Glittering Alpine lake ringed by villas and gardens โ George Clooney's neighbourhood for good reason
Visit Oeschinen Lake (Oeschinensee), a pristine mountain lake in the Bernese Oberland near Kandersteg. Surrounded by towering cliffs and alpine meadows, the lake's vivid turquoise water is fed by glacial streams. Reach it via a scenic cable car ride or a moderate hike; then walk the lakeside trail, take a refreshing dip in summer, or simply marvel at the panoramic view of the Blรผemlisalp massif.
Explore Lake Michigan beaches, dunes, wetlands, prairies, and forests in Indiana Dunes National Park.
Swim in the glacier lagoon at Jokulsarlon, Iceland, a stunning glacial lake with icebergs and clear blue waters.
Hot springs, a ropeway over sulphur vents and Mount Fuji across Lake Ashi, ninety minutes from Tokyo.
A vast blue lake at 1,900 m with the Sevanavank monastery on a peninsula and grilled trout on the shore.
Terraced turquoise lakes and waterfalls.
Visit Lake Assal, the lowest point in Africa and one of the saltiest lakes in the world, located in Djibouti.
The lake of flamingos and rhinos on the doorstep, in the Rift Valley two hours from Nairobi.
The town for the Perito Moreno glacier, where ice walls collapse into the lake all day.
The port on Lake Victoria, tilapia by the water and the Kit Mikayi rock.
German-style houses on Lake Llanquihue under the perfect cone of Osorno volcano.
Palm-lined Lake Tana, its island monasteries and the Blue Nile falls.
The Bolivian shore of Lake Titicaca, a Moorish basilica and boats to the Isla del Sol.
The port on Lake Titicaca, the floating Uros islands and a homestay on Amantani.
The lone tree in the lake, the Roys Peak hike and the quieter alternative to Queenstown.
Hot springs and the Sea of Galilee, 200 metres below sea level, with Capernaum along the shore.
The gateway to Lake Atitlan, three volcanoes and the Maya villages reached by boat.
The Walker sculpture garden, the Mississippi falls and lakes inside the city limits.
One of the best aurora spots on Earth, on Great Slave Lake, with an ice road in winter.
A cobbled island town in Lake Peten Itza, the base for the Tikal pyramids at dawn.
The port of Ometepe, an island of two volcanoes in Lake Nicaragua.
The white Lake Palace floating on Pichola, the City Palace and rooftop dinners over the water.
A Bai walled town between Erhai lake and the Cangshan mountains, the backpacker capital of Yunnan.
Carved wooden houses of the Siberian merchants and Decembrist exiles, an hour from Lake Baikal.
A red-brick island castle in Lake Galve and the kibinai pastries of the Karaim community.
A church on an island in an alpine lake, a castle on the cliff and cream cake on the shore.
Ali Pasha's lakeside castle, a monastery island and silversmiths, at the foot of the Pindus mountains.
Rozafa castle above the largest lake in the Balkans, the bicycle city and the gateway to the Albanian Alps.
The sauna capital of the world, between two lakes, in red-brick factories turned museums and bars.
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