Visit Bhaktapur

Lalitpur, the city of fine arts: a Durbar square of bronze casters and the Golden Temple.

Explore Carcassonne, a fortified medieval city in southern France. Walk the double ring of ramparts of the Cité de Carcassonne (a UNESCO World Heritage site with 52 towers), admire the Basilica of Saints Nazarius and Celsus (known for its 12th-century stained glass and Gothic choir), and cross the Pont Vieux (a 14th-century stone bridge offering panoramic views of the city).

Crooked wooden wharf houses of the old Hanseatic trading quarter.

Fairytale medieval walled city, UNESCO-listed.

Hanseatic gables, the House of the Blackheads and St Peter’s spire, ringed by Europe’s finest Art Nouveau streets.

Medieval Newar royal square of pagodas and wood-carved palaces.

Visit Pokhara, Nepal's adventure capital nestled beside Phewa Lake. Take a boat to the Tal Barahi Temple (a two-story pagoda on an island), hike up to the World Peace Pagoda (white stupa with panoramic Annapurna views), explore the International Mountain Museum (exhibits on Himalayan climbing history and Sherpa culture), and experience paragliding from Sarangkot (soar over the lake with mountain backdrop).

Medieval canals and the Ghent Altarpiece.