1. Rome ( Italy )
The ancients called it caput mundi—the head of the
world. Rome has been a place of awe and grandeur
for more than 3,000 years, the city of Caesars,
popes, and princes; the city of romance, la dolce
vita, and languorous days; the city of churches and
museums, fountain-splashed piazzas, and majestic
monuments to a golden age of empire.
DON’T MISS
Walk to Piazza della Rotonda, find a café, order a drink,
and simply stare in awe at the vast facade of the Pantheon,
the world’s greatest Roman monument.
2.Machu pichu ( Peru )
By rights, it shouldn’t be there: the mist-
shrouded heights of the Peruvian Andes
are no place to build. Machu Picchu is so
remote that it eluded even the Spanish con-
quistadores, coming to the attention of the
outside world only as recently as 1911. Yet
build the Inca did, taking an extraordinarily
beautiful setting and forging a man-made
masterpiece—the purpose of which remains
unknown—whose stone ramps and immense
terraces seem to be extensions of the land-
scape itself.
DON’T MISS
Arrive at Machu Picchu at dawn, having hiked the
two- or four-day Inca Trail, a high-mountain trek
through majestic scenery scattered with Inca ruins.
Permits and porters are obligatory, and altitude
acclimatization is highly recommended.
3. Oxford ( England )
Dreaming spires, chiming bells, royal retreat,
seat of learning, and—some would say—the
most beautiful town in England: Oxford has
many claims to fame, but its chief glories are the
buildings of the old city itself, and in particular
the collection of colleges and ancient university
institutions at its heart. The warm, honey-colored
Cotswold stone with which all are built and the
courtyards or “quads” around which they cluster
result in an architectural harmony unequaled any-
where in Europe.
DON’T MISS
Walk or cycle down the winding cobblestone streets
around the Bodleian Library—being sure to visit any col-
leges that are open to the public—and soak in the Cots-
wold stone buildings, taking in this prestigious city much
as dons and poets have done for centuries.
4. Sintra ( Purtgal )
Sintra is a picturesque, wooded hill town,
leafy and cool in summer, mild in winter,
and privy to beautiful views year-round.
What sets it apart from any number of other
towns in Portugal is its proximity to Lisbon,
the country’s capital, just 17 miles (28 km)
to the southeast. This long made it a favored
retreat for Portugal’s kings, who from about
the 15th century began a series of lavish
palaces and gardens here that dazzle with
their extravagant and often wildly exotic
architecture.
DON’T MISS
The Palácio Nacional da Pena is a fantastical caprice,
a royal palace built mostly in the 19th century that
reworks Portugal’s Gothic, Renaissance, Islamic, and
other styles into one of the great architectural pas-
tiches of the Romantic era.
5. Savannah ( Georgia )
Savannah’s townscape has proved wonderfully resistant to change since its founding in 1733, preserving a glorious medley of period buildings—notably white wooden and pillar fronted houses as well as stately squares, parks, and elegant streets lined with trees draped with Spanish moss, making it one of the largest national historic landmark districts in America.
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