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Where to Stay on Lake Como: Towns, Villas, and When to Go

  • Bellagio sits at the tip where Lake Como's three arms meet, which is why it turns up on every postcard and anchors the central boat network. — This picture belongs to Xavier Caré. Please credit : Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA. If you would like special permission to use, license, or purchase the image please contact me to negotiate terms. I'd appreciate if you could let me know about it or mail me ( xavier.carepm.me) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope., CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Varenna, on the eastern shore, keeps its train station, ferry pier, and restaurants within a short walk of each other. — Jmatazzoni, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Villa del Balbianello sits on a promontory near Lenno and is managed by the FAI trust; access can be limited, so book ahead. — Phyrexian, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Menaggio, on the western shore, is flatter and more spread out, with a real town center and good bus and boat links. — Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in Bali: Best Areas, Villas, and When to Go

  • Pura Luhur Uluwatu on the cliffs of the Bukit Peninsula, one of Bali's best-known sunset spots. — Juan Antonio Segal from Madrid, Spain, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The terraces at Tegallalang near Ubud, shaped by the subak system of cooperative irrigation. — Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The island's signature stay: a walled private villa with its own pool, often rented with a housekeeper and cook. — Matt @ PEK from Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The Kelingking headland on Nusa Penida, a fast-boat ride from Sanur. — Kresnanta, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in Comporta: Rice Fields, Wide Beaches, and When to Go

  • comporta — issue cover — Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The Comporta coast is a long run of wide Atlantic beach behind high dunes and pine, kept deliberately low and open. — augustoptm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The beach runs almost unbroken down this coast — dune, low pine, and open Atlantic, and very little else. — Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The Cais Palafitico da Carrasqueira, built by fishermen to reach their boats at any tide, is one of the last stilt piers of its kind. — Paulo Valdivieso from Lisboa, Portugal, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The cork-oak country of the Alentejo — the montado you drive through to reach the coast. — Kent Wang from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in Tulum: Beach Zone, Tulum Pueblo, or Aldea Zama

  • El Castillo on its cliff at the Tulum ruins, the image that draws most people to the town. — ironypoisoning, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The beach-road look: thatched cabanas in the palms, mostly running on generators and solar rather than the grid. — md. childress, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • A cenote near Tulum, cool clear groundwater in collapsed limestone. Most ban regular sunscreen. — Eduardo Manchon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The ten-kilometer beach road is easiest by bike in daylight; taxis across it are pricey. — Alfonzo Buscemi, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in Queenstown: Town, Lake Lodge, or Arrowtown

  • queenstown — issue cover — Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Queenstown sits on a bay of Lake Wakatipu, with the Remarkables rising straight out of the water across from the town. — Σ64, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Arrowtown's imported oaks and sycamores turn through April and May, the reason many visitors time a Queenstown trip to the southern autumn. — Vera & Jean-Christophe from Europe, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The lakeshore road to Glenorchy runs about 46 kilometres to the head of the lake, then gives way to gravel toward Paradise and the Dart valley. — Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  • Gibbston, along the Kawarau gorge about twenty-five minutes from town, is Queenstown's nearest wine country and is planted mostly in Pinot Noir. — Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) Photo portfolio, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in Cape Town: Neighborhoods, Hotels and When to Go

  • Table Mountain stands over central Cape Town and Table Bay. The whole city takes its bearings from it. — Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The City Bowl seen from Signal Hill, ringed by the mountain and the bay. — Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Camps Bay, on the Atlantic Seaboard, under the Twelve Apostles ridge. — Lettkow, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • African penguins at Boulders Beach, near Simon's Town on the False Bay coast. — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in Aspen: Town, Snowmass, or Down-Valley, and When to Go

  • The Maroon Bells above Maroon Lake, a short drive from Aspen and among the most photographed mountains in North America; the road is reservation-only in season. — Juan Esclusa, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Aspen Mountain rises straight above the town grid; you can ride the Silver Queen Gondola from a block off the main street. — Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • One lift ticket covers all four mountains; together they hold terrain for every level, from first-timer greens to steep bowls. — This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright protection. It may only be used according to the rules mentioned here. This specifically excludes use in social media, if applicable terms of the licenses listed here not appropriate. Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved.Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author.Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Summer is a full season here: hiking, rivers, and music, with cool air up high and none of the holiday-week crush. — Robert M. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in St. Barths: Beaches, Villas, and When to Go

  • Gustavia harbour, the island's one real town and the gathering point for the New Year superyacht season. — David Broad, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Shell Beach, a short flat walk from the centre of Gustavia and one of the few beaches you can reach on foot from town. — David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The approach into St Jean. Only small STOL aircraft use the short runway, and only in daylight. — Mike Schinkel, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Colombier, at the northwest tip, reached only by a footpath or a boat, with no services once you arrive. — David Broad, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in the Maldives: Resorts, Guesthouses, Atolls, and Transfers

