A series of gates surrounds the two centers of ancient, medieval Fez (sometimes spelled Fes). The principal axes link the center to the gates and a street surrounds the heart of the old city. The Kairouan quarter, which is longer, is crossed by an artery. Narrow, tortuous pedestrian streets, covered passages, stairs and numerous dead-ends make up the dense layout with few urban squares.
Concepción de Ataco is a mountain town in western El Salvador, located in the department of Ahuachapán along the Ruta de las Flores. At about 1,260 meters above sea level, it sits among forested hills and coffee plantations, giving the area a cooler climate than the country's lowlands. The town is known for cobblestone streets, colorful murals, traditional buildings, craft workshops, and small cafés.
Dartmoor National Park sits in the heart of Devon, England, and invites travelers to step into a landscape that has changed little over thousands of years. Rolling moorland, deep river valleys, and more than 450 miles of paths give visitors space to explore at their own pace. Ancient stone rows, circular dwellings, and burial cairns spread across the moorland are reminders of people who lived here as far back as the Bronze Age.
Ballachulish is a small village in the Scottish Highlands, set at the mouth of the River Laroch beside the narrow waters of Loch Leven. The surrounding landscape includes steep mountains, wooded slopes, rocky shorelines, and the broad valley of nearby Glencoe. The village is divided into several settlements, including North Ballachulish, South Ballachulish, and Ballachulish itself, giving the area a distinctive layout shaped by the loch.
Uyuni, in southwestern Bolivia, is best known as the gateway to the world’s largest salt flat, Salar de Uyuni. Once a humble railway town, Uyuni has grown into a base for travelers drawn to this surreal landscape, where an ancient dried-up lake has left behind a vast expanse of glistening salt crust.