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

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...

A boat of tourists stops to observe the sunset. Nesso, Province of Como, Como Lake, Lombardy, Italy, Europe.

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

'The Dying Town', Civita di Bagnoregio, Viterbo district, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Pitigliano, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Bellagio, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Varenna, Lecco province, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Varenna, Lecco province, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

The railway from Lauterbrunnen to Wengen. Wengen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe

A young woman admires Lauterbrunnen village. Lauterbrunnen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe (MR)

Sorano, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

View from above of the village of Reine in the Lofoten Islands, Norway.

Italy, Tuscany, Val d'Orcia listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Castiglione d'Orcia at sunrise

Italy, Piedmont (Piemonte), Colline del Barolo, Cuneo district, Langhe, Barolo, the village & castello Falletti di Barolo

France, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, Burgundy, Cote-d'Or, Pernand-Vergelesses.

Chora, Folegandros, Cyclades, Greece

Chora bilt on the Cliff, Folegandros, Cyclades, Greece

Punderich, Mosel valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Reichsburg with river Mosel and Cochem, Mosel valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Ota Darvoza, the western gate to the old town of Khiva. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uzbekistan

Traditional Ligurian house facade, Camogli, Liguria, Italy,

Spiez Castle and vineyards, Berner Oberland, Switzerland

Brunig Pass, Berner Oberland, Switzerland

Emmental Valley, Berner Oberland, Switzerland

Spain, Basque Country, Alava province, Elciego. The Marques de Riscal luxury hotel designed by Frank Gehry.

Spain, Basque Country, Alava province, Elciego. The Marques de Riscal luxury hotel designed by Frank Gehry.