| Number | Country | Visited |
to View |
Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | Liechtenstein | Balzers Castle |
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Balzers Castle sits on a hill in the centre of the town. | |
| 106 | Australia | Uluru |
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Since 1993 the monolith has had dual names: Uluru / Ayres Rock. | |
| 105 | Armenia | Sevanavank |
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Lighting candles in the Astvatsatsin Church. | |
| 104 | Georgia | Kazbegi Tsminda Sameba Church |
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The Tsminda Sameba church and Mount Kazbegi (5033m). | |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | Nukha Fortress Xan Serai |
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The Xan Serai is the 18th century palace of Haji Chelabi. | |
| 102 | Ethiopia | Bet Giyorgis |
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The rock hewn church of Bet Giyorgis stands in a pit of excavated rock. | |
| 101 | Bahrain | Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House |
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Detail of an intricately carved wooden door. | |
| 100 | Iran |
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The golden dome at the Hazrat-e Masumeh. | ||
| 99 | Moldova |
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The 1905 Church of the Ascension of St Mary. | ||
| 98 | Ukraine | Monastery of the Caves |
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The Trinity Gate Church is the 12th century entrance to the Monastery of the Caves in Kiev. | |
| 97 | Monaco | Monte Carlo |
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The famous Casino at Monte Carlo. | |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | Registan Ulugbek Madressa |
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The madressa is the oldest structure in the Registan, dating from 1420, and built by Ulugbek, the grandson of Timur. | |
| 95 | Tajikistan | Afghan Market |
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Women at the market. | |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan |
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Rural scene overlooked by the Pamir Mountains. | ||
| 93 | Kazakhstan |
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Islamic cemetary north of Zharma. The steppe is dotted with many examples. | ||
| 92 | Yemen | Dar al-Hajar |
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The Dar al-Hajar (Rock Palace). | |
| 91 | Oman | Old City |
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The Al-Mirani Fort (1580s) overlooks a tiled mosque in Old Muscat. | |
| 90 | Montenegro |
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Kotor is set in a Europe's most southerly fjord. | ||
| 89 | Albania | Kruja Fort |
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Watchtower at the fort. | |
| 88 | Macedonia | Sveti Jovan at Kaneo Church |
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The 13th Century Sveti Jovan at Kaneo Church at Lake Ohrid. | |
| 87 | Bulgaria |
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Rila Monastery was founded in 927 AD. The Nativity Church is set in a multi-cloistered irregularly shaped courtyard. | ||
| 86 | Lithuania | Old City |
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Curved narrow street. | |
| 85 | Latvia |
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1940s style cafe. | ||
| 84 | Finland | Turku Castle |
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Turku Castle was founded in 1280 and once guarded Finland's former capital. | |
| 83 | Estonia | Raekojaplats |
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Raekojaplats (town hall square) dates from the 11th Century. | |
| 82 | Tunisia |
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The Mausoleum of Habib Bourguiba, Tunisia's first president, in Monastir. | ||
| 81 | Namibia | Sossusvlei |
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The 197m high sand dune at Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert. | |
| 80 | Botswana |
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Boy on a mokorro in the Okavango Delta. | ||
| 79 | Tanzania |
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Lion in the Serengeti Plains. | ||
| 78 | Kenya |
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Maasai herdsmen in the south of Kenya. | ||
| 77 | Zambia |
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White Rhino by the Zambezi River. | ||
| 76 | Zimbabwe | Imba Huru |
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The entrance to the 11th Century Imba Huru. | |
| 75 | South Africa |
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The Dutch style manor house at Boschendal dates from 1812. Boschendal is a large wine growing estate. | ||
| 74 | Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Old city of Mostar in the picturesque Neretva Valley. | ||
| 73 | Croatia |
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The view over the old city of Dubrovnik from its walls. | ||
| 72 | Slovenia |
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The famous Triple Bridge in Ljubljana. | ||
| 71 | Slovakia |
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The courtyard of the old town hall in Bratislava. | ||
