Ancient kasbah town of Ait Benhaddou on a former Caravan Route beside the Ouarzazate River, often used as a film location, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Ancient kasbah town of Ait Benhaddou on a former Caravan Route beside the Ouarzazate River, often used as a film location, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

The Kurhaus, the location of a conference centre and casino, a building dating from the 19th century in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Street sign directions, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Convent of San Bernardino of Sienna, Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Sign for 98 Acres Resort Heli Pad, Ella, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Wine cellars at wine cellar Straz location below Church of St. Gilles at village of Vrbice, Brnensko, Czech Republic, Europe

Dodecathlos, a sculpture by Vicente Larrea, Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, Europe

Tall Tree and the Eye, a sculpture by Anish Kapoor, outside the Guggenheim Museum, with Red Arches in the background, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, Europe

Galleries and gopura entrance at 12th century temple Ta Prohm, a Tomb Raider film location, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tree root on gopura entrance at 12th century temple Ta Prohm, a Tomb Raider film location, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Roots of lithophyte strangler fig at 12th century temple complex Ta Prohm, a Tomb Raider film location, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

View of Welome sign and signpost on Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited location on Earth, Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean

Church of St. Francis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porto, Norte, Portugal, Europe

Sculpture of Sir John Betjeman inside St. Pancras International railway station, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Aerial of the lighthouse of Nazare, Oeste, Portugal, Europe

Church of the Holy Annunciation, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Europe

Tree roots on a gallery in 12th century Khmer temple Ta Prohm, a Tomb Raider film location, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mont-Saint-Michel bay and Abbey, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manche department, Normandy region, France, Europe

Aerial of Sewell Mining Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America

Fisherman carrying sticks for fish harvest on shore of Rozmberk Pond on foggy morning, Rozmberk Pond, UNESCO Biosphere, Trebon, Jindrichuv Hradec District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe

View of the central building of the Federal Palace of Switzerland, the seat of the Swiss government, located in Bern, Switzerland, Europe

View of Holy Church of the Virgin Mary Mandrakina from Garden of the People in Corfu Town, Corfu, Ionian Sea, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Blair Castle, home to Europe's last remaining private army, the Atholl Highlanders, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Fairmont Le hateau Frontenac, Old Quebec, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Quebec, Canada, North America

Remains of the baptistery, Archaeological site of Butrint, Butrint National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Saranda, on the Ionian coast, Albania, Europe

Royal Exchange Square also Merchant City, location of the Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art (GoMa) in City Centre, Glasgow. Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Trim castle, dating from the 12th century, and location for film Braveheart, County Meath, Leinster, Republic of Ireland (Eire), Europe

Typical boats and Notre-Dame-des-Anges church and landscape seaside beach of the picturesque village of Collioure, near Perpignan at south of France Languedoc-Roussillon Cote Vermeille Midi Pyrenees Occitanie Europe

Notre-Dame-des-Anges church and landscape seaside beach of the picturesque village of Collioure, near Perpignan at south of France Languedoc-Roussillon Cote Vermeille Midi Pyrenees Occitanie Europe

Skyline, View of Corniche, Beirut, Lebanon

Royal castle of Collioure and landscape seaside beach of the picturesque village of Colliure, near Perpignan at south of France Languedoc-Roussillon Cote Vermeille Midi Pyrenees Occitanie Europe

Saint Guilhem le Desert, labelled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France), a stop on el Camino de Santiago, Herault, France. Street scene of St Guilhem le Desert, pedestrian road with old historical houses on both side. St-Guilhem, France.

Notre-Dame-des-Anges church and landscape seaside beach of the picturesque village of Collioure, near Perpignan at south of France Languedoc-Roussillon Cote Vermeille Midi Pyrenees Occitanie Europe

Aerial view Millau viaduct by architect Norman Foster, between Causse du Larzac and Causse de Sauveterre above Tarn, Aveyron, France. Cable-stayed bridge spanning the Tarn River Valley. A75 motorway, built by Michel Virlogeux and Norman Foster, located between Causses de Sauveterre and Causses du Larzac above Tarn River, Natural Regional Park of Grands Causses.

Royal castle of Collioure and landscape seaside beach of the picturesque village of Colliure, near Perpignan at south of France Languedoc-Roussillon Cote Vermeille Midi Pyrenees Occitanie Europe

El Maarad street, in background El Nejmeh square or Star square, Downtown, Beirut, Lebanon

Landscape seaside beach of the picturesque village of Collioure, near Perpignan at south of France Languedoc-Roussillon Cote Vermeille Midi Pyrenees Occitanie Europe

Typical boats and Notre-Dame-des-Anges church and landscape seaside beach of the picturesque village of Collioure, near Perpignan at south of France Languedoc-Roussillon Cote Vermeille Midi Pyrenees Occitanie Europe

Salt production of Salins du Midi at Gruissan in Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Aude, Gruissan. Solar evaporaton salt pans salins. salt marshes, saline of Gruissan in aerial view.

