Europe's most famous monuments have been covered by a blanket of snow - and they look amazing

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Lovely day for a gondola ride...

• European countries are in the grip of an Arctic blast from Eurasia.
• Cities that very rarely receive snow are being blanketed.
• Although the weather is reaping infrastructural havoc, the images of Europe's most iconic monuments in the snow are stunning.

Europe is currently being buffeted by "The Beast from the East" - the name given to the cold weather system that's blown in from Siberia.

According to the UK Met Office, the Arctic blast has plunged Britain into its coldest weather for 27 years. In Rome, the city is suffering from its heaviest snowfall in six years and the largest for the end of February in decades. Much of the rest of the continent is the same.

Despite the treacherous travel conditions, the snow has at least supplied Europeans with some stunning scenery. Scroll down to see it.