Portugal
Porto
Porto is a historic city on the Douro in northern Portugal, known for colourful houses, bridges, wine cellars and hilly streets.
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Poland
Poznań
Poznań is one of Poland's oldest major cities, known for the Old Market Square, historic churches, Cathedral Island, museums and a lively student atm…
Czechia
Prague
Prague is the capital of Czechia, known for its well-preserved historic centre, old squares, bridges, towers and views of the Vltava. Medieval archit…
South Africa
Pretoria
Pretoria is one of South Africa's main administrative centres, known for the Union Buildings, historic monuments, museums, gardens and flowering jaca…
Kosovo
Prizren
Prizren is a historic city at the foot of the Šar Mountains, with Ottoman architecture, a stone bridge, mosques, churches and a fortress above the ol…
Bhutan
Punakha Dzong
Punakha Dzong stands at the confluence of the Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu rivers and serves as a fortress, monastic centre and administrative headquarters. …
North Korea
Pyongyang
As of 07 October 2026, the British Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advises against all but essential travel to this destination. Th…
Bahrain
Qal'at al-Bahrain
Qal'at al-Bahrain is a multilayered archaeological mound on the country's north coast. It preserves traces of residential, commercial, religious and …
Eritrea
Qohaito Cultural Landscape
Qohaito is a high plateau in southern Eritrea at around 2,600 to 2,700 metres above sea level. Steep escarpments enclose an archaeological cultural l…
Ecuador
Quito
Quito is Ecuador's capital, high in the Andes near the equator, known for its well-preserved historic centre, colonial churches, mountain panoramas a…
Canada
Québec City
Québec City is a historic city on the St Lawrence River, known for its fortified old town, French heritage, cobbled streets and distinctive architect…
Morocco
Rabat
Rabat is Morocco's capital on the Atlantic coast, known for its kasbah, Hassan Tower, the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, gardens and a quieter atmosphere t…
Chile
Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a remote Chilean volcanic island in the Pacific, known for ancient Polynesian culture, moai statues and uni…
Cook Islands
Rarotonga
Rarotonga is the main island of the Cook Islands, surrounded by a coral lagoon and known for green volcanic mountains, beaches, Polynesian culture, m…
Brazil
Recife
Recife is the capital of Pernambuco in northeastern Brazil, known for historic Recife Antigo, rivers and bridges, frevo and maracatu culture, beaches…
Iceland
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is Iceland's capital and its main urban centre. The city is known for modern architecture, geothermal baths, culture and easy access to nat…
Greece
Rhodes
Rhodes is a large island in the Dodecanese in the Aegean, known for the medieval old town of Rhodes Town, beaches, fortified walls and ancient sights.
Latvia
Riga
Riga is Latvia's capital on the Daugava River, known for its medieval old town, Art Nouveau architecture, Central Market, parks and lively cultural l…
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is one of Brazil's best-known cities, set between the Atlantic, mountains and tropical forests and known for beaches, samba, panoramic…
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Riyadh is Saudi Arabia's capital and a modern metropolis, known for skyscrapers, museums, historic Diriyah and rapidly growing cultural facilities.
South Africa
Robben Island
Robben Island, off Cape Town, has been used at different times as a prison, an isolated hospital and a military base. The surviving buildings, includ…
Palau
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon
Palau's southern lagoon combines forested limestone islands, coral reefs, marine lakes and archaeological traces of earlier settlements.
Gibraltar
Rock of Gibraltar
The Rock of Gibraltar is a limestone massif at the entrance to the Mediterranean, rising above the town, harbour and strait. Much of the Upper Rock b…
Italy
Rome
Rome is Italy's capital and a city with a rich historical and cultural heritage, where ancient monuments, squares, fountains and museums meet modern …
New Zealand
Rotorua
Rotorua is a city on New Zealand's North Island, known for geothermal areas, hot springs, lakes, ancient forests, Māori culture and mountain-bike tra…
Netherlands
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is a major Dutch port city, known for modern architecture, bridges, waterfront promenades, museums and one of Europe's largest ports.
Croatia
Rovinj
Rovinj is a picturesque town on the Istrian peninsula, with a densely built old town, narrow stone streets, a harbour and the Church of St Euphemia.
Benin
Royal Palaces of Abomey
The Royal Palaces of Abomey are former residences of the rulers of the Kingdom of Dahomey. Earthen walls, successive courtyards and polychrome relief…
Burkina Faso
Ruins of Loropéni
The Ruins of Loropéni are Burkina Faso's first World Heritage Site and the best-preserved fortified settlement in the Lobi region. High laterite-ston…
Honduras
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
Río Plátano is Honduras's largest protected area, covering around 350,000 hectares from mountain headwaters to the Caribbean coast. Rainforests, sava…
Estonia
Saaremaa
Saaremaa is Estonia's largest island, with juniper landscapes, stone walls, windmills, lighthouses and a quiet Baltic coast. The island's capital, Ku…
Türkiye
Safranbolu
Safranbolu is a historic town in northern Türkiye, known for traditional Ottoman houses, cobbled lanes, caravanserais and its old trading centre.
Guernsey
Saint Peter Port
Saint Peter Port is Guernsey's capital and a picturesque harbour town rising from the marina towards green hills like an amphitheatre. Granite and co…
Russia
Saint Petersburg
As of 07 October 2026, the British Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advises against all travel to this destination. This page introd…
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint-Pierre
Saint-Pierre is the main town of the French archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, south of Newfoundland. Its compact harbour is characterised by …
Faroe Islands
Saksun
Saksun is a tiny village on Streymoy, set in a natural mountain amphitheatre above the tidal lagoon of Pollurin. Turf roofs, the white 19th-century c…
Brazil
Salvador da Bahia
Salvador is the capital of Bahia and one of the most important centres of Afro-Brazilian culture, known for Pelourinho, colonial architecture, music,…
Austria
Salzburg
Salzburg is a historic Austrian city on the edge of the Alps, known for Baroque architecture, Hohensalzburg Fortress, Mozart's musical legacy and its…
Uzbekistan
Samarkand
Samarkand is one of the Silk Road's most famous cities, known for monumental madrasas, turquoise domes and Islamic architecture.
United States
San Diego
San Diego is a coastal city in Southern California near the Mexican border, known for beaches, parks, museums, maritime culture and a mild climate.