There are always some amazing landscape paintings which inspire us to set our feet on a journey. At the start of the year 2015, we select some famous paintings from Western art masters such as Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet and Paul Cezanne, who depicted the scenery of many European places. Maybe you can plan a special European tour based on these paintings.

Let's have a look at the contrast between the paintings and the real scenes they depict.

Above: A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, by Georges Seurat. The painting was created between 1884-1886, and portrays a relaxing and sunny afternoon at an island near Paris. [Photo/Contemporary Oil Painting]