Until a warm spring comes with green grass and birds singing, while it is raining outside and slush is squishing under your feet, it is best to sit at home in the evening with gazetteer and draw up maps of their travels for the near future. After all, there are places in this world that you must definitely visit during your life. Turist.ru offers its top ten places, without visiting which, one can consider life wasted in vain ...
1 the Egyptian pyramids and the Great Sphinx
You don't need to go to Egypt to spend your entire vacation, lounging in the sun and not leaving your hotel. Being close to one of the Seven Wonders of the World and not visiting it is bad manners for any self-respecting tourist. Therefore, feet in hands and forward - to admire the stone "man-lion". It is not necessary to go around each of the tombs of the pharaohs, but three of them are a must.
A complex of structures included in the list of the most famous sights the ancient world, located on the outskirts of Cairo, in the city of Giza. It includes the great pyramids of Pharaoh Khafre, his son Cheops and great-grandson Mikerin and, of course, the mysterious Great Sphinx. Previously it was believed that it was carved from one huge stone. The Arabic name for the Sphinx - Abul-Gol - means “Father of Horror”.
2.The volcanic island of Santorini, Greece 
Most south island The Cyclandic ridge of the Aegean Sea is essentially the remnant of a volcano. Many continue to believe that this is Atlantis itself, or rather, the wreckage of an island that has sunk under the water. Santorini is a group of five islands: the largest and main one is Thira and small Terasia, Staraya Kameni and Novaya Kameni. The group also includes the uninhabited Aspronisi, with an area of only 0.1 sq. km.
Over the past 20 years, the rocky island has become one of the main tourist centers Greece. The dream of many tourists to this day remains to arrange walk through the villages of Santorini, built up with dazzling white houses and churches, and then relax on the multi-colored beaches of the pearl of the Aegean: red, black and even white. Where else can you see such natural wonders? Besides, they say that Santorini has the most beautiful sunset in the world ...
3 Stonehenge, England
Stonehenge is a world famous stone monument located in the Salisbury Plain in England. In total, the circular building includes 30 stone blocks, each weighing 25 tons, 5 huge so-called triliths, fifty-ton stones, as well as 82 five-ton megaliths. Scientists suggest that all these triliths and megaliths were built by those who lived in the British Isles in 3100 BC. NS. tribes to observe two planets: the Sun and the Moon. However, Stonehenge served not only as a current telescope, but also served as a burial place, as evidenced by numerous burial grounds.
Stonehenge still remains an unsolvable mystery, although as a result of many years of research, many facts are already known to us. So, it was found that the material for the construction of the complex was delivered from quarries located more than 300 meters from the construction site. There is only a little left to know: why did the ancient people need to make so much effort to build a long-lived Stonehenge?
4.Italy 
You can talk about Italy for hours. This modern country with deep Roman Catholic roots is of interest to tourists in any weather at any time of the year. In the north, near the Alps and the Po plains, there are industrial cities. Milan is known not only as the capital of Lombardy, but also as the trade center of Italy, and also the center of the world's haute couture. The historic city of Bergamo, divided into two districts, is located 50 km from the capital. Bergamo Basso and Bergamo Alto (the so-called two parts of the city) are located opposite each other and separated by a fortress wall. Unlike the modern Basso district, Bergamo Alto has retained the inviolable spirit of the old town.
Venice and Verona have long been considered the pride of the northeast of Italy. These are some of the most romantic places on the planet. Lovers of good wine should definitely stop by one of the most famous regions of Italy - Piedmont, which gained fame thanks to the dense noble Barolo and Barbaresco, made from the Nebbiolo grape variety. There are numerous excursions in Turin that will satisfy any wine gourmet. Countless contemporary art museums, bookstores and music fairs have established Turin as one of Italy's leading cultural cities. The coastal region of Liguria is another topic for a separate discussion.
The Riviera del Palma is in no way inferior to its azure French counterpart. The coastal regions, the countryside, the mild climate and old cities like Genoa are so enchanting that it is simply impossible not to visit this wonderful place. Lunigiana, Albenga and Ceriale deserve special attention. True gourmets will appreciate the culinary capital of Italy, Emilia-Romagna. In the homeland of Giuseppe Verdi, you can taste balsamic sauce, Parma ham, hand-rolled pasta, salami, truffles, honey from the slopes of the Apennines and other works of art that can conquer even the most discerning gourmets.
Located between the valleys of the Reno and Savena rivers, Bologna, “La Grassa”, as the Italians call it, along with Ravenna is of value to tourists for the wealth of monuments of early Christian and Byzantine architecture, and above all of monumental decorative painting. Also, do not forget about the resort town of Rimini, located on the Adriatic coast. And if all of Italy resembles the outline of a boot, then Tuscany should become its pearl buckle. The Tuscan regions are considered some of the most mesmerizing in all of Italy.
It seems that a lifetime will not be enough to get around all the alleys with historical architecture. eternal city Rome. The capital of Italy is decorated with numerous buildings, palaces and churches of the Renaissance, various staircases and fountains scattered throughout the city. And lovers of active leisure will definitely enjoy the hike to the Dolomites, stretching from Austria to northern Italy up to Lake Garda.
5. Lake Loch Ness, Scotland
Many legends fell to the share of the long-suffering lake, and they are all composed about a certain monster Nessie, who chose this place. The Loch Ness Monster Museum of the same name was even built on the shore of the lake. Therefore, there is no limit to those wishing to contemplate the mythical creature. Although there are true connoisseurs of beauty who come to the lake for aesthetic pleasure.
A large and deep freshwater lake stretches 37 km from Fort William to Inverness and connects West Coast Scotland from the east. Loch Ness occupies a leading position among other lakes in terms of volume, and its depth reaches 230 meters. In a word, peace and quiet, after all, the monster's lip is not stupid ...
6. Pyramids of the Sun and Moon, Teotihuacan 
Despite the fact that they were not included in the list of the seven wonders of the world, the Teotihuacan pyramids are the greatest structure in the entire American continent, deserving special attention. Once in this small town in the valley, life was in full swing, but in 750 A.D. NS. due to drought, it became empty. And the city, once found by itinerant Aztecs, was named Teotihuacan - the place where people become gods. And the true history of the city with its founders, civilization and language has sunk into the mists of time.
The Pyramid of the Sun has a height of 64.5 meters, which is two times lower than the Great Egyptian one, and is the key structure of the complex. More recently, in 1971, archaeologists discovered a staircase leading to a cave directly below the pyramid itself. It turned out that the staircase leading to the top is mirrored by a staircase going deep underground into a 103-meter tunnel.
7. Incan Ruins - Machu Picchu, Peru
The lost city, floating in the kingdom of clouds, rises in the Andes at an altitude of 2,280 meters on a steep slope above the valley of the "River of the Sun" Urubamba. Literally translated, the "old peak" is also called " lost city Inca ”, who built it and left less than a century later. During the long years of loneliness, the city disappeared into the jungle, and only in 1911, Hiram Bingham decided on an expedition to the Peruvian Andes. In the valley of the Urubamba River, he met a farmer who led him to the ruins of Incan, the only area of Machu Picchu that had not been looted and destroyed during the previous four centuries.
