Google Street View in Europe
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In Europe, Google Street View began on 2 July 2008 with the route of Tour de France being covered in parts of France and Italy. The service has since expanded to many European countries, while at the same time has been controversial in some countries due to laws and privacy concerns.
Development
Following the introduction of Street View in the United States, there was talk of bringing the feature to Europe as well, but there were concerns over the legality of the feature due to stricter laws in most European countries than those of the United States regarding photography.[2]
The first views anywhere outside the United States were introduced on July 2, 2008, when the Tour de France route was added. Nineteen camera icons, each indicating part of a French city or town and Cuneo, Italy, were included.
On October 14, 2008, camera icons were introduced in six French cities, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Paris and Toulouse. At the same time, all other icons that had been introduced in France on July 2, as well as the one in Cuneo, Italy, were removed, representing the first time in Street View's history that a camera icon that once marked a place was removed. However, the amount of coverage that France had since July 2 was not diminished.
On October 27, 2008, four Spanish metropolitan areas were added to the list of growing street view locations in Europe: Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and Valencia.
On October 29, 2008, Italy received four camera icons for the localities of Florence, Milan, Rome and Lake Como.
On March 18, 2009, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands were added. In the case of Great Britain, only major centres were uploaded and even coverage of those city centres was incomplete. For example, Edinburgh was missing Street View images of two of its key thoroughfares: Princes Street and the Royal Mile (although portions of both were visible from adjoining streets that had been imaged).
In May 2009, Google Germany released a list of German cities that were to be scanned or rescanned in May and June 2009.[3]
On August 18, 2009, areas in Switzerland and Portugal were added.[4]
On October 7, 2009, parts of the Czech Republic were added.
On November 9, 2009, more locations in the Netherlands and Spain were added.
On December 2, 2009, more locations in France and Italy were added as well as various tourist sites in England.
On January 20, 2010, Sweden and Denmark were added, as well as more locations in the United Kingdom, Italy (7 regions are fully covered), Portugal, the Czech Republic (mostly Prague), and the Netherlands.
On February 9, 2010, Norway and Finland were added, with coverage of much of southern Norway and most of Finland. Imagery was updated for parts of the UK as well.
On March 11, 2010, 95% of the United Kingdom's roads, both rural and urban, covering a total of approximately 238,000 miles, were added. More locations in the Netherlands were also added.
On April 15, 2010, some major UK
In May 2010, Google Street View Cars and Trikes were seen in Croatian cities and towns such as
In August 2010, Google Street View Cars were photographing Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney as well as Slovakia.[5] Also, ten Street View cars were delivered to the Latvian capital Riga.[6]
On September 30, 2010, the Republic of Ireland was added.
On December 8, 2010, parts of Romania were added. More locations in the Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway were also added.
On February 1, 2011, Street Views were added of several art museums across Europe, including the Palace of Versailles, the State Hermitage Museum, the Uffizi Gallery and Tate Britain.[7]
In October 2011, the
On November 23, 2011, Street View became available for almost all of Belgium. While Street View content had been recorded earlier, privacy issues kept Google from making it available to the public.[9]
On February 22, 2012, Street View became available for 3 major cities in Russia:
On March 21, 2012, Street View became available in Poland for most major cities and landmarks.
On April 19, 2012, 5 Ukrainian cities were added: Donetsk, Lviv, Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Odesa.
On May 14, 2012, Estonia and Latvia were added. Nearby Lithuania is currently being photographed.
On September 26, 2012, Croatia and Andorra were added.[11]
On October 30, 2012, Slovakia was added.
On January 31, 2013, Lithuania was added.
On March 8, 2013, Bulgaria and most major cities of Russia were added.
On April 23, 2013, Hungary was added. The Kaliningrad Oblast exclave of Russia was also added and almost all places in Poland and Romania, except for the major cities added earlier.
On October 10, 2013, Iceland was added.
On November 15, 2013, Venice was added, with photographs taken by backpackers and gondolas.[12]
On January 29, 2014 Slovenia and even more areas of Russia were added.[13]
On June 5, 2014, Greece was added.
On July 23, 2014, Serbia was added, with coverage of the three largest cities (Belgrade, Novi Sad and Niš).
