30 Amazing Places You Won't See Tourists

The Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum and the Brandenburg Gate are wonderful monuments of culture and architecture, but, you see, there is a special charm in traveling to those places where tourists do not run in crazy crowds. Moreover, there are such underestimated corners even in those cities and countries that seem well-traveled up and down.

We offer a virtual tour of several of these places. There are few people there, simply because most travelers do not know about them ...

This restaurant, located in the cave of Polignano on Mare beach, is one of the most amazing places on the planet to dine deliciously.

The magnificent Mont Aiguile rises 2,000 meters above the French community of Chichilyans. Mont Aigui is known as the “Inaccessible Mountain” - its slopes are equally sheer from all sides. The summit was not conquered until 1492 and became the first mountain that people decided to climb just like that, out of pure curiosity. It is believed that mountaineering was born with its conquest.

Nauru is a tiny island nation with a population of less than 10,000 people. It is one of the least visited places in the world, simply because not many people know about it. Nauru hides miles of pristine beaches and forests - so if you want to relax on an island paradise, hurry up to buy a ticket there. Until other tourists come running.

This 17th-century temple sits on the edge of a cliff, almost 1,000 meters above the Paro Valley. The holy place was built to protect the cave where Guru Padmasambhava, the Buddhist leader, meditated for three years, three months, three weeks, three days and three hours.

A well-preserved medieval town in northern Spain, Albarracín is famous for its cave paintings (important evidence of Levantine prehistoric art) and its Picaportes, unique doorknobs. Each door in the city and the handle to it are unique and created by local craftsmen in accordance with ancient customs and technologies.

The hotel is so high in the Alps that the only way to get there is on foot or by cable car. Therefore, the hotel is only available during the summer season and is open from April to October. Living conditions at the Aescher Hotel can be called Spartan. Several rooms are designed to accommodate four people. The toilet, like the bathroom, is shared and located on the floor, there is no shower at all. The hotel offers simple but hearty food in the tradition of the inhabitants of the Swiss Alps. Guests come here to hike and walk through the picturesque mountainous area, visit natural caves, and look into the museum of prehistoric finds.

Known as the "Stairway to Heaven," this hiking trail takes you through the highlands of Oahu, Hawaii. 3992 steps rise to a height of 850 meters above sea level and offer a magical view of the island.

The lake is part of the Thingvellir National Park. The islands on the lake are of volcanic origin. Faults around the lake show that in this place the tectonic plates of Europe and America oppose each other. Lucky divers can swim between the tectonic plates of the continents, each year moving away from each other by 2 centimeters.

Chefchaouen is a small town located on the slopes of the Reef Mountains in northwestern Morocco. It was founded in 1471, and until 1920 only 3 foreigners visited it. Now the city is best known for its old part, almost all the houses in which are painted in different shades of blue. The reason for this choice is in religion. In addition to Muslims, Chefchaouen has long been home to a fairly large community of Sephardic Jews. They brought with them the belief that blue is the color of the tassels of the prayer veil, the tallit. But the city also has a "dark" side - it is a recognized "drug center" of Morocco.

This island is still practically untouched by man: a very small indigenous population and only 400 tourists allowed here annually. This restriction is intended to protect the unique landscape of Lord Howe, whose crystal clear lagoon is home to a coral reef.

One of the craziest castles in the world is located in America, created solely by the builder Jim Bishop. It is worth visiting for inspiration - and you can also get married here.

Just over a hundred people permanently live in the village of Huakachina. According to local legend, the lake was created after a beautiful princess was taken by surprise by a young hunter while swimming in the pool. The girl managed to escape, and the pool turned into a lake. The folds of the fleeing princess's robes became the dunes surrounding Huacachina, and she herself soon returned to the lake and still lives in it as a mermaid.

The Bastei Bridge in Saxony is an engineering marvel of the first half of the 19th century. The monumental structure was built of wood in 1824, and a quarter of a century later it was replaced with a more durable sandstone structure. The length of the architectural monument is 76.5 meters.

Once upon a time, Leptis Magna was one of the main cities of the Roman Empire, and for its planning features it was even nicknamed “Rome in Africa”. Now its ruins are a great playground for the adventurer. So if you want to stroll through the sights of ancient Rome, but don't want to compete with the crowds, welcome to Libya.

