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List of the 1600 Most Beautiful Places in the World

by Mauro Martino

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I think that any place I see while travelling is worth to be seen, because travel to a new place is an end in itself. However, should I suggest some places among the thousands I saw and the others I know or guess, here is my preferred list. Each place I show is worth the trip in my view.

This list is based on my personal yet experienced taste and includes the places I have already visited and that, in a sense, are somehow "certified".

I think that 100 places, or even 500, are not enough to capture the variety of the wonders of the world, both natural and man-made (cultural expressions such as carnivals or ethnic dances are purposedly excluded). That's why I set initially a target at 1500 places for my tops list, when I started it in 2014. However, while I continued travelling I kept discovering new places, so in 2022 I decided for a major update and set the new target at 1600 places (877 of which already visited). The list is still dynamic: from time to time and only if strictly necessary, it can be updated the more I travel and see new worthy places that may replace others, keeping the overall number. Or in case of events, such as the 2017 collapse of Azure Arch in Gozo (Malta) which demanded its cancelation. Wonders damaged as a consequence of natural disasters (such as Bhaktapur in Nepal) or war (such as Palmyra in Syria) or accidents (such as Notre Dame in Paris) are kept as long as there is a hope of restoration.

My chart is divided into 3 sections. The first is the Top of the Pops for the man-made wonders, the top 16 places everybody should see before ..... retirement, the second is the same for the top 16 natural beauties (all tops visited!). The third list contains all the places including those I have not yet visited. The list is indexed by country and all places are shown in no particular order.

Differently from all other collections of world wonders available on the Internet, my list, when started in 2014, was the first that aims to cover all the sovereign countries in the world and all the other "countries" in a broader sense, around 250 in total (243 to be precise). Each country deserves at least one site, so wherever you travel, you'll find a specific wonder.

Good vision and good trips !

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The 16 Tops amongst man-made wonders

Peru
Machu Picchu

India
Agra
Taj Mahal

Egypt
Giza
Pyramids and Sphinx

Jordan
Petra Ancient City

China
Great Wall

Italy
Rome
Colosseum

China - Tibet
Lhasa
Potala Palace

Easter Island
(Chile)
Moai

Cambodia
Angkor Wat and Temple Complex

Mexico
Chichen Itza Site

Israel
Jerusalem
Holy Sepulchre

Myanmar
Bagan
Temples and Pagodas Valley

Ethiopia
Lalibela Churches

France
Tour Eiffel

United Arab Emirates
Dubai
Burj al Khalifa

Italy
Venice
St. Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace


The 16 Tops amongst natural beauties
Brazil /
Argentina
Iguazu Falls

Kenya
Amboseli Savana

Australia
Great Barrier Reef

Vietnam
Halong Bay

Egypt
White Desert

Seychelles
La Digue
Anse Source d'Argent

Argentina
Argentina Lake and Perito Moreno Glacier

Australia
Uluru and the red desert

Brazil
The Amazonian Forest

United States of America
The Grand Canyon

Bolivia
Salar de Uyuni

Greenland
Ilulissat Icefjord
and Bay

Ecuador
Galapagos Islands

United States of America
Yellowstone National Park

Namibia
Sossusvlei and Deadvlei

Norway
Preikestolen


The 1600 Tops in the world (V = Visited)
Abkhazia


 Novy Afon Monastery
   
Afghanistan


 Jam Minaret

 Band-e-Amir Lakes

 Mazar-i-Sharif - Blue Mosque
Aland Islands


 Kastelholm
   
Albania


Bunkers (V)

Llogara Pass (V)

Butrint - Archaelogical Site (V)

Gjirocaster (V)
Algeria


 Algiers Casbah

Djemila

Tassili N'Ajjer

 Ghardaia and M'zab Valley
American 
Samoa


 Ofu Island beaches
   
Andorra


Canillo - Sant Joan de Caselles - Medieval churches (V)

Madriu Perafita Claror Valley
 
Angola


Kissama National Park

Pungo Andongo Rocks

Calandula Falls
Anguilla


 Shoal Bay East
   
Antarctica


 Cruising among glaciers

Ice Cap and Wildlife

Ross Ice Shelf
Antigua and 
Barbuda


 Antigua - Half Moon Bay

Barbuda - 11-Mile Beach
 
Argentina


Tierra del Fuego (V)

Peninsula Valdes (V)

Landscapes of the Pampa (V)
 

