City in France, often referred to as the most beautiful city in the world.

An alpine resort town in the French Alps at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest peak in Western Europe. A birthplace of modern mountaineering that hosted the first Winter Olympics in 1924, it offers the soaring Aiguille du Midi cable car and the Mer de Glace glacier.

The main town of the Bohinj valley in Slovenia's Julian Alps, within Triglav National Park. Quieter and wilder than nearby Bled, it is a gateway to Lake Bohinj, the country's largest natural lake, and to hiking and the Vogel ski slopes beneath Mount Triglav.

The capital of the United Kingdom and the seat of the Crown and Parliament at Westminster. A centre of power since the Middle Ages, it expanded through empire into a leading global hub of finance, law, and culture on the River Thames.

Highly developed, ultra-modern island city-state in Southeast Asia, located just north of the equator. It is a vibrant global financial and cultural hub, renowned for its lush green spaces, futuristic architecture and diverse, multi-ethnic society.

A storybook resort in Slovenia's Julian Alps, set around a glacial lake. A small island crowned by a pilgrimage church, the country's only island, sits at its centre, while a medieval castle perches on a cliff above the shore against a backdrop of mountains.

A mountain town in the upper Soča valley of northwestern Slovenia, ringed by the peaks of the Julian Alps. A renowned outdoor-adventure base within Triglav National Park, it draws rafters and kayakers to the emerald Soča River and skiers to the heights of Kanin.

Capital of Tuscany on the Arno River, widely regarded as the birthplace of the Renaissance. Its UNESCO-listed historic centre is crowned by Brunelleschi's dome atop the Duomo and holds treasures from Michelangelo's David to the Medici-era Uffizi Gallery, with the shop-lined Ponte Vecchio spanning the river.

Venetian-Gothic port town on a slender point of the Adriatic in Slovenian Istria, its tight lanes of pastel houses gathered around a marble main square. The square honours the composer and violinist Giuseppe Tartini, born here in 1692, whose statue stands at its centre.

The most populous city in the United States, set where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic. A global capital of finance, media, and culture, it spreads across five boroughs and is known for landmarks from the Statue of Liberty to Times Square.