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The Most Beautiful Places in the World

 Vote for the places whose beauty feels most overwhelming, distinctive or unforgettable, whether natural, built or a powerful combination of both. 30 nominees REAL PEOPLE REAL OPINIONS BETTER CHOICES
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1 Santorini Santorini’s caldera views, whitewashed villages and blue Aegean light make it one of the world’s most recognisable beauty spots. Comment
2 Machu Picchu The drama of stone ruins rising out of cloud forest gives Machu Picchu a near-mythic visual power. Comment
3 The Maldives The Maldives embodies the fantasy of luminous water, overwater serenity and impossible-looking island beauty. Comment
4 Grand Canyon Few places match the Grand Canyon for raw scale, colour and the sense of standing before deep time. Comment
5 Swiss Alps The Swiss Alps remain a shorthand for alpine beauty: jagged peaks, meadows, lakes and pristine villages. Comment
6 Ha Long Bay Ha Long Bay’s limestone towers rising from the water create one of the world’s most poetic seascapes. Comment
7 Amalfi Coast The Amalfi Coast combines dramatic geography with colour, villages and sea-light in near-perfect balance. Comment
8 Banff and Lake Louise Few places feel as cleanly spectacular as Banff’s mountains and surreal glacial lakes. Comment
9 Petra Petra’s carved rose-red architecture and canyon approach create a beauty that is both natural and human-made. Comment
10 Norwegian Fjords The steep walls, cold light and dramatic scale of the fjords make Norway one of the world’s essential beauty destinations. Comment
11 Salar de Uyuni Its reflective wet-season mirror effect makes Salar de Uyuni one of the most unreal-looking places on earth. Comment
12 Iguazu Falls Iguazu overwhelms through scale, force and lush setting. Comment
13 Bora Bora Bora Bora distils tropical beauty into peaks, reef colours and dreamlike calm. Comment
14 Yosemite Valley Yosemite’s cliffs, waterfalls and valley floor deliver one of America’s great natural panoramas. Comment
15 Cappadocia Fairy chimneys and sunrise balloons make Cappadocia one of the world’s most visually distinctive regions. Comment
16 Antelope Canyon Its flowing rock and luminous shafts of light create a deeply photographic kind of wonder. Comment
17 Plitvice Lakes Water, forest and terraced lakes combine into one of Europe’s most enchanting natural sites. Comment
18 Great Barrier Reef On a planetary scale, the reef remains one of the world’s great beauty experiences. Comment
19 Patagonia Patagonia’s wind, peaks and vastness deliver beauty with a powerful sense of remoteness. Comment
20 Mount Fuji Fuji’s symmetry and cultural weight make it one of the most elegant mountains on earth. Comment
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The Most Beautiful Places in the World

30 nominees
1 Santorini Comment
2 Machu Picchu Comment
3 The Maldives Comment
4 Grand Canyon Comment
5 Swiss Alps Comment
6 Ha Long Bay Comment
7 Amalfi Coast Comment
8 Banff and Lake Louise Comment
9 Petra Comment
10 Norwegian Fjords Comment
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11 Salar de Uyuni Comment
12 Iguazu Falls Comment
13 Bora Bora Comment
14 Yosemite Valley Comment
15 Cappadocia Comment
16 Antelope Canyon Comment
17 Plitvice Lakes Comment
18 Great Barrier Reef Comment
19 Patagonia Comment
20 Mount Fuji Comment
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