Our planet is full of the most unexpected and amazing places. Here you can find both incredibly fabulous places. Nature is capable of creating real miracles, and most often it is in such wonderful places that people manually create a real fairy tale, building incredible structures, palaces and sculptures. In our selection today we will show you the most beautiful places planets that have aroused the admiration of humanity for many, many centuries.

Taktsang Palphug Monastery is a famous Buddhist sacred place in Bhutan. The temple was built in 1692 near a cave on the site where Guru Rinpoche is said to have spent time in meditation for three years, three months, three weeks, three days and three hours in the 8th century. Photo: Douglas McLaughlin
Kuha Karuhas Pavilion in Phraya Nakhon Cave, located in Khao Sam Roi Yot in national park Parchuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand. There is a large hole in the ceiling of the cave that allows light to enter easily. This fabulously beautiful place was the favorite place of many Thai rulers.
Petra – ancient city in a rock in Jordan Photo: Adam Pretty. The city is located at an altitude of about 900 meters above sea level. Petra was built at the crossroads of trade routes back in the 18th century BC. Some of the structures have survived to this day.
Tourists pass by a man-made fairy-tale structure - giant ice sculptures, the height of which reaches 26 meters and the length exceeds 115 meters. The ice structure was created at the China Ice Sculpture Festival by a team of designers and artists from the arbin International Snow Sculpture Art Expo. Photo: Lingtao Zhang
Balloons over Cappadocia, Türkiye. Cappadocia is a popular tourist destination with unique cultural and geological features.
Giant gypsum crystals in the Naica cave in Mexico. A photograph showing a person is shown specifically to illustrate the scale of the crystals. The cave in Mexico is one of the richest deposits of natural gypsum crystals.
Mont St-Michel in France was built between the 11th and 16th centuries. The castle is located on the top of the mountain, among the rocks, it seems to envelop the entire mountain with its turrets and stairs, occupying almost its entire area.
The city of Chavene in northern Morocco is famous for its bright blue houses and alleys. The city is located just below Er Rif and is filled with narrow alleys and old architecture. Photo: Mark Fisher
The island in the heart idea was photographed by satellite. The island is located near Croatia, and has been privately owned since February 16, 2013. The island is also known as Lover's Island, but in fact it is completely deserted and completely covered with untouched beech forest.
The Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg is a Rococo mansion built as the summer residence of Empress Catherine the First in the 18th century. More than 100 kilograms of gold were used to decorate the façade of the building. The interior of the palace is also filled with luxurious details. Here, at one time, was located the famous amber room, lost during the Second World War. Photo: Harvey Barrison

The city of Suzhou in southern China has several famous streets built along canals. The unique architecture and the presence of water streets make the city popular among tourists.
The Taj Mahal in Agra, India was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in honor of his third wife. The complex includes a domed marble mausoleum, a garden, a complex of ponds and tombs. Photo: John Haslam
Northern Lights in Tromso, Norway. The colorful northern lights are the glow of the upper atmosphere due to interaction with charged particles in the solar wind. The phenomenon can most often be observed at high latitudes of the hemispheres. Photo: Andi Gentsch
National Park Riisitunturi in Finland is located in a mountainous area, almost completely covered by marshes. The park is famous for its snow-covered forests, where the trees are covered with frozen mounds of snow, creating an absolutely fantastic fairy-tale look.
Ruins of Flossenbürg Castle in Germany. Photo: Kilian Schönberger

12 most fabulous places in Russia where you should visit

Any trip becomes doubly interesting if you find a good book or film related to this place. We have selected 12 places in Russia that you could read about in books and watch in films. All that remains is to actually experience the fairy tale!

Valley of Geysers (Kronotsky Nature Reserve, Kamchatka) – “Sannikov Land”

It was here that the film about the lost wonder of nature was filmed. And, indeed, it’s a miracle - you won’t find a second place like this on Earth.