Why the Incas chose to settle in such an inaccessible place high above the earth is unknown. One of the scientists' hypotheses on this score is the relative proximity to the sun. The town, designed for about a thousand people, has a large number of religious buildings, including the so-called Temple of the Sun. Built on the rocks, it is somewhat reminiscent of a condor's nest. From here, the Incas kept an accurate observation of the position of the sun, which was very important for carrying out mystical rituals. The semicircular wall of the temple hides a huge altar with many potholes, which is quite consistent with the place of sacrifice.
Another small cave served as an observatory for the Incas, and the ritual religious bathing, according to scientists, was carried out in one of the 16 baths of the waterfall, from which, possibly, sacred water flowed for the tribe. But, despite such an abundance of architecture, the holy of holies of Machu Picchu - the highest point of the city, Intihuatan - "a place that the sun favors." Its heart is a ritual stone resembling a sundial, with which the priests determined the time of day, calculated the months and years. Although no one knows for sure exactly how the stone helped them in this.
To visit such an inaccessible place is an honor for any tourist. Indeed, in the past, it was almost impossible to get to the city of the Incas. A narrow paved road led to it, which ran along terrifying precipices and precipices. On one side of the village, a drawbridge was thrown over the abyss, and on the other, southeastern, unprotected sheer cliffs, walls were erected five meters high and one meter thick. And all the surrounding hills were equipped with watchtowers.
8. Golden Pavilion, Japan 
It is impossible not to notice the pavilion: it is completely covered with gold. Shining in the sunlight, the Golden Pavilion, or Kinkakuji, resembles a beautiful box made of precious stone... It was built in 1397 at the behest of the shogun Yoshimitsu, and here he spent the last years of his life, having lost all interest in the political life of the country.
But after the shogun's death, in accordance with his wishes, his villa was converted into a temple. Each of the three floors is built in different architectural styles and is designed for different activities... The first (Hosuyin) is made in the Japanese shinden-zukuri style, which was used mainly in the construction of palaces and houses of aristocrats. For the second floor (Choonkaku), the architect chose the buke-zukuri (samurai style) style. And the upper, third, (Kukyo) is built according to the harsh canons of Zen architecture. Thus, the shogun used the rooms on the ground floor as a reception hall for business negotiations. On the second floor, the interior decoration of which had a distinctly Chinese character, musical evenings and tea ceremonies were held. And the third floor of the pavilion, which consisted of only one room with sliding doors and bell-shaped windows, served as the shogun's personal prayer room with statues of the Buddha and the bodhisattvas accompanying him, obligatory for such premises. The roof ridge of the pavilion was decorated with a gilded bronze phoenix.
But fate decreed that the Pavilion could not survive to this day: in 1950, a distraught monk set it on fire. True, five years later, an exact copy of the Golden Pavilion was recreated at the site of the conflagration. In addition to the copy, tourists will be interested to look at other originals for which Kyoto is famous: the Silver Pavilion, Kiyomizu temples, the Ryoanji temple rock garden, the Nijo shogun castle or the old imperial palace Gosho.
9. Bimini: the road to Atlantis
For many years now, an unknown structure made of stone, located right in the depths of the sea near the Bahamas, has haunted anyone. The famous American psychic Edgar Cays predicted that the lost continent of Atlantis would still remind of itself and appear in the Bahamas around 1968-1969. Indeed, in 1968, pilots were able to photograph the amazing stone structures underwater near the Bahamas. Someone claims to have even seen pyramids on the seabed, but one thing is certain - a semi-mystical structure exists and even has the name Bimini Road. It consists of two parallel tracks paved with stone slabs. The Bimini road is located at a depth of three to nine meters, but thanks to the perfectly transparent water, it is perfectly visible from the sea surface. The stone path is about 500 meters long and about 90 meters wide.
If romantics fully support the opinion of psychics, then skeptics are inclined to believe that Bimini is nothing more than the result of natural activity to create a bizarre image from located rocks and reefs. Perhaps you should take a look yourself at the mythical road connecting the real world with fiction?
10. Iceland 
Iceland was settled in the 9th century by Norse Vikings. The first inhabited city was Reykjavik, which to this day concentrates the largest part of the island's population. Reykjavik has a noisy night life, and during the day he captures tourists with his architectural monuments and excursions to the surrounding countryside: Thingvellir, Gulfos, etc. For nature lovers, Iceland is a real find. People go there to see smoking volcanoes, geysers and waterfalls, colorful lava fields and glaciers, touch icebergs and see whales. Every word here echoes many times, and everywhere there are blue skies, water and ice, and in spring and summer there is an unimaginable amount of greenery and flowers. The only thing that Iceland lacks is the forests that disappeared from the island after the Norwegian deforestation and volcanic eruptions.
Tourism in Iceland thrives mainly in the summer, but there is a lot to see in the winter as well. Iceland, adjacent to the island of Greenland, covers an area of 103 thousand square meters. km., 11.8 thousand sq. km. of which are covered with glaciers. Therefore, in winter on the island, a tourist will certainly find himself an interesting and useful activity. For example, you can stay in Hofn, a town convenient for exploring Iceland's largest glacier. Still, it would be preferable to look into the distant Hoffell, which is located directly at the very beginning of the glacier.
The stars are reflected and this place is made for romance. So it is - here you need to enjoy each other, however, the glow is explained by the bioluminescence of plankton - chemical processes in its body, in which the released energy is released in the form of light. Luminous unicellular organisms start their illumination from movement in the water column.
2. Colored rocks of Zhangye Danxia in Gansu, China
There are only such beautiful rocks. Rock formations represent a unique type of petrographic geomorphology. Essentially, the colored rocks are nothing more than red sandstones and conglomerates from the Cretaceous period. Research shows that there was a huge indoor basin about 100 million years ago. The water carried silt here. As a result of global high temperatures, the pool dried up and in these arid conditions the sediment oxidized and took on a rusty color.
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3. Swing "End of the World" in Banos, Ecuador
There is a seismic monitoring station deep in the wilds of Ecuador. Its purpose is to monitor the activity of the Tungurahua volcano, which woke up on August 19, 1999. Since then, climbing it has been prohibited, and he himself is under close scrutiny. The station is a small tree house. What can already be considered as a tourist attraction, since it is located on the edge of a rather deep cliff. But the swing that hangs from the branches of the tree is of much more interest.
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4. Great Blue Hole in Belize, USA
The Great Blue Hole in Belize is a large blue hole located in the center of Lighthouse Reef, an atoll within the Belize Barrier Reef. It is a round karst sinkhole 305 m in diameter and 120 m deep. This geological formation was originally a system of limestone caves that formed during the last ice age.
