Europe, France, Midi-Pyrenees, Lot, Loubressac, l'un des plus beaux villages de France, The hilltop village of Loubressac surrounded by mist at sunrise

Curemonte labelled l'un des plus beaux villages de France (most beautiful villages in France) viewed from the air on a misty morning, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe

UK, England, Bedfordshire, Old Warden, The Hare and Hounds Public House

Thatched cottage, Wherwell, Hampshire, England, UK

Gold Hill, Shaftsebury, Dorset, England, UK

Gold Hill, Shaftsebury, Dorset, England, UK

A woman staring at the little village of Vill at sunset with the Saile mountain in the background, Vill, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

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

Roque Bentayga and Tejeda village at sunset. Tejeda, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

Aerial view of Cudillero, Asturias, Spain

Panoramic aerial view of Varenna, Como Lake, Lombardy, Italy

Aerial view of the old town of Ostuni at sunset, Apulia, Italy

Aerial view of Polignano a Mare at sunrise. Polignano a Mare, Apulia, Italy

Iyashi no-Sato Nenba traditional village, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan

Masca village at sunset. Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

France, Savoie, Courchevel, Saint-Bon-Tarentaise, the hamlet Le Fontanil dominated by Le Grand Bec (3398 m) and Dent du Villard (2284 m), massif of Vanoise, Tarentaise Valley

France, Alpes Maritimes, Parc Naturel Regional des Prealpes d'Azur, Le Broc, Mercantour peaks in the background

France, Var, Green Provence, Cotignac, the fountain of the Four Seasons of 1810 on Cours Gambetta

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

Levizzano Castle, Castelvetro di Modena district, Modena province, Emilia Romagna, Italy

Young woman admiring the enchanting hilltop city of Ragusa Ibla from the stairs of Santa maria delle Scale church, Ragusa, Sicily, Italy (MR)

Sunset over Assisi, Perugia province, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Sunset over Assisi, Perugia province, Umbria, Italy, Europe

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