Built in the foothills of the Vaucluse Mountains in France, Gordes is a popular village thanks to its dramatic location and its reputation for being a destination for movie stars and artists. Explore its narrow cobblestone streets or head to the nearby Sénanque Abbey, where you can see honey, lavender essence, and liqueurs being produced.
China’s Xijang Miao Village is the largest Miao village in the country, often referred to as “the thousand household village”. The village’s setting includes a lush valley surrounded by overlapping mountains and terraced fields.
Monsanto, which sits off of a mountaintop overlooking Portugal’s countryside in the Idanha-a-Nova municipality, is known for its architecture set among the area’s massive boulders. Walk through its tiny streets and you’ll come across homes with boulders coming out of their roofs or even fitted as doors.