Italy, Veneto, Vicenza, Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Gallerie d'Italia, The Ridotto of Palazzo Dandolo in Venice by a Follower of Pietro Longhi

Italy, Veneto, Vicenza, Piazza Signori, Loggia del Capitaniato, clock tower and Basilica Palladiana listed as World Heritage by UNESCO

Sweden, Lapland, Norrbotten County, Jukkasjärvi, warmly dressed young woman and barmaid at the counter of the blue-lit bar of the Ice Hotel, the first ice hotel to be built in the world

Switzerland, Bernese Oberland, Interlaken, Jungfrau train above kleine Scheidegg and the north face of Jungfrau, Unesco World Heritage

Spain, Andalusia, Malaga Province, Ronda, white villages road (Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos), general view of the eastern side of the city and the Xijara fortified wall

Spain, Andalusia, Sevilla, Alfalfa district, Museo del Baile Flamenco, Museum of Flamenco, Flamenco show

Russia, Siberia, Yamal Peninsula, the Nenets nomads are tundra reindeer herders

Russia, Siberia, Yamal Peninsula, the Nenets nomads are tundra reindeer herders

Russia, Siberia, Yamal Peninsula, the Nenets nomads are tundra reindeer herders

Russia, Siberia, lake Baikal

Russia, Siberia, lake Baikal

Portugal, Estremadura, Nazaré, giant winter waves from Nazaré

Lithuania (Baltic States), Kaunas County, Rumsiskes, ethnographic museum, window

Iceland, Sudurland, Reynisfjara beach and Vik needles

Greece, Cyclades, Santorini Island (Thera or Thira), village of Oia, sunset

Greece, Crete, Kolimbari, orthodox monastery Gonia Odigitria, Rodopou Peninsula, sacred art museum, gold plaque using the repoussé technique

Greece, Cyclades, Santorini Island (Thera or Thira), village of Oia

Greece, Cyclades, Santorini Island (Thera or Thira), the town of Fira

Greece, Epirus region, Zagorohoria Mountains, Vikos Gorges National Park (The deepest gorges in the world), the village of Papingo and Mount Tymfi

Greece, Athens, Acropolis of Athens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, seen from the Hill of the Muses or Philopappos Hill

Finland, Lapland, Kittila, sunset on snowy taiga in Pallas-Yllastunturi national park

Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Black Forest (Schwarzwald), Kaiserstuhl region, Vogtsburg (aerial view)

Belgium, Western Flanders, Bruges, historical centre listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Dijver canal

France, Nouvelle-Aquitane, Dordogne, Black Perigord, Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Castelnaud, (aerial view)

France, Finistere (29), Presqu'â?Æle de Crozon, Camaret-sur-Mer, derniers rayons du soleil sur la Pointe de Pen-Hir et les Tas de Pois

France, Nouvelle-Aquitane, Dordogne, Purple Perigord, Monbazillac, Castle of Monbazillac

The north west facade of the Chateau de Chambord, originally built as a hunting lodge for King Francis I, Loire-et-Cher, Centre, France

France, Nouvelle-Aquitane, Dordogne, Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Black Perigord, Castle of Les Milandes

France, Nouvelle-Aquitane, Dordogne, Cadouin, Black perigord, Abbey of Cadouin

China, Inner Mongolia, Hebei Province, Zhangjiakou, Bashang Grassland, one horse in the cold

France, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Puy de Dome, Orcines, Regional Natural Park of the Auvergne Volcanoes,, UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Chaine des Puys, Puy Pariou in the foreground (aerial view)

France, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Rhone, Le Beaujolais, Vaux en Beaujolais, Clochemerle, old street sign

France, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Haute Savoie, Alps, paraglider on Mont Blanc mountain range

France, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Isere, La Matheysine region (or plateau matheysin), La Mure and Grande Tete de l'Obiou (alt : 2789 m) in the Devoluy massif in the background

France, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Cantal, Anglards de Salers village, regional natural park volcanoes of Auvergne (Parc naturel regional des Volcans d'Auvergne)

France, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Isere, Vercors Regional Natural Park, Pont-en-Royans, houses hanging from the cliff above the Bourne river

France, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Haute Savoie, Flaine

France, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Savoie, massif and regional natural park of the Bauges, panoramic view of winter landscape near the Revard resort, sunset on the plateau and the Margeriaz mountain

France, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Isere, Chartreuse natural regional park, Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont, Cirque de Saint-Meme and its waterfalls

France, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Isere, La Matheysine region (or plateau matheysin), La Mure and Grande Tete de l'Obiou (alt : 2789 m) in the Devoluy massif in the background