Wicklow is a coastal town in County Wicklow on Ireland’s east coast, positioned around a sheltered harbor where the Vartry River meets the Irish Sea. Known locally as the county town, it combines a working harbor, historic streets, coastal walks, and access to the wider landscapes of the Garden County. The ruins of Black Castle stand on a rocky headland above the harbor, while the Murrough provides a broad coastal wetland for walking and wildlife observation.
Livingston is a small coastal town in Guatemala's Izabal department, situated where the Río Dulce meets the Caribbean Sea. Unlike much of the country's interior, Livingston is reached primarily by boat, with regular water transport connecting it to Puerto Barrios and Río Dulce. The town is surrounded by tropical vegetation, waterways, and Caribbean coastline, giving it a distinct geographic setting within Guatemala.
Puerto Varas is a lakeside city in Chile’s Los Lagos Region, set on the southern shore of Lake Llanquihue with views toward the volcanoes Osorno, Calbuco, Puntiagudo, and Tronador. The waterfront, with its promenade and gardens, forms the center of the city’s relationship with the lake, while wooded hills and agricultural land extend beyond the urban area.
Elvas rises from the Alentejo plains near the Spanish border as one of Portugal’s most striking fortified towns, shaped by centuries of defense, resilience, and daily life along the frontier. Encircled by an immense network of walls, bastions, and hilltop forts, the town tells a clear story of strategy and survival, from the sweeping views at Forte da Graça to the quiet streets within the historic center.
A visit to Como is like looking through a manual on the history of architecture. Its ancient walls, the Duomo with its rich Gothic-Renaissance façade, the Broletto, the Castel Baradello, the Romanesque basilicas of Sant'Abbondio and S. Fedele, the myriad of monuments created by the Comacini Masters, and the modern architectural lines, all represent foundations of the urban and tourist fabric, interwoven with unforgettable splendor. View the neo-classic past of Villa Olmo and the Tempio Voltiano, or to head out in the lake aboard the Concordia, the historic paddle steamer furrowing the waters overlooked by the aristocratic villas including Villa d'Este, now transformed into a luxury hotel, and Villa Erba, now seat of an important exhibition and congress center, are once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Then there are the museums and the silks, universally renowned for their delicacy and originality: the result of a creativity that is part of a century-old tradition of the people living by this lake, known all over the world by businessmen and those who seek peace in the limpid air transported by the winds of the Tivano and the Breva.
Other Popular Destinations in Italy
Rome
Often called the Eternal City, Rome stands alone as Italy's most visited destination. The third most populated city in the European Union, Rome boasts ancient sites, yet has a modern flair — an exhilarating mix of the Old World and the new.
Venice
Welcome to Venice, with its network of canals, rich history and composition of over 100 small islands in the Adriatic Sea. Fine art, stunning architecture, white limestone bridges, moving about via watercraft... Venice is a singular experience and an astonishing masterpiece of civilization.