France, Ardeche, Aubenas, Dome Saint Benoit

France, Savoie, Vanoise National Park, Bonneval sur Arc, labelled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France), the highest village of Haute Maurienne (1850 m)

France, Savoie, Val D'Isère, view of the village on a full moon and Saint Bernard de Menthon Church with a squared Lombard bell tower at dusk and the Olympic flank of Bellevarde (2827 m), massif de l...

France, Hautes Alpes, the Dévoluy massif, Saint Etienne en Dévoluy, the Saint Étienne church, in the background the plateau and the peak of Bure (2709m)

France, Alpes de Haute Provence, regional natural reserve of Verdon, Moustiers Sainte Marie, certified the Most beautiful Villages of France, overview of the village after a snowfall

France, Calvados, Caen, the Abbaye aux Hommes (Men Abbey), cloister and Saint Etienne abbey church

France, Tarn, Albi, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Sainte Cecile cathedral, the paintings

France, Gers, Barran, village and countryside,

France, Tarn, Albi, listed as World Heritage by Unesco

France, Moselle, Metz,Saint Etienne of Metz gothic cathedral, nave and stained glass windows

Sioni Cathedral interior, Tbilisi (Tiflis), Georgia.

Italy, Sardinia, Sassari Province, Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Stella Maris Church by architect Michael Busiri Vici

France, Correze, Dordogne valley, Beaulieu sur Dordogne, general view

France, Somme, Amiens, Notre-Dame cathedral, jewel of the Gothic art, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, polychrome sound and light show presenting the original polychromy of the facades

France, Somme, Amiens, Notre-Dame cathedral, jewel of the Gothic art, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, the western facade

France, Haute Loire, La Chaise Dieu, Saint Robert abbey, Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez, Livradois Forez Regional Natural Park

France, Corse du Sud, Alta Rocca, Zonza and Bavella Needles

France, Cotes d'Armor, Erquy, Saint Michel islet and chapel from Saint Michel beach

Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

France, Gironde, Bordeaux, district a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, district of Saint Peter, 15th century Gothic Cailhau gate

Skyline with Old Town Hall and St. Elizabeth Church at sunset, elevated view, Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

All Saints Church, Szydlow, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland

Ceiling of the Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas (Morskoy Nikolskiy Sobor) - Russian Orthodox cathedral built in 1903â€"1913 as the main church of the Russian Navy, and dedicated to all fallen seamen...

Smolny Cathedral (Sobor) by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, built between 1748 & 1764, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Italy, Tuscany, Siena, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, view of the Our Lady of the Assumption cathedral, the Duomo and the Basilica di San Domenico on left

Italy, Apulia, Trani, San Nicola Pellegrino Cathedral (or Duomo) founded at the end of the 11th century is a great example of Apulian Romanesque architecture, built using the local stone of Trani, a c...

Germany, Baden Wurttemberg, Upper Swabia (Schwäbische Alb), Sigmaringen, Sigmaringen Castle, a Hohenzollern castle, royal residential palace and administrative seat of the Princes of Hohenzollern-Sig...

Germany, Baden Wurttemberg, Upper Swabia (Schwäbische Alb), Sigmaringen, Sigmaringen Castle, a Hohenzollern castle, royal residential palace and administrative seat of the Princes of Hohenzollern-Sig...

Haghpat Monastery complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Haghpat, Lori Province, Armenia

Florence Cathedral (Duomo di Firenze) and buildings in the old town at sunset, Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy, Europe.

Paintings by Pinturicchio (Bernardino di Betto) on the ceiling of Piccolomini Library at Duomo di Siena (Siena Cathedral). Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe.

Piazza del Campo and buildings in old town, high angle view. UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe.

Italy, Lazio, Rome, River Tiber, St. Peter's Basilica

Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral (Catedrala Sfanta Treime). Sibiu, Transylvania. Romania

Frescoes by Zahari Zograf in the exterior of the Nativity Church. Rila Monastery (Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila), the largest Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ri...

Frescoes by Zahari Zograf in the exterior of the Nativity Church. Rila Monastery (Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila), the largest Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ri...

Bath city center and River Avon, Somerset, England

Riga Cathedral, St Peter's Church and St Saviour's Anglican Church in Old Town, Riga, Latvia

Fresh snow at the village of Ftan, Lower Engadine, Canton of Grisons, Switzerland, Europe.

Gaeta at sunset. Europe, Italy, Lazio, Latina province, Gaeta

Aerial view of Orta San Giulio and Lake Orta at blu hour before a storm. Orta Lake, Province of Novara, Piedmont, Italy.

Young woman walking on the street that leads to the Church of St. Barbara, Andros, Cyclades archipelago, Greece, Europe (MR)

View over Via Santa Maria towards Cathedral and Leaning Tower at dusk, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

View over Via Santa Maria towards Cathedral and Leaning Tower at sunset, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, detailed view, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Cadaques, Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain

Paraportiani Orthodox Church, Mykonos Town, Mykonos, Cyclade Islands, Greece

Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofia) at sunset, Istanbul, Turkey. Blue hour

Eve in Paradise, being seduced by the serpent, Byzantine gold ground mosaics, Cathedral of Santa Maria Nuova, Monreale Cathedral, Monreale, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Spain, Castile and Leon, Salamanca, Woman at facade of cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage site (MR)

France, Paris, Notre Dame Cathedral, spire above rooftops at dusk

Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth, Israel.

Oia village, elevated view, Oia, Santorini, Cyclades Islands, Greece

Tower of Cathédrale Saint-Sacerdos and old houses on Place de la Liberté in late afternoon, Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne Department, Aquitaine, France