France, Calvados, Pays d'Auge, Beaumont en Auge,

France, Dordogne, Perigord Pourpre, Monpazier, labelled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages in France), Place des Cornieres

France, Cote d'Or, Dijon, area listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, rue de la Chouette and rue de la Verrerie, typical half-timbered houses

France, Cotes d'Armor, Penvenan, Port-Blanc on the GR 34 hiking trail, traditional architecture

France, Haut Rhin, Route des Vins d'Alsace, Colmar, facade of a half timbered house in La Petite Venise district

Sweden, Lapland, region listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Norrbotten County, Aurora Borealis on a teepee in Lapland in Abisko National Park

Sweden, Lapland, region listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Norrbotten County, Sami youth in traditional costume at the Sami market since the 17th century in Jokkmokk

Italy, Apulia, Itria Valley, Alberobello, UNESCO World Heritage Site for the trulli district, dwellings made of dry stones with a conical roof covered with limestone lauzes

Italy, Apulia, Itria Valley, Alberobello, UNESCO World Heritage Site for the trulli district, dwellings made of dry stones with a conical roof covered with limestone lauzes

Italy, Apulia, Itria Valley, Alberobello, UNESCO World Heritage Site for the trulli district, dwellings made of dry stones with a conical roof covered with limestone lauzes

Multiple torri (Senbontorii) gates with Kanji calligraphy forming the route through the Shinto Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Fukakusa, Shimoseya, Kyoto Fu, Japan.

Street lamp detail and the Itsukushima Floating Torii Gate at high tide in the background, Miyajima, Fukae, Hiroshima Ken, Japan.

Traditional Japanese Sushi cuisine comprising miso soup, wasabi, ginger, shrimp sushi, tamagoyaki egg roll, Califonia roll, hosomaki, banana leaf and inari age served in traditional style, prepared in...

Portrait of Shah Abbas the Great, Traditional Persian carpet, Carpet Museum of Iran,Tehran, Iran

Hut in Open Air Museum, detailed view, Stara Lubovna, Presov Region, Slovakia

Traditional Irish Cottage on a Beach, County Donegal, Ireland

Traditional russian house of Tulcea county dating back to the 19th century. The National Village Museum (Muzeul Satului), an open-air ethnographic museum at Herastrau Park, Bucharest. Romania

Windows of traditional Saxon houses in Viscri, a Unesco World Heritage Site. Brasov county, Transylvania. Romania

Overwater bungalows at the Bora-Bora Pearl Beach Resort & Spa, Bora Bora, Society Islands, French Polynesia

SensÅ-ji buddhist temple in autumn with yellow Gingko trees, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

The Great Torii of Miyajima, Japan

Traditional Japanese torii gate at the Oarai Isosaki Shrine, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Traditional Japanese torii gate at the Oarai Isosaki Shrine, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Traditional Japanese torii gate at the Oarai Isosaki Shrine, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Sunset at the village of Oia in Santorini, Cyclades Islands, Greece

Europe, Italy, Liguria. Fishermen in the Ligurian sea with a traditional gozzo, a wooden boat. Close to Vernazzola, a part of Genoa.

Mountain Riflemen, Corpus Christi Procession, Wackersberg, Isarwinkel, Tolzer Land, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Asia, Japan, Tokyo, women in kimono, spring cherry blossoms, Asakusa, Sensoji temple, girls in kimono

Bedouin woman in the desert. Abu Dhabi, UAE. (MR)

Misfat Al Abriyeen mud village. Oman. (MR)

Kalibo, Aklan, Western Visayas, Philippines. A participant in the Ati-atihan festival wearing brighly-colored hand made costume made from recycled and natural materials. Ati-Atihan festival takes plac...

The old town of Chinchon with the 15-17th century Plaza Mayor at dusk. Castilla la Mancha, Spain

Bermuda, traditional white stone roofs on colourful Bermuda houses

Scenic skyline view of Vejer de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain

Arcos de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain

Algatocin, Andalusia, Spain

Venice, Veneto, Italy; A masked character in the city during Carnival

Belem Tower at sunset, Lisbon, Portugal

Vasco da Gama Tomb, Church of Santa Maria, Jeronimos Monastery, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal

Belem Tower at sunset, Lisbon, Portugal

Africa, Ghana, Elmina harbour. Traditional wooden fishing boats in the harbour in front of the famous castle.

Africa, Benin, Kouaba. Fulani village

South East Asia, Vietnam, Quang Nam, Hoi An, An attractive young woman in a traditional red Ao Dai dress in the old Unesco World Heritage town of Hoi An MR

Benin, Ouidah, Atlantique Department. A motor cyclist in bright traditional dress.

Traditional 19th century shophouse, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia

Traditional 19th century shophouse, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia

Bedouin walking with his camel, Wadi Rum, Aqaba Governorate, Jordan (MR)

Jordanian Army Soldier in front of The Treasury, Al-Khazneh, Petra, Ma'an Governorate, Jordan (MR)

A bedouin man leads camels across sand dunes, Wahiba sands, Oman

Italy, Abruzzo, Trabocchi coast, stilt fishing huts near Ortona, Punta Aderci

Italy, Apulia (Puglia), Bari district, Itria Valley, Cisternino, traditional trulli in Borgo Canonica Hotel

Gion district, Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Kansai region, Japan. Traditional house's courtyard.

Arashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Kansai region, Japan. Woman with red umbrella and kimono admiring the view on Katsura river (MR).

Colourful Palenqueras selling fruits on the walls of Cartagena, Bolivar Department, Colombia (MR)

Colourful Palenqueras selling fruits on the street of Cartagena, Bolivar Department, Colombia (MR)

Colourful Palenqueras selling fruits on the street of Cartagena, Bolivar Department, Colombia (MR)

Colourful Palenqueras selling fruits on the street of Cartagena, Bolivar Department, Colombia (MR)

Mural in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Traditional Ligurian house facade, Camogli, Liguria, Italy,

Japanese woman with traditional kimono, Sensoji temple, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan (MR)