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Russia 🇷🇺, Dagestan, Irganai reservoir
The Irganai reservoir is an artificial water body created on the Avar Koisu River as a result of the construction of the hydroelectric power station of the same name.
This is one of the most beautiful places in Dagestan, represented by picturesque landscapes, an emerald water surface with majestic black rocks reflected in it.
The maximum depth of the Irganai reservoir is 100 m .
The coastline of the Irganai reservoir, which is about 43 km long, is heavily indented. The average width exceeds 500 m, the maximum is 1.5 km. The water surface area is 18.0 km2.
There are enough observation decks from where you can see the reservoir next to the reservoir. The most accessible sites are by the road and in villages along the northern shore. In one of the places on the highway there are places of recreation: cafes and tables where you can have a snack while admiring the magnificent view.
Canada 🇨🇦, Lake O'Hara
O'Hara is an unreal beauty lake located in the Canadian Yoho National Park (British Columbia). Surrounded on all sides by mountain peaks, O'Hara is constantly fueled by melting snow, which is why its waters have such a bright blue hue.
Lovers of amazing landscapes from all over the world come here to live in wooden houses on the shore. However, the Canadian authorities protect the natural beauty of this place in every possible way, so the number of tourists is strictly limited.
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Officially, you need to sign up for a bus tour to the lake several months in advance, and cottages on the shore are almost always sold out for six months in advance.
O'Hara and its surroundings are like the scenery for a fairy tale — murmuring streams, bizarre snowy mountains, majestic pines and sunlight breaking through the clouds.... The beauties of these places are literally created in order to be captured on canvases.
Germany 🇩🇪, Cologne Cathedral
The cult structure of impressive size ranks third in the list of the world's tallest Christian cathedrals and is included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites by three criteria at once. The building is unique and harmoniously integrated in its architectural appearance, it testifies to the steadfastness of the Christian faith and marks the highest, unsurpassed point of development of the Gothic style in Europe.
The main temple of the city is considered its main attraction and unofficial symbol. At the time of completion in 1880, the building was the tallest in the world.
The first mention of the laying of a Christian temple of enormous size dates back to 1248, and the construction was completed only in 1880.
The work was carried out taking into account the preserved medieval drawings. In total, the construction of the building lasted 632 years.
Italy 🇮🇹 , Dolomites, Puez-Geisler National Park (Italian name Odle)
The Odle di Funes massif with its famous peaks Sass Rigas and Furchetta protrude in the north of the park, the western peak of Sass Putia.
Together they call the peaks of Odle. Translated means "needles".
One of the features of these mountains is their ability to change color under the influence of sunlight, during sunrise or sunset. They can be pale orange or pink in hue. They are also called pale mountains because of the amazing reflection of the bright light of the moon.
The Dolomites are inhabited by a people who call themselves Ladins. They do not consider themselves Italians, even though they live in this state. The people speak Ladin, an interesting combination of adverbs, Italian and German words. Ladin people have their own national cuisine, traditions and customs. The people belong to the Romanesque type, there are about 35,000 Ladins in total, they also live in Switzerland.
Thailand 🇹🇭, Sukhothai
Sukhothai (เมืองสุโขทัย) is a city in Thailand, the ancient capital of the kingdom of the same name, the center of the province of the same name. The population is 80 thousand people. The city was founded in 1238 as a Khmer settlement. After a short time Sukhothai becomes the capital of an independent kingdom that has existed for 120 years.
The ruins of the ancient capital began to be restored after 1988, and now you can visit the Historical Park at a short distance from the new city. Sukhothai Historical Park on the site of the ancient capital is protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site 12 km from the city. The remains of about 200 temples of the period when Sukhothai was the capital are preserved in the park. Si Satchanalai Chaliang Historical Park on the site of the ancient city is located 30 km from the city along Highway 101, there are many impressive temples and palaces of the Sukhothai Kingdom period in the park.