On August 20, 2014, more locations in Belgium, Denmark, and Hungary were added. Various waterfalls, geysers, and trails in Iceland were also added.
On September 26, 2014, more locations in Denmark, Hungary and the Netherlands were added.
On October 23, 2014, Luxembourg was added.
On January 21, 2015, more locations in Russia and Romania were added.
On February 18, 2015, more locations in Serbia and Russia were added.
On October 8, 2015, North Macedonia was added. More locations in Ukraine were also added.
On October 22, 2015, Turkey was added. More locations in Bulgaria were also added.
On November 10, 2016, Albania was added.
On October 28, 2017,
On July 11, 2018, Austria was added.
On October 26, 2019, Belarus was added with a small coverage of the historical center of Minsk.
On July 25, 2023, Germany was reintroduced with the old coverage removed while 2022 new coverage was released all over the country.[14]
Timeline of introductions
Note: Nearly all locations in Europe are available in high quality view.
| Date | Major locations added |
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| Wednesday, July 2, 2008[15] | |
| Tuesday, October 14, 2008 |  Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Lille, Toulouse
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| Monday, October 27, 2008 | Valencia
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| Wednesday, October 29, 2008 | and more |
| Wednesday, March 18, 2009 |
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| Wednesday, June 10, 2009 | Disneyland Resort Paris
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| Tuesday, August 18, 2009 | and more rural areas |
| Wednesday, October 7, 2009 |  Prague, Mělník, Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav, Poděbrady, Říčany, Benešov, Příbram, Beroun
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| Monday, November 9, 2009 | Utrecht, Nijmegen, Arnhem, Amersfoort, Apeldoorn, Almere, Hilversum, Leiden, Eindhoven, Ede, Haarlem, 's-Hertogenbosch, Tilburg, Breda, Helmond, Bergen op Zoom, Dordrecht, Harderwijk, Leeuwarden, Veendam, Veenendaal, Venlo, Drachten, Sneek, Harlingen, Lelystad, Haarlemmermeer, Waalwijk, Oss and more rural areas
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| Wednesday, December 2, 2009 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, Orléans, Bourges, Vierzon, Saint-Nazaire, Châteauroux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Montbrison, Roanne, Colmar, Mulhouse, Besançon, Annemasse, Chambéry, Avignon, Saint-Tropez, Fréjus, Annecy, Palace of Versailles area (including the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon) and other locations and other locations
 Pompeii, Battipaglia, Siena, Urbino, San Gimignano, Sestri Levante, Asti, Biella, Vercelli, central Benevento, Pontecagnano Faiano, Casertavecchia, some places in Ischia Island |
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 | more locations in Portugal |
| Tuesday, February 9, 2010 | Bergen, and road connections
 Helsinki, Lahti, Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Hyvinkää, Nokia, Mänttä-Vilppula, Hämeenkyrö, Kankaanpää, Valkeakoski, Akaa, Rauma, Uusikaupunki, Lohja, Raseborg, Orimattila, Huittinen, Vaasa, Joensuu, Turku, Salo, Porvoo, Kokkola, Kuusamo, Loviisa, Forssa, Oulu, Raahe, Seinäjoki, Kauhajoki, Kurikka, Ilmajoki, Iisalmi, Pori, Rovaniemi, Tornio, Kuopio, Jyväskylä, Kotka, Savonlinna, Hämeenlinna, Kouvola, Lappeenranta, Imatra, Lieksa, Kajaani, Mikkeli, Jakobstad and road connections between cities and rural areas  Mariehamn, Kumlinge, Sottunga, Brändö, Eckerö, Finström, Föglö, Geta, Hammarland, Jomala, Kökar, Lemland, Lumparland, Saltvik, Sund, Vårdö and other places in Åland Landmarks in England such as Clumber Park, and some places in Northern Ireland |
| Thursday, March 11, 2010 | Motherwell, Wishaw, Rutherglen, Cambuslang, Bishopbriggs, Bearsden, Arbroath, Newton Mearns, Musselburgh, Elgin, Bellshill, Dumbarton, Kirkintilloch, Renfrew, Helensburgh, Barrhead, Alloa, Peterhead, Grangemouth, Blantyre, Johnstone, Buckhaven, Port Glasgow, Lanark, Kilwinning, Larkhall, Prestwick, Erskine, Renfrewshire, Bathgate most of roads and all national parks in the United Kingdom and most of road connections
 Maastricht, Kerkrade, Geleen, Heerlen, Roermond, Almelo, Enschede, Hengelo, Texel |
| Thursday, April 15, 2010 | Sea Life Centre (Weymouth )
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| Thursday, September 30, 2010 |  Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and most of roads in the Republic of Ireland
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| Tuesday, November 2, 2010 | Rhein-Energie Stadion .