Buenos Aires - Recoleta Cemetery (V)

Argentina Lake and Perito Moreno Glacier (V)

El Chalten - Fitz Roy

Quebrada de Humahuaca

Cordoba - Jesuit Block and Estancias

Bariloche and Nahuel Huapi Lake
Armenia


Alaverdi - Haghpat Monastery (V)

Geghard Monastery (V)

Khor Virap Monastery and Ararat (V)

Noravank Monastery (V)
   
Aruba


Eagle Beach and Manchebo Beach (V)
 
 
Ascension


Long Beach
   
Australia


Sydney - Opera House (V)

Sydney - Harbour and Bridge (V)

Kings Canyon (V)
 

Mount Olgas (V)

Blue Mountains (V)

Cape Tribulation (V)
 

Great Barrier Reef (V)

Uluru and the Red desert (V)

Fraser Island
 

Twelve Apostles and Great Ocean Road

Tasmania - Freycinet National Park

The Kimberleys
 

Whitsunday Islands - Whitehaven Beach

 Christmas Island - National Park and Red Crab Migration

 Cocos (Keeling) Island - Beaches and Lagoon

Bungle Bungles

Norfolk Island - Anson Bay

Shark Bay

Kakadu National Park
 
Austria


Wien - St. Stephen Cathedral (V)

Wien - Belvedere Palace (V)

Salzburgh - Old Town and Fortress (V)
 

Seegrotte (V)

Wien - Schonbrunn Palace (V)

Wien - Hofburg Palace (V)
 

Innsbruck - Old Town (V)

Grossglockner Scenery

Seefeld and Alpine Tyrol
 

Melk Abbey

Eisriesenwelt Cave

Halstatt village
Azerbaijan


 Baku Old Town and Palace of Shahs (V)

Gobustan Mud Volcanoes (V)

 Baku - Flame Towers (V)

Vank - Gandzasar Monastery
   
Bahamas


 Exuma Cays - Pig Beach (V)

Exuma Cays - Beaches and Sand Banks (V)

 Eleuthera Island

Cat Island

Long Island - Dean's Blue Hole
Bahrain


 Qal'at al-Bahrain (V)
   
Bangladesh


 Paharpur - Somapura Mahavihara

Sundarbans Forest

Bagerhat - Shat Gambuj Mosque
Barbados


 Bottom Bay
   
Belarus


Castle of Mir (V)

Nesvizh - Ratzvily Palace (V)

Belovezhskaya Forest
Belgium


Antwerp - Grote Markt and Cathedral (V)

Bruxelles - Grand Place (V)

Brugge - Beghinage and Channels (V)
 

Bruxelles - Atomium (V)

Ghent Old Town

Bruxelles - Stoclet House
Belize


 Blue Hole and Great Barrier Reef (V)

Caracol Archaelogical Site (V)

Hol Chan Marine Reserve - Shark Ray Alley (V)
Benin


 Ganvie Stilt Village

Boukoumbe Houses

Pendjari National Park

 Abomey Palace
Bermuda


 Horseshoe Bay
   
Bhutan


 Taktshang Lhakhang

Trongsa Dzong

Punakha Dzong
Bolivia


 Altiplano - Lagunas de Colores and other Lagunas (V)

Salar de Uyuni (V)

Sucre
 

Tiwanaku

Lake Titicaca
 
Bosnia Herzegovina


Sarajevo - Bascarsija (V)

Sarajevo - War Cemetery (V)

Mostar Bridge (V)
 

Hutovo Blato Aviary Preserve (V)
   
Botswana


 Okavango Delta (V)

Chobe National Park (V)

Makdigakgadi Pan
Brazil


Rio de Janeiro - Sugar Loaf and Bay aerial view (V)

Fernando de Noronha - Baia dos Porcos (V)

Brasilia - Congresso and other Niemeyer architecture (V)
 

Beaches in Pipa (V)

Rio de Janeiro - Copacabana Beach (V)

Manaus - Amazonas Theatre (V)
 

Rio de Janeiro - Corcovado and Christ Redemeer (V)

Iguazu Falls (V)

The Amazonian forest (V)
 

Ouro Preto

Salvador de Bahia

Pantanal Wetlands
 

Lencois Maranhenses

 Chapada dos Veadeiros 

 Olinda

Porto de Galinhas

Jericoacoara
British Virgin
Islands


 Virgin Gorda - The Baths

Jost van Dyke - White Bay
 
Brunei


 Bandar Seri Begawan - Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque
   
Bulgaria


Sofia - Alexander Nevski Cathedral (V)