- Look what's going on there! Some kind of monster is climbing out of the water! Halfway through, the water slowly swelled into a large flat mound or bubble. Suddenly this bubble burst, and a cloud of white steam escaped from it, quickly dissipating in the air. Circular waves spread across the entire lake from this place, and swimming birds swayed on them.

Museum-Reserve “Schelykovo” (Ostrovsky district, Kostroma region) - “The Snow Maiden” by A. N. Ostrovsky

The playwright Ostrovsky lived in these parts and was inspired by these landscapes. Here there is the Snow Maiden’s house, a key in the place where she melted and endless forests in which she walked.

Snow Maiden (turning to the lake)

Darling, in tears of melancholy and grief The abandoned daughter is calling you. Appear from the still waters - hear the groans And your Snow Maiden’s complaints.

Grand Catherine Palace (Pushkin, St. Petersburg) – “Tsarevich Chlorus or a rose without thorns” Catherine II the Great

You can see what kind of interiors and landscapes surrounded Catherine when she was composing a moral tale in the intellectual company of Fonvizin and Derzhavin here.

The house of Prince Chlorus, as well as the prince himself, was very handsome. The house was famous not for its porphyry and mosaics, but for the surrounding gardens and meadows with bunnies. Gazebos in different styles are not uncommon everywhere - French, Spanish, Greek and Dutch.

Azov Mountain (city of Polevskoy, Sverdlovsk region) - Tales of Bazhov

Bazhov described specific places, and in these parts the slightly alarming, dangerous atmosphere of his fairy tales is still preserved.

Azov is not an easy mountain. There is a lot of wealth in it, but it is difficult to get. A name was sworn here: whoever names it, the mountain will be revealed to him. I had to guess the name. Then there would be happiness. These are the girls of Azovka.

National Park "Meshchersky" (Ryazan region) - Paustovsky K. "Meshchersky side"

You can still get lost in the grass and forest and breathe in the fog just as you could during the author’s lifetime.

I'm sailing in the fog. The East is turning pink. The smell of smoke from rural stoves can no longer be heard. All that remains is the silence of the water, thickets, and centuries-old willows. Ahead is a deserted September day. Ahead - lost in this huge world fragrant foliage, grass, autumn withering, calm waters, clouds, low sky. And I always feel this confusion as happiness.

Clean swamp (Isupovo, Kostroma region) - K. Ryleev “Ivan Susanin”

Behind the massive stone, with which descendants celebrated Susanin’s feat, lies a swamp, dissected by a narrow wooden path - a road. Oddly enough, this is a very beautiful and mystical place in its atmosphere, unless, of course, you decide to drown here.

The Sarmatians walk one after another into silence; Farther and farther away their gray-haired counselor. The sun is already shining high from the sky - The forest is becoming wilder and wilder!

Museum-reserve "Kulikovo Field" (Tula region) - The Legend of the Massacre of Mamayev

Stand in silence, under a clear or gloomy sky, and try to imagine what it was like here when the two armies gathered opposite each other and the great warriors rushed towards each other.

... and then the evil Pecheneg rode out from the large Tatar army, boasting to everyone of his valor, looking like the ancient Goliath: his height was five fathoms and his width was three fathoms. And Alexander Peresvet, a monk who was in Vladimir Vsevolodovich’s regiment, saw him, and, stepping out from the ranks, said: “This man is looking for someone like himself, I want to talk to him!” ... rushed at the Pecheneg... The Pecheneg rushed towards him, and the Christians! everyone exclaimed: “God, help your servant!” And they struck hard with their spears, until the ground almost broke under them, and they both fell from their horses to the ground and died.

Manpupuner Plateau (Komi Republic) - Mansi Tales

Stone giants still stand where the sun struck them, and in the fog it often seems that they come to life.

Pygrychum turned his shield towards the sun, and a fiery sheaf of light hit the eyes of the giant, who threw the tambourine aside. Before the eyes of the astonished brothers, the giant and the tambourine thrown aside began to slowly turn to stone. The brothers rushed back in horror, but, falling under the beam of Pigrychum’s shield, they themselves turned into stones.