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| Thursday, November 18, 2010 |  Berlin, Bielefeld, Bochum, Bonn, Bremen, Dortmund, Dresden, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Cologne, Leipzig, Mannheim, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Wuppertal.
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| Wednesday, December 8, 2010 | and more places in rural areas. |
| Tuesday, February 1, 2011 | World museums through Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
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| Monday, February 28, 2011[17] | Powerscourt Golf Club
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| Wednesday, March 30, 2011[18] | Roman Forum, Colosseum, Palatine Hill, Appian Way, Baths of Diocletian, Piazza del Duomo, Palazzo Pitti, Boboli Gardens, Baths of Caracalla, Villa d'Este Palace of Fontainebleau
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| Wednesday, June 1, 2011 | More locations in France
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| Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |  Major part of Isle of Man Major part of Jersey Alessandria, Treviso, Trento, Bolzano, Pisa, Ferrara, Varese, Asti, Tremiti Islands and other locations Menorca, rest of Mallorca, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and more other locations Östersund, Borlänge, Örnsköldsvik, Sollefteå, Gävle, Hudiksvall, Sundsvall and more More locations in Denmark More locations in Republic of Ireland More locations in Netherlands More locations in Norway More locations in Romania More locations in United Kingdom
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| Friday, July 8, 2011 |  Monte Carlo, Fontvieille, La Condamine
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| Monday, August 22, 2011 | |
| Thursday, October 27, 2011 | Full introduction of Google Business Views, including new businesses in France
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| Monday, November 3, 2011 | Skånes Djurpark, Nordens Ark, Kolmården Wildlife Park, Slottsskogen, Gothenburg Botanical Garden, Liseberg
Verona |
| Thursday, November 22, 2011 | Plopsaland and almost all places
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| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 | Ibiza, La Palma, Formentera, La Gomera, El Hierro islands and Portugalete
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| Tuesday, January 24, 2012 | Isola d'Elba
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| Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
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| Wednesday, March 21, 2012 | Sopot, Gniezno, Świnoujście landmarks as Malbork Castle, Będzin Castle, Biskupin, Jastarnia, Hel and more
 Part of Rhaetian Railway |
| Tuesday, April 3, 2012 | World museums through |
| Thursday, April 19, 2012 |  Kyiv, Donetsk, Lviv, Kharkiv, Odesa
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| Monday, May 14, 2012 | stadiums |
| Tuesday, June 19, 2012 | Fortress Josefov and almost all places
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| Friday, July 27, 2012 | and more |
| Wednesday, September 25, 2012 | and other locations |
| Wednesday, October 10, 2012 |  LandmarksMore locations in: Denmark Italy Norway Sweden United Kingdom
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| Tuesday, October 30, 2012 |  Bratislava, Košice, Prešov, Žilina, Nitra, Banská Bystrica, Trnava, Martin, Trenčín, Poprad, Prievidza, Zvolen, Považská Bystrica, Nové Zámky, Michalovce, Spišská Nová Ves and more
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| Wednesday, November 28, 2012 | Svalbard Ski resorts including Sölden and Ischgl Ski resorts Ski resorts including Sierra Nevada Ski resorts including Davos
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| Friday, December 14, 2012 |  Major part of Gibraltar Some streets in the city center of Chernivtsi
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| Wednesday, January 30, 2013 |  Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai, Panevėžys, Alytus, Marijampolė, Mažeikiai, Jonava, Utena, Kėdainiai, Telšiai, Visaginas, Tauragė, Ukmergė, Plungė, Šilutė, Kretinga, Radviliškis, Druskininkai and other locations
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| Wednesday, March 6, 2013[21][22] | Samara, Novokuybyshevsk, Syzran, Engels, Perm, Izhevsk, Nizhnekamsk, Naberezhnye Chelny, Bugulma, Votkinsk, Sterlitamak, Salavat, Orenburg, Orsk, Magnitogorsk, Nizhny Tagil, Yekaterinburg, Kamensk, Kamensk-Uralsky, Zlatoust, Miass, Chelyabinsk, Kurgan, Tyumen, Omsk, Nefteyugansk, Surgut, Nizhnevartovsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Yurga, Kemerovo, Prokopyevsk, Novokuznetsk, Barnaul, Biysk, Rubtsovsk, Krasnoyarsk and more locations Some updates in United Kingdom
 Funchal, Coimbra, Aveiro, Guimarães, Viseu, Leiria, Évora, Ponta Delgada, Portimão, Póvoa de Varzim, Viana do Castelo, Figueira da Foz, Covilhã, Bragança and more locations |
