It rarely happens that people living in big cities feel happy. The metropolis is beautiful with many choices, where to relax, where to study, where to work, where to eat and how, but among this abundance there is so little real.
Rarely do people from small villages and towns want to leave for a big city. The main wealth of small towns is people and nature. A healthy atmosphere reigns here, local customs, unfortunately forgotten in the big city.
The village is a small town where the population is smaller, the air is cleaner, food is healthier and people are kinder. There are many such villages around the world, but there are the most beautiful described in this article.
So, we present to you the most beautiful villages in the world:
1
Huscar, Spain
A small town in the province of Malaga, located in southern Spain. Huscar is a municipality, part of the autonomous society of Andalusia.
The town is 113 km from the city of Malaga and only 22 km from Ronda.
Huskar is a small beautiful village of 33 km². Its feature can be considered the thematic of the city. Until 2011, all the houses were white. For the filming of the film about the Smurfs, the houses and buildings were repainted in blue. Residents decided to leave everything as it is. The weather here is very favorable, so over the past six months, Huskar has received 80,000 curious tourists.
2
Reine, Norway
The little magic village of Rhine is located in Norway. Its area is only 0.29 km², and the population is about 350 people. Being in the Arctic on the Lofoten Islands, the Rhine had no choice but to be a fishing village.
The peculiarity of this fantastic place is the picturesque scenery, beautiful houses, snowfall on the tops of the mountains. Here, tourists feel calm and peaceful. Many journalists emphasize that this village is the most beautiful place on the planet.
3
Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia
Tourists call this city a blue and white paradise. This is explained by the architecture of a small town. It is located on a hilltop. Small white houses and beautiful blue shutters, trees blooming all year round, dropping purple petals on stone alleys create a special, romantic atmosphere.
Sidi Bou Said is located 17 km northeast of the capital of Tunisia. At the foot of the mountains of the Gulf of Tunis and Carthage. Sidi Bou Said has a population of over 6,000.
4
Wengen, Switzerland
A great example of a perfect alpine village is Wengen. It is located in Switzerland, the Bernese Alps. It is the largest village in the Lauterbrunn Commune.
The population is 1,300, but in winter the number grows to 10,000, and in the summer to 5,000. The area of the village is almost 36.4 km².
The history of the village begins in the 13th century, but Wengen met his first tourists in the 19th century.
In winter and summer, Wengen has a tourist season with massive cultural events. A feature of the village is the complete absence of roads, as well as the cars themselves.
5
Shirakawa-go, Japan
Shirakawa-go is a historical village of Japan, located on the island of Honshu, in a mountainous area in the northern part of Japanese Gifu Prefecture. Getting to the village is quite difficult, in winter the village is often inaccessible and isolated from the main part of Japan.
This beautiful village of 356 km² has a population of 1,800. Thanks to its history, it is listed in UNESCO as an outstanding example of adapting the traditions of the people to modern social and economic standards.
A feature of this village are small classic houses and rice terraces. The weather is favorable year round.
See photos of the most beautiful rice terraces in the world on our site most-beauty.ru.
6
Burano, Italy
Burano is an island quarter of Venice in northern Italy. From the city center to the island 7 km. Its population is 3,000 people.
Burano's specialties are brightly painted houses and buildings, the production of Venetian lace using special technologies, the church of San Maryino with an inclined 52-meter companion.
This small town survives due to tourists, who are more numerous here than locals.
7
Biburi, England
The historic picturesque village of Biburi is located on both banks of the Colne River, in the Cotswold district, in the west-central part of England. The area of the village is more than 6.5 km². Biburi hosts 1,000 tourists each year.
This village has preserved all its historical value. There are no public transport and fashionable new buildings. The peculiarity of this village is time. It seems like it just stopped here. Built in the 17th century, houses, the old church of St. Mary, the ruins of the fortress, picturesque streets and bridges attract the romantics of the whole planet for mood, and creative people for inspiration.
8
Hallstatt, Austria
Hallstatt is a beautiful village that is a community of upper Austria. It is part of Gmunden County. Hallstatt has an area of 60 km² and a population of 923 people. History dates back to the 5th century.
The town is popular not only for its beauty, but also for the production of salt. Hallstatt began to attract his tourists relatively recently, about 100 years ago. Today there are about 70,000 travelers. The peculiarity of the town is picturesque places, salt mines, where the air temperature does not exceed 6 ° C and alpine air.
9
Oia (Oia, Oia), Greece
A village is located in the north of Santorini, Greece. Since 2011, it is part of the island's municipality. Its area does not exceed 12.4 km² and a population of 3,400.
The village is filled with old mills, stairs and dead ends, domes and arches. Here at every step you can see small hotels (sometimes for one family) and mini-houses for honeymooners. A special feature is the famous sunsets that are visible from the western part of the village overlooking Ammoudi Bay and is full of silence, which is explained by the complete absence of car traffic.
10
Eze, France
Eze is a commune in southeastern France in the Provence region. The area of this ancient village is 9.47 km². The population is about 2,536 people.
The whole architecture of Ezza, including new buildings, is made in the old style. The oldest building is the chapel of the white penitents (14th century).
A feature of Eze can be called its unknown tourists, as getting there is quite difficult, and not everyone can overcome the Nietzsche trail. Ancient architecture, churches and a delightful tropical garden located in the ruins of the castle.
Finally
We introduced you to the most beautiful villages of our planet according to the editorial board of most-beauty.ru. And now I would like to hear your opinion about this list, as well as to know which villages in your opinion are the most beautiful.