Walks and treks
Kolsai Lakes and Kaindy Lake
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Three mountain lakes in a forested gorge in the northern Tian Shan, linked by a hiking trail.
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Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
Oświęcim, Lesser Poland, Poland
The largest Nazi German concentration and extermination camp, where more than 1.1 million people, most of them Jews, were murdered.
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…
Natural features
Iguazú Falls (Argentine side)
Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
The Argentine side has about 80% of the falls, with walkways over and under them.
Natural features
Porquerolles
Hyères, Var, France
A car-free island off Hyères, part of the Port-Cros National Park, with pine woods, vineyards, cliffs and some of the most beautiful beaches in Franc…
Historic sites
Aigues-Mortes ramparts
Aigues-Mortes, Gard, France
A walled town in the marshes of the Camargue, built by Saint Louis in the 13th century as his port for the Crusades, with ramparts over 1.6 km long s…
Historic sites
Aqueduct of Segovia
Segovia, Spain
A Roman aqueduct built around 100 AD, striding through the heart of Segovia on two tiers of granite arches, up to 28 m high, built without mortar.
Historic sites
Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, Helsinki
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
An 18th-century fortress built across six islands at the entrance to Helsinki's harbour, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Historic sites
Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima
Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan
A Shinto shrine on the island of Miyajima, built over the water, with a huge vermilion torii gate that seems to float at high tide.
Historic sites
Greek Theatre of Taormina
Taormina, Messina, Italy
An ancient theatre built by the Greeks in the 3rd century BC and rebuilt by the Romans, set high on a cliff above the sea, with Mount Etna as its bac…
Natural features
Lake Rotoiti and Kerr Bay, St Arnaud
Tasman, New Zealand
A glacial lake in Nelson Lakes National Park, surrounded by beech forest and mountains, with the village of St Arnaud on its northern shore.
Attractions
Park Güell, Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
A hillside park designed by Gaudí, with gingerbread-like gatehouses, a mosaic dragon on the grand staircase, and a great terrace edged with a long, w…