Based on the votes and ratings of readers of the prestigious magazine Condé Nast Traveler, a rating of the most attractive countries for tourism. Almost 130 thousand people took part in the survey, which is simply incredible. And the opinion of so many travelers can actually be trusted. So it's time to find out which countries you should travel to first.
Morocco
Morocco is a treasure trove of spice markets, surreal landscapes, incredible mosques and top-notch surfing spots. The cuisine here is unlike any other in the world, as it combines elements of the Arab, African, Persian and French schools.
Canada
The country offers travelers a range of experiences, from wilderness on Vancouver Island to an overnight stay at North America's oldest hotel, the Ritz-Carlton in Montreal. And the toboggan run in Quebec is something everyone should try in winter.
Japan
Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka are just the most interesting of the many places you should visit in Japan. This year, Kyoto, where more than two thousand ancient temples can be found, was recognized the best city in the world.
Ireland
You can enjoy a wide variety of aspects of Ireland, from hotels housed in former castles to bustling world-renowned Irish pubs. It is also recommended to rent a car and go on the world's longest road trip along the Wild Atlantic Route.
Portugal
A small but respectable country neighboring Spain, it has its own distinct culture, cuisine and language. In summer, head towards the western village of Comporta to visit the world famous Ibiza. And, of course, no trip to Portugal would be complete without a glass of wine from the Douro subregion.
Mexico
Mexican cuisine has recently entered the ring with giants such as Spain and Italy. Over the past year, three restaurants located in Mexico City have been ranked in the top 50 in the world.
Netherlands
Travel to Amsterdam, Rotterdam and other impressive cities for incredible museums, incomparable coffee, and spectacular landscapes.
Sri Lanka
If you are feeling lost, this is the place that will help you find yourself again. Buy a ticket and board the old but cute train that will take you into the unknown. Admire the scenery, buy pancakes and curries from the train merchants, but be sure to get off for a closer look at the highlights.
Vietnam
Renowned chef Anthony Bourdain said the trip to Vietnam changed his life. He said that Vietnam was like a completely different planet, which dragged him head over heels and never let go. You can sip Vietnamese coffee and enjoy pho noodles all day, or you can descend into the deepest cave in the world.
South Africa
Cape Town was ranked sixth on this year's best cities list. Table Mountain and the local hotel resorts attract the most people, but the rich vineyards and safaris are also worth a look.
India
The second most populous country in the world has a huge variety of places to visit - from the sandy beaches of Goa to the ancient Buddhist caves of Ajanta. Northern Kashmir is often referred to as Indian Switzerland - time slows down there and winter resorts are great.
Turkey
Travel to Turkey to see magnificent mosques, magical castles, and natural wonders such as Pamukkale (cotton castle), made up of a collection of travertines filled with mineral-rich water.
Thailand
Thailand will seduce you with its incredible culture, exotic cuisine and utopian resorts, whether you decide to just enjoy unfamiliar and outlandish cuisine, travel from island to island, or choose another way of relaxation. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of holistic health spas where you can relax and get rid of disease.
New Zealand
it the best place for adventure seekers. You can live in harsh conditions in a hut without electricity, immerse yourself in the healing waters of the Maruya springs, or go on a hiking trip through the volcanic lands. National park Tongariro.
Australia
Melbourne has been named the city with the most high level life this year, so taking a trip there is also a good idea. There, you can find the Mornington Peninsula with vineyards, beaches and its own culinary scene.
Greece
Athens is a city that also made it to the list of the first you should see in 2015. In the midst of the financial crisis, museums, hotels and shops thrive, spurring a cultural revival in the capital. And the turquoise waters and salty wind of Mykonos will always attract travelers.
USA
Travelers to the USA are attracted by sparkling metropolitan areas, family theme parks and beautiful nature.
Spain
Spain has been the epicenter of the world's leading cuisine for quite some time. It is a good idea to plan your trip here with visits to the brightest and most famous restaurants there. The best time to visit Spain is in April.
France
The country that gave people cabaret, champagne and hundreds of varieties of cheese is also one of the most romantic places on earth. In the spring, travel to this country will be simply exciting.
Italy
Who can resist the call of pasta and beautiful people? For five years in a row, Italy has been named the best country for tourism. And here you can have a great rest - drink wine, make friends with sociable locals or swim in the sun on the beach.
Orthodox churches and pagan gods in Pereslavl, Old Believers and Buddhist temples of Tuva, abandoned bunkers of the Japanese imperial army in the Kuril Islands, lunar landscapes of Putorana, a giant woman-mother with a sword in Volgograd and Olkhon shamans. Afisha has found 25 good reasons to spend its summer vacation in Russia.
Pereslavl-Zalessky
The country's main attraction of Russian provincial life
What is it: An ancient Russian town founded by Yuri Dolgoruky, was once a center more important than Moscow. Here Alexander Nevsky was hiding from the offended Novgorodians, the future founder of the Moscow principality, Daniel, learned to read and write, and Peter the Great was building his first amusing fleet.
Where to look: The city is lined with churches and monasteries, included in various tutorials on the history of Russian architecture. Here is the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Savior of the XII century - one of the oldest surviving churches in Russia. The city stands on Lake Pleshcheyevo (see page 50), which, in addition to kiting and surfing, is well known for its museum relics like the Blue Stone, a deity thrown into the water during the Baptism of Rus. In addition, private museums - irons, teapots, masks, Berendey's House - are growing like mushrooms in the city. But the most fascinating museum show is located a few kilometers from the city - not far from the boat of Peter I. This is the Museum of Steam Locomotives. For 50 rubles you can ride a railcar, and for 300 dollars they promise to fire up a real steam locomotive.
Dangers: If you decide to have barbecue, then it is better to visit the supermarket (the only one in the whole city) no later than 12 in the morning. In the local market, meat runs out even faster.
How to get there: From Moscow by car or by bus from the Shchelkovskaya metro station (150 rubles). Minibuses go from Sergiev Posad. From Yaroslavl, Vologda - a bus.
Matua
One of Kuril Islands with a system of underground corridors
What is it: After the 41st separate regiment of the imperialist army of Japan based on the island surrendered to several dozen Soviet border guards in August 1945 without a fight, the island remains uninhabited, and its many secrets are guarded by the "spirit of Matua." On the island there is an active volcano Sarychev (height 1446 m). Covered with bushes and elfin trees.
Where to look: The island is packed with structures, most of which are underground. All ground defense points of the island, located along its outer contour, are interconnected not only by a narrow-gauge railway for supplying ammunition, but also by underground corridors. Despite the fact that the Japanese, preparing for the surrender of Matua, blew up and bombarded the entrances to underground labyrinths, their network is fully recoverable. The main attraction of Matua is a hill of the correct shape, because of which there were no questions about its artificial origin. What is inside this 130 m high hill is still unknown.