Ussuri Nature Reserve (Primorsky Territory) – Udege Tales

On the ecological trail of the Ussuri Nature Reserve you are unlikely to see the amba itself, the owner of the taiga, but you will get a great feel for how life was in those days when the tiger and man were brothers.

A tiger came to the camp here. He rolled over his back and became a man. He looks: there is no smoke, no people walking, no tambourine rattling, no dogs heard - everyone is lying dead. I came to cry for my brother Kongi, but I couldn’t get enough tears: there were so many dead people in the camp.

Lapland Nature Reserve (Murmansk region) - “Morozko”

The frostiest and snowiest forest for filming the film “Morozko” was found on the Kola Peninsula. Frost Red Nose really is the sovereign master here.

A girl sits under a spruce tree, trembling, and a chill runs through her. Suddenly he hears Morozko not far away, crackling through the trees, jumping from tree to tree, clicking. He found himself on the spruce tree under which the girl was sitting, and from above he asked her: -Are you warm, girl? - Warm, Morozushko, warm, father.

Hello, dear reader!

How I like to travel! It may not always be possible to do this in reality, but virtually, modern technologies, allow you to visit the most remote corners of our planet. I would even say fabulous places. You look at such photos and it seems like you are in a fairy tale!

Today I have identified and published 26 of the most beautiful and fabulous places on the planet. I personally visited only two:

• St. Basil's Cathedral - Moscow
• Pamukale - Türkiye

I won’t bore you with writing anymore, just plunge into the fairy tale!

Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

This romantic castle was built by Bavarian King Ludwig II in 1868. Now it is one of the most visited castles in Europe. It is rumored that it was he who inspired Pyotr Tchaikovsky to create Swan Lake, and, in addition, he became the prototype for the Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland Paris.

Firefly Cave, New Zealand

The main feature of the cave is the thousands of fungus gnats, which live only in New Zealand, covering the roof of the cave. When you look at them, you get the impression that in front of you is a fabulous starry sky.

City of Colmar, France

One of the most charming places in France, with beautifully preserved old quarters. Reminiscent of the fairytale town from Beauty and the Beast, only even better. Despite the fact that this is a relatively small town, there are 3 theaters, a hall new music Le Grillen, 4 libraries, center contemporary art and 5 museums, including the world-famous Museum of Sacred Art Unterlinden (Mus?e d’Unterlinden).

Batu Caves, Malaysia

This is a functioning temple in Malaysia, where people come every year huge amount pilgrims. Batu is one of the most famous Hindu shrines outside of India. They were formed about 400 million years ago. It is here that the tallest statue of Lord Murugan, the second son of Shiva, who is worshiped by the southern Tamils, is located.

St. Basil's Cathedral, Russia

Orthodox church located on Red Square in Moscow. For many, he is a symbol of Russia. The cathedral was built by order of Ivan the Terrible in memory of the capture of Kazan and the victory over the Kazan Khanate.

Wisteria tunnel, Japan

This real flower “sky” is located in the Japanese city of Kitakyushu. Multi-colored brushes of wisteria - white, blue, lilac, violet, lilac-purple and blue shades- grow directly above your head.

Taktsang Lakhang Monastery, Bhutan

It hangs over an abyss on a cliff 3120 m high, rising 700 m above the Paro valley. The name of the monastery translates as “tiger’s den.” According to legend, the teacher Padmasambhava was transported to this cave, sitting on a tigress, into which his wife turned. You can get here along mountain trails that were built just over 100 years ago.

Cave of Crystals, Mexico

Located at a depth of 300 m under the city of Nike, it is unique with its huge transparent crystals reaching 11 m in height. Unfortunately, the entrance to the cave is for tourists due to high temperature(48°C), humidity and hydrogen sulfide content, as well as due to the fragility of the crystals, it is closed.