Costa Rica 🇨🇷, Hotel-plane "Costa Verde"
On a cliff overlooking the rainforest, on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, in a picturesque place, next to macaques, toucans and other tropical inhabitants near Cuepos, the Costa Verde 3* airplane hotel is located, which is included in the list of the most unusual hotels in the world. It immediately became an attraction of Costa Rica.
The owners of the hotel gave birth to an old 1965 Boeing 727, which finished flying more than forty years ago and "moored" near the Manuel Antonio National Park. Such aircraft have long been in circulation and are not being produced.
The Costa Verde plane has a living room, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchenette, a dining hall, a separate entrance via a spiral staircase and a terrace with stunning views of the Pacific Ocean and tropical landscapes.
Of course, the Costa Verde Hotel is not limited to the Boeing 727. There are also bungalows, studio apartments, swimming pools, terraces on the territory.
Myanmar 🇲🇲, Pagan
Pagan is the ancient capital of the kingdom of the same name on the territory of modern Myanmar, the place where the kings of the Bagan dynasty built thousands of pagodas and temples in the XI—XIII centuries. It is located 145 km southwest of Mandalay. Archaeological excavations are carried out here.
Large temples are located in the old walled city, as well as outside it. The construction of the Ananda temple was started in 1091 by order of King Anawrahta. Ananda became a model for the construction of many temples. The sides of the central square are 53 m long and 10.7 m high, in the center of each side there is a huge portico with a peaked roof. Six gradually decreasing terraces are crowned with sikhs in the form of pine cones, a stupa stands in the center of the structure - its shape is repeated by four smaller stupas at the corners of the building. On a foggy morning, it seems as if a stupa lined with gold is floating in the air.
India 🇮🇳, Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is the most famous landmark of the country, located in Agra, on the banks of the Jamna River. The Taj Mahal is an incomparable ensemble consisting of a mausoleum palace, a mosque, a main gate, a guest house and a landscape park with an irrigation system. This complex was built by Padishah Shah Jahan as a last tribute to his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.
The story of love and happy family life of a noble couple lasted 18 years. During this time, Mumtaz Mahal gave her husband 13 children, but she could not survive the birth of the 14th child.
After the death of his wife, Shah Jahan spent a whole year in seclusion, aged and stooped during this time. In order to pay the last tribute to the love of Mumtaz Mahal, the Padishah decided to build a mausoleum palace, which has never been and will never be equal on Earth.
Brazil 🇧🇷, Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro
The Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro is a picturesque park and one of the ornaments of the Brazilian city. The 140-hectare green zone presents rich collections of flora from Brazil and other countries of the world. More than 6000 species of tropical and subtropical plants are grown here. It is noteworthy that only 40% of the garden area is cultivated, and the rest of the territory consists of a natural Atlantic forest. Since 1992, the natural landmark of Rio de Janeiro has received the status of a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
Walking along the alleys and paths of the Botanical Garden is very popular with residents of Rio and tourists. In addition to exotic plants and flowering flower beds, you can see historical and archaeological monuments in the garden. A large scientific center operates on the territory, which has the largest library of books on botany in the country – 32 thousand volumes.
Switzerland 🇨🇭, Izeltwald
Iseltwald is a picturesque, small town and is surrounded by Lake Brienne. The lake is not small at all, and after seeing the color, it is simply impossible to believe that such water actually exists. In the morning, the emerald-turquoise water glows from the sun's rays and you see yourself in mirror reflections, and in the evening swans swim on it.
Wanderers come to Iseltwald, fascinated by the village way of life and stay here for a few days. As soon as dawn flashes, they wake up to the chirping of birds, they settle down in the courtyard and leisurely enjoy breakfast. And after breakfast there are a lot of activities: go on a picnic, cool off from the spray of a mountain waterfall, explore the nearest routes by bike or, finally, wander around the village on foot.