Dangers: You should only be afraid of bears and your own carelessness - most of the objects are located in hard-to-reach places, so visiting the island falls into the category of extreme tourism.
How to get there: It is possible from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - by helicopter or a rented boat. There is no tourist infrastructure on the island.
Kizhi
A grand open-air museum
What is it: An island with banks overgrown with reeds and an 18th century churchyard, where monuments of wooden architecture have been transported for the last fifty years. Far from being the most beautiful piece of land in Lake Onega, which has imperceptibly become almost the most famous landmark of the Russian North.
Where to look: Twenty-two domes, covered with gray shingles, shingles, are visible from the ship. Domes crown the stunning Transfiguration Church(1714), which has been closed for restoration for thirty years already, but you can get to the nearby Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos and the bell tower of the Kizhi churchyard. Somewhat on the outskirts is the Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus from the Murom Monastery, the oldest wooden church in the country. Cafes and a post office are located near the pier, next to a souvenir shop selling puzzles with images of Kizhi and carved rowan figurines. Having looked around the exposition, it is worth going along the wooden decks inland, where two villages are hidden behind the clover fields. Here you can take a break from the guides and buy the same scarves and figurines as in the store, only much cheaper and directly from the people who produce them.
Dangers: Mosquitoes, vipers, of which there are many on the island, and the din of international crowds can ruin the trip. To avoid the latter, it is better to find out in advance with the locals the schedule of tourist ships - hydrofoil ships should be called comets, and large cruise ships - bl ... docks.
How to get there: Comets depart from the River Station in Petrozavodsk three times a day, but it is much more pleasant to hire a private boat at the pier.
Olkhon
Sacred island on Baikal
What is it: Baikal is generally quite a powerful place, but Olkhon Island is something outstanding even by local standards. The shamans and Buddhist lamas who lived here considered the island (as well as everything that grows and lives on the island) sacred, as a result - the unprecedented Olkhon beauties were preserved in their original form, they somehow managed not to defile them even under Soviet rule. Plus, the Small Sea (this is the name of the strait separating Olkhon from the mainland) warms up more in summer than Baikal itself, and you don't need to be a walrus to swim here in July-August. Shamans, by the way, still live here. And the llamas too.
Where to look: The main postcard attraction is Cape Burkhan (aka Shamansky), the most ancient shamanic point: two white marble rocks covered with red lichen. In the cave that connects the rocks, they first brought sacrifices to the owner of the island, Ugute-noyon, then they set up a Buddhist sanctuary, for some time the icon of Nicholas the Wonderworker was kept here. All this is not without reason: if there is a moment of truth, there must be geographic point Truth, Cape Burkhan is something like that. In general, you need to look in all directions at once: literally everything on Olkhon - from sunsets and sandy bays to rare flowers under your feet - seems alive and real, like nowhere else.
Dangers: The Buryats inhabiting the island are not quite hospitable (especially when they drink). Contrary to the assurances of travel agents, mosquitoes are found. But there are no ticks.
How to get there: Regular bus Irkutsk-Khuzhir
Andrey Bukharin, music critic:
"Most incredible place that I have seen in my life is Lake Baikal. We spent a week on a small boat, saw bears while swimming near the coast, met the guardians of the reserves, for whom a bag of sweets, a loaf of bread and a bottle of vodka are a royal gift. The water is transparent for many meters. And an incredible separation from civilization - during the day you can swim and not only not meet someone, but simply not find any evidence of a person. "
Putorana plateau
Mountain plateau with lunar landscapes
What is it: Cut by deep canyons, these mesas attract those who are fed up with rafting, kayaking, canyoning and mountaineering and are now looking to combine all their passions into one sport.
Where to look: The highest mountains of the plateau are Kotuiskaya (1528 m) and Kamen '(1664 m), which are quite tangible heights for the Central Siberian plateau. In the inaccessible eastern part of the plateau, where it drops abruptly to the plain, on the Kanda River, there is one of the highest waterfalls in Russia - 108 meters high. It is not easy to navigate the terrain, except to recognize the names of rivers and mountains by GPS, so you just need to look around: waterfalls falling down from the canyon walls, stones covered with moss, floating even in August along the rivers of ice - well, just completely lunar deserted landscapes, which the sun paints in different colors. And of course, fish is caught here excellently and eaten in the fresh air with great appetite.
Dangers: It is better to go to the plateau with good physical training, basic skills of mountain and water tourism, and best of all - as part of a group of specialists.
How to get there: From Norilsk, by helicopter, you can organize a transfer to the plateau, as well as agree on the place and time of meeting with the helicopter pilots - in a week or two. Or from Norilsk you need to get to the port in the city of Talnakh, and there you can negotiate with the owners of the boats - they are usually thrown across Lake Ayan.
Suzdal
City-scale museum exposition
What is it: The former capital of the Russian state with a population of only 15 thousand people. The town that has preserved its appearance late XIX centuries: construction above three floors is prohibited here, and the only attribute of the Soviet era is the building of the local administration.
Where to look: The whole city is perceived as a museum exposition. Cars on the streets are clearly superfluous. In general, it is strange that cabbies, carts, wagons and carriages have not yet appeared here. In addition to the obligatory excursion program - like the Kremlin, the Intercession Monastery (famous for the fact that the Moscow grand dukes exiled unwanted wives here) and the Museum of Wooden Architecture - there is not so much entertainment here. Here is the tasting room, where girls in kokoshniks serve local mead - with mint, horseradish and radishes. Here is a pottery workshop built with Dymov's money. But all this is not so important. In Suzdal, the main pleasure you get from the city itself, from walks, from strange, amazing discoveries. Like a high school on the grounds of a nunnery. Or delicious pies for 10 rubles apiece, which for some reason are sold in the courtyard of an ordinary village hut.
Dangers: The main thing is not to live in a hotel. To achieve the maximum effect of immersion in the Russian provincial reality, you need to settle in a village house. Fortunately for those (with central heating, hot water and in general all the amenities) there is enough.
How to get there: From Vladimir - 20 kilometers by bus or car.
Mamayev Kurgan
The most psychedelic Russian monument
What is it: Sculpture "Motherland Calls!" and the surrounding park and monuments, memorial Complex on the Mamaev Kurgan, which was a key position in the struggle for Stalingrad during the Great Patriotic War. The giant project, conceived almost immediately after the war, was carried out for a long time - a complex of monuments to the defenders of Stalingrad was built only in 1967.
Where to look: The main thing here is not even the famous 200 steps leading to, as it is written on the official website, "the main monument." Actually, it is not at all necessary to overcome them. It is enough, passing or passing by, to raise your head - and see how a Jedi woman soars in the sky and how on a cloudy day her sword almost pierces the frowning sky. Usually, to notice the magic in the routine, you have to try hard - but in Volgograd it is quite simple. Giant woman with a sword, ascended above gray city is probably the most undisguised miracle in the world.
