The most beautiful villages in the UK have been named – and ranked – with the prize for the most picturesque going to a fishing townlet with ‘stunning scenery everywhere’.
So reveals Big 7 Travel, which asked some of the UK’s leading travel photographers to vote for the nation’s most beautiful villages and then used their responses to compile the list.
From coastal communities with breathtaking vistas to countryside boltholes with cobbled streets and charming stone houses, the 20-strong ranking
Looking forward to spring and a sunshine getaway?
It’s understandable if you are, but these beautiful images are a reminder that many destinations are actually even more enchanting when they’re besprinkled with snow, freckled with frost and draped in cheek-reddening cold mists.
Our collection here includes iconic cities from New York to London via Paris and Madrid, all looking incredibly enticing in their winter finery.
This spellbinding portfolio will also whisk you to the village that inspired Frozen’s Arendelle, Slovenia’s
Lerici in Italy has been named among the list of beautiful villages in the world (Image: Getty Images)
Thanks to social media, and the streams of travel images we’re fed daily, true ‘hidden-gem’ and ‘off-radar’ locations are more challenging to come by than they once were.
The world has become more accessible.
But those hankering after an adventure that’s a little bit out of the ordinary can still find it – if they know where to look.
One worthwhile source to tap is the United Nations World Travel Organisation (UNWTO) and its Best Tourism Villages of 2023 list,
With Halloween swiftly approaching, Brits will start getting into the spooky spirit, decorating their houses and planning costume ideas.
Over one in three 18-54-year-olds in the UK believe in paranormal activity such as ghosts, ghouls and spirits.
However, if you’re after a real fright, why not take a trip to one of the UK’s creepiest and most haunted villages?
From a church said to have ‘opened it’s doors to hell’ to corpses allegedly rising from their graves, Britain is home
Tourists have been forced to flee raging wildfires in Portugal, with the flames now heading for the Algarve.
More than 1,000 firefighters are battling a series of blazes in the Iberian nation as it and neighbouring Spain swelter in extreme summer heat.
Temperatures in many areas are rising above 40 degrees Celsius (104 F) – with the mercury tipping 46 degrees on Santarem, 50 miles north of the capital, Lisbon.
Three major fires were raging yesterday on Tuesday, with the
On a hot summer day in Ukraine, two young boys named Timur and Slavik were playing on what used to be the banks of the Kakhovka Reservoir, part of the Dnieper River. I met them when I was visiting the area in July. The air’s tranquility was occasionally pierced by the sounds of fighting in a frontline town not far away. This region is a focal point of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, and in June, evidence suggested that Russians, trying to
Norfolk is famous for its flatlands, its endless skies and infinite horizons, a cyclist’s paradise.
It’s a magnet for fans of the outdoors too and with 90 miles of coastline, there is plenty of variety, from sandy beaches to soaring cliffs, shingle spits, salt marshes and estuaries filled with pieces of history to fish out.
But there’s another, more pressing thing about Norfolk that isn’t well-known.
The county, home to around a million people, is filled with lost and forgotten
Ancient bridges, lost villages and secret gardens that have been hidden from view for decades have been revealed once again as the country sees it driest summer in half a century.
As the large parts of England find themselves in a drought – with some south-eastern areas not seeing a drop of rain since the start of August – reservoirs, lakes and rivers in parts of the country are running low.
While utility suppliers desperately try to conserve water by
Freunde im Norden und in ganz Tampa Bay kicherten, als Brian Lafferty verriet, wo er gekauft hatte ein neues Zuhause.
Seine 30-jährige Tochter in Boston rief an, um ihre Besorgnis auszudrücken.
Sogar seine Ex-Frau fragte ihn danach.
„Ausnahmslos jede Person, der ich erzählt habe, dass ich ein Haus in The Villages gekauft habe, hat dasselbe gefragt“, sagte Lafferty. „‚Ist das nicht die STD-Hauptstadt der Vereinigten Staaten?’“
The Villages, eine riesige Alterssiedlung, die