Temple complex Angkor Wat, Cambodia

The largest religious building ever created, the history of which dates back almost 9 centuries. This is a giant Hindu temple complex dedicated to the god Vishnu. The Khmers believed that gods lived in Angkor Wat, so access to central part temple for a long time was revealed only to a select few.

Angel Falls, Venezuela

This is the world's highest waterfall. Its name translated into Russian means “devil’s mountain.” Angel's water flow has to travel almost a kilometer to reach the ground. It is 20 times higher than Niagara Falls. Getting to Angel is not easy as it is located in a dense tropical forest. And there are no roads leading to it.

City of Petra, Jordan

“The pink city, half as old as time itself,” they say about Petra. This is by far Jordan's most famous landmark. Petra - ancient capital Nabatean kingdom, carved right into the rocks more than 2 thousand years ago.

Colored rocks of Zhangye Danxia, ​​China

These amazing mountain ranges in Gansu Province are a photographer's dream. They acquired their rainbow colors thanks to red grains of sand and conglomerates, mainly from the Cretaceous period.

Mont Saint Michel Island, France

It literally amazes you with its fabulous view. This is a small rocky island turned into an island fortress. At the very top of the rock, at an altitude of almost 80 m, the walls of an ancient abbey rise to the sky. It literally towers over deep sea. Victor Hugo was once so impressed by Mont Saint-Michel that he nicknamed it “the pyramid in the ocean.”

Pamukkale, Türkiye

Cotton Castle is a collection of unique hot springs. These places are more reminiscent of snowy valleys. Here Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky filmed Ogygia for the TV movie “Odyssey”, and the film “Ghost Rider 2” was also filmed.

Glenfinnan Viaduct, Scotland

This is the famous road along which the Hogwarts Express passes. In addition, Glenfinnan is an extremely picturesque place that is definitely worth a visit.

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Imagine more than 3 thousand picturesque islands rising directly from the emerald water of the Gulf of Thin. WITH Vietnamese language The word Halong translates to "the place where the dragon sank into the sea." Legend has it that the bay islands were created by the Great Dragon who lived in the mountains.

Church of Las Lajas, Colombia

The Las Lajas Cathedral in Colombia stands out not so much for its luxurious neo-Gothic architecture as for its location. It stands on a bridge spanning the gorge at 2600 m above sea level.

Beach on Vaadhoo Island, Maldives

one beach that is especially beautiful at night. Plankton washed up on the beach of Vaadhoo Island colors the shores with thousands of lights. The glow is explained by bioluminescence - chemical processes in the body of animals, in which the released energy is released in the form of light. Blue glowing waves seem to reflect the stars in the sky over the Maldives!

City of Sintra, Portugal

An ancient Portuguese city with a rich history. There are many exotic parks, ancient forests, castles, palaces, and monasteries that amaze the imagination. Sintra is a beautiful city with fabulous scenery and romantic landscapes that will not leave you indifferent.

Peles Castle, Romania

One of the most fabulous places in Europe, which is definitely worth a visit. It was built in the mountains by King Charles I as a summer house. It looks really royal inside.

Zhangjiajie National Park, China

Remember the place called Pandora with its fabulous mountains from the movie Avatar by James Cameron? Here it is. According to rumors, it was this fantastic area that inspired the director to create a fairy-tale world.

These places and landscapes seem to have come out of fairy tales and stories of our childhood; it’s hard to believe in their existence, but they exist in reality!

Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle is a treasure of the Alps and the most recognizable castle in the world. At first glance at this castle, it seems that someone forgot their toy here - the ivory-colored Neuschwanstein towers, soaring against the backdrop of dark green spruce trees, seem so unreal. Although if you come closer, the feeling of fabulousness is unlikely to go away, because hundreds of other little things will become visible that do not fit into the reality of the alpine slopes at all.

Castle Mont Saint-Michel, France

The castle of Mont Saint-Michel is one of the most popular attractions in France, striking with its unusualness and literally fabulous view! After all, a monastery on a rock sticking out of the watery abyss simply cannot help but look stunning.

