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Cappadocia, a semi-arid region in central Turkey, is known for its distinctive “fairy chimneys,” tall, cone-shaped rock formations clustered in Monks Valley, Göreme and elsewhere. Other notables sites include Bronze Age homes carved into valley walls by troglodytes (cave dwellers) and later used as refuges by  early Christians. The 100m-deep Ihlara Canyon houses numerous rock-face churches.

Kefalonia is an island in the Ionian Sea, west of mainland Greece. It's marked by sandy coves and dry rugged landscapes. Its capital, Argostoli, is built on a hillside overlooking a narrow harbor. Kefalonia's indented coastline is made up of limestone cliffs, bays and short strips of white sand, like Myrtos Beach in the north. Many  beaches are only accessible on foot or via narrow twisting roads.

Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is a small archipelagic state in South Asia, situated in the Arabian Sea of the Indian Ocean. It lies southwest of Sri Lanka and India, about 700 kilometres from the Asian continent's mainland. 

Oia is a coastal town on the northwestern tip of Santorini, a Greek Aegean island. The town has whitewashed houses carved into the rugged clifftops, and overlooks a vast caldera filled with water. In a 19th-century mansion, the Naval Maritime Museum has exhibits on local seafaring history, including old  figureheads, sailors’ chests and models of old ships. Nearby is the ruined Oia Castle, known for its sunset views. Area:  11.88 km² Weather:  17 °C, Wind W at 37 km/h, 76% Humidity

Lecce is a city in Italy’s southern Apulia region. It's known for its baroque buildings. In the central Piazza del Duomo, the Cattedrale di Lecce has a double facade and a bell tower. The Basilica di Santa Croce features sculptures and a rose window. Nearby are the Sant’Oronzo Column, a Roman column topped with a bronze statue of  the city’s patron saint, and the sunken Roman amphitheater.  ― Google Weather:  7 °C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 91% Humidity Population:  94,989 (2017)

Situated on  one of the world's largest natural harbors , New York City is composed of five  boroughs , each of which is a  county of the State of New York . The five boroughs— Brooklyn ,  Queens ,  Manhattan ,  the Bronx , and  Staten Island —were created when local governments were consolidated into a single city in 1898. The city and its metropolitan area constitute the premier gateway for legal  immigration to the United States . As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York,making it the most  linguistically  diverse city in the world. New York is home to more than 3.2 million residents born outside the United States, the largest foreign-born population of any city in the world as of 2016.As of 2019, the New York metropolitan area is estimated to produce a  gross metropolitan product  ( GMP ) of $2.0 trillion. If the New York metropolitan area were a  sovereign state , it would have t...

Various  Germanic tribes  have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since  classical antiquity . A region named  Germania was documented before AD 100. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the  Holy Roman Empire . During the 16th century,  northern German regions became the centre of the  Protestant Reformation . Following the  Napoleonic Wars and the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the  German Confederation  was formed in 1815. In 1871, Germany became a nation state when  most of the German states unified  into the  Prussian -dominated  German Empire . After World War I and the  German Revolution of 1918–1919 , the Empire was replaced by the semi-presidential  Weimar Republic . The  Nazi seizure of power  in 1933 led to the establishment of  a dictatorship , World War II, and  the Holocaust . After the end of World...

Hallstatt is known for its  production of salt , dating back to prehistoric times, and gave its name to the  Hallstatt culture , the archaeological culture linked to  Proto-Celtic and early  Celtic  people of the  Early Iron Age  in Europe, c. 800–450 BC. Hallstatt is at the core of the " Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape " declared as one of the  World Heritage Sites in Austria  by  UNESCO  in 1997. It is an area of  overtourism .