Ten fantastic villages for a change of scenery

A small village with less than 1000 people is located in Upper Austria. The only way to get there is going through a tunnel in the mountain. You will see a very spectacular place with beautiful Hallstätter See and the gorgeous Alps!

Mmmm...France! This place in Provence has everything for you to relax. Your eyes will love the blue sky, lavender fields and the mountains, Mediterranean dishes and ancient music festivals that take place in August. Agoult Castle is one of the main places to see in Simiane-La-Rotonde Village. It was built in the 12th century. The town remained practically unchanged. Charming Provence is waiting for you!

Amazing Malta has some beautiful and unique places for you. For example, Marsaxlokk! It is a fishermen village. The buildings here are made of yellow sandstone. There are no storms in this harbor and that’s why the houses are located very close to water. In Marsaxlokk live about 3000 people, most of them are fishermen across the generations.

Have you heard about them? The Titicaca lake that is on the border of Peru and Bolivia is a place where you can see 42 floating islands. People of Uru tribe live here. It’s very unusual and surprising that the islands, as well as people’s boats, are made from reeds. While you are trying to escape from the world of technologies and progress and to find a quiet remote place for rest, these people have some solar panels that help them to watch TV!

Alberobello is located in southern Italy. It is a very picturesque destination. The main activity here is walking around and looking at trulli, small buildings with dry stone walls and conical roofs. They are recognized by UNESCO as a part of the historical heritage. In Alberobello, you have a unique opportunity to stay in a trullo, not in a usual hotel and find out how it feels to have such kind of house.

The Longji Rice Terraces or the Terraces of the Dragon’s Backbone are considered one of the most amazing places in China. They were created in the 12th century and it was a very hard work to build this area. The construction took a lot of time and effort, but the people living at that time had no choice. Today Chinese people cherish this heritage. You can visit it any season because it is always different and fascinating.

There is a local proverb here: “In Monsanto, you never know whether a stone is born from a house or a house from a stone”. It gives a fine picture of their architecture. In fact, it is an example of classical Portuguese architecture.
This village has hardly changed in hundreds of years. Indeed, it is a very extraordinary place to visit. You can walk in narrow streets and admire granite small houses with red roofs squeezed between gigantic boulders.

Bibury is a famous village among people who are looking for inspiration due to its outstanding beauty. It was founded almost 1000 years ago, and you certainly feel it because of its old architecture, fascinating nature and the lack of vehicles. A picture of Bibury is placed on the inside cover of all United Kingdom passports, making it the most depicted village in the world.

Every year this small village attracts hundreds of tourists. What is so special about it? It has surrealistic landscapes, nice houses. In fact, only 350 residents live there.
You can enjoy majestic mountains, deep fjords, and squawking seabird colonies.

Cua Van is a floating fishing village located in Ha Long Bay. It is considered to be one of the largest in the world. You can get there by boat only. In Cua Van live only fishermen. They call fish their “bread and butter”. All of the people here have small houses on rafts. A trip to this village is a good chance to see different values and a different way of life.