Rila Monastery (V)

Sofia - Boyana Church
 

Belogradchik Fortress

 Ivanovo Churches

 Pirin National Park
Burkina Faso


 Banfora - Sindou and Fabedougou Parks

Tiebele Village
 
Burundi


 Rusizi Natural Reserve
   
Cambodia


Angkor Wat and Temple Complex (V)

Phnom Penh - Toul Sleng Genocide Museum (V)

Phnom Penh - Silver Pagoda (V)

Tonle Sap floating village (V)


Preah Vihear
 
Cameroon


 Ekom-Nkam Falls

Mandara Mountains

Waza National Park
Canada


Toronto - CN Tower (V)

Quebec City - Old Town (V)

Niagara Falls (V)
 

Victoria - Butchart Garden (V)

Whales in Saguenay Fjord (V)

Banff National Park - Lake Louise and other lakes (V)
 

Banff National Park - Nature along the Icefield Parkway (V)

Jasper National Park - Maligne Lake and Spirit Island (V)

Ottawa - Rideau Canal (V)
 

Bay of Fundy

Nature in Ellesmere Island

Torngat Mountains National Park

Nature in Baffin Island
Cape Verde


 Sal - Santa Maria beaches

Fogo Island
 
Cayman Islands


Seven Mile Beach

Stingray City

Owen Island
Central African
Republic


 Boali Falls

Dzanga Sangha National Park
 
Chad


 Ennedi Desert

Villages on Lake Chad
 
Chile


Torres del Paine National Park (V)

Isla Magdalena - Pinguinera (V)

 Atacama Desert (V)
 

Lago Todos los Santos and Volcan Osorno (V)

Chiloé Island (V)

Valparaiso (V)

Easter Island - Moai (V)

San Rafael Laguna

Marble Caves 

Lauca National Park
   
China


Beijing - Summer Palace (V)

Beijing - Tian-An-Men Square and Forbidden City (V)

Beijing - Heavenly Peace Temple (V)
 

Xian - Old Town Walls (V)

Xian - Terracotta Army (V)

Yangshuo - Pinnacles on the Li River (V)
 

Shanghai - Pudong Skyline (V)

Beijing - Ming Tombs (V)

Guilin - Reed Flute Cave (V)
 

Shanghai - Jade Buddha Temple (V)

Suzhou Gardens (V)

Xian - Wild Goose Pagoda (V)
 

Beijing - Olympic Park (V)

Datong - Yungang Grottos (V)

Yuanyang - Hani Rice Terraces (V)
 

Lijiang Town (V)

Tibet - Yamdrok Lake (V)

Leshan Buddha (V)
 

Tibet - Lhasa - Jokhang Temple (V)

Tibet - Gyantse - Kumbum Pagoda (V)

Datong - Hanging Temple (V)
 

Kunming - Shiling Stone Forest (V)

Great Wall (V)

Tibet - Lhasa - Potala Palace (V)
 

Zhangjiajie - Wulingyuan Pillars

Yangtze Gorges

Turfan - Emin Minaret
 

Dazu Rock Carvings

Baekdu Mountains - Heaven (Tianchi) Lake

Zhangye - Rainbow Mountains

Jiuzhaigou Park

Beijing - Lama Temple

Pingyao Village

Wolong Reserve

Longji Rice Fields

Longmen Caves
Colombia


 Cartagena colonial town

Tayrona National Park

La Macarena National Park - Cano Cristales
Comoros


 Chomuni Beach
   
Congo
(Brazzaville)


 Odzala National Park

Ndoki Nouabale Park and Bayaka Pygmies Villages
 
Congo
Democratic
Republic


 Virunga National Park

Bonobo Reserve

Garamba National Park

Nyiragongo Volcano
   
Cook Islands


 Aitutaki Island

Rarotonga Island
Costa Rica


 Manuel Antonio National Park (V)

Corcovado National Park (V)

Arenal Volcano National Park
 

Tortuguero National Park

Monteverde Cloud Forest

Poas Volcano National Park
Croatia


Dubrovnik - Old Town (V)

Plitvice Lakes (V)

Hvar Island
 

Pula Amphitheatre

Krka National Park

Mljet National Park
 

Trogir Old Town

Split - Diocletian Palace

Zlatni Rat Beach

Sibenik - St. James Cathedral
   
Cuba


Havana - Old Town (V)

