaks of the Midi Pyrenees

027 Paris

Parkouring in the birthplace of this extreme urban pursuit

028 Lyon

Freestyle kayaking in the surf of Hawaii sur Rhône

029 Normandy

Bungee jumping from an old railway viaduct at speeds of 100 kph (62 mph)

030 Pau

Tandem and solo parachuting over stunning rolling countryside

ITALY

031 Brescia

Journeying the Mille Miglia open road behind the wheel of a Ferrari

032 Florence

Rowing in the challenging currents of the River Arno

033 Naples

Hiking in the Bay of Naples under looming Mount Vesuvius

034 Rome

Zipping through Rome's streets on a vintage Vespa

035 Pisa

Exploring Tuscany's wine country on a Ducati deam bike

036 Genoa

Hiking to the villages of the Cinque Terre via the Sentiero Azzuro

037 Puglia

Orienteering on limestone slopes, sand dunes and salt plains

038 Venice

Cycling along the Venetian Lagoon to marshy river deltas and islands

039 L'Aquila

Bear-spotting in the Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo

040 Sardinia

Windsurfing off Isola dei Gabbiani

041 Verona

Climbing a formidable via ferrata up vertical limestone terrain

042 Sicily

Four wheel driving on the lava-clad slopes of Mount Etna

043 Perugia

Hang gliding over sunflower fields, oak forests, vineyards and lakes

SWITZERLAND

044 Bern

Downhill mountain biking on the trails of Mount Gurten

045 Geneva

Flying a light aircraft over the Salève Mountains

046 Zürich

Bodyflying in Europe's first freefall centre

LUXEMBOURG

047 Luxembourg City

Hiking in Europe's densest network of trails

BELGIUM

048 Brussels

Trekking the Ardennes

049 Bruges

Land yachting in De Panne

NETHERLANDS

050 Amsterdam

Sight-seeing the Dutch capital by bicycle along 400 km (248 miles) of dedicated urban paths

051 Rotterdam

Abseiling the Euromast, an iconic landmark high above the city

DENMARK

052 Odense

Cycling through lush, green funnen's amidst towering spires and hop fields

GERMANY

053 Berlin

Exploring Berlin in an elderly Trabent, Germany's spluttering cult-status two-stroke curb crawler

054 Munster

Speeding through Germany's cycling capital on the route of the Giro d'Italia bike race

055 Baden-Baden

Snow shoe trekking through densely wooded Black Forest trails

056 Munich

Canal surfing on the Eisbach (Ice Creek), a tributary of the Isar River

057 Sylt

Surfing around the windswept North Sea island of Sylt

058 Nürburg

Doing battle with the clock on a Formula One circuit where speed and nerves win out

AUSTRIA

059 Vienna

Bungee jumping from the Danube Tower, the world's highest urban jump

060 Salzburg

Hiking through the Lake District of Austria's salt country, Salzkammergut

061 Innsbruck

Skiing the slopes and the trails of the Stubai Glacier

CZECH REPUBLIC

062 Prague

White water rafting on the rapids of the Vltava River

063 Brno

Exploring Brno's maze of riverside trails on mountain bike

SLOVAKIA

064 Poprad

Snow rafting in the Vysiké Tatry mountains

POLAND

065 Krakow

Joining the three day Zamberlan Adventure Trophy to cover 250 km (155 miles) against the clock

066 Torun

Horse riding in rugged, picturesque Bear's Gorge overlooking Lake Steklin

067 Gdansk

Sailing around the waterways of the Radunia Loop

068 Wroclaw

Snowboarding on the exhilarating terrain of the Sudetan Mountains

LITHUANIA

069 Vilnius

Ice fishing on the Curonian Lagoon

LATVIA

070 Riga

Joining the two day Riga Challenge

ESTONIA

071 Tallinn

Off-road 4x4 orienteering through mud holes, water and sheer drops

RUSSIA

072 Moscow

Flying a MiG-29 jet fighter over Moscow, special agent-style

HUNGARY

073 Budapest

Bobsleighing on single manned sleds

SLOVENIA

074 Bohinj

Hut-to-hut backpacking on the limestone massif of the Julian Alps

CROATIA

075 Dubrovnik

Exploring Srdj hillside by donkey along a riddle of time-worn trails

076 Split

Island-hopping among the islets and reefs of the Adriatic Coast

ROMANIA

077 Transylvania

Hiking the Carpathian Mountains and the Moldoveanu summit

BULGARIA

078 Sofia

Waterskiing on the tree-clad shores of Lake Isker

GREECE

079 Mykonos

Bareboat and skippered sailing around the Cyclades island region

080 Athens

Following Olympians on the original marathon route

081 Salonica

Trekking from sea level through forested trails to the top of Mount Olympus

082 Cyprus

Mountainboarding on the island's dry, dusty dirt tracks and trails

TURKEY

083 Dalyan

Sailing the reed-bedded waters of the creek to Lake Koycegiz

UNITED KINGDOM

084 Perthshire

Fly fishing for rainbow and brown trout with a ghillie on lochs and the Tay

085 Edinburgh

Rat Racing urban adventures in Edinburgh's cityscape

086 Cheshire

Diving with nurse sharks, stingrays and sand tigers

087 Anglesey

Extreme coasteering on the challenging north Wales coastline

088 Midlands

Zip-wiring, rope-climbing and canopy-riding up in the trees

089 London

Discovering London's subterranean trails and underground tunnels

090 Dartmouth

Sailing on Devon's maritime coast

091 Londonderry

Walking through gushing gorges, forested crags and sodden riverbanks

IRELAND

092 Dublin

Fishing off-shore in Ireland's prime east coast deep sea sport fishing zones

093 Dingle

Cross-country hacking in the ‘land of the horse’

ICELAND

094 Reykjavik

Horse riding Icelandic style through highland glaciers and ancient lava fields

095 Silfra

Glacial diving in an icy crevice between the continents of Europe and America

NORWAY

096 Oslo

Skiing in Marka Forest along wild berry trails and alpine slopes

097 Dombas

Enjoying an arctic musk ox safari in the Dovrefjell National Park

SWEDEN

098 Gothenburg

Fishing in Ulricehamn on the shores of Asunden Lake

099 Stockholm

Kayaking the Swedish archipelago's 24,000 islands

100 Jämtland

Husky driving along snow-covered mountain trails

FINLAND

101 Kemi

Ice swimming in a thermal suit in the snowy wilds of Lapland

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