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Italy » Aosta Valley Fénis Castle is one of the most iconic and best-preserved medieval castles in the Aosta Valley of the northwestern Italian Alps. Located in the small town of Fénis, about 13 km east of the regional capital of Aosta, the castle sits atop a gentle hill rather than a more fortified rocky outcrop. |
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Peru » PER Alpamayo, also known as Shuyturaju, is one of the most striking peaks in the Cordillera Blanca range of the Peruvian Andes. The Alpamayo Stream originates northwest of the peak. Mountaineers from around the world have failed in their attempts to conquer the treacherous Alpamayo. Located in the heart of Huascaran National Park, it is often described as the most beautiful mountain in the world. |
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New Zealand » South Island Rakiura National Park is a nature reserve located on Stewart/Rakiura Island, New Zealand. Rakiura is a wonderland with pristine ecosystems and habitats. From dense coastal rainforests and freshwater wetlands to vast sand dunes and granite mountain ranges, the park offers fantastic opportunities to admire native wildlife and unspoiled landscapes. |
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Italy » Rome Built in the latter half of the first century AD, the Domitian Royal Ramp was a vast underground passageway connecting the Roman Forum, the city's political and administrative center, with the center of power, the Imperial Palace. Essentially, it was the path leading up to the emperor's residence. |
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Alabama » Tuscaloosa County Tuscaloosa County is located in the northwest-central part of the state of Alabama, United States, and is the region's commercial, educational, industrial, healthcare, and recreational center. It is one of the oldest counties in Alabama. According to the 2020 census, the county had a population of 227,036. The county seat and largest city is Tuscaloosa. |
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Australia » NSW The 665-meter-long Sea Cliff Bridge is a prominent highlight along the Grand Pacific Drive. This route stretches 140 km along the coast from Royal National Park, Loftus to Nowra. The bridge has become an icon for the people of Wollongong and around the world, once again welcoming visitors annually to this picturesque coastal road. |
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Israel » ISR Soreq Cave is a stunning geological phenomenon with fascinating stalactites and stalagmites. It is the only stalactite cave in Israel, renowned for its dense concentration of these formations. The cave is located on the western slope of the Judean hills – about 12 miles west of Jerusalem. Soreq Cave has many rock formations created by the deposition of water through cracks in the cave ceiling. |
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Croatia » HRV Pelješac is a peninsula in southern Dalmatia in Croatia. It is part of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and is the second largest peninsula in Croatia. The rocks, the vegetation, the clumps of pine and cypress trees—everywhere there is a sense of permanence. On the hills above the sea, abandoned villas and gardens, walls and stone pillars lie crumbling in the sun. |