Cayo Largo (V)

Vinales Valley (V)
 

Santiago - Castillo San Pedro de la Roca
   
Curacao


 Willemstad - Punda Waterfront (V)

 Shete Boka National Park - Blow Hole (V)

 Tugboat Beach (snorkeling) (V)
Cyprus


Larnaca - St. Lazarus Church (V)

Kykkos Monastery (V)

Paphos Bay and Archaeological Area (V)
 

Stavrovouni Monastery (V)

Panagia Phorviotissa and other Painted Troodos Monasteries
 
Czech Repubblic


Prague - Charles Bridge (V)

Prague - Library of Strahov Monastery (V)

Prague - Dancing House (V)
 

Cesky Krumlov - Old Town (V)

Kutna Hora Old Town

Telc Old Town

Olomouc - Holy Trinity Column
   
Denmark


Copenhagen - Nyhavn (V)

Copenhagen - The Little Mermaid (V)

Aarhus - Old Town (V)
 

Hillerod - Frederiksborg Castle (V)

Egeskov Castle (V)

Roskilde - Cathedral (V)

Skagen - Rabjerg Mile (V)
Djibouti


 Lake Abbe

Lake Assal

Moucha Islands
Dominica


Morne Trois Pitons National Park
   
Dominican
Republic


Salto El Limon (V)

Playa Rincon (V)

Cayo Levantado (V)
 

Isla Saona and Parque Nacional del Este (V)

Pedernales - Bahia de las Aguilas
 
East Timor


Jaco Island

Cape Fatucama and Cristo Rei
 
Ecuador


Quito - La Compania Church (V)

Cotopaxi National Park (V)

Galapagos Islands (V)

Quilotoa Lagoon
Egypt


Cairo - Egyptian Museum (V)

Ibn Tolon Mosque and Islamic Cairo (V)

Nile at Aswan (V)
 

Sharm El Sheikh - Tiran Reef (V)

Aswan - Philae Temple (V)

Abu Simbel and Nasser Lake (V)
 

Luxor Temples (V)

Edfu - Horus Temple (V)

Saint Catherine Monastery (V)
 

Luxor - Valley of the Kings (V)

Saqqara - Djoser Pyramid (V)

Sinai - Coloured Canyon (V)
 

Karnak Temple (V)

Aswan - Kom Ombo Temple (V)

Coptic Cairo (V)

Giza - Pyramids and Sphinx (V)

White Desert (V)

Marsa Alam - El Luli Beach and Reef

Suez Canal

Berenice - Beaches and Reef

Siwa Oasis
El Salvador


Tazumal

Coatepeque Lake
 
Equatorial
Guinea


Monte Alen National Park
   
Eritrea


Dahlak Islands
   
Estonia


Tallinn Old Town (V)

Lahemaa National Park
 
Eswatini 
(Swaziland)


Malolotja Reserve

Mantenga Village
 
Ethiopia


Blue Nile Falls (V)

Omo Valley Tribal Villages (V)

Gondar - Fasil Ghebbi (V)
 

Lalibela Churches (V)

Erta Ale Volcano

Danakil Depression

Simien Mountains National Park
   
Falkland
Islands


Wildlife
 
 
Faroe Islands


Vagar - Gasadalur (V)

Eysturoy - Gjogv Village (V)

Vagar - Leitisvatn (V)

Kalsoy - Seal Woman (V)

Mykines - Puffin Cliffs (V)
 
Fiji


Mamanuca Islets

Yasawa Islets

Taveuni - Bouma National Park
Finland


Koli National Park (V)

Tunturi in Lapland (V)

Savonlinna Fortress (V)
 

Porvoo - Wooden Houses (V)
   
France


Versailles Palace (V)

Chambord and other Loira Castles (V)

Carcassonne (V)
 

Paris - Notre Dame (V)

Paris - Louvre (V)

Avignon - Popes' Palace (V)
 

Chartres - Cathedral (V)

Landscapes and villages of Provence (V)

Mont Saint Michel (V)
 

Cliffs of Etretat (V)

Paris - Arc de Triomphe (V)

Fontainebleau Palace (V)
 

Paris - Opera Garnier (V)

Paris - Sainte Chapelle (V)

Honfleur (V)
 

Nimes - Arena (V)

Fougeres Castle (V)

Paris - Centre Pompidou (V) 
 

