A little threadstr of the world's most beautiful villages:

Aitoliko, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece

Civita di Bagnoregio, Province of Viterbo, Italy

Kandovan, Osku County, Iran

Tjørnuvík, Streymoy, Faroe Islands

Yoshino, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Ushguli, Svaneti, Georgia

Staithes, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Tafraoute, Tiznit Province, Morocco

Malana, Himachal Pradesh, India

Grožnjan, Istria, Croatia

Reine, Nordland, Norway

Beynac-et-Cazenac, Dordogne, France

Not only one, but the many villages throughout the Rice Terraces of Ifugao Province, the Philippines

Soufrière, Saint Lucia

Hongcun, Anhui, China

Haid al-Jazil, Hadhramaut, Yemen

Bourtange, Groningen, the Netherlands