Natural features
Pravčická brána, Bohemian Switzerland
Mikulášovice, Děčín, Czech Republic
The largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, 26 m wide and 16 m high, in the Bohemian Switzerland National Park, a landscape of rock towers, gorges …
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Cochamó Valley
Cochamó, Los Lagos, Chile
Often called the Yosemite of South America: a valley of temperate rainforest, rivers and huge granite domes in northern Patagonia.
Natural features
Bryce Canyon National Park
Utah, United States of America
A series of natural amphitheatres filled with thousands of orange and white rock spires called hoodoos.
Natural features
Geirangerfjord
Stranda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
One of the world's most famous fjords, a narrow arm of the sea between cliffs up to 1,400 m high, with waterfalls such as the Seven Sisters and the S…
Walks and treks
Watersmeet, Lynmouth
Lynton, Devon, United Kingdom
A lovely walk from Lynmouth up the wooded gorge of the East Lyn River to Watersmeet, where the East Lyn and Hoar Oak Water meet in a series of waterf…
Historic sites
Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand
The former royal residence, a dazzling complex of gilded spires and halls built from 1782, with Wat Phra Kaew, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Thai…
Walks and treks
Cocora Valley
Salento, Quindío, Colombia
A valley in the coffee region with the world's tallest palm trees, wax palms up to 60 m, in misty green hills.
Walks and treks
High Tatras
Štrba, Prešov, Slovakia
The smallest alpine range in the world, with sharp granite peaks, glacial lakes and waterfalls, shared with Poland.
Historic sites
St Michael's Mount
Marazion, Cornwall, United Kingdom
A tidal island off the coast of Cornwall crowned by a medieval castle and church, the home of the same family since the 17th century.
Historic sites
Riga Old Town and Art Nouveau District
Riga, Latvia
The largest city in the Baltics, with a UNESCO-listed medieval old town, including the House of the Blackheads, St Peter's Church, whose tower you ca…
Walks and treks
Everest Base Camp Trek
Solukhumbu, Koshi, Nepal
The classic trek to the foot of the world's highest mountain, about 12 to 14 days return from Lukla, through Sherpa villages such as Namche Bazaar, p…
Natural features
Perito Moreno Glacier
Santa Cruz, Argentina
A huge glacier, 5 km wide and 60 m high, in Los Glaciares National Park, which advances across Lake Argentino and calves icebergs with a roar.