The world's best views as chosen by you
21.07.2023 - 07:50
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We asked our readers to tell us which views stopped you in your tracks around the world – here are 17 of the best, as voted by you.
Chosen by @josephine_turn on Twitter, the Scallop in Aldeburgh kicks of our list. This four-metre-high steel sculpture sits on a beach in Suffolk, England, as a celebration of local twentieth-century composer Benjamin Britten.
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This over 5000-metre-high dormant volcano makes for a fantastic vista and is the highest mountain in Turkey. It’s no wonder that Arthur George Davtyan chose this «legendary» mountain as his favourite view.
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Jutting out of the waters on the Dorset coast, Old Harry Rocks got a mention from @ukirsaria, who said they are «stunning and dreamy by the sea».
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The National Trust’s press office voted for the Giant’s Causeway in Ireland on Twitter. This major tourist attraction is made up of 37,000 black basalt polygon columns and makes for an otherworldly view out to North Atlantic sea.
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Rough Guides follower @StickyRiceSabah told us that the 4000-metre-high Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia is their favourite view in the world, and is best admired at dawn.
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According to @Lucy_Is_Lost on Twitter: «the view from Montjuïc Castle is pretty unforgettable and is best enjoyed with a bottle of cava». Don’t mind if we do…
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Rough Guides follower @StephensPhotos voted for the «temple studded plains of Bagan», agreeing with our Myanmar author who wrote: «Few places in the world can offer a spectacle as breathtaking as its [Bagan’s] vast stupa and temple-strewn plain.»
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Unsurprisingly, the Grand Canyon got a few of your mentions in this poll. This 277-mile-long crevasse is cut a mile deep into the Arizona plains, and has been spellbinding travellers for years with its craggy, two million year-old rocks and vividly coloured strata.
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Jorge Jorgeous told us on Facebook that his absolute favourite view has to be Ninety Mile Beach in Victoria, Australia. We can hardly dispute that 90 miles of sand makes for a fantastic outlook.
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On Facebook, Robin Svedberg told us the best view he’d ever come across was in the Mavora Lakes on South Island, New Zealand. The waters provide an almost perfect reflection of the surrounding forest and mountains.
Mavora Lake, South Island, New Zealand © Mo_Chen/Shutterstock
One of the Philippines’ most popular tourist attractions, the Chocolate Hills was voted for our Facebook follower Borocay Island, Philippines. While they may not be entirely impartial, it’s hard to argue with the view of these undulating green hills.