Wisteria Tunnel

This tunnel is located in the Kawachi Fuji Flower Garden, Japan. While you are there, you are immersed in a truly unreal atmosphere! IN different times years and depending on the lighting it turns different colors

Danxia Landscape

Tourists from all over the world flock to Gansu Province, China, to admire the unusual landscape. The main attraction here is the unique mountainous terrain called the Danxia Landscape.

Dark alley in Ireland

These beautiful beech trees, about 300 years old, grow near the village of Armoy in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Because of the closely intertwined branches of the beech trees, local residents called the tree tunnel “Dark Hedges”, which in Russian is more correct to say “Dark Alley”.

Ha Long Bay

Ha Long Bay is one of the most popular places in Vietnam. The landscapes are stunning and create the impression of the unreality of what is happening.

Glenfinnan Viaduct, Scotland

Scotland's most photogenic railway bridge is known far beyond the UK. Fans of books and films and the wizard Harry Potter associate this viaduct primarily with the Hogwarts Express. After all, it was along it that the famous train passed through in the film “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.”

Batu Caves, Malaysia

The Batu Caves system is a place of pilgrimage for thousands of Hindus. The complex consists of several cave halls converted into temples. The famous 272-step staircase leads to the main Temple Cave, which every pilgrim must climb. Some do it on their knees or even crawling.

St. Basil's Cathedral, Russia

I think the description is unnecessary. The cathedral on Red Square, painted in fabulous colors, gives the impression of a fairy-tale palace; it is for the photograph of this cathedral that hundreds of thousands of tourists come to Red Square.

Cave of Giant Crystals

The underground world is full of wonders! These amazing caves, called Caves of Crystals (Cueva de los Cristales), are located in the Mexican desert at a depth of 300 meters.

These formations were created by nature over several million years.

Colmar, France

Colmar is a picturesque Alsatian city, with beautifully preserved ancient quarters that immerse you in the Middle Ages. The city has a huge number of amazingly beautiful buildings that were built in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

Pamukkale, Türkiye

The waterfall is known for its beautiful white slopes and is one of Turkey's geological wonders. Thermal springs, gushing out of the mountain for many hundreds of years, have formed beautiful terraces with reservoirs of varying depths.

Palace of Versailles, France

Versailles - this name is associated throughout the world with the idea of ​​the most significant and magnificent palace, erected at the will of one monarch.

This is probably a famous palace and park complex with beautiful gardens and interior decoration.

Taj Mahal, India

What could be more fabulous than the Taj Mahal? This is the first association that arises when mentioning oriental fairy tales.

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Angkor Wat is main goal 99.9% of all tourists coming to Cambodia. The largest temple complex on the planet and one of the most beautiful creations of mankind in its entire history

Paro-lakhang Temple, Bhutan

Paro Lhakhang, also known as the Tiger's Lair, is a famous Buddhist temple located on a cliff at the top of the Paro Valley in Bhutan. Often being in the clouds and fog leaves an unforgettable, mystical impression.

Peles Castle, Romania

The luxurious Peles Castle found its refuge on the banks of the mountain river of the same name, near the city of Sinaia. The castle seems magical, as if straight out of a fairy tale, and the overall mysterious atmosphere is complemented by a dense forest with birdsong and the rustling of tree leaves.

Zhangjiajie Park, China

Chinese Zhangjiajie Park has long gained popularity among tourists. Firstly, it is here, among the Wulingyuan rocks that inspired James Cameron to create the “flying mountains” in the film Avatar, that Tianmen Mountain is located, and in it is the legendary Heavenly Gate Cave.

Petra, Jordan

The famous Temple of Peter, carved into the rock, has appeared in dozens of films. What could be more mystical and mysterious?

Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar

The Avenue of the Baobabs is located on a dirt road between Morondava and Belon"i Tsiribihina in the Menabe region of western Madagascar. The stunning landscape attracts travelers from all over the world, making it one of the most visited places in the region.