Strasbourg Old Town (V)

Riquewihr (V)

Haut Koenisbourg Castle (V)
 

Paris - Musee d'Orsay (V)

Paris - Tour Eiffel (V)

Fontenay Abbey (V)
 

Reims Cathedral (V)


Vezelay - Basilica (V)

Amiens Cathedral (V)
 

Corse - Scandola Reserve

Beynac Castle and Dordogne River

Tronoen and other Brittany Calvaries
 

Verdon Gorge

Corse - Rondinara Bay

Lascaux Grottos
 

Pont du Gard

Corse - Desert des Agriates

Corse - Bonifacio

Guadeloupe - Les Soufrières Mountain and National Park

Martinique - Mount Pelee

Martinique - Les Salines

Mayotte - Le Lagon and N'Gouja Beach

French Guiana - Cayenne - Sloth Preserve

Reunion - Piton de la Fournaise

Reunion - Cirque de Mafate Caldera

Guadeloupe - Ilet Caret - Grand Cul de Sac
 
French
Polynesia


Society Islands - Bora Bora

Marquesas Islands - Fatu Hiva

Gambier Islands - Mangareva
 

Society Islands - Maupiti

Society Islands - Moorea

Marquesas Islands - Nuku Hiva
 

Austral Islands - Raivavae

Tuamotu Islands - Rangiroa

Tuamotu Islands - Tikeau
Gabon


Ivindo National Park - Kongou Falls

Loango National Park

Lope Reserve
Gambia


Banjul - Fishing pirogues on the Gambia (V)

Banjul - Albert Market (V)

River Gambia National Park
Georgia


Mtshketa - Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (V)

Kutaisi - Gelati Monastery (V)

Kazbegi - Trinity Monastery (V)
 

Davit Gareja - Monastery (V)

Ushguli and Svaneti region landscape
 
Germany


Munich - Deutsches Museums (V)

Neuschwanstein Castle (V)

Berlin - Museum Island (V)
 

Berlin - Brandenburg Gate (V)

Berlin - Schloss Charlottenburg (V)

Potsdam - Sansouci Palace (V)
 

Munich - Alte Pinakothek (V)

Cologne - Cathedral (V)

Cochem on Mosel
 

Aachen - Cathedral

Eltz Castle

Maulbronn Monastery
 

Dresden - Zwinger Palace

Koblenz - Rhyne Gorge

Bamberg Old Town
 

Ulm Minster

Black Forest

Quedlimburg Abbey

Hildesheim - St. Michael's Church
Ghana


Kakum National Park

Cape Coast Castle
 
Gibraltar


The Rock (V)

Barbary Macaques (V)
 
Greece


Athens - Acropolis and Parthenon (V)

Athens - Agora and Hephaestus Temple (V)

Athens - National Archaelogical Museum (V)
 

Theatre of Epidaurus (V)

Delphi - Archaelogical site (V)

Mycenae - Lion's Gate (V)
 

Crete - Knossos Palace (V)

Crete - Elafonissi Beach (V)

Meteora - Agia Trias and other Monasteries (V)
 

Santorini - Oia Village (V)

Rhodes Old Town (V)

Ancient Olympia
 

Corfu beaches

Mount Athos Monasteries

Mystras - Old Town

Zakynthos - Navagio Beach
Greenland


Ataa - Eqip Sermia Glacier (V)

Ilulissat - Icefjord and Bay (V)

Thule - Icepack and Dog Sledging
Grenada


Grand Anse Beach

Grand Etang National Park

Levera National Park
Guam


Gun Beach
 
 
Guatemala


Antigua - Colonial Town (V)

Tikal (V)

Lake Atitlan (V)
 

Semuc Champey

Chichicastenango Market
 
Guernsey


South Coastline Cliffs Trail
 
 
Guinea
(Conakry)


Bridal Veil Waterfall

Fouta Djallon Highlands and Villages
 
Guinea-Bissau


Varela Beach

Bijagos Islands - Villages and Nature
 
Guyana


Kaieteur Falls

Shell Beach
 
Haiti


Boucan Beaches

Laferriere Citadel

Sans Souci Palace
Honduras


Copan Mayan Ruins (V)

Punta Sal Reserve

Roatan Beaches and Reef
Hong Kong


Victoria Peak Skyline (V)

Lei Yue Mun Fishermen Village (V)

Sampan in Aberdeen (V)
 

Temple Street Market (V)

