Tellaro has avoided the tourism surge that has engulfed Vernazza and Portofino due to its winding clifftop roads and small port.
In southern England's "Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty" Cotswolds, Bibury is one of its most beautiful settlements, with lush meadows and ancient stone houses with steeply pitched roofs.
Hallstatt, in central Austria, is on the Hallstätter See between a beautiful lake and a green mountain that towers above it.
Folegandros in the Cyclades has slate streets, whitewashed buildings decorated with flowers, and the occasional Greek Orthodox church with a bright blue dome, but without the crowds of Santorini.
This well-preserved Alsatian town has bakeries that offer croissants and kugelhopf cake and restaurants that serve foie gras and choucroute.
Reine is a charming fishing community in the Lofoten archipelago, a stunning Nordic wilderness with sapphire bays and mountains north of the Arctic Circle.
In Tel , a tiny town in the Czech Republic's Vyso ina region, residents formerly competed for the beauty of their homes.
Explore Albarracín's small streets and lanes to discover historic stone towers, castles, and churches in ocher hues.