Myths, legends and even fairy tales tell modern people about amazing places, where previously unknown creatures lived, superhumans lived and justice and bliss reigned. Scientists and researchers have been trying for several centuries to find the fabulous island of Buyan, the legendary Avalon, and many of their searches have been successful. This review presents famous mythical places that actually existed.

1. Buyan Island

“To the kingdom of the glorious Saltan past Buyan Island,” these lines from Pushkin’s fairy tale have long become favorites for many generations, and, meanwhile, some researchers claim that they have found the very island that the poet mentioned. This is the German island of Rügen, located in the Baltic Sea. Previously, it was inhabited by the Ruyan tribe, hence the former name of the place - Ruyan. Perhaps, through centuries-old etymological transformations, Ruyan turned into Buyan.

One more interesting feature- this is the phrase “on the Okiyan Sea, on the Buyan Island lies the white-flammable stone Alatyr.” These words were used to reinforce various spells in Rus'. On the real island is the white chalk rock "King's Throne". From the tales of Pushkin's nanny Arina Rodionovna, one can glean information about thirty heroes (in the fairy tale there were 33 of them). Previously, the author Saxo Grammaticus mentioned a guard of 300 people guarding the island of Ruyan. Researchers believe that in ancient times the island of Rügen and Rus' had close trade and cultural relations.

2. Hy-Brazil

According to Irish mythology, Hy-Brasil is a sacred island of contentment, justice and immortality. According to legend, it is surrounded by fogs and appears before people’s eyes once every seven years. The island was depicted several times on ancient maps, as some sailors claimed to have seen it. Modern scientists believe that Hy-Brasil might have been Baffin Island. Perhaps due to the refraction of light rays passing through layers of cold and hot air, an optical illusion appeared.

3. Lukomorye

Another mysterious land, known today from Pushkin’s fairy tales, is Lukomorye. According to folklore, this is a kingdom somewhere in the north, where people hibernate and wake up with the arrival of spring. The real name “Lucomoria” was often depicted on ancient Western European maps. This land was located on right side Ob Bay, in the Tomsk region. If we turn to the etymology of the word, then “Lukomoryem” previously meant “bend seashore" So the name Lukomorye was previously often found in completely different areas.

4. Avalon Island

The Isle of Avalon is mentioned in the Arthurian myths. According to legend, it was on this island that the sword Excalibur was forged and King Arthur was buried. People started talking about Avalon as a real place in the 12th century, when a burial was discovered in the county of Somerset, near the town of Glastonbury, on St. Michael's Hill. The inscription indicated that this was the tomb of King Arthur and his wife Guinevere. Modern historians believe that it was most likely a "publicity stunt" to raise money to renovate the abbey. It’s impossible to say for sure, because in the 17th century during Civil War the grave was destroyed and the remains were scattered.

5. Thule

For the Greeks and Romans, Thule was associated with the border of the world they knew. Its location was first mentioned by the work of the Greek explorer Pytheas in the 4th century BC. e. after his trip to Northern Europe. Pytheas mentioned the island of Thule, in the frozen sea and the northern lights. At that time, no one believed the researcher. Several centuries later, when Iceland was discovered, it closely matched the descriptions of the Greek. The Nazis, in turn, considered Thule the birthplace of the Aryan nation.

6. Tmutarakan

A place with a funny name " Tmutarakan"in the 10th-11th centuries it was truly a real city. It was located somewhat remote from other principalities in the Kerch Strait. Over time, Tmutarakan came under the influence of Byzantium, and then to Genoa. The current name of this area is the Taman Peninsula.

7. Eea

IN Greek mythology Aea is the island of the goddess Circe (Circa), who lured sailors to her and then turned them into animals. In Homer's poem, Odysseus ended up on this island and spent a whole year there. Researchers have identified the mythical location as the Cape Circeium peninsula, located on the west coast of Italy. Perhaps in Homer's time, the water level was higher and Cape Circeium looked like a real island.
In ancient chronicles, many records have been preserved about other legendary places, such as Many scientists and adventurers are still looking for these cities and countries.