| Tuesday, April 23, 2013 |  Budapest, Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs, Győr, Nyíregyháza, Kecskemét, Székesfehérvár, Szombathely, Szolnok, Tatabánya, Kaposvár, Érd, Veszprém, Békéscsaba, Zalaegerszeg, Sopron, Eger, Nagykanizsa and other locations
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| Monday, May 20, 2013 | World museums through Google Art Project including: Serpentine Gallery
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| Thursday, June 13, 2013 | Over 1,000 tourist spots, including destinations in: Denmark Spain
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| Thursday, July 4, 2013 | Diagon Alley movie set
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| Monday, July 15, 2013 |  16, Rue de la Loi (Prime Minister Office) and Lambermont (Prime Minister Residence)
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| Tuesday, July 16, 2013 | Eiffel Tower, in Paris
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| Wednesday, August 14, 2013 | TARDIS from the television programme Doctor Who in London More locations and some updates
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| Tuesday, September 3, 2013 | Update and more locations Wieliczka Salt Mine
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| Wednesday, September 25, 2013 | ALICE, ATLAS and more others
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| Monday, October 7, 2013 | World museums through Art Project including: The International Museum of Children's Art |
| Thursday, October 10, 2013 |
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| Monday, October 28, 2013 | London Gatwick Airport
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| Thursday, November 14, 2013 | Venice and more locations More locations in France More locations in Iceland
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| Wednesday, November 20, 2013 | Catacomb of Priscilla in Rome
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| Friday, December 6, 2013 | Google Art Project museums including: Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Musée des arts et métiers
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| Wednesday, January 29, 2014 | , and other locations and more locations |
| Thursday, February 20, 2014 | Ducati Museum
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| Thursday, March 27, 2014 | Palais Garnier
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| Tuesday, April 15, 2014 | Landmarks, including waterways such as Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Bingley Five Rise Locks, and Little Venice
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| Friday, April 18, 2014 | Museum of Aquitaine
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| Monday, April 21, 2014 | Chernobyl More locations in: Poland Hungary United Kingdom Russia
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| Sunday, May 18, 2014 |  Anıtkabir in Ankara
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| Wednesday, June 4, 2014 | More locations in Hungary |
| Wednesday, June 4, 2014 | Österreichring and the nearby Enduro, Gokart and 4-Wheel test tracks
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| Wednesday, July 23, 2014 |  Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, Pančevo, Stara Pazova, Nova Pazova, Inđija and more locations
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| Friday, August 8, 2014 | |
| Wednesday, August 20, 2014 | Update and more locations in: Belgium Denmark More locations in Hungary Various waterfalls, geysers, and trails
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| Tuesday, September 9, 2014 | Pera Museum, SALT Galata in Istanbul
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| Friday, September 12, 2014 | Alvar Aalto works including Finlandia Hall, Kulttuuritalo, Säynätsalo Town Hall and more
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| Friday, September 26, 2014 | Ulan Ude, Chita, Neryungri, Nikel, Nogliki, Okha, Olkhon Island, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Ust-Barguzin, Ust-Ilimsk, Ust-Kut, Vanino, Vorkuta, Yelizovo, Zapolyarny and more locations the Netherlands
Update and more locationsMore locations in: Hungary |
| Friday, October 3, 2014 | Sochi Autodrom
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| Thursday, October 23, 2014 |  Luxembourg City, Esch-sur-Alzette, Differdange, Dudelange, Ettelbruck, Diekirch, Wiltz, Echternach, Rumelange, Grevenmacher, Remich, Vianden and more locations
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| Thursday, October 30, 2014 | Bran Castle The "Lake" underneath the Opéra Garnier, Paris, France (cf. The Phantom of the Opera) Museo della Stregoneria di Triora Čachtice Castle
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| Wednesday, January 21, 2015 | Romania |
