Megalithic Sites

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Before You Go: Stonehenge, England
The best known megalithic site on the planet is Stonehenge, #5 in our top five megalithic sites to visit. Here are some reasons why.

Before You Go: Morbihan Coast, France
The 3000 Neolithic menhirs, dolmens, passage graves and stone rows near the town of Carnac in the Bretagne region of France are among the oldest, if not the oldest of the megalithic known in the European World. Yet, they are only one of numerous such sites on the Morbihan Coast of France. Therefore, we name Carnac and the Morbihan Coast as the #1 Megalithic Destination to visit.

Before You Go: Malta Megalithic Tombs
Number 3 on our list of all-time great Megalithic sites to visit is the Mediterranean Islands of Malta and Gozo, colonized by the Neolithic farmers around 4000 BC.

Before You Go: Orkney Neolithic Heartland
On the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland can be found the Standing Stones of Stenness, the Ring of Brodgar and the Neolithic ruins of the Barnhouse Settlement and Skara Brae, make the Orkney Heartland our #2 spot for the top five megalithic sites in the world.

Before You Go: Boyne Valley, Ireland
The Megalithic passage tombs of the Brú na Boinne (Boyne Valley) of Ireland (including Newgrange, Knowth, Dowth, and Four Knocks) together rate as #4 on our all-time greatest megalithic sites to visit.