Waterfront and Skyline (V)

Tian Tan Buddha
Hungary


Budapest - Buda Castle (V)

Budapest - Szechenyi Thermal Baths (V)

Budapest - Parliament and Danube (V)
 

Holloko Village

Hortobagy - Puszta View and Reserve

Sopron Old Town
Iceland


Gullfoss (V)

Fjadrargljufur Gorge (V)

Myvatn Volcanic Area (V)
 

Strokkur Geyser (V)

Vatnajokull Glacier and Skaftafell Park (V)

Thingvellir - Almannagja Rift (V)
 

Jokulsarlon Lagoon (V)

Myvatn - Krafla Leirhnjukur (V)

Reykjanes - Blue Lagoon (V)
 

Vik - Dyrholaey Cliffs (V)

Aldeyjarfoss

Leitahraun Lava Cave
India


Delhi - Jama Masjid Mosque (V)

Jaipur - Amber Fort (V)

Pushkar - Ghats (V)
 

Ranakpur - Adinath Jain Temple (V)

Jodhpur - Mehrangarh Fort (V)

Fatehpur Sikri (V)
 

Varanasi - Funerary Ghats (V)

Ellora Caves (V)

Agra - Red Fort (V)

Mumbai - Dharavi Slums (V)

Udaipur - City Palace (V)

Delhi - Qutub Minar (V)
 

Ajanta - Caves (V)

Jaipur - City Palace (V)

New Delhi - Lotus Temple (V)
 

Mumbai - Gateway of India (V)

Jaipur - Palace of Wind (V)

Delhi - Red Fort (V)

Kancheepuram - Ekambareshwarar Temple (V)

Mahabalipuram - Temples and Rathas (V)

Chidambaram - Thillai Nataraja Temple (V)

Kumbakonam - Airavatesvara Temple (V)

Thanjavur - Brihadeeswarar Temple (V)

Trichy - Sri Ranganatha Swamy (V)

Madurai - Meenakshi Amman Temple (V)

Periyar Lake - Nature and Wildlife (V)

Kerala Backwaters (V)
 

Pondicherry - Auroville - Matrimandir (V)

Mumbai - Chhatrapaty Shivaji (Victoria) Terminus (V)

Agra - Taj Mahal (V)
 

Amritsar - Golden Temple (V)

Gwalior Fort (V)

Varanasi - Kashi Vishwanath Temple (V)
 

Khajuraho Temples (V)

Delhi - Humayun Tombs (V)

New Delhi - Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple (V)
 

Kashmir Valley

Konark Sun Temple

Ladakh scenery
 

Lakshadweep Islands

Hampi - Stone Chariot and other Temples

Kevadiya - Statue of Unity
 

Mysore Palace

Jaipur - Abhaneri - Chand Baori

Jaisalmer Fort

Rameswaram - Ramanathaswamy Temple
   
Indonesia


Java - Prambanan Temples (V)

Java - Borobodur Temples (V)

Bali - Ulun Danu Temple (V)
 

Bali - Rice fields (V)

Bali - Taman Ayun and other Balinese style temples (V)

Sumatra - Lake Toba
 

Irian Jaya - Baliem Valley and other Highlands Villages

Lombok - Gili Islands

Komodo National Park
 

Lombok - Mount Rinjani

Java - Mount Bromo

Sulawesi - Tana Toraja Villages and Funerals
 

Sulawesi - Bunaken Marine Park

Irian Jaya - Raja Ampat Islands

Sumatra - Belitung Island
 

Kalimantan - Kanjung Puting National Park

Sulawesi - Wakatobi National Park
 
Iran


Esfahan - Imam Square and Mosque (V)

Persepolis (V)

Shiraz - Eram Garden and Palace (V)
 

Tehran - Azadi Monument (V)

Tehran - Golestan Palace (V)

Pasargade - Cyrus the Great Tomb (V)

Yazd - Amir Chakhmaq

Ardabil - Sheikh Safi al din Khanegah

Tabriz - Bazar
Iraq


Baghdad - Crossed Swords

Tallil - Ziggurat of Ur

Najaf - Wadi al Salaam Cemetery
 

Villages of the Wetland Marshes

Erbil - Old City Wall

Samarra - Spiral Minaret Mosque 
Ireland


Clonmacnoise Monastery (V)

Kylemore Abbey (V)

Cliffs of Moher (V)
 

Ring of Kerry (V)

Blarney Castle (V)