France 🇫🇷, Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles is one of the French royal residences, which was built in the suburbs of Paris, the city of Versailles, in the XVII century. Today it is one of the most popular attractions not only in France, but also in the world.
The complex of the Palace of Versailles, which includes several more "small palaces" and a park, is the largest in Europe. Despite the splendor and size, the overall appearance of the Palace of Versailles is integral, it does not create a feeling of piling up elements and excess, which allowed it to become a model for other royal residences of the Renaissance. But Versailles itself became a symbol of excessive and irrational spending of public money during the peak of the absolute monarchy. This is why the palace is interesting, since it is unlikely that residences capable of eclipsing Versailles will appear anywhere in the near historical period.
Germany🇩🇪, The City of Dresden
Dresden is a city in East Germany, the capital of the federal state of Saxony. It is one of the most important cultural centers of the country and one of its largest cities, which is often called "Florence on the Elbe". Dresden is a city of amazing beauty, a pearl of the Baroque, an art center of European scale, almost destroyed during the Second World War and carefully restored again.
The city of Dresden is located on both banks of the Elbe River at the foot of the Ore Mountains. The highest peak of the neighborhood has a height of 384 meters. Nature is a hilly plain covered with forests and agricultural land. Interestingly, Dresden itself is a very green city. Parks and other green spaces occupy 60% of its area. The climate is temperate with some marine influence. Summer is warm, winter is cool, but mild with an average temperature of about zero. More than 600 mm of precipitation falls per year.
Belarus 🇧🇾, Nesvizh Castle
Nesvizh Castle is a fortification complex located in the Minsk region, in the city of Nesvizh, on a hill surrounded by picturesque lakes. Romantics and lovers of stories about knights do not have to go to Western Europe for fresh impressions: a bright representative of this fabulous era lurks very close – in Belarus. Nesvizh Castle is a unique architectural monument, which from time immemorial belonged to the greatest family of rulers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania – the Radziwills
The interior interiors of the castle, even after restoration, very accurately convey the boundless luxury and splendor of the daily life of the Radziwills. In the lobby, tourists are greeted by a grand staircase decorated with frescoes telling about the military glory of members of the famous family. Most of the halls of the Nesvizh Castle have capacious names that reflect the purpose of a particular room at the time when its founders lived here.
Turkey 🇹🇷, Amasra
The small Turkish town of Amasra is a wonderful place where you can not only bask in the southern sun and splash in the waves of the Black Sea, but also significantly diversify your knowledge of ancient history by admiring unique monuments.
This resort, not so popular among our compatriots, is in great demand among residents of Turkey and tourists from European countries. The charm of the town lies in the absence of a large number of vacationers, the presence of beautiful natural landscapes and unique attractions.
A small, extremely beautiful and ancient city is located on the northern rocky coast of Turkey. If you look at the map, you can see Amasra opposite the coast of Crimea. Part of the city is located on the mainland, and the other half is on the island of Boztepe. They are connected by a stone arch bridge built by the ancient Romans. From the shore you can see another island called Rabbit Island.
Russia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Dukkin Lakes
Dukka Lakes are one of the most visited in the vicinity of Arkhyz. Located at an altitude of 2,450 m.n.m., they are opened from the ice earlier than others, for example, Sofia, Zagedan, or lakes near the passes of the Abishira—Akhuba ridge, and later covered with snow, so you can walk here from the beginning of June to mid-October.
There is no "better" time to visit the lakes: in early summer, ice floes still float on the black surface of the lakes (and this is a passion, how beautiful), then meadows and rhododendrons begin to bloom along the shores, and at the end of September, the gorges acquire a bright, saturated yellow-orange color.
All lakes are filled with clear water with a pleasant, blue tint. Sometimes the color of the water surface becomes saturated blue, or even completely black. Standing by the shore, you can see the bottom down to each small pebble.