Dangers: It is rather gloomy in Volgograd during the cold season (although Motherland during this period makes an even stronger impression).
How to get there: By plane (Aeroflot, Volga-Aviaexpress) or by train.
Evgeny Bakaev, presenter of the radio "Silver Rain":
“This is what you need to see. I was there already in adulthood, I was also in childhood, but still a person must go there in a conscious state in order to understand how much strength, people were involved in this, with what idea it was built, omitting some moral aspects, to understand how significantly, monumental it is. In general, tears come to your eyes when you see him. From the point of view of architecture, the integrity of the entire complex is amazing, not just in gigantism, but in thought, rigidity. "
Tuva
Home of throat singing
What is it: One of the main lost worlds in Russia, diverse landscapes, from sandy deserts (closer to Mongolia) to alpine meadows (in the foothills of the Sayan Mountains), the geographical center of Asia and - thanks to the numerous mounds of Scythian times - an archaeological Mecca.
Where to look: In Kyzyl, on the Yenisei embankment, there is a symbolic stele "Center of Asia", behind it - blue Sayan mountains merge with the sky, next to it - a series of shaman's yurts belonging to various associations and schools. The main tourist routes start from Kyzyl: the closest is to the village of Arzhaan, near which in 2000 the Hermitage expedition opened a Scythian tomb and found 20 kg of gold jewelry. There are also lakes of the Todzha valley, the largest is Azas, a little smaller than Baikal, - along the banks it is covered with incredibly beautiful white water lilies; horse trips to petroglyphs - rock carvings of the Neolithic era - and ancient stone idols, trips to the homeland of the throats of Khoomeyzhiler and to the Old Believer villages of Sizim and Erzhey, where schoolchildren study Old Slavic without fail. Any undertaking is not complete here without shamanic rituals at sunset and Tuvan tea shai brewed over a fire with kumis and salt. Every year at the end of July, on the ruins of the Ustuu-Khuree monastery, a live music festival of the same name is held with the aim of restoring the Buddhist shrine. The last megaproject in Tuva is the restoration of Por-Bazhyn, an 8th century Uyghur fortress with a Buddhist temple in the middle, located on an island in Lake Tere-Khol in the southeast of Tuva.
Dangers: Get lost. The population density in Tuva is less than two people per square kilometer, mobile phones work only in the capital, so it is best to travel as part of an organized group with a guide.
How to get there: There is no railway in Tuva, so, apart from cars, horses and tiny An-2 planes are the main means of transportation. The same An-2 fly to Kyzyl from Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk.
Optina Hermitage
The main monastery of the country
What is it: The monastery near the town of Kozelsk is not distinguished by any particular antiquity or by the severity of the charter; nevertheless, it is Optina that is considered the hidden heart of the country. The reason for this is the elders: monks who, through spiritual exploits, won the gift of prophecy, who are able to see through a person. Dostoevsky wrote his Zosima from the Optina elder Ambrose, here he fled before Tolstoy's death, here Gogol was going to get a haircut as a monk.
Where to look: The main thing in Optina is things that you cannot see with your eyes, here you feel very keenly what the words "prayed for" mean, but you feel more with your skin. The most beautiful thing within the walls of the monastery is the Vvedensky Cathedral of the middle of the 18th century, the most beautiful outside the walls is a grove with centuries-old ship pines and the Lake of Love, which in the late 80s became an all-Union gathering place for hippies: Father Sergius, one of the first inhabitants of the revived monastery (in the past - the Moscow system analyst Gosha Terrorist), baptized them right in the lake.
Dangers: Like any place of power, Optina is powerful and unpredictable. Some do not catch their mobiles or their GPS fails, others lose sleep and begin to experience severe unexplained breakdowns.
How to get there: Bus Kaluga-Kozelsk, then east along the highway to Sosenskiy, after the bridge over the Zhizdra river, the first turn to the left.
Pleshcheyevo lake
A reservoir with historical surroundings on the line of the Golden Ring of Russia
What is it: Large oval lake of glacial origin, surrounded by man-made and natural monuments, - the coast began to populate two thousand years ago. In our time, Plescheyka was chosen by the capital's kiters and windsurfers.
Where to look: Due to the number of attractions around the lake, you may not get to it the first time: Iron Museum, Teapot Museum, arboretum, museums of crafts and old operating steam locomotives with a piece of railway in nearby Pereslavl (see page 47); monasteries (Nikitinsky, Nikolsky, Danilovsky, Fedorovsky and Goritsky - in the refectory of the latter there is a museum of local lore). And also churches, a real holy source and visible remains of ancient settlements and shrines. Right on the shore lies the object of pagan worship - the Blue Stone: several generations of priests tried to fight with faith in its miraculous power. According to legend, the buried and drowned stone itself got out of the pits and from the bottom of the lake - and now, at its own request, it plunges into the ground. Among the estates, the most popular is "Peter's Boat": here in 1692 Peter I created the famous amusing flotilla - and from it the Russian fleet began.
The lake itself is the closest place to Moscow, suitable for surfing and kiting almost at any time of the year: firstly, a strong and uniform wind always blows here, secondly, the shore is shallow, and thirdly, due to the shallowness of the water in the lake heats up - and seasonal bathers, as a rule, do not come here. They ride here even in winter - on the ice, and when the ice starts to melt, they put on warm wetsuits. In addition to periodic competitions, you can watch slender kiters flopping into the coastal reeds or hovering over the water and their colored snakes spread out along the banks.
Dangers: Due to the peculiarities of the bottom, it happens that the wind accelerates a one and a half meter wave, capable of overturning fishermen's boats (therefore, there are almost no fishermen here either). An inexperienced kiter can be easily knocked over by the wind, and skaters sometimes knock off swimmers. However, neither surfers, nor kiters, nor swimmers seem to be intimidated by this.
How to get there: One and a half to two hours by car, by bus to Pereslavl from the bus station at the Shchelkovskaya metro station or by train to Sergiev Posad, and from there also by bus.
Plyos
Russian Switzerland
What is it: A settlement on the Volga, which, despite its 600-year history and proud name - a city, has remained a small village with wooden huts. Formerly a customs and guard outpost, set up by Prince Vasily I to save him from the Tatar Khan. Now a health resort, a place of tourism and pilgrimage, nicknamed Russian Switzerland.
Where to look: Basically in Plyos architecture of the 19th century - churches with domes and several local history museums. In the Russian House Museum-Estate, you can eat porridge from the stove with a wooden spoon, work on a grain grater, light a light, iron linen with a ruble, chop wood with a medieval ax - in general, join the primordial Russian life. But excursions cannot be compared with natural entertainment. You need to take with you a volume about the life and work of Levitan in order to find and see these landscapes with your own eyes. For some reason, Levitan forgot to draw the main sights - the tree of love (two pines with an intergrown branch) and the stone of love (in the form of a phallic symbol). Favorite local entertainment - fishing and sailing. In general, you need to start your journey with sightseeing tour on the river, for example, on the ship "Teplotekhnik".
