Visit Lillehammer

Subtropical Black Sea beaches and the 2014 Winter Olympics venues in the Caucasus above.

The Olympic Museum on a hillside above Lake Geneva, with the Lavaux vineyard terraces next door.

Temple Square, the Great Salt Lake and the greatest snow on Earth an hour up the canyons.

A car-free village under the Matterhorn, with the highest cable car in Europe and year-round skiing.

The birthplace of winter tourism in 1864, two Winter Olympics and the Cresta Run.

The main Bulgarian ski resort under the Pirin mountains, with a stone old town and mehana taverns.

A Russian wooden mosque built by Dungans, the Sunday animal market and treks to Altyn-Arashan hot springs.

The lone tree in the lake, the Roys Peak hike and the quieter alternative to Queenstown.