| 70 | Portugal |
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Tiled houses in the Alfama district of Lisbon. | ||
| 69 | Uruguay | El Anglo Museum |
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The El Anglo Museum is on the site of the old British meat packing factory. | |
| 68 | Paraguay | Jesus Mission |
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Ruins of the main church. | |
| 67 | Argentina | La Boca |
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La Boca is a colourful district of tango bars. | |
| 66 | Brazil |
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Iguaçu means "great waters" in the local Guarani language. | ||
| 65 | Venezuela |
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Tepuis are table mountains over 1km high. | ||
| 64 | Norway |
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Naeroyfjord, the narrowest in Norway. | ||
| 63 | Sweden |
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Wooden carvings from the WASA ship which sunk on its maiden voyage in the 17th Century. | ||
| 62 | Denmark |
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The Nyhavn Canal in Copenhagen, famous for its herring bars. | ||
| 61 | El Salvador |
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Coatepeque Lake, set in an ancient volcanic crater, is 6km wide. | ||
| 60 | Honduras |
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Mayan ball court in the archaeological site of Copan. | ||
| 59 | Nicaragua |
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Street scene with horse carriage in Granada. | ||
| 58 | Costa Rica |
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Hummingbird in the cloud forest. | ||
| 57 | Panama |
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Horseman in the coffee-growing region of Boquette. | ||
| 56 | Colombia |
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Villa De Leyva (2140m) is a pretty colonial town. | ||
| 55 | Ecuador | Fernandina Cumbre Volcano |
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Lava flowing into the sea. | |
| 54 | Peru | Nazca Lines |
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The Hummingbird is 50m long and dates from 3rd Century BC. | |
| 53 | Bolivia |
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Grazing animals overlooking Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake at 4000m. | ||
| 52 | Chile | Salar de Atacama |
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Flamingos against a volcano at the Salar de Atacama salt flats in northern Chile. | |
| 51 | San Marino |
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Cloudy street scene in this tiny mountain state, surrounded by Italy. San Marino is Europe's oldest republic. | ||
| 50 | Cambodia | Angkor Thom |
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A relief carving showing the preparation of food on the walls of the 10th century Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom. | |
| 49 | Vietnam |
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The spectacular Halong Bay north of Hanoi. | ||
| 48 | Luxembourg |
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View over the old city state of Luxembourg. | ||
| 47 | Guatemala | Panajachel |
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Woman from Santa Catarina. | |
| 46 | Belize |
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A manatee (sea cow) in the sea off the coast of Belize. | ||
| 45 | Mexico | Palenque |
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The 7th Century Mayan Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque. There is a royal tomb within the structure. | |
| 44 | United States of America | Los Angeles Universal Studios |
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Large parking lot outside the studio. | |
| 43 | Bangladesh |
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Harvesting jute. | ||
| 42 | United Arab Emirates |
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Night time by the Creek in Dubai where dhows ply their trade. | ||
| 41 | Gibraltar |
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The Rock of Gibraltar dominates the small British colony at the narrowest part of the Mediterranean Sea. | ||
| 40 | Spain | Alhambra Palace |
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The beautiful Moorish style Alhambra Palace. The south of Spain was once ruled by the Moors of Morocco. | |
| 39 | Macao Returned to China in 1999 |
Sao Paolo |
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Children at the Sao Paolo Cathedral. | |
| 38 | China | Yangshuo County |
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Rural scene with limestone hills, bamboo, and a river. | |
| 37 | Hong Kong Returned to China in 1997 |
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Busy street scene in Kowloon, once a British colony. | ||
| 36 | Taiwan | Tomb of Chiang Kai Shek |
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Memorial for former ruler, Chiang Kai Shek. | |
| 35 | South Korea |
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Newly married couple at Anapji Pond in Kyongju. | ||
| 34 | Japan |
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Hiroshima Castle. This was rebuilt after being destroyed by the atom bomb in 1945. | ||
