Visit Ljubljana old town

Glide the 17th-century canal ring past gabled merchant houses, houseboats and 1,500 bridges — the city as it was meant to be seen.

Lake city with a covered wooden bridge.

Red-sandstone castle ruin above the old town of Heidelberg and the Neckar valley.

Belarus’s best-preserved historic centre, with two castles above the Neman.

Up to 3,000 people cross in every direction at once when the lights change — the world’s busiest pedestrian scramble.

Prague’s 14th-century stone bridge lined with 30 baroque saints — walk it at dawn before the crowds and buskers arrive.

Neo-Gothic riverfront parliament, Budapest’s defining silhouette.

Trio of flame-shaped skyscrapers that light up Baku’s skyline at night.