Roman colonnade on the top, general view of Archaeological site, Byblos, Lebanon

Oviedo San Salvador Cathedral in Plaza Alfonso II el Casto Oviedo Asturias, Spain.

Aerial view Millau viaduct by architect Norman Foster, between Causse du Larzac and Causse de Sauveterre above Tarn, Aveyron, France. Cable-stayed bridge spanning the Tarn River Valley. A75 motorway, built by Michel Virlogeux and Norman Foster, located between Causses de Sauveterre and Causses du Larzac above Tarn River, Natural Regional Park of Grands Causses.

Roman baths, Downtown, Beirut, Lebanon

Inside Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Medieval town of Cordes sur Ciel, labelled The Most Beautiful Villages of France, Tarn, Occitanie, France

Corniche, Beirut, Lebanon

Yagim Mask at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Yagim Mask, 1920-25 Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Wood, paint. George Walkus (kwakwaka'wakw, ca 1875-1968). A furtive aggressive sea creature known as Yagim was part of the dramatic Tseyka performance cycle, which took place during the dark winter when life on the North West coast moves largely indoors

View point of The Observatory Of Pic Du Midi De Bigorre, Hautes Pyrenees, Midi Pyrenees, France. The 12m Ponton dans le ciel, a glass walkway high above the Pyrenees at Pic du Midi de Bigorre, a 2877m mountain in the French Pyrenees, home to an astronomical observatory and visitors centre. The observatory is acccessible from the village of La Mongie by cablecar. Tourists often visit in time for the spectacular sunset across the mountains.

Traffic Jam, in Waygand street, Downtown, Beirut, Lebanon

Martyrs sculpture and Square, monument to Lebanese nationalists killed here by the Ottomans in 1915, in background Mohammad Al-Amine Mosque, Beirut, Lebanon

The small medieval village of Conques in France. It shows visitors its abbey-church and clustered houses topped by slate roofs. Crossing of narrow streets and monolith to the fallen ones in the war in the old medieval village of Conques on coats of the river Dordou

The Tarn River crossing Albi town. Pont Vieux bridge and the Church of Notre Dame du Breuil in Tarn village, Occitanie Midi Pyrenees France.

Entrance, Temple of Bacchus, Baalbeck, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

Gothic Saint Cecile Cathedral in Albi town. Pont Vieux bridge and the Church of Notre Dame du Breuil in Tarn village, Languedoc-Roussillon Occitanie Midi Pyrenees France.

Aerial view of Carcassonne, medieval city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, harboure d'Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon Midi Pyrenees Aude France

The Observatory Of Pic Du Midi De Bigorre, Hautes Pyrenees, Midi Pyrenees, France

Side view of Sydney Harbour bridge architectural landmark and city at sunset. Illuminated arch of the bridge reflecting in blurred waters Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Martyrs sculpture and Square, monument to Lebanese nationalists killed here by the Ottomans in 1915, Beirut, Lebanon

Mohammad Al-Amine Mosque from , souk Abou Nasser street, Downtown, Beirut, Lebanon

Side view of Sydney Harbour bridge architectural landmark and city at sunset. Illuminated arch of the bridge reflecting in blurred waters Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Rafiq Hariri mausoleum, Beirut, Lebanon

The small medieval village of Conques in France. It shows visitors its abbey-church and clustered houses topped by slate roofs. Crossing of narrow streets and monolith to the fallen ones in the war in the old medieval village of Conques on coats of the river Dordou

Pont du Gard, Languedoc Roussillon region, France, Unesco World Heritage Site. Roman Aqueduct crosses the River Gardon near Vers-Pon-du-Gard Languedoc-Roussillon with 2000 year old

The Tarn River crossing Albi town. Pont Vieux bridge and the Church of Notre Dame du Breuil in Tarn village, Occitanie Midi Pyrenees France.

THE GRAVE OF ANTONIO MACHADO AND HIS COMPANION ANA RUIZ, FIGURE OF THE LITERARY MOVEMENT GENERATION OF 98, THE ANDALUSIAN POET DEVOTED HIS LIFE AND WORK TO THE REPUBLICAN CAUSE, PYRENEES-ORIENTALES, Collioure in the south of France Languedoc-Roussillon Cote Vermeille Midi Pyrenees Occitanie Europe

Aerial view of Avignon Bridge with Popes Palace and Rhone River at sunrise, Pont Saint-Benezet, Provence, France

Old town, Languedoc-Roussillon, Cote Vermeille, Midi Pyrenees, Occitanie, France, Europe

Young woman in Galle Fort, Old Town of Galle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka

Our Lady of Covadonga. The Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Marian shrine devoted to her at Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

View point of The Observatory Of Pic Du Midi De Bigorre, Hautes Pyrenees, Midi Pyrenees, France. The 12m Ponton dans le ciel, a glass walkway high above the Pyrenees at Pic du Midi de Bigorre, a 2877m mountain in the French Pyrenees, home to an astronomical observatory and visitors centre. The observatory is acccessible from the village of La Mongie by cablecar. Tourists often visit in time for the spectacular sunset across the mountains.

