Natural features
Geysir and Strokkur
Bláskógabyggð, Iceland
The geothermal area of Haukadalur, where the original Geysir, which gave its name to all geysers, now rarely erupts.
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Vasa Museum, Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden
The Vasa, a magnificent warship that sank on its maiden voyage in Stockholm harbour in 1628, and was raised 333 years later almost intact.
Walks and treks
Trolltunga
Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway
A spectacular rock ledge sticking out horizontally 700 m above Lake Ringedalsvatnet, one of the most famous photo spots in Norway.
Walks and treks
Ciudad Perdida (Lost City) trek
Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
A 4 to 5 day trek through the jungle of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta to the Lost City, built by the Tayrona around 800 AD, with stone terraces re…
Tours and activities
Széchenyi Thermal Bath, Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
One of the largest spa complexes in Europe, in a grand neo-baroque building in the City Park, fed by hot springs.
Historic sites
Plaza Mayor, Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain
Often called the most beautiful square in Spain: a vast 18th-century baroque square of golden sandstone, enclosed by arcades and balconies, with meda…
Historic sites
Sirmione and the Grottoes of Catullus
Sirmione, Brescia, Italy
Sirmione sits on a narrow peninsula jutting into the south of Lake Garda.
Natural features
Mount Etna
Nicolosi, Catania, Italy
Europe's highest and most active volcano, about 3,300 m, dominating eastern Sicily.
Places to stay
Kōya-san temple stay
Wakayama, Japan
A mountaintop monastery town founded in 816 by the monk Kūkai, with more than 100 temples, many offering shukubō (temple lodging), where you eat vege…
Walks and treks
Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo, Madeira
Santana, Madeira, Portugal
A spectacular high-mountain walk on Madeira between its second and highest peaks, along a path cut into knife-edge ridges, through tunnels and up sta…
Historic sites
Stonehenge
Amesbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
The world's most famous prehistoric monument, a ring of huge standing stones on Salisbury Plain, built in stages from about 3000 BC; some of the ston…
Historic sites
Visby, Gotland
Visby, Gotland, Sweden
A medieval Hanseatic town on the island of Gotland in the Baltic, encircled by a 3.4 km wall with more than 50 towers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.