Visit the medieval hilltop village of Eze in the French Riviera, known for its stunning views, narrow streets, and exotic gardens.
Visit Å, a tiny fishing village in Norway's Lofoten archipelago. See the iconic red fishermen's cabins (rorbuer) on stilts over the water, hike to the nearby Møysalen National Park for dramatic mountain and fjord views, and explore the Norwegian Fishing Village Museum to learn about traditional cod fishing and stockfish production that sustained the region for centuries.
Visit Kampong Ayer, the historic water village in Brunei known as the 'Venice of the East' with stilt houses and waterways
Morocco's blue-painted mountain town.
Visit the charming coastal village of Beaulieu-sur-Mer on the French Riviera, known for its beautiful beaches and historic sites.
Six hundred traditional hanok houses on a hill between two palaces, still lived in, with Seoul’s towers behind the tiled roofs.
Busan’s hillside of pastel houses and street art, a former shanty town now known as the Machu Picchu of Korea.
Twenty-five thatched farmhouses and a kabuki stage moved from across Japan into a wooded park — the old countryside in one walk.
Visit the abandoned Burj Al Babas castle village in Turkey, a surreal landscape of hundreds of identical fairy-tale castles left unfinished.
Crater lake ringed by three volcanoes and Maya villages — Aldous Huxley called it the most beautiful lake in the world.
Inca terraces and villages along the Urubamba between Cusco and Machu Picchu — Ollantaytambo, Pisac market and the Moray circles.
Riverside town squeezed between the Meuse and a citadel-topped cliff.
Hike between medieval tower villages under the highest peaks of the Caucasus.
Drift the palm-lined waterways by houseboat.
Visit El Chalten, a small town in Argentina known as the trekking capital of South America, located near Mount Fitz Roy in Patagonia.
Visit Glencoe, a historic and dramatic valley in the Scottish Highlands. See the Three Sisters of Glencoe (three steep ridges formed by ancient volcanic activity), explore the Glencoe Visitor Centre (with exhibits on geology, wildlife, and the 1692 Massacre of Glencoe), hike the Lost Valley trail (a hidden glacial valley where Clan MacDonald hid cattle), and drive through the scenic A82 road with views of Buachaille Etive Mor mountain.
The world's smallest national capital.
Calm lagoon and voodoo villages.
River villages deep in the rainforest.
Traditional island life on a quiet atoll.
Togo’s highest peak at 986 m, a day hike through coffee and cocoa villages to views into Ghana.
Land of fortified tower-houses, UNESCO-listed.
Remote valley facing the Hindu Kush.
Green highlands of waterfalls and villages.
Cool highland village at 1,400 m with crater lakes and cloud-forest trails — the base for hiking Bioko's wild south.
Palm-backed white-sand beach.
Living Swazi village and waterfall.
River of remote villages and carvings.
Trek the highlands on a mountain pony.
Kusturica's hilltop wooden village.
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