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From the Sagrada Família and the Colosseum to Iceland's Golden Circle and Antarctica's Deception Island: the must-sees, with honest tips on tickets, queues and getting there.

The Acropolis hill with the Parthenon on top, seen across olive trees from Philopappos HillLandmark · Greece

Acropolis

The rocky citadel above Athens, crowned by the Parthenon, is the most important ancient monument in Greece.
The jagged granite spire of the Aiguille du Midi rising above the clouds in the Mont Blanc massifViewpoint · France

Aiguille du Midi

A record-breaking cable car from Chamonix to a granite needle at 3,842m, with close-up views of Mont Blanc.
Canal houses along the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam with the tower of the WesterkerkMuseum · Netherlands

Anne Frank House

The canal house where Anne Frank hid for two years and wrote her diary, now a moving museum on the Prinsengracht.
The white stone Belém Tower standing at the edge of the Tagus river under a deep blue skyLandmark · Portugal

Belém Tower

A 16th-century fortress on the Tagus, decorated in Manueline style, that once guarded the gateway to Lisbon.
Golden limestone rock and a cave opening on the coast at Benagil in the AlgarveNature · Portugal

Benagil Cave

The Algarve's famous sea cave, with a round skylight in its domed roof, reached by boat, kayak or paddleboard.
Bathers in the milky-blue water of the Blue Lagoon with steam rising from a geothermal plant behindNature · Iceland

Blue Lagoon

Iceland's famous geothermal spa, with milky-blue water in a black lava field on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
Aerial view of the Downtown Dubai skyline with the Burj Khalifa towering aboveViewpoint · UAE

Burj Khalifa

The world's tallest building, at 828m, with observation decks high above Downtown Dubai and the desert beyond.
The Lake in Central Park lined with trees, with Bow Bridge in the distance on a sunny spring dayNature · USA

Central Park

Manhattan's 843-acre green heart, with lakes, meadows, bridges and woodland stretching for 51 blocks between Midtown…
The tiered stone arches of the Colosseum's outer wall in Rome under a blue skyLandmark · Italy

Colosseum

Rome's great amphitheatre, where up to 50,000 spectators once watched gladiator fights, is the city's most iconic sight.
The caldera of Deception Island with dark volcanic beaches, snow and the bay of Port FosterNature · Antarctica

Deception Island

A flooded volcanic caldera in the South Shetland Islands, entered by ship through a narrow gap called Neptune's Bellows.
The Eiffel Tower seen from below through trees in spring blossomLandmark · France

Eiffel Tower

Gustave Eiffel's iron tower, built for the 1889 World's Fair, is the symbol of Paris and offers views across the whole…
Gullfoss waterfall plunging in two stages into a deep canyon in south-west IcelandNature · Iceland

Golden Circle

Iceland's classic day trip from Reykjavík, linking the rift valley of Þingvellir, the Geysir hot springs and Gullfoss…
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul with its great dome and four minarets under a clear skyLandmark · Turkey

Hagia Sophia

Istanbul's 1,500-year-old former cathedral and imperial mosque, with a vast dome and glittering Byzantine mosaics.
Snow-covered slopes and ski lifts on the Hintertux Glacier beneath a rocky summitSki area · Austria

Hintertux Glacier

Austria's only glacier ski area open every day of the year, at the head of the Zillertal in Tyrol, topping out at…
Reconstructed portico with red Minoan columns and a fresco at the Palace of KnossosLandmark · Greece

Knossos

The great Minoan palace near Heraklion, linked to the legend of the Minotaur and partly rebuilt in vivid colour.
Snow-covered mountains and the frozen fjord around Longyearbyen, seen from above in winterLandmark · Norway

Longyearbyen

The main settlement of Svalbard, a frontier town of colourful houses at 78°N, and the starting point for Arctic…
The Louvre's glass pyramid and the Denon wing reflected in a puddle in the Cour NapoléonMuseum · France

Louvre

The world's most visited museum, home to the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and thousands of years of art in a former…
A cable car and pylon in front of the pyramid-shaped Matterhorn above ZermattViewpoint · Switzerland

Matterhorn Glacier Paradise

Europe's highest cable car station, on the Klein Matterhorn above Zermatt, with views of 38 four-thousand-metre peaks.
White cube houses and a windmill of Oia spread along the caldera cliff on SantoriniViewpoint · Greece

Oia

Santorini's cliff-top village of white houses and blue domes, famous for watching the sun sink into the caldera.
The main terrace of Park Güell with its mosaic benches, looking out over Barcelona towards the seaLandmark · Spain

Park Güell

Gaudí's hillside park of mosaic benches, gingerbread-style lodges and a famous dragon, with sweeping views over…
The red-brick Rijksmuseum building seen across the Museumplein reflecting poolMuseum · Netherlands

Rijksmuseum

The Netherlands' national museum, home to Rembrandt's The Night Watch, Vermeer's The Milkmaid and 800 years of Dutch…
The spires of the Sagrada Família rising against a blue sky, with a construction crane beside themLandmark · Spain

Sagrada Família

Gaudí's unfinished basilica, with its forest-like nave and glowing stained glass, is Barcelona's must-book sight.
The yellow façade of Schönbrunn Palace with tall green-shuttered windowsLandmark · Austria

Schönbrunn Palace

The Habsburgs' summer palace on the edge of Vienna, with 1,441 rooms, formal gardens and hilltop views from the…
The jagged Odle peaks seen from the Seceda ridge, dusted with snow above a green valleyViewpoint · Italy

Seceda

A grassy ridge above Val Gardena that drops away in a dramatic wall of jagged peaks, reached by cable car from Ortisei.
The winding road to Sa Calobra snaking through the limestone peaks of the Serra de TramuntanaNature · Spain

Serra de Tramuntana

A UNESCO-listed mountain range of stone villages, olive terraces and hairpin roads along Mallorca's north-west coast.
The Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island with skyscrapers behind and a sightseeing boat passingLandmark · USA

Statue of Liberty

The copper colossus in New York Harbor, a gift from France in 1886, visited by ferry with Ellis Island on the same trip.
Rugged volcanic ridges and rock formations above the Llano de Ucanca plain in Teide National ParkNature · Spain

Teide National Park

Spain's highest mountain rises from a lunar landscape of lava fields and rock towers in the heart of Tenerife.
Looking up the spiral staircase of the Vatican Museums towards its glass skylightMuseum · Italy

Vatican Museums

Centuries of papal art collections, Raphael's Rooms and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling, in the heart of Vatican…

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