Norway
🇳🇴, Senya Island
Norwegians, if they want to admire the breathtaking landscapes and look at the ocean from the tops of the rocks, choose a trip to the island of Senya. The landscapes here are in no way inferior to Lofoten, and in many ways even surpass: the mountains are higher and sharper, and the photos will go beyond the banal angles.
Plus, the Senya is in the variety of local landscapes: if the western part of the island is rocky, with crazy peaks and walls of rocks resting on the open ocean, then the eastern part is more gentle, with hills, lakes, deer and a national park.
The hundred–kilometer Norwegian Scenic Route Senja runs through the entire western part of Senja - it is on it that all the main photo spots and wow spots are concentrated.
Only 7000 people live on the Senya permanently, and there are very few tourists here even in the highest season – therefore, the island will become a real paradise for introverts.
Australia 🇦🇺, Roebuck Bay
Roebuck Bay is a bay on the coast of the Kimberley region in Western Australia. Its entrance is bounded on the north by the city of Broome, and on the south by Capes Bush and Sandy. It is named after the ship HMS Roebuck when it explored the coast of Northwest Australia under the command of William Dampier in 1699.
Roebuck Bay is a colorful tropical sea bay with an area of 550 km2. The bay is "famous" primarily for its bright red-orange sandy beaches, with mangroves, which are partly located in the azure waters of the Indian Ocean.
This incredible contrast between the red rocks and the stunning blue sea will impress even the most sophisticated travelers. And the photographers will be even more delighted.
Saint Martin 🇧🇶 🇫🇷, Maho Beach
Maho Beach is notable for the fact that a giant passenger liner such as a Boeing 767 or Airbus A320 can fly over your head at a height of only a couple of tens of meters. And the plane can fly over the beach at any time of the day or night. As you know, planes flying over the beach are not an attraction for tourists at all. Flying over a small beach, the plane lands literally behind its fence.
The beach and the beginning of the landing strip are separated by a highway and a fence made of mesh. The airport, located just behind the beach, has a fairly limited strip with a length of only 2,300 meters and ends with Simpson Lagoon. This is a fairly short stretch for large aircraft.
It turns out such a narrow tie, surrounded by water, on which the plane should get. He has to descend as much as possible to land at the very beginning of the lane. Therefore, planes fly over the beach, almost clinging to the heads of tourists with their landing gear.
Austria🇦🇹, Eisriesenwelt cave
The name of the amazing Eisriesenwelt cave, located at an altitude of 1641 meters in the Austrian Alps, inside the Hochkogel mountain, means "the world of ice giants" in German.
This ice cave is the largest in the world: its length is 42 kilometers, its depth is 407 meters, and the volume of ice growths on its walls and arches exceeds 30 thousand cubic meters.
Numerous passages and labyrinths in the Hohkogel Mountain were formed under the influence of the Salzach River, which eroded limestone rocks for several millennia. And the ice walls of the cave are the result of melting snow in the Alps: the melted snow masses descended from the mountains and accumulated in the cave, gradually turning into ice.
The path to the entrance to the cave is no less interesting for tourists. At the entrance to the cave there is a magnificent view of the Alps.
Scotland 🏴, Dunrobin Castle
Dunrobin Castle is deservedly considered one of the most majestic and beautiful castles in Europe.
This is a magnificent mansion in the Sutherland district, which, in turn, is located in the north of the Highlands on the east coast of Scotland. It is the seat of the Earls of Sutherland and the Sutherland Clan.
Most of the modern building was built by Sir Charles Barry, architect of the Palace of Westminster in London, and dates back to 1845. The result is a beautiful castle in the style of the French Renaissance, surrounded by beautiful parks and gardens, but in the courtyard you can see the preserved elements of the original medieval castle.
The castle has 189 rooms, making it the largest house in the Highlands.
The first mention of a castle built on this site dates back to 1401. Probably this castle was built on the site of an older fortification , from the top of which you can monitor the surroundings.