Alcazar in Segovia - the palace and fortress of the Spanish kings in the historical part of the city of Segovia. It is located on a rock at the confluence of the Eresma and Clamores rivers, near the mountains of Guadarrama. This position on the cliff makes it one of the most beautiful and recognizable palaces in Spain. Alcazar was originally built as a fortress, but managed to visit the royal palace, the state prison and the royal artillery academy.

Surrounded by the Amazonian forests and boasting a magnificent beach, this city is known as Love Island. A few meters from the beach is the huge Lago Verde lagoon, which is home to many animals. The only way to reach it is by canoe.

Deep in the Dordogne province you will find an old mill converted into a charming hotel on the banks of a quiet river. There is nothing for miles around. And in the hotel itself is one of the famous Michelin restaurants.

The abandoned castle of Sammezzano, which housed a luxury hotel in the last century, is now practically closed to the public. You can get there only on special occasions. The most beautiful hall of the castle - the Hall of Peacocks - got its name from the unique bright ceilings with carved ornaments in the Moorish style.

In Greek mythology, nymphs inhabited this mysterious cave and lured men with their beauty. Through a huge hole in the “ceiling”, sunlight enters the cave, shining on the surface of the purest lake Melissani.

Not far from the Gulf of Taranto in Italy, the ancient city of Craco rises on a high cliff, the inhabitants of which have abandoned it. For about a thousand years there were people here, but then they left this place, which has now turned into ruins. It is said to be haunted now.

Quinta de Regaleira Castle, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the palace complex, is one of the most romantic places in Portugal. The main riddle of Regaleira is a well that goes deep into the earth. The spiral gallery that runs around it has nine levels, each level has fifteen steps. These nine levels symbolize the nine circles of hell, the nine circles of purgatory and the nine circles of heaven described by Dante. On the wall of the well, a shining triangle is a symbol of Freemasonry. Many believed that Regaleira Castle served for Masonic meetings, but there was no documentary confirmation of this.

Weisgerbergasse is a historic street in Nuremberg famous for its stunning wrought iron signs.

Procida is the smallest of the islands in the Gulf of Naples. It is not at all like its chic neighbors - the islands of Capri and Ischia. Until 1986, the island served as a prison for especially dangerous criminals, so crowds of holidaymakers passed it. The inhabitants of Procida still lead a very patriarchal lifestyle: instead of converting all their houses into apartments for rent, they still prefer to grow lemons in old gardens and fish in rocky bays.

The Lofoten group of islands is located above the Arctic Circle. Here you can see quaint fishing villages, the world's deepest coral reef and the incredible beauty of the Northern Lights.

Cocos is the largest uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean, located 600 kilometers off the west coast of Costa Rica. It is known for the fact that, according to popular legends, the largest treasure is hidden on it, which has not yet been discovered by anyone. And this island is just a paradise for divers due to its rich underwater fauna.

You are now looking at the oldest leather tannery in the world. In fact, this sight is not for the faint of heart - there is always a specific smell of leather and tannins, which will remind the tourist of visiting Morocco for a long time to come.

By itself, the town of Blagay does not represent anything, it is rather just a village. But next to it is the source of the Buna River, it is very picturesque. This beautiful place was chosen by wandering Muslim monks - dervishes. In the 16th century, a “tekiya” (from the Turkish “tekke”), a monastery of dervishes, was erected here. Of course, it did not retain its original appearance, but the current building is also not so new - it was built in the middle of the 19th century.

Getting to Ittoqkortoormiit is as difficult as pronouncing its name: only once a week from the capital of Iceland by plane to Greenland, and then by helicopter or boat to the town itself. But it's worth it: this colorful little town sits on the world's longest icy river system.

Even in ancient times, this place was used by the Carthaginians, and then by the Romans as the main harbor of Malta. In 1565, when the Ottoman Turkey attempted to take over the island, Marsaxlokk had a Turkish fleet stationed there.

Now the local population earns mainly by fishing. One of the attractions of the town are the brightly decorated boats of the townspeople (luzzu).

Hallstatt is a medieval village with less than 1,000 inhabitants. Its main attraction is the salt mines, the oldest in Europe, the development of which has been going on for three thousand years. Information about the village appears in written sources from 1311. Almost no information about the medieval history of Hallstatt has been preserved due to its remoteness from the means of communication.

This ring-shaped island, difficult to access for tourists, has become a refuge from storms and icebergs for many creatures, including thousands of penguins. If you feel like escaping the cold, be aware that the island is an active volcano and abounds in hot springs.