Gorges de l'Herault between St Martin de Londres and St Guilhem le Desert, Languedoc Roussillon Heraul, France

Young woman with her dogs at sunset

Bathers, Corniche, Beirut, Lebanon

Bars and restaurants in the main street in the medieval town of Collioure in the south of France Languedoc-Roussillon Cote Vermeille Midi Pyrenees Occitanie Europe

Fortified City of Carcassonne, medieval city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, harboure d'Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon Midi Pyrenees Aude France

A monk at the monastery Santo Toribio in northern Spain gets out the holy relic, said to be part of the cross on which Jesus died Inside Santo Toribio de Liebana monastery. Liébana region, Picos de Europa, Cantabria Spain, Europe

Temple of Bacchus, Baalbeck, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

View point of The Observatory Of Pic Du Midi De Bigorre, Hautes Pyrenees, Midi Pyrenees, France. The 12m Ponton dans le ciel, a glass walkway high above the Pyrenees at Pic du Midi de Bigorre, a 2877m mountain in the French Pyrenees, home to an astronomical observatory and visitors centre. The observatory is acccessible from the village of La Mongie by cablecar. Tourists often visit in time for the spectacular sunset across the mountains.

The Tarn River crossing Albi town. Pont Vieux bridge and the Church of Notre Dame du Breuil in Tarn village, Occitanie Midi Pyrenees France.

Fortified City of Carcassonne, medieval city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, harboure d'Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon Midi Pyrenees Aude France

Camargue horses (Equus caballus), herd gallopping through water, Saintes-Marie-de-la-Mer, Camargue, Le-Grau-du-Roi, Department Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, southern France

Sunset Mountain views in front of The Observatory Of Pic Du Midi De Bigorre, Hautes Pyrenees, Midi Pyrenees, France. The Col du Tourmalet is the highest paved mountain pass in the French Pyrenees second only to the Col de Portet. So in contrast to frequent claims.

Gothic Saint Cecile Cathedral in Albi town. Pont Vieux bridge and the Church of Notre Dame du Breuil in Tarn village, Languedoc-Roussillon Occitanie Midi Pyrenees France.

Street in the medieval town of Collioure in the south of France Languedoc-Roussillon Cote Vermeille Midi Pyrenees Occitanie Europe

Aerial view of Carcassonne, medieval city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, harboure d'Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon Midi Pyrenees Aude France

Mohammad Al-Amine Mosque and at right Saint Georges Maronite Cathedral, Beirut, Lebanon

Aerial view Millau viaduct by architect Norman Foster, between Causse du Larzac and Causse de Sauveterre above Tarn, Aveyron, France. Cable-stayed bridge spanning the Tarn River Valley. A75 motorway, built by Michel Virlogeux and Norman Foster, located between Causses de Sauveterre and Causses du Larzac above Tarn River, Natural Regional Park of Grands Causses.

Sculptures called Concordia Monument designed by Esperanza d'Ors on Plaza Carbayon in Oviedo in Asturias region, Spain. Monumento a la Concordia, sculpture by Esperanza d'Ors, 1997, Plaza Carbayon, Oviedo Asturias Spain

El Omari Mosque street, in background El Nejmeh square or Star square, Downtown, Beirut, Lebanon

Norman Keep, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales

Aerial view of Cordes sur Ciel, labelled The Most Beautiful Villages of France, Tarn, Occitanie, France

The castle and the gardens of Villandry, Loire Valley, France. The beautiful castle and gardens at Villandry, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Indre et Loire, Centre, France, Europe These gardens are divided into different areas; an ornamental next to the castle (dedicated to the tender love, passionate love, the unfaithful love and tragic love); a water garden around the pond; and a garden of medicinal herbs; aromatic; and horticulture.

San Julian de los Prados World Heritage Church in Oviedo, Asturias,

Traditional dinner on the sunset in The Observatory Of Pic Du Midi De Bigorre, Hautes Pyrenees, Midi Pyrenees, France

Beirut Municipality, Downtown, Beirut, Lebanon

Aerial view Saint Guilhem le Desert, labelled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France), a stop on el Camino de Santiago, Herault, France.

Mohammad Al-Amine Mosque, Beirut, Lebanon

Street in the medieval town of Collioure in the south of France Languedoc-Roussillon Cote Vermeille Midi Pyrenees Occitanie Europe

Aerial view Saint Guilhem le Desert, labelled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France), a stop on el Camino de Santiago, Herault, France.