Dangers: In summer, various religious and political organizations hold their meetings in Ples.
How to get there: From Ivanov or Kostroma-Novaya station by taxi or bus.
Yasnaya Polyana
Manor of Leo Tolstoy
What is it: Thanks to Lenin's words about the mirror of the Russian revolution, Yasnaya Polyana remained almost the only noble estate in Russia, where everything is like under the old owners. Due to the fact that the owners were Volkonskys and Tolstoys, now it is one of the best museums in Russia. And all this is among the stunning natural beauty.
Where to look: House-museum, where everything is like with grandfather. Tolstoy's grave is a sod-lined mound at the edge of a ravine. A regular park (with ponds and geometrically regular alleys) near the main house, but most importantly - fantastically beautiful meadows and forests behind the estate, towards the Voronka River.
Dangers: An attempt to have a picnic in fantastically beautiful forests and meadows (which begs for it) will inevitably end with a meeting with an evil forester.
How to get there: From Tula - by buses No. 114, 115, 117, 216 from the stop "Mosina Street". From Moscow - by excursion train "Yasnaya Polyana" from the Kursk railway station.
Balaam
Rocky northern island where monks grow watermelons
What is it: An island on Lake Ladoga, where one of the most important monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church is located.
Where to look: Rocks, pines, rivers, Ladoga lake, horses, churches, monks. Only here you can see such an idealistic landscape. The main thing is not to sit on the shore, but to go inland as quickly as possible. There is less noise and tourists and more silence and monks. In extreme cases, you can ride around the island on a peasant cart or in a carriage with a cab.
Dangers: see "How to get there"
How to get there: Despite the fact that in the summer months there are several boats a day, getting to the island is not easy. If you find yourself on Ladoga without a tourist group, you will have to look for a free seat on the ship for a long time. All ships are pre-booked travel companies, pilgrims and Finns who love these places for cheap vodka, gasoline and prostitutes. At the same time, almost all regular flights from Sortavala to Valaam were canceled, since after the collapse of the USSR, the Rechflot motor ships were plundered.
Vasily Utkin, football commentator:
“I was on Valaam for a long time, as a fifteen-year-old teenager. On an excursion. Then there was no functioning monastery, but there was evidence of those times when, after the Second World War, invalids, cripples, people with no hands, no legs, stumps, in fact, a human body, which they decided to collect there, so that they would not spoil the picture of a happy socialist life, lived there. country. I also remember the guide's story about how the great writer Alexander Dumas, having got to Valaam, having seen Russian churches and temples on Valaam, said that the architect Gornostaev is the best in Russia. I remember how the domes of churches loomed out of the fog. I would like to go there now when the monastery has been restored. "
Mountain Altai
Four in one: forests, mountains, meadows and steppes
What is it: An amazing wildlife sanctuary, where, as in a geography textbook, deciduous forests give way to conifers, and then give way to alpine meadows and alpine steppes. Homeland of amazing light honey. One of the main places for water tourists.
Where to look: The main peak of Gorny Altai, which means the center of this small universe, is surrounded by clouds and legends Belukha. For inspection, you will have to climb 1500 m on foot to base camp on the shore of Lake Akkem. Magnificent views to another Altai treasure - the Chulyshman valley - open from the Katu-Yaryk pass.
Dangers: Reports of robberies on tourists are a thing of the past - local residents realized that much more can be earned by opening a recreation center, cafe or souvenir shop. Now the main risk is to find on the site of a wonderful meadow, where only your tent, a freshly cut barn and a parking lot stood last year.
How to get there: The nearest airport is in Barnaul. From Barnaul and from Biysk, where the nearest railway station is located, regular buses go to Gorno-Altaysk.
Solovki
A monastery that has long become a symbol of the GULAG
What is it: The Solovetsky Archipelago, or Solovki, is located in the western part Of the White Sea, near the Arctic Circle, and consists of six large and many small islands. Main island- Bolshoi Solovetsky - about 25 kilometers long and 16 kilometers wide.
Where to look: The main attraction of Solovki is the monastery itself. You can also climb Calvary - the most high mountain Solovetsky archipelago, climb to the top of the stone church of Anzer Island, which offers an incredible view of the entire archipelago, and swim in the Holy Lake. The tourist season in Solovki lasts from June to October. The weather in summer is clear and sunny - from 18 to 30 degrees.
Dangers: Most of the excursions to the islands are on foot, and there is practically no transport.
How to get there: You can get to Solovki by plane from Arkhangelsk. He flies twice a week. There is also a waterway - from the port of the village of Rabocheostrovsk near the city of Kem, boats and barges leave for Solovki every morning.
Natalia Kulagina, writer:
“I remember the road to the North from the music in the player. Civil Defense and Diamanda Galas. The main law of the North is to obey strangers. They may turn out to be wanderers or signalmen sent especially for you. When I arrived at the pier, all the boats had already sailed away. It was pleasant to sleep on the seashore. A disgusting smell woke me up. Something tingled under my very nose. Sun-burnt seal carcass. Further events developed according to the plan of the insane screenwriter. I collected signs, weeded out strangers, drank vodka, joked with adult men. Sever played strange games with me. At the end of the journey, I became free, fell in love, wrote books. "
Seliger
Lake District on the Valdai Upland
What is it: Big system lakes between Moscow and St. Petersburg, surrounded by forests, on the Valdai Upland, with lots of places to put up a tent, and a bunch of rest houses.
Where to look: Ships with excursions ply along the lake - during the day you can look at the shores in search of the most successful and unoccupied beach, and in the evening there are discos and a restaurant on board. The most interesting thing on Seliger is the islands, there are 169 of them. On Stolbny Island there is the Nilova Pustyn, which operates male monastery founded in the 16th century - it housed a camp of Polish prisoners of war in the 40s, and now restoration is in full swing. You can climb the bell tower - very touristy, but beautiful view. Most large island- Khachin, on it there are several fascinating inland forest lakes with marvelous names like Beloe-Severnoe, Chernoe, Shchuchye, Plotvichye, Ostryuchye; the same inland lakes are found on the islands of Gorodomlya and Klichen. There is also a small island of God. Deal with the ruins of a non-existent monastery called Novosolovetskaya Pustyn. But Seliger is best known for its smoked eel - along the road it is best to look out for signs with the inscription "Smoked Fish".
Dangers: On the islands there are swamps with a huge amount of strawberries - and, alas, vipers. In addition, at the height of summer there are a lot of noisy companies, children's camps and, moreover, the Nashi camp.
How to get there: From Moscow by car along the Leningradskoe or Volokolamskoe highway; from Tushino by bus in 7 hours; from the Leningradsky railway station by train. From St. Petersburg from the Moscow railway station by train St. Petersburg - Velikiye Luki.
