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Almaty cityscape with green-roofed towers and buildings set against the Tian Shan mountains, Kazakhstan.

Almaty

Almaty · KazakhstanThe snow-capped Trans-Ili Alatau rises south of Almaty, the largest city of Kazakhstan, known for the Central State Museum of Kazakhstan.Where to stay →
Aerial view of downtown Medellín high-rises ringed by the green Aburrá Valley mountains under a blue sky

Medellín

Departamento de Antioquia · ColombiaMedellín fills the Aburrá Valley in the Andes Mountains, the second-largest city in Colombia and the capital of Antioquia.Where to stay →
Sapporo's grid of buildings along the Toyohira river with grassy banks and mountains rising behind

Sapporo

Hokkaido · JapanSnow banks the grid boulevards of Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido on the fan of the Toyohira River, known for the Sapporo Clock Tower and the Sapporo…Where to stay →
Aerial of Pasadena's Rose Bowl stadium backed by the San Gabriel Mountains

Pasadena

California · United StatesCraftsman bungalows shade the streets of Pasadena, a city in the San Gabriel Valley of California, known for The Huntington and the Norton Simon Museum.Where to stay →
Aerial view of Tver's central square and radiating streets beside the Volga River.

Tver

Tver Oblast · RussiaWhere the Tvertsa joins the Volga, Tver spreads neoclassical quays northwest of Moscow, once the seat of a principality that rivalled the capital.Where to stay →
The Chateau d'Angers fortress and twin cathedral spires rising above the Maine river in Angers, France.

Angers

Pays de la Loire · FranceAngers is a city in Pays de la Loire, the old capital of Anjou and prefecture of Maine-et-Loire, known for Angers Cathedral and its museums.Where to stay →
Leiden's Nieuwe Rijn canal lined with historic gabled houses, cafe terraces and boats.

Leiden

Provincie Zuid-Holland · NetherlandsThe Oude Rijn threads the old centre of Leiden, a canal town in Zuid-Holland north of The Hague, known for its university and the Pieterskerk.Where to stay →
Aerial view of Tartu, Estonia, with St John's Church tower over the red-roofed old town and greenery.

Tartu

Tartumaa · EstoniaThe Emajõgi slides through the heart of Tartu, a university city in Tartumaa and the oldest town in the Baltics, southeast of Tallinn.Where to stay →
High aerial of La Plata's vast planned city grid spreading across the green pampas to the horizon

La Plata

Buenos Aires · ArgentinaWide diagonals cut across a perfect grid at La Plata, the capital of Buenos Aires province, known for its Neo-Gothic Cathedral and the museums of the UNLP.Where to stay →
Baroque green-domed church towers and red-tiled rooftops of Klagenfurt am Worthersee with alpine peaks behind.

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Kärnten · AustriaKlagenfurt am Wörthersee is the capital and largest city of the Austrian state of Carinthia.Where to stay →
Helsingborg, Sweden, waterfront with the red-brick town hall clock tower and harbour boats under a blue sky

Helsingborg

Skåne County · SwedenHelsingborg is a port city in the western part of Skåne County, facing Denmark across the narrowest neck of the Öresund in south-western Sweden.Where to stay →
Aerial view of Kristiansand's city beach with turquoise water, a marina and modern waterfront buildings

Kristiansand

Agder · NorwayKristiansand is the coastal capital of the Sørlandet, a 17th-century grid town in the southern part of Agder, in southern Norway.Where to stay →
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