  • A resort island and its lagoon from the air, the Maldives most travelers picture. — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Seaplanes reach the mid-distance atolls but fly only in daylight. — Pb1791, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • An overwater villa with steps into the lagoon, usually the priciest room category. — Matheenfaiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • A manta ray seen while snorkeling; in Hanifaru Bay scuba is banned and numbers are capped. — Tchami, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in Big Sur: The Coast Road, the Inns, and October

  • Bixby Creek Bridge, completed in 1932, about thirteen miles south of Carmel; the pullout at its north end is one of the most photographed spots on the coast. — Robin Férand, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • McWay Falls in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park drops onto the beach of a turquoise cove; a short overlook trail is as close as visitors can get. — King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Highway 1 threads the whole coast on two narrow lanes; the drive between the sights is much of the experience. — Terry Lucas, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Pfeiffer Beach, reached by a narrow side road, is known for its purple-tinted sand and the offshore arch of Keyhole Rock. — Michal Cierniak, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in Tuscany: Val d'Orcia, Chianti, and When to Go

  • The cypress-lined roads of the Val d'Orcia, a UNESCO landscape south of Siena, are the view most people carry of rural Tuscany. — kuhnmi, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Montalcino sits under a 14th-century fortress and gives its name to Brunello, the region's most serious red. — The original uploader was Type17 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Chianti Classico, sealed with its black rooster, comes from the vineyard hills strung between Florence and Siena. — dog4aday, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Pienza was rebuilt in the 15th century as a model Renaissance town; today it is known equally for its pecorino cheese. — Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in Mykonos: Town, Beach, or the Quiet North

  • mykonos — issue cover — Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The Kato Mili windmills above Chora, the island's best-known silhouette. — Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Little Venice, on the southwest edge of Chora, where the old houses sit straight above the water. — Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Platis Gialos, one of the broad, organised south-coast beaches that stay swimmable when the meltemi is up. — 7777777kz, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The Terrace of the Lions on Delos, a half-hour boat ride from the Old Port and best walked before the midday heat. — ftrc, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in Santorini: Villages, Caldera Views, and When to Go

  • Red Beach near Akrotiri, backed by iron-red volcanic cliffs. — LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Oia at dusk — the classic caldera view Santorini is known for. — User:Anna.Tsolidou, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • A blue-domed church on the caldera rim at Firostefani, a short walk from Fira. — Mstyslav Chernov, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Assyrtiko vines trained into low basket shapes, called kouloura, in the island's volcanic soil. — ArticCynda, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay on the Amalfi Coast: Towns, Hotels, and When to Go

  • Positano, the town most travelers picture when they think of the Amalfi Coast. — Eric Hossinger, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Amalfi Cathedral, the Duomo di Sant'Andrea, at the top of its staircase in Amalfi. — Bernard Gagnon, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The SS163, the Amalfi Drive, links every town along the coast. — Tracey Hind from Aups, France, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The gardens of Villa Rufolo in Ravello, high above the coast. — Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in Provence: Luberon Villages, Cities, and When to Go

  • Roussillon is built on ochre; the cliffs and many of the houses run red, orange, and gold. — Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The Valensole plateau usually peaks from late June into early July; the higher Sault plateau runs weeks later. — decar66 from Aix-en-Provence, France, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The Arenes d'Arles still stands in the middle of town and still hosts events, nearly two thousand years on. — PierreSelim, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Gordes, stacked up its rock face in the Luberon, is the view most people picture when they think of Provence. — Astronautilus, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in Kyoto: Neighborhoods, Ryokan, and When to Go

  • The Yasaka Pagoda over the old streets of Higashiyama, the district many first-timers choose as a base. — Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Kiyomizu-dera in November, when the maples turn and the crowds arrive with them. — Moyan Brenn from Italy, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The torii gates at Fushimi Inari climb the mountain; go at dawn and you can nearly have them to yourself. — PLBechly, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • A canal-side lane in Gion, where wooden machiya houses and teahouses still line the street. — MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in Udaipur: Lake Palaces, Havelis, and When to Go

  • The City Palace along the east bank of Lake Pichola, the view the whole city bends around. — Hirumon, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The Taj Lake Palace on the island of Jag Niwas, reached only by the hotel boat. — Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Jag Mandir, the second island palace on Lake Pichola, a stop on the daytime boats. — Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The wall of Kumbhalgarh, one of the longest in the world, a day trip north of the city. — Varada Phadkay, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in Marrakech: Riads, Neighborhoods, and When to Go

  • A riad turns away from the street. The life of the house is the courtyard, open to the sky. — Mike Prince from Bangalore, India, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The Jardin Majorelle toward Gueliz, painted in the deep blue that carries Jacques Majorelle's name. — Viault, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The High Atlas begins less than two hours from the medina. — Mounir Neddi, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Jemaa el-Fnaa at dusk, the square the whole old city bends around. — Richard Allaway, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in St. Moritz: Villages, Hotels, When to Go

