Tourist attractions

81 photos of the region between Fengjie and Yichang, a 200km stretch of the Jiangze river with steep gorges, and of the Three Gorges dam

53 photos of Lijiang, a beautiful town home to the Naxi minority and a UNESCO world heritage site

154 photos of the tombs of the valley of the Kings, the temple of Hatshepsut, the Nile river, the Luxor and Karnak temples

119 photos of the Loire river valley known for its world-famous castles

163 photos of Paris, the capital of France

44 photos of ancient Delphi in central Greece, a centre for the worship of Apollo and the site of the Delphic oracle

35 photo of the archaeological site of Mycenae in the western Peloponnese in Greece, a UNESCO World Heritage site

38 photos of the Byzantine site of Mystras in the Peloponnese, with its ruins, palace, fortress, churches and monasteries

34 photos of the site of Olympia in western Greece, where the Olympic Games originated in 776 BC

119 photos of Bali, an island east of Java with its own local culture, nice beaches, sceneries and temples

72 photos of St. Peter's basilica, the vatican museums and St. Peter's square

112 photos of Kyoto, the cultural centre of Japan and its former imperial capital

65 photos of Miyajima, the island in the Japanese Seto inland sea famous for the Itsukushima Shinto shrine with its red torii gate built in the sea

118 photos of Petra, the forgotten city carved into the rock in southern Jordan

118 photos of Gyeongju, a major tourist centre and historical site in Korea

231 photos of Luang Prabang, a beautiful city and UNESCO World heritage site in northern Laos