Visit Portmeirion

Mighty medieval castle, UNESCO-listed.

Venetian-era fishing town piled on a peninsula, its bell tower a copy of St Mark’s, with swimming off the rocks below.

Highland Sulawesi region of boat-shaped tongkonan houses and cliff graves, where funerals last for days and draw the whole village.

Cliff path above a wild coast.

Visit Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, a village on the island of Anglesey in Wales, known for its long name meaning 'St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio near the red cave'. See the railway station sign with the full name (one of the longest place names in the world), explore the nearby Marquess of Anglesey's Column (a 27m monument with views), and visit St Mary's Church (a historic site dating back to the 15th century).

Slea Head’s cliff-edge road, beehive huts, Gaelic-speaking pubs and Fungie-era dolphin lore on Ireland’s far west tip.

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.

Car-free village of canals, thatched farmhouses and punted boats.