Guadeloupe, Les Saintes, Terre de Haut, the bay of the town of Terre de Haut, listed by UNESCO among the 10 most beautiful bays in the world, Dominica island in background (aerial view)

Burkina Faso, Centre-Sud region, Nahouri province, Tiebele, the Royal Court is an exceptional testimony of Kassena traditions and architecture

Aerial view over Fowey, Cornwall, England

Arlington Row, Bibury, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, UK

The village of Camignone at sunset in franciacorta, Brescia province, Lombardy district, Italy.

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, Simiane la Rotonde, lavender field at the foot of the village

France, Gers, Barran, village and countryside,

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

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

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

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

Portugal, Algarve region, Southwest Alentejano and Costa Vicentina Natural Park, Odeceixe on the hiking trail Rota Vicentina, the wind mill overlooks the village

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...

Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Astypalaia, Chora Astypalaia (Astypalaia Town)

Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Astypalaia, Chora Astypalaia (Astypalaia Town)

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

Italy, Monte Lussari. Winter night at ski resort

The Clock Tower, dating back to the 14th century, defends the main gate to the citadel of the medieval old town. Sighisoara, Transylvania. Romania

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

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

Giano dell'Umbria, Perugia district, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Marche's agricultural fields, Montesangiusto village, Macerata district, Marches, Italy

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

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

Bay of silence, Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy, Europe

Cadaques, Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain

Italy, Tuscany, Siena Province, Montepulciano

Italy, Tuscany, Val d'Elsa. Aerial view of the medieval village of San Gimignano, a Unesco World Heritage Site

Italy, Tuscany, Val d'Elsa. Panoramic aerial view of the medieval village of San Gimignano, a Unesco World Heritage Site

Italy, Tuscany, Val d'Elsa. Aerial view of the medieval village of San Gimignano, a Unesco World Heritage Site

Misfat Al Abriyeen mud village. Oman. (MR)

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

Hilltop town of Gordes at night, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Hot-air balloon over Chateau de Castelnaud castle and Dordogne River valley in late afternoon, Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Dordogne Department, Aquitaine, France

Real Monasterio de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (Royal Monastery of Santa Maria of Guadalupe), a Unesco World Heritage Site. Guadalupe, Extremadura, Spain

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

the ancient village of Colle Santa Lucia with the church on the hill under a snowfall, agordino, Belluno,Veneto, Italy

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bayern, Germany

Mürren, Berner Oberland, canton of Bern, Switzerland. The village with Eiger and Mönch in the backdrop at dusk

Grindelwald and Wetterhorn, Berner Oberland, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Mürren, Berner Oberland, canton of Bern, Switzerland. Funicular to Allmendhubel and Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau in the background

Mürren, Berner Oberland, canton of Bern, Switzerland. The village with Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau in the backdrop at dusk

Lauterbrunnen, Berner Oberland, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Wengen and Lauterbrunnen valley, Berner Oberland, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Canada, Nova Scotia, Peggy's Cove, fishing village on the Atlantic Coast

Canada, Nova Scotia, Blue Rocks, coastal fishing village, fishing shack

Africa, Benin, Kouaba. Fulani village

An aerial view of the hilltop village of Turenne at sunrise, Correze, Limousin, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Italy, Umbria, Perugia district, Trevi.

Italy, Umbria, Perugia district, Trevi.

Curemonte labelled l'un des plus beaux villages de France (most beautiful villages in France) in the morning mist in the autumn, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Weissenkirchen in der Wachau, Wachau, Waldviertel, district of Krems, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe. View from the vineyards to the village of Weissenkirchen in der Wachau

Weissenkirchen in der Wachau, Wachau, Waldviertel, district of Krems, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe. Sunrise in the vineyards near Weissenkirchen in der Wachau, view to the Danube river and the villa...