France 🇫🇷, the Garden of Emotions
Les Jardins d'Étretat are neo—futuristic gardens on top of the Alabaster Coast, one of the wonders of Normandy, whose natural ensemble is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
In this garden, the beauty of the entire coast of Etretat is celebrated: plants turn into rocks and merge with the coastline of the horizon, and the collection of modern art that complements the idea of the garden opens up new ways of perceiving the surrounding world.
In 2019, the Garden of Emotions won one of the prestigious European awards, the European Garden Award in the nomination "The best restoration of a Historical Garden".
Sculptures made of a mixture of polyester resin and aluminum powder represent a wide palette of feelings. The artist captured the reflection of the most unpredictable and unexpected emotions: the expectation of a kiss or discontent, guessed in the pout, fatigue or satisfaction, pain or pleasure.
Iceland 🇮🇸, Blue Lagoon Lake
One of the most famous and popular thermal springs in Iceland is the Blue Lagoon Lake. It is located 40 km from Reykjavik and 23 km from Keflavik Airport on the Reykjavik Peninsula, part of which is protected by UNESCO as a national park. This place attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world every year.
The peninsula is characterized by geological activity: there are several thermal springs, there are open manifestations of volcanic activity, and the landscape of the peninsula is endless fields of frozen lava covered with rare vegetation and mosses.
The landscape that surrounds the Blue Lagoon was formed in 1226 after the grand eruption of the Eldborg volcano.
All electricity on the peninsula is generated by power plants that use the energy of thermal springs, and the Blue Lagoon Lake was formed next to one of these power plants.
Great Britain🇬🇧, Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle has been the current country residence of the British monarchs for nine centuries and is regarded as an unshakable symbol of the royal power of Great Britain. It is considered the oldest and largest residential castle in the world. It was inhabited by 39 kings and queens, along with their families and court retinue. It was visited by representatives of famous families, crowned heads of state and government, famous political figures.
The castle complex includes the royal palace, fortress walls with towers and entrance gates, several internal buildings and buildings. The territory is more than 52 thousand square meters . m is divided into courtyards: Upper, Lower and Central, marked by a Round tower rising on a hill. The fortress is surrounded by terraces and parks, nearby is Windsor Forest, which has long been used as a hunting ground.
Namibia🇳🇦, Kolmanskop
Kolmanskop is a long–abandoned city in Namibia. Founded by German colonists during the diamond boom at the beginning of the last century, the place has existed for less than half a century. Now the Kolmanskop is a popular attraction among foreign tourists, reminding of the frailty of modern civilization. Usually travelers come here as part of a tour of national parks and neighboring ghost towns, since an hour-and-a-half excursion with a photo session to get acquainted with the half-buried Kolmanskop is quite enough
Popularity returned to the city at the beginning of the XXI century, when the tourist industry of Namibia began to develop rapidly. The authorities quickly carried out cosmetic repairs of the most preserved objects of Kolmanskop, restored the casino and gym, cleared the sand rubble if possible.
Russia🇷🇺, Altai, Chuya River
The Chuya River is a large and fast tributary of the Katun River, and an interesting route for rafting. The pool covers a total of 11,200 kilometers, and the length is 320 kilometers.
Not only the steppe is named after the river, but also the largest road in the Altai Mountains — the Chuisky Tract. In the area of 713 km of the highway, you can visit the confluence of the two main rivers of Altai, Chui and Katuni.
Here, a fascinating sight appears before the eyes of a tourist, as the waters of the turquoise Katun connect with the turbid milky waters of Chuya. In order to see this, a special observation deck is organized 500 m from the highway on a hill, to which a road is laid directly from the highway.
Also, the Chuya River is notable for meanders. Meanders, or bends, are the places where the river winds. It may seem strange, but the reasons for the formation of bends have not yet been fully clarified.
