Roof and autumn vines, Riquewihr, Alsace, France, Europe

Historic medieval buildings in courtyard of Great Hall, Dartington Hall estate, south Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A charming stone cottage with a slate roof, surrounded by lush greenery and a well-maintained garden. The sky is bright with scattered clouds, adding to the picturesque scene.

Quaint white house with a slate roof behind a stone bridge over a tranquil river, set against a backdrop of rolling hills and sparse woodland in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Whaling harpoon outside the Polar Museum, Tromso, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Ares del Maestre, Castellon, Valencia, Spain, Europe

Shiroka Laka, authentic village in the Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Roof top view, Convent of San Francisco, Potosi, Bolivia, South America

Monastery tower, The Stradun, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Europe

Traditional stone cottage with Welsh slate roof at Llanfihangel-Y-Pennant in Snowdonia, Wales

Signpost to Capel Curig and Caernarfon with Welsh slate roofs and mountains backdrop, Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales

Chateau Chambord in the Loire Valley, France

Ancient farm house and pond, granite walls and slate roof, Bubry village, near Hennebont, Morbihan, Brittany, France, Europe

Roof tiles in Ping An, Longsheng traditional mountain village, near Guilin, China

Rooftop in Ping An, Longsheng traditional mountain village, near Guilin, China

Typical Welsh stone cottage with Welsh slate roofs in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales

Town of Coudray with typical Norman church in Normandy, France

The beautiful old part of the village is made up of ancient stone houses with slate roofs, village of Ordino, Ordino, Andorra, Europe

House on island of Samothraki (Samothrace), Greece, Europe

Blea Tarn House in Little Langdale in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Blea Tarn House in Little Langdale in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Solar electric panels on Lowick Village Hall in South Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Solar electric panels on a cricket pavilion in St. Just, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

An old farmhouse at Low Parkamoor above Coniston, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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 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

Scenic view over the historic Trulli district in Alberobello, Italy, Europe

Scenic view over the historic Trulli district in Alberobello, Italy, Europe

Gran Paradiso National Park between Piemonte Piedmont and Aosta valley Italy Garian Alps houses at Chiapili near Ceresole Reale Valle di Locana

Old roof slates, slate, slate cladding, facade, wall, structure, close-up view, old town, Hattingen, NRW, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Slate, slates, slate cladding, house, facade, Sichtigvor, Warstein, Moehne, Moehnetal valley, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Slate roof overgrown with lichens, house in the Averstal valley, canton of Grisons, Switzerland, Europe

Historic stone roofs of buildings, viewed from city center of Courmayeur, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy

England, West Sussex, Chichester, Graylingwell Park, Modern housing with solar panels blended seamlessly in to roof tiles.

England, West Sussex, Chichester, Graylingwell Park, Modern housing with solar panels blended seamlessly in to roof tiles.