| Wednesday, February 18, 2015 | Sremska Mitrovica, Ruma, Šabac, Loznica, Vršac, Kovin, Smederevo, Požarevac, Knjaževac, Prokuplje, Kuršumlija, Leskovac, Pirot, Surdulica and more locations Irbit, Tavda, Orlovsky, Kotelnikovo, Leninsk, Akhtubinsk, Uryupinsk, Alatyr, Krasnoslobodsk, Lebedyan and more locations Sakıp Sabancı Museum, The Museum of Innocence
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| Friday, March 6, 2015 | Bor, Sombor, Bečej, Novi Bečej, Temerin, Zrenjanin, Bačka Palanka, Šid, Smederevska Palanka, Mladenovac, Velika Plana, Aranđelovac, Lazarevac, Valjevo, Kraljevo, Kragujevac and more locations in Serbia Kharabali and more locations in Russia Inside views of a Boeing 777 Air France plane at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France.[23]
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| Tuesday, March 24, 2015 | |
| Monday, March 30, 2015 | Water views for the Danube River in Slovakia, Hungary,  Croatia, Serbia, Romania, and  Bulgaria[25]
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| Monday, April 20, 2015 | Water views on Loch Ness[26] Landmarks in Gallipoli, Turkey[27]
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| Tuesday, May 19, 2015 | St. Gallen, Ticino, Chur, Locarno, St. Moritz, Bellinzona and several hiking trails in Switzerland[28]
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| Friday, June 12, 2015 | |
| Wednesday, June 17, 2015 | Views from Mount Etna in Italy[31]
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| Thursday, September 3, 2015 | Subotica, Sombor, Kikinda, Senta and more location in the north of Serbia Update and more locations in Portugal
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| Wednesday, September 16, 2015 | More locations and updates in Serbia
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| Monday, September 28, 2015 | Inside views of Airbus A318 at London City Airport in United Kingdom[32]
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| Tuesday, September 29, 2015 | Northumberland National Park, including Simonside Hills, Hadrian's Wall and the Pennine Way[33]
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| Thursday, October 8, 2015 | Vyshneve, Netishyn, Slavuta, Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Obukhiv, Pereiaslav, Truskavets, Kostopil, Znamianka, Khust, Chortkiv, Lebedyn, Bucha, Novyi Rozdil, Sarny, Malyn, Khmilnyk and many more locations and updates in Ukraine[36][37]
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| Thursday, October 22, 2015 | More locations and updates in Bulgaria
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| Thursday, October 29, 2015 | disputed – discuss ]
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| Wednesday, November 11, 2015 | Railways in Portugal
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| Thursday, November 12, 2015 | |
| Friday, November 27, 2015 | Istanbul Atatürk Airport, in Turkey[40]
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| Wednesday, December 2, 2015 | More locations in Russia
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| Thursday, December 17, 2015 |  Ćazim Begova Džamija, in Montenegro[41] Kyrenia Gate, in Cyprus[42]
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| Wednesday, January 13, 2016 | Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany[43]
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| Thursday, January 21, 2016 | / Mont Blanc in France/Italy[44] Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania[45][46]
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| Thursday, February 25, 2016[47] | Zaporizhia, Synelnykove, Zhovti Vody in Ukraine
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| Thursday, March 17, 2016 | North Downs Way and other walking paths in the UK[48]
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| Monday, April 25, 2016 | Chernobyl Exclusion Zone) in Ukraine[49]
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| Monday, July 18, 2016 | More locations and updates in various existing locations in France (including areas affected by 2016 Nice truck attack) Updates and more locations in: Denmark Italy Mexico Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden United Kingdom
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| Saturday, September 3, 2016 | Updates and more locations in: France Italy Spain United Kingdom (England and Northern Ireland)
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| Thursday, November 10, 2016[50] |  Tirana, Durrës, Vlorë, Elbasan, Shkodër, Fier, Korçë, Berat, Lushnjë, Pogradec, Kavajë, Gjirokastër in Albania[51][52] Podgorica, Nikšić, Pljevlja, Bijelo Polje, Cetinje, Bar, Herceg Novi, Berane, Budva, Ulcinj in Montenegro[53]
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| Saturday, October 28, 2017 |  Faroe Islands
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| Wednesday, July 11, 2018 |
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| Monday, March 8, 2021 | École Polytechnique .