  • St. Moritz stands above its own lake, which freezes solid enough in deep winter to carry horse racing and polo. — Alps, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  • Badrutt's Palace, at the top of the Via Serlas in St. Moritz Dorf, is the hotel most tied to the town's image. — Kecko from Switzerland (Rheintal SG), CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Corviglia, reached by funicular from the Dorf, rises to Piz Nair at around 3,057 metres. — Murdockcrc, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The Albula line to St. Moritz, part of the UNESCO-listed route, crosses the Landwasser Viaduct on the way up. — Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Where to Stay in Myrtle Beach: The Grand Strand, When to Go, and Getting Around

  • Myrtle Beach sits at the built-up centre of the Grand Strand, a roughly 60-mile run of connected beach towns on the South Carolina coast. — Loadmaster (David R. Tribble) This image was made by Loadmaster (David R. Tribble). Email the author: David R. Tribble Also see my personal gallery at Google Photos, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The Myrtle Beach boardwalk runs about 1.2 miles between the 14th Avenue and 2nd Avenue piers, past the 187-foot SkyWheel, at the busy centre of the Grand Strand. — U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Louis L. Rivers, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  • Brookgreen Gardens, near Murrells Inlet, sets the largest collection of American figurative sculpture in formal gardens laid out on former rice plantations. — Photo: Doug Coldwell Statue: Bryant Baker (1881-1970) [1][2], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Huntington Beach State Park, across US-17 from Brookgreen Gardens, keeps an undeveloped beach, salt marsh, and some of the best birding in the state. — DogsRNice, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in Rio de Janeiro: Neighbourhoods, Beaches, and When to Go

  • Sugarloaf stands at the mouth of Guanabara Bay; the beach neighbourhoods of the Zona Sul run south from here along the ocean. — Wilfredor, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Ipanema is calmer than Copacabana and holds the city's best run of restaurants; its beach ends beneath the twin peaks of Dois Irmãos. — MTur Destinos, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  • Christ the Redeemer stands on the Corcovado peak inside the Tijuca forest; go early on a clear morning, before the summit clouds over and the queues build. — Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The Selarón Steps run between Lapa and the hillside quarter of Santa Teresa — one of the easiest sights to reach on foot from the centre. — Donatas Dabravolskas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in Sedona: Red Rock Country, When to Go, and Getting Around

  • Cathedral Rock is the classic Sedona silhouette; the reflected view from Red Rock Crossing on Oak Creek is the one on the postcards. — Tomas Castelazo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Bell Rock rises beside the Village of Oak Creek, south of the Y, with easy, mostly flat pathways looping around its base. — https://sedona.org/, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The Chapel of the Holy Cross was built into the rock in the mid-1950s; it is free to enter and open daily. — Matthew P. Del Buono, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Oak Creek Canyon carries State Route 89A north toward Flagstaff, climbing through pine forest to the overlook on the rim. — Ray Redstone, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay in Valle de Guadalupe: Baja Wine Country, When to Go, and Getting Around

  • Valle de Guadalupe is a wide, dry valley of vineyards inland from Ensenada — Mexico's main wine country, laced with dirt roads between the wineries. — Liliana Saeb, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Wine grapes ripening on the vine; the reds and field blends are what the valley is known for. — Mark Weinberg, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Baja's wine country strings along Highway 3, the Ruta del Vino; pick three or four wineries and book ahead. — Tomas Castelazo, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The coast at La Bufadora, near Ensenada — the harbour city half an hour south of the valley, good for fish tacos and a night out in town. — panza.rayada, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay near Joshua Tree: The Desert Towns, When to Go, and Getting Around

  • The high Mojave half of Joshua Tree National Park, where the park's namesake trees grow among piled granite boulders; this is the country most visitors come to see. — Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Pioneertown began as a 1946 Western film set and is now a tiny base and a draw in its own right, a few miles up the road from Yucca Valley. — Mfield, Matthew Field, http://www.photography.mattfield.com, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The Cholla Cactus Garden, on Pinto Basin Road, marks where the high Mojave gives way to the lower Colorado desert. — Steven Lek, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The Integratron, a 1950s wooden dome in Landers, now hosts sound-bath sessions by reservation. — Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to Stay on Maui: The Coasts, When to Go, and Getting Around

  • Kāʻanapali on the west coast is the classic Maui resort beach — a long curve of sand backed by hotels, with the Black Rock headland for snorkeling at its north end. — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Wailea, on the sunny south coast, is the resort end of South Maui, with the same weather as the better-value condos up the road in Kīhei. — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Haleakalā's summit crater, just over 10,000 feet up; the sunrise here needs a vehicle reservation booked in advance through Recreation.gov. — Felipe Perez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • The Road to Hāna runs about sixty-four miles of curves and one-lane bridges through the windward rainforest — a full day out and back. — Jonathanking, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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