Dublin - Trinity College Library (V)
 

Rock of Cashel (V)

Burren National Park (V)

Aran Islands

Newgrange
Israel


Jerusalem - Dome of the Rock and Temple Mount and Wall (V)

Jerusalem - Mount of Olives and Jewish Graves (V)

Nazareth - Grotto of Annunciation (V)
 

Dead Sea (V)

Jerusalem - Holy Sepulchre (V)

Masada
Italy


Erice (V)

Agrigento - Valley of Temples (V)

Piazza Armerina - Villa Romana del Casale (V)
 

Naples - Sansevero Chapel and Cristo Velato (V)

Pompei (V)

Padua - Basilica (V)
 

Assisi - Basilica (V)

Florence - Duomo and Piazza del Duomo (V)

Pisa - Duomo Square and Leaning Tower (V)
 

Venice - Saint Mark Square (V)

Ravenna - Mosaics and Historical Christian Monuments (V)

Milan - Duomo (V)
 

Dolomiti Mountains (V)

Lecce - Pescoluse Beaches (V)

Rome - Pantheon (V)
 

Ostia Antica - Archeological Area (V)

Tivoli - Villa Adriana (V)

San Gimignano (V)
 

Maddalena Archipelago (V)

Matera - The Sassi and the cave old churches (V)

Castel del Monte (V)
 

Cerveteri - Etruscan Necropolis (V)

Orvieto - Duomo (V)

Urbino - Ducal Palace (V)
 

Maggiore Lake - Isola Bella and other islands (V)

Taormina - Greek Theatre (V)

Alberobello - Trulli (V)
 

Paestum - Temples (V)

Capri - Faraglioni and Blue Grotto (V)

Siena - Piazza del Campo and Duomo (V)
 

Ferrara - Este Palace and Old Town (V)

Caserta - Royal Palace and Gardens (V)

Rome - Trevi Fountain (V)
 

Rome - Christians Catacombs (V)

Aeolian Islands - Stromboli (V)

Lake of Como - Bellagio's and other villas (V)
 

Ancona - Frasassi Caves (V)

Palermo - Cathedral (V)

Sardinia - Paradise Coast (V)
 

Amalfi Coast (V)

Bomarzo - Monsters Garden (V)

Florence - Medici Chapels (V)
 

Vicenza - Palladio Villas (V)

Florence - Pitti Palace (V)

Rome - Galleria Borghese (V)
 

Ercolano (V)

Naples - Maschio Angioino (V)

Manarola and Cinque Terre (V)
 

Milan - La Scala Opera House (V)

Milan - Santa Maria delle Grazie Church and Cenacolo (V)

Mount Etna (V)
 

Noto - Baroque Architecture (V)

Otranto (V)

Florence - Piazza della Signoria (V)
 

Rome - Vittorio Emanuele Monument (V)

Florence - Ponte Vecchio (V)

Portofino (V)
 

Mount Vesuvius (V)

Ravello - Villa Cimbrone (V)

Rome - Roman Forum and Palatine (V)
 

Rome - Pincio (V)

Rome - Spanish Steps (V)

Monreale - Cattedrale (V)
 

Venice - Rialto Bridge and Grand Canal (V)

Mantua - Frescos in Gonzaga's Palaces (V)

Tivoli - Villa d'Este (V)
 

Tonnara of Scopello (V)

Florence - Uffizi Galleria (V)

Rome - Castel Sant'Angelo (V)
 

Rome - Navona Square (V)

Mantua - Palazzo Te (V)

Sardinia - Cala Goloritze (V)

Rome - Colosseum (V)

Venice - St. Mark Basilica and Doge's Palace (V)

Val d'Orcia - Villages and Farms (V)

Lucca - Walls and old town (V)

Reggio Calabria - Riace Bronzes (V)

Mount Cervino and Blue Lake (V)
 

Modena - Cathedral

Palermo - Palazzo dei Normanni

Valcamonica - Rock drawings

Lampedusa - Spiaggia dei Conigli
   
Ivory Coast


Yamoussoukro - Basilique Notre Dame de la Paix

Grand Bassam Beaches
 
Jamaica


Negril Beaches (V)

Dunn's River Falls (V)

Montego Bay - Doctor's Cave Beach (V)

Martha Brae River
   
Japan


Tokyo - Tsuki-ji Fish Market now moved to Toyosu (V)

Tokyo - Shibuya Crossing (V)