USA 🇺🇸, Monument Valley
Monument Valley is the territory of the Navajo National Park, located at the junction of the states of Utah and Arizona, is part of the Colorado Plateau
The status of a cult attraction in the USA and the picturesque Monument Valley gained worldwide fame thanks to the classic westerns of John Ford, who began shooting his films against the background of red rocks and sands since the 1930s.
The height of the valley floor ranges from 1500 to 1800 meters, the area of the territory is about 600 square kilometers. In the process of weathering and soil erosion, the soft upper layer of sedimentary rocks was destroyed, as a result, only sandstone remnants of rocks remained on the surface. The red color of geological formations is explained by iron oxide in the mineral composition of sandstone.
Monument Valley is characterized by a desert climate — cold winters and hot summers. During the winter months, snow may fly by, but no stable cover is formed.
Croatia 🇭🇷, The City Of Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a city located in the south-east of Croatia, in Dalmatia, on the shores of the Adriatic Sea. Tourists remember Dubrovnik with its red terracotta roofs, marble squares, secluded monasteries and majestic walls - 25 meters high. According to UNESCO, it is one of the most beautiful European cities: Dubrovnik is second only to Venice and Amsterdam. It is called the "pearl of the Adriatic"
The coast of the city looks fabulous: bays, golden beaches, rocks and lush greenery. The surroundings are filled with the aroma of pine trees, cypresses, fragrant lemons and tangerines. Palm trees and cacti are found on the hillsides. Exotic plants are displayed in local squares and parks. Once they were brought to Dubrovnik by captains from different parts of the world. Part of this treasure is collected in the arboretum, located 12 km from Dubrovnik.
Germany 🇩🇪, Rakotzbruck Bridge
The extraordinary fascinating beauty of the bridge can be seen in one of the ancient palace arboretums in Germany. For more than a century, this ideal semicircular structure, created from basalt columns, amazes people with its geometry, giving rise to incredible legends shrouded in mysticism and superstition, and not only ancient ones.
It is the main attraction of the small Saxon town of Gablenz, in Germany. Back in 1844, Friedman Herman Retschke decided to set up an amazing English-style park on the shore of Lake Rakoff with beautiful bridges, alleys, mysterious grottoes, pyramids and artificial rocks. To implement such unusual plans, basalt slabs had to be imported from Switzerland and Bohemia, because there was no such rock in these places. And when there was a need to build a ferry across the lake located in the Kromlau Park, it was this stone that became the main building material.
Portugal 🇵🇹, Nazare
In the town of Nazare on the west coast of Portugal, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, you can see both a relaxed beach holiday and the biggest waves in the world.
In summer, the small resort town of Nazare is a classic tourist attraction of the country. Tourists bask in the gentle sun, swim in the Atlantic Ocean. In general, the usual serene rest.
In winter, everything changes dramatically. Beach tourists are replaced by extreme and lovers of unusual natural phenomena. During this period, you can observe the formation of giant waves that hit the coast almost at arm's length. This phenomenon, incredible in its power and amazing in its beauty, attracts both travelers and the most desperate surfers.
The creator of the giant waves was the atypical relief of the ocean floor near the city of Nazare, in particular the underwater Northern Canyon of Nazare. This depression in the bottom surface reaches almost to the shore, forming a kind of springboard for ocean waves.
UAE, Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed Mosque
The Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and one of the 6 largest and most beautiful mosques in the world. The mosque in Abu Dhabi is named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and first president of the UAE, who is next to it. Among the guests and residents of the capital of the Emirates, this is one of the most visited places.
The Sheikh Zayed Mosque, opened in 2007, covers an area of 12 hectares. Its size allows to accommodate about 41,000 believers. The main prayer hall can accommodate up to 7,000 people.
A visit to the mosque is available to everyone, regardless of faith. Tourists have been allowed to enter the territory of the Muslim shrine since March 2008. When visiting, it should be noted that the dress code is observed on the territory, according to which entry is not possible in clothes with open shoulders, knees, with uncovered head (for women).