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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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