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| Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | Coverage released of most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads in Germany.[14]
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Areas included
Reference:[54]
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Some indoor museum and garden views in Vienna (
General streets and roads were published years after most European countries, due to legal issues. In July 2018 images from
On June 18, 2020, Street View published major roads and highways all throughout Austria, in every
Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads
Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads
In 2022, Google started capturing images again after 11 years. Then in September 2023 they started capturing images, and in May 2024.
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Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads. Several small rural roads are missing in Bornholm.
The Faroe Islands has high coverage, also for minor roads. Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Hoyvík, Argir, Vágur, Vestmanna, Tvøroyri, Miðvágur, Sørvágur, Toftir, Saltangará, Kollafjørður, Strendur, Sandavágur, Hvalba, Eiði, Sandur, and more locations in the Faroe Islands[57]
Greenland also has some coverage, described in Google Street View in North America.
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Some overseas areas have coverage. See Google Street View in Africa, Google Street View in North America and Google Street View in Oceania.
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Due to legal and other issues, coverage was previously mostly restricted to major cities. However, on June 8, 2023, Google announced that Google Street View was returning to Germany,[58] and soon released extensive official coverage.[14]
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Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads, and tripods in Riga
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Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads, and well as trekkers and tripods in
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Most major, minor roads
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No coverage in Svalbard and Jan Mayen, apart from photo spheres
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This includes the main islands of Madeira and Azores.
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| Federal District | Major cities/subjects/areas covered |
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| European Russia | |
| Central | Belgorod Oblast (mostly full coverage), Bryansk Oblast (mostly full coverage), Vladimir Oblast (limited coverage), Voronezh Oblast (limited coverage by Google; big coverage by not official Google imagery within a radius of 150 km from Voronezh, including administrative centres of several districts), Ivanovo Oblast (mostly full coverage), Kaluga Oblast (limited coverage), Kostroma Oblast (Kostroma and roads in and out of Kostroma only), Kursk Oblast (Kursk, administrative centres of some districts and connecting roads only), Lipetsk Oblast (Yelets, Lipetsk, and connecting roads only), Moscow (Full coverage), Moscow Oblast (mostly full coverage), Oryol Oblast (Oryol, Livny, and connecting roads only), Ryazan Oblast (Ryazan and connecting roads only), Smolensk Oblast (Smolensk, Roslavl, Vyazma, and connecting roads only), Tambov Oblast (Tambov, Michurinsk, and connecting roads only), Tver Oblast (Tver, Torzhok, Staritsa, and connecting roads only), Tula Oblast (mostly full coverage), Yaroslavl Oblast (mostly full coverage) |
| North Caucasian | Chechen Republic (limited coverage)
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| Northwestern | Karelia Republic (limited coverage), Komi Republic (limited coverage, with views in Vorkuta), Leningrad Oblast (mostly full coverage), Murmansk Oblast (limited coverage), Nenets Autonomous Okrug (extremely limited coverage), Novgorod Oblast (limited coverage), Pskov Oblast (limited coverage), Saint Petersburg (full coverage)
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| Southern | Adygea Republic (mostly full coverage), Astrakhan Oblast (Astrakhan and connecting roads only), Volgograd Oblast (Volgograd and connecting roads only), Kalmykia Republic (Elista and connecting roads only), Krasnodar Krai (mostly full coverage), Rostov Oblast (limited coverage) |
| Volga | Chuvash Republic (Cheboksary and connecting roads only)
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| Siberia and Far East | |