Kyoto - Kiyomizu  (V)
 

Nikko - Toshogu Shrine (V)

Kyoto - Gion (V)

Kyoto - Sanjusangendo Hall (V)
 

Tokyo - Asakusa Kannon Temple (V)

Tokyo - Akihabara (V)

Himeji Castle (V)
 

Ikaruga - Horyu-ji (V)

Osaka - Dotonbori (V)

Kamakura - Amida Buddha (V)
 

Fushimi - Fushimi-Inari Shrine (V)

Kyoto - Golden Pavilion Kinkaku-ji (V)

Kyoto - Nijo Castle (V)
 

Kyoto - Nishiki Market (V)

Mount Fuji (V)

Tokyo - Skytree Tower (V)
 

Nara - Todai-ji (V)

Osaka Castle (V)

Uji  - Byodo-in Temple (V)
 

Ushiku - Buddha Statue (V)

Hokkaido - Daisetsuzan National Park (V)

Hokkaido - Furano - Farm Tomita (V)

Arashiyama - Bamboo Grove (V)

Kyoto - Nishi Honga-ji (V)

Nara - Kasuga Taisha (V)

Kyoto - Chion-in Temple

Nakano - Jigokudani Monkey Park

Itsukushima - Torii Gate
Jersey


Gorey - Mont Orgueil Castle
   
Jordan


Jerash (V)

Amman - Citadel (V)

Dead Sea (V)
 

Wadi Rum (V)

Qasr Kharana and other Desert Castles (V)

Petra Ancient City (V)
Kazakhstan


Almaty - Central Mosque

Altyn Emel National Park

Charyn Canyon
 

Astana - Khan Shatyr

Astana - Palace of Peace

Astana - Baiterek Tower
 

Turkestan - Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Mausoleum

Karkaraly National Park
 
Kenya


Tsavo West National Park (V)

Masai Mara Reserve and Masai Villages (V)

Diani Beach (V)
 

Lake Nakuru (V)

Amboseli Savana (V)

Lamu Island
 

Mount Kenya National Park

Lake Turkana
 
Kiribati


Gilbert Islands - Abaiang Island

Line Islands - Kiritibati (Christmas) Island

Gilbert Islands - Tarawa Island
Kosovo


Pec Patriarchy (V)

Prizren Old Town (V)

Decani Monastery (V)
Kuwait


Kuwait City - Grand Mosque (V)

Kuwait City - Kuwait Towers (V)
 
Kyrgyzstan


Ala Archa National Park

Issyk Kul Lake

Yurt at Song Kul Lake
 

Karakol - Cathedral

Bishkek - Main Square

Lenin Peak
Laos


Luang Prabang - Wat Xien Thong (V)

Vientiane - Buddha Park (V)

Ethnic minorities villages in Mekong area (V)
 

Luang Prabang - Kuang Si Falls (V)

Vientiane - Pha That Luan (V)

Mekong River Cruise (V)
 

The Plain of Jars

Vang Vieng

Si Phan Don
Latvia


Riga - Old Town (V)

Sigulda -  Turaida Castle (V)

Gauja National Park
Lebanon


Baalbek (V)

Beit ed Dine - Emir Bechir Palace (V)

Anjar Ruins (V)
 

Jeita Grotto (V)

Beirut - Corniche (V) 
 
Lesotho


Semonkong Falls

Sehlabathebe National Park
 
Liberia


Sapo National Park
   
Libya


Cyrene

Ghadames Old Town

Leptis Magna
 

Sabratha

Tadrart Acacus
 
Liechtenstein


Vaduz - Old Town and Prince Castle (V)

Malbun and Nature on the Alps
 
Lithuania


Vilnius Old Town and Cathedral (V)

Vilnius - Gediminas Castle (V)

Trakai Island Castle
 

Curonian Spit
 
 
Luxembourg


Luxembourg - Old Town with The Grund and Fortress (V)

Esch-sur-Sure (V)

Vianden Castle (V)

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Note: while I visited all the sites shown in the pictures in this page with (V), not all the photos are mine (differently from the photos in the contries' reportages in this site that are all made by me); for some sites I took photos commonly available in the Internet. The reason is obvious: I started travelling in 1980, when you only had roll films of 24/36 shots, that you have to develop weeks later maybe discovering that the quality was not the one expected. So, if I involuntarily published some shots subject to copyright, I will remove them if proved; just inform me.
Last update: January  2024

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