| 33 | Philippines | Cagsawa |
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The steeple is all that is left of Cagsawa Church after an eruption by Mayon Volcano in 1814. | |
| 32 | Vatican City |
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The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo. The Vatican City is the world's smallest republic, totally surrounded by Italy but separate from it. | ||
| 31 | Egypt | Temple of Hatshepsut |
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Looking down on the Temple of Hatshepsut in Thebes, built around 1480 BC. Hatshepsut was one of ancient Egypt's few queens. | |
| 30 | Israel / Palestine
Including the Golan Heights (Syria) and the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza |
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Harem-el-Halil, the tomb of Abraham and other patriarchs in Hebron. This is a holy site for Jews, Christians and Muslims. | ||
| 29 | Jordan |
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Bedouin nomads amongst the ruins. | ||
| 28 | Syria |
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The oasis city of Palmyra at dawn. This site dates from 1900 BC. | ||
| 27 | Turkey | Akdamar Island |
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The 10th century Armenian church on Akdamar Island, Lake Van, in Eastern Turkey. | |
| 26 | Morocco | Royal Palace |
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The Royal Palace at Fez. | |
| 25 | Pakistan | Sehwan Sharif |
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A Sindhi musician at the shrine of Sehwan Sharif. | |
| 24 | India | Srinagar Dal Lake |
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The beautiful Dal Lake. | |
| 23 | Nepal | Jhang Khola Valley |
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A Tibetan horseman. | |
| 22 | Myanmar
Formerly known as Burma |
Dhammayangyi Temple |
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The Dhammayangyi Temple was built in 1160. | |
| 21 | Thailand |
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Buddhist monks at Wat Na Phra Meru (1503). | ||
| 20 | Malaysia |
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The idyllic East Coast fishing village of Marang. | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | Bukittinggi |
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Beautiful rice terraces near Bukittinggi. | |
| 18 | Singapore |
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A crane at Jarong Bird Park. | ||
| 17 | Sri Lanka |
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The stone carved Reclining Buddha in Polonnaruwa, one of Sri Lanka's ancient cities. | ||
| 16 | Czechoslovakia Broke up into two separate states in 1993 Czech Republic |
2000 |
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A misty Charles Bridge in the beautiful city of Prague. | |
| 15 | Hungary | Parliament Building |
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The Parliament building by the banks of the Danube. | |
| 14 | Romania | Bran Castle |
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Bran Castle in Transylvania dates from 1382 and is perched on a hilly outcrop. | |
| 13 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Broke up into fifteen separate states in 1991 Russia |
2005 2008 |
Red Square St Basil's Cathedral |
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The Cathedral was built between 1555 and 1561 by Ivan the Terrible to celebrate a victory against the Tartars. |
| 12 | Poland |
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The statue of the famous Polish astronomer, Nicholas Copernicus, in Warsaw. | ||
| 11 | East Germany Absorbed by Germany in 1990 |
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The cobbled streets of Museum Island. | ||
| 10 | Cyprus |
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The Greek mountain village of Agabnu, birthplace of my mother. | ||
| 9 | Belgium |
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Typical scene in Bruges, city of canals. | ||
| 8 | Netherlands |
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A typical windmill in a street in Delft, a town famous for its ceramic tiles. | ||
| 7 | West Germany Became Germany in 1990 Germany |
1992 2013 |
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Isator Gate. | |
| 6 | Austria | Schonbrunn Palace |
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The Schonbrunn Palace was once the home of the Hapsburg monarchs. | |
| 5 | Greece | Agora |
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The philosopher, Socrates taught in the Thession. | |
| 4 | Yugoslavia Broke up into seven separate states (1990-2008) Serbia |
2006 |
Kalemegdan Citadel |
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The Clocktower Gate of the Kalemegdan Citadel in Belgrade. |
| 3 | Switzerland |
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The Alpine town of Sion. | ||
| 2 | France | Renoir House |
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The hilltop town of Haut Cagnes viewed from the painter's garden. | |
| 1 | Italy | St Mark's Square St Mark's Basilica |
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Detail of the spectacular mosaics in the interior of St Mark's Basilica. |