Elena Yatsura, producer:
“I like not just Lake Seliger itself, but the whole route to it. Because it's on the road oldest city Torzhok with buildings of the 17th-18th centuries, the golden times of Russian architecture, temples. And the landmark, one might say, is the capital of Seliger - the city of Ostashkov. I was there in the spring - wonderful smells of lilacs, geraniums and violets in ancient shutters. In general, he gives the impression of austerity and freshness. An additional option is the Nilov Monastery. This is in the Ostashkov area. One of the richest monasteries in pre-revolutionary times. An excellent view both from the bell tower and on it. "
Novgorod
The ancient capital of Russian democracy
What is it: Patriarchal regional center with an overwhelming number of antiquities and attractions per square meter.
Where to look: St. Sophia Cathedral is the most ancient temple in the Russian North; its western gate, completely covered with tiny bronze figurines, was taken out of the first Swedish capital Sigtuna by the Karelians in 1187. Monument to the 1000th anniversary of Russia - a bronze guide to Russian history. Historical Museum with a set of birch bark letters. Yuriev Monastery with St. George's Cathedral of the XII century. Museum of Wooden Architecture "Vitoslavlitsy" - a huge park with buildings without a single nail, brought from all over the area. The beach is right under the walls of the Kremlin, with a giant human horse hanging over it, installed for the 40th anniversary of the Victory.
Dangers: Products of the local plant "Alkon", not sold outside Novgorod, - tincture "Marfa Posadnitsa", vodka "Novgorodskoe veche", balsam "Old Russian".
How to get there: By train from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Murmansk, Pskov.
This travel photo will give you the opportunity to visit 25 the most beautiful places the world... Despite the fact that they are all located in different places of our planet and completely different, they are united by their magnificent picturesqueness and amazing natural beauty.
Riomaggiore - Cinque Terre, Italy
Opens list of the most beautiful places in the world Riomaggiore is the most beautiful place and the southernmost commune of the Cinque Terre. Cinque Terre - Five Lands - national park Italy, part of the coast in eastern Liguria in the province of La Spezia, Eastern Riviera. The Cinque Terre includes five small villages (cities), founded in the Middle Ages. The Cinque Terre region is located 5 km west of La Spezia. In the Cinque Terre, the shores are rocky and steep, the beaches are stone or pebble, with the exception of sandy beach in Monterosso. The villages have preserved medieval defenses against pirates. Connects Manarola and Riomaggiore scenic Road love (Italian Via dell'Amore).
Thor's Well
Thor's Well - "the gate to the dungeon." Cape Perpetua, North America. With moderate tides and strong tides, the flowing water creates fantastic.
Vila Franca
Vila Franca (port. Ilheu de Vila Franca) is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Azores. Vila Franca is one of the most popular summer places rest, which is included in top most beautiful places in the world... It attracts people with its natural beauty. Boats to San Miguel run from June to September. There are several beaches on the island, and conditions for practicing all kinds of water sports are provided. The island is a natural pool consisting of a submerged volcano cauldron with a maximum depth of 20 m. It has the shape of a large semicircle, creating a kind of atoll. Flora and fauna are represented by several species, for the preservation of which the reserve was created.
Palomino Island, San Juan. (Palominito Island)
Pergola of the town of Klevan
This wonderful pergola has naturally grown over the paths near the small town of Klevan. This fabulous green tunnel enters almost every rating of the most beautiful places in the world... At some point, the local authorities stopped cutting the trees, and their branches formed a green grotto. During the warm season green alley serves as a local attraction for newlyweds - a visit is considered a very good omen.
Dunn's River Falls
Dunn's River Falls are located near Ocho Rios, Jamaica. They are one of the main tourist destinations in the country. Are part of natural park Dunn's River Falls & Park. The height of the waterfalls is about 180 m; water falls over numerous ledges and flows directly into the Caribbean Sea. Climbing the ledges is popular among tourists, greatly facilitated by their shape and the help of the guides of the natural park.
Venice
Venice (Italian Venezia, Ven. Venesia) is a city in Northern Italy on the Adriatic coast. It is known primarily for the fact that the historical part is located on islands and canals. In the Middle Ages, Venice was the center of the Venetian Republic, one of the most important trading states in the Mediterranean. Currently a major tourist and industrial centre, capital of the Veneto region and the province of Venice.
Lofoten archipelago
The Lofoten archipelago consists of 6 large and several smaller islands. A huge number of islets connected, if not by bridges, then by tunnels, sometimes even underwater ones. And often not bridges or tunnels, but rainbows. Quite high (up to 2000m) mountains with tops sink into clouds that constantly change color, and bases with lush greenery plunge into surprisingly transparent fjords, often green in color, inhabited by fish, like China by the Chinese.
Lucca
Lucca is an easily accessible, pretty town in Tuscany, a town with fully preserved ramparts, revealing medieval streets, squares and markets.
Maldives
The Maldives is 1190 islands lost in turquoise waters Indian Ocean... Here is one of the best diving and snorkelling spots in the world - snorkelling. The Maldives has everything for this: uninhabited islands, warm and crystal clear waters with excellent visibility, sometimes exceeding 50 meters, a huge number of reefs and a variety of marine life.
Cave near Benagil Beach in Algarve, Portugal. Similar the most beautiful natural places of the world give us the opportunity to enjoy the pristine beauty of our planet.
Sagano Bamboo Grove
Sagano bamboo grove, Kyoto, Japan
Solonchak Lake Uyuni
Saline Lake Uyuni is one of the most beautiful places in the world, as well as unusual and fascinating lakes in Bolivia, and this is not at all because it is a lake, but because it is completely different from our usual understanding of the lake. It is known all over the world, because its area is 10 582 km² and it is considered the largest salt lake in the world and, very often, it is called the most beautiful abandoned places in the world, travelers are the first to call him ..
So, Salar de Uyuni Salar is a dry salt lake in the south of the Altiplano desert plain, Bolivia at an altitude of about 3650 m above sea level. It has an area of 10 582 km² and is the largest salt marsh in the world. Located in the vicinity of the city of Uyuni in the departments of Oruro and Potosi in the south-west of the country.
Portillo ski resort
Portillo ski resort - the oldest and most famous ski center Chile, whose history began at the beginning of the 20th century. This mountain resort located between highest peaks mountain range Andes, at an altitude of 2860 meters above sea level. Sparkling from the glare of the sun, Laguna del Inca, located in the central part of the area, makes it one of the most beautiful places in the world.
Rice terraces in Yunnan province
Rice terraces located in China's Yunnan province are one of the largest and most picturesque in the world. Terraces are located at an altitude of 200 to 2000 meters above sea level and occupy more than 20 thousand square meters. km. Rice fields stretch for tens of kilometers in length and everywhere follow the contours of mountain slopes, preserving a natural landscape of extraordinary beauty.
