Cudillero, Spain

Cudillero, on the Bay of Biscay, is one of Spain’s most beautiful fishing villages, centered around a tiny harbor bursting with seafood-centric restaurants and ship captains hoisting in their daily catch.

Eger, Hungary

Few travelers justify the 100 miles it takes to get from Budapest to Eger, but the historic town in northern Hungary is worth the journey.

Shirakawa, Japan

The amount of snow that often blankets this historic mountain village (35 feet a year) has long kept Japan’s remote Shogawa river valley relatively unknown.

Beaune, France

A stroll through this walled town is a great way to take in the city’s historic architecture, which spans multiple periods from medieval to pre-Roman.

Maribor, Slovenia

Spring and summer are beautiful seasons for strolling the pedestrian-only streets, especially around the Lent quarter and medieval Old Town.

Gasadalur, Faroe Islands

Visiting this isolated, cliffside village on Vagar (and its nearby waterfall, which plunges into the sea) has become a rite of passage for landscape photographers.

Bayreuth, Germany

Today, the town remains a cultural powerhouse, now most famously home to an annual festival centered around the operas of German composer Richard Wagner.

Bibury, England

English artist and novelist William Morris once referred to Bibury, a hilly town in the heart of the Cotswolds, as “the most beautiful village in England.”!