Towanroath Engine House (Wheale Coates), UNESCO World Heritage Site, on the clifftops near St. Agnes, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Whitby harbour walls and lighthouses from the clifftop, Whitby, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Clifftop village of Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Liguria, Italy, Europe

Clifftop houses, built onto rocks, surround the natural cove forming the harbour of Polignano a Mare, Apulia, Italy, Europe

Clifftop engine house from an abandoned tin mine on the Cornish cliffs, Botallack, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Clifftop village perched high above the Loup valley, Gourdon, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence, France, Europe

The strikingly situated clifftop town of Sidi Bou Said, north of Carthage, Tunisia, has a reputation as a town of artists.