You can watch the local fishermen unload the day’s catch from their colorful boats before dining on swordfish, mahi-mahi, or tuna at a harborside seafood restaurant later.
The houses are made from the local honey-hued stone, and the settlement boasts Arlington Row, a row of 17th-century weavers’ cottages.
Amidst dairy farming country, the setting is delightful, with Alpine peaks and rolling green hills above and the Saane Valley and lake below.
It sits astride the border between County Galway and County Mayo and is encircled by streams, lakes, and lush emerald meadows
Óbidos is an astonishingly well-preserved medieval, walled town in Portugal. The fact that it’s fairly close to Lisbon also makes it an ideal day trip destination.
The village is on Moskenesøya island, which is above the Arctic Circle and within the Lofoten archipelago.
While other Ligurian coastal resorts are packed with tourists, particularly in summer, Tellaro in Italy has escaped the influx.
Albarracín in Spain is characterized by warmly-toned terracotta and ocher homes and the remnants of a Moorish alcázar.