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

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

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

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

Saucission sec, dry cured sausage for sale at weekly farmer's market in bastide town of Monpazier, 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

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

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.

Punderich, Mosel valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

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.

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Santorini (Thira), Ia (Oia) and Santorini Caldera

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Santorini (Thira) (MR)

Greece, Cyclades islands, Santorini (Thira), Ia (Oia) and Santorini Caldera

Cordes sur Ciel, Tarn, Occitanie, France

Albarracin town at dusk. Albarracin, Teruel, Aragon, Spain

Alquezar, province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain

Stunning sunrise over the village of Dongo and Como Lake, from above. San Bernardo Church, Monte Bregagno, Dongo, Como Lake, Lombardy, Italy.

The beach and village of Carvoeiro. Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal

The village of Svetinje and its vineyards at sunset. Svetinje, Ormoz, Drava region, Slovenia

Levizzano Rangone, Modena Province, Emilia Romagna, Italy

Varenna, lake Como, Lecco province, Lombardy, Italy.