Yuanyang Rice Terraces are a self-sustaining ecosystem. From early winter to late spring, the surface of all fields is irrigated with spring water flowing from mountain peaks... During this period, the soil seems to be renewed, accumulating new strength for the new season. This process has been repeated over and over again for tens of centuries. Rice is planted from February to March. In September, the rice is already ripe, and all the farmers are busy harvesting.
Landscape rice terraces changes dramatically throughout the year. In summer, you can enjoy the view of the bright green shoots. And in autumn the slopes of the mountains seem to be covered with gold. But most the best time to visit the terraces - from November to April, since it is during this period that the terraces can be seen in all their glory. Flooded with water, rice terraces reflect the sun's rays, and the play of glare creates a truly unique and impressive sight. These rice fields are considered to be one of the most beautiful places in the world.
The beauty of the natural landscape combined with the cultural diversity of Yuanyang County has not gone unnoticed. Yuanyang is among the 17 most scenic spots China. Moreover, UNESCO is considering an application to include the Yuanyang Rice Terraces on the List of World Natural and Cultural Heritage Sites.
Suspension bridge Capilano
Capilano Suspension Bridge - This amazing suspension bridge crosses the Capilano River in Canada. This amazing suspension bridge crosses the Capilano River in Canada. The Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver is one of Vancouver's oldest landmarks. It was built in 1889. The bridge is 136 meters long and is 70 meters above the river.
Skogafoss waterfall
Skogafoss is a waterfall whose image is the hallmark and symbol of Iceland. It is located in the south of the country on the Skog River, which originates from the Eyjafjallajökull glacier. Skogafoss is the most famous and popular Icelandic waterfall. Its classic scenic look is admirable. 25 meters wide and 60 meters free fall - Skogafoss is always surrounded by a halo of spray and mist, so a beautiful rainbow forms around it on a sunny day.
A visit to the waterfall is a must-see for anyone traveling the south coast of Iceland. (There are some more beautiful famous waterfalls on the island - for example Seljalandsfoss, Gullfoss, Svartifoss - but they are not as popular and large and attract fewer people.) Tourists climb to the waterfall along the path leading to the Fimmvurduhauls pass; through which there are several well-known hiking trails. On the other side of the pass is located the most picturesque valley Thorsmörk.
Pamukkale
Pamukkale is a large mound of travertine (calcareous tuff) from which the calcium-rich water trickles down the stone steps to form beautiful white cascades, romantic pools and waterfalls. This natural wonder has been observed for 15,000 years. On a high stone cliff at an altitude of 100 meters at the foot of the Sal mountain, there is a thermal spring with a water temperature of 36-38 degrees Celsius. The water flowing down from the slopes of the mountain forms a system of bizarre reservoirs with limestone walls (travertines). Dazzling white terraces (travertine formations) have formed on the mountainside as a result of the deposition of salts from calcium-saturated springs. These places have been used as a resort area since ancient times.
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Six Senses Yao Noi Resort
Six Senses Yao Noi Resort is located on Yao Noi Island between Phuket and Krabi, amidst the impressive limestone peaks of Phang Nga. Travel time from Phuket or Krabi islands is about 45 minutes to an hour by motor boat.
Six Senses Yao Noi is one of the newest hotels in the Six Senses chain and sets a new standard for Asian resort excellence. Distinctive feature the Six Senses brand - attention to detail and peculiarities of their region, as well as serious concern for environment... Six Senses rooms and villas are a realm of free space and elegant luxury of architecture, from start to finish, consistent with the concept of innovative style of Six Senses resorts.
Keukenhof
Keukenhof (Netherlands. Keukenhof - kitchen park) - the world famous royal flower park in the Netherlands. Also known as the Garden of Europe. Located almost on the very coast between Amsterdam and The Hague in the small town of Lisse (Netherlands. Lisse), at the entrance to which you can see the route signs to Keukenhof everywhere. The Keukenhof Garden, located on 32 hectares of land, is famous throughout Holland for its flowers and large tulip fields. The park has 4.5 million tulips in 100 different varieties. There are three greenhouses: with tulips of all sorts and shades, golden daffodils and lush lilacs in one, with the luxury of scarlet roses in the other, and absolutely incredible exquisite orchids in the third. The park is open to visitors every year from mid-April to mid-May and is the absolute leader in landscape display of bulbous-dominated flowering plants. At the end of April, there is the Bloemencorso Bollenstreek flower parade, a procession of various flower arrangements.
Reservoir Powell
Lake Powell is an artificial reservoir on the Colorado River, located in the US states of Utah and Arizona. The second largest reservoir in the United States after Mead Reservoir contains 30 km³ of water in high water.
Powell Reservoir was created in 1956 by the decision of the US Congress. In the Colorado River Valley, in the Glen Canyon, construction began on the 178 m high Glen Canyon Dam.The resulting basin was named for explorer John Wesley Powell, a one-armed American veteran Civil war who explored the river in three wooden boats in 1869.
In 1972, the lake and its surrounding territories became part of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
Cenote
Cenotes is an extensive network of rivers and lakes located underground in the Yucatan Peninsula. These are unique places in the world where you can go down underground, snorkel, and do scuba diving. Many crystal clear, natural wells are located in the Yucatan and the Mayan Riviera. The unique natural formations, which date back 65 million years, are fantastic in their natural virginity and beauty. Fantastic views will appear before your eyes: amazing stalactite and stalagmite caves, light breaking through limestone rocks, the feeling of flying over stalactite cities ...
El Escorial Monastery
The El Escorial Monastery is a monastery, palace and residence of King Philip II of Spain. Located one hour from Madrid at the foot of the Sierra de Guadarrama. The architectural complex El Escorial evokes a variety of feelings: it is called the "eighth wonder of the world", and "monotonous symphony in stone" and "architectural nightmare".
There are two large New Museums in Escorial. One of them presents the history of the construction of El Escorial in drawings, plans, building tools and scale models. In the second, in nine rooms, canvases of the 15th-17th centuries are kept, ranging from Bosch to Veronese, Tintoretto and Van Dyck, as well as by artists of the Spanish school. The Habsburgs are therefore considered the greatest patrons of the arts of their time. The artists of the Flemish school and Titian, the court painter of Charles V.
Isle of Skye
Isle of Skye - the largest of western islands Scotland and probably the most famous. Skye has 9232 inhabitants (2001), it is the 4th most populous island in Scotland. The largest settlement is the town of Portree. Skye is one of the few areas where Scottish Gaelic is native to a large portion of the population, although its importance is declining. If in the 1900-1910s Gaelic was native to more than 75% of the population, in 1971 - for about half of the population, then in 2001 it was already for 31%.
Area - 1660 km², mountainous terrain, highest point- 993 m above sea level. The climate is humid, maritime, with frequent precipitation at any time of the year. The island is separated from British Scotland by a narrow strait and connected by the Sky Bridge.
A cave near Benagil beach in the Algarve
Cave near Benagil Beach in Algarve, Portugal.