| Far Eastern | Amur Oblast (Blagoveshchensk and connecting roads only), Jewish Autonomous Oblast (Birobidzhan and connecting roads only), Kamchatka Krai (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Yelizovo, Paratunka, Milkovo, Esso, Klyuchi, and connecting roads only), Magadan Oblast (Magadan and connecting roads only), Primorsky Krai (mostly full coverage), Sakha Republic (Yakutsk, Neryungri and connecting roads only), Sakhalin Oblast (mostly full coverage), Khabarovsk Krai (Khabarovsk, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, and connecting roads), Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (no coverage) |
| Siberian | Khakassia Republic (extremely limited coverage)
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| Ural | Kurgan Oblast (Kurgan and connecting roads only), Sverdlovsk Oblast (limited coverage), Tyumen Oblast (limited coverage), Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (mostly full coverage), Chelyabinsk Oblast (mostly full coverage), Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (limited coverage) |
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| District | Major cities/areas |
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| Bor | Bor |
| Braničevo | Požarevac |
| Central Banat | Novi Bečej, Zrenjanin |
City of Belgrade
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Belgrade, Mladenovac, Lazarevac |
| Jablanica | Leskovac |
| Kolubara | Valjevo |
| Mačva | Šabac, Loznica |
| Nišava | Niš |
| Pomoravlje | Jagodina, Ćuprija, Paraćin |
| Pčinja | Surdulica, Vranje, Vladičin Han, Trgovište |
| Pirot | Pirot |
| Podunavlje | Smederevo, Smederevska Palanka, Velika Plana |
| Raška | Kraljevo |
| South Bačka | Novi Sad, Bečej, Temerin, Bačka Palanka |
| South Banat | Pančevo, Vršac, Kovin |
Syrmia
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Stara Pazova, Nova Pazova, Inđija, Sremska Mitrovica, Ruma, Šid |
| Šumadija | Aranđelovac, Kragujevac |
| Toplica | Prokuplje, Kuršumlija |
| West Bačka | Sombor |
| Zaječar | Zaječar, Minićevo, Knjaževac |
Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads
In 2021 and 2022, Google started Capturing images again.
Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads. This includes the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands.
Ceuta and Melilla have some coverage.
Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads
Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads. See Google Street View in Asia#Turkey.
Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads. Many small gaps in residential areas.
Most towns, cities, major roads, some villages and rural roads. Excluding the Russian occupied territories.
Most towns, cities, villages, major and rural roads. Including Gibraltar, Jersey and Isle of Man.
However, many rural and suburban areas have not been updated since 2009/10.
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Controversy
Street View has been controversial in different countries for various reasons.
In September 2010, the Czech Republic banned any further capturing of Street View images. This occurred after more than half a year of unsuccessful negotiation between the Czech Republic and Google.[59][60] However, on June 24, 2011, the cars started driving again, with the camera holder lowered by 30 cm (12 in) for privacy reasons.[61]
In November 2010, a British watchdog group said that Google broke the law by obtaining personal data from people. The British government said the company would not be fined for the breach.[62]
In March 2011, legal action against Google Street View in Germany resulted in court ruling that the project is legal;[63] however, Google later decided not to expand or update existing coverage of Germany by the service.[64]
In April 2011, a temporary ban on Google Street View data collecting in Austria was lifted, after being imposed by national data protection agency in May 2010. Google announced it was satisfied with the decision, but also stated that it had no plans to offer Google Street View coverage in Austria in the foreseeable future.[65] In July 2018 general street coverage was introduced in Austria.
In April 2013 Google was fined €145,000 for illegally recording information from unsecured wireless networks in Germany.[66]
There is some criticism of privacy concerns as well.[67]
Future coverage
Below is a list of the countries that do not currently have official coverage where Street View vehicles are currently driving, where Street View is officially planned, or have reported by media to be driving.
Cyprus (public streets)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (public streets)
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