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Hi All
OK - I dont get around all that much, but last week we spent 3 days in Wengen, Switzerland. Went up the mountain, rode the cable cars, and did all the touristy things. Even being terrified of heights, I came away believing that that was the most beautiful place I have ever been in.
It got me to wondering enough to ask, what do you consider the most beautiful place you have ever seen? I will take notes and probably go!
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mr_go

I'm inclined to agree with you. The Berner Oberland wins hands-down for me as well.

Honorable mention to the Amalfi Coast.

grandmere

The view of the caldera on Santorini.

lyb

There are so many beautiful places, it's truly hard to narrow down to the most beautiful place...

Not in Europe, Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe, CA....absolutely beautiful!

I agree with the Amalfi Coast.

Fields full of sunflowers in Umbria.

It's funny, I have seen so many beautiful places that just about took my breath away, that I'm having problems thinking of any right now, except for the 3 above....

bobthenavigator

Honest ! I had 3 places in mind when I read the title and now see they are all mentioned---oh well.
1. Santorini
2. Berner Oberland
3. Amalfi coast

Let me add Portovenere .

teacherlady

Glacier National Park in Montana and the view behind the Prince of Wales Hotel in the adjacent Waterton National Park in Alberta...ahhhh...

ThinGorjus

Agree that the area west of Innsbruck to Bern is the most beautiful area I have ever seen, and I have been to a lot of places. #2 would be Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic. #3 is the isle of Capri. #4 is Tuscany.

don76

The view from Glacier Point in Yosemite on a clear day in May when the falls are full.
Or,just as nice,sitting next to a crackling fire at night at a riverside unit in Housekeeping Camp. Looking up at and hearing the thunder of Yosemite Falls.

MaureenGP

The first thing that came to my mind was Capri. I also thought the islands in Hawaii were breathtakingly beautiful.

EmBee

Looing over Lake Tekapo to Mount Cook in the south island of New Zealand.

EmBee

Oh dear! Didnt preview my reply - should have been "looking"....

tropo

Camping on a deserted coral cay, on the Great Barrier Reef (Australia), with only turtles, birds, etc, as companions...just heaven.

geribrum

How about Lake Bled, Slovenia? Guess that's my current most beautiful.

mnapoli

Lugano, Switzerland is my favorite. Sitting under palm trees while looking up at the snow on the Alps and sipping a merlot -- that is living!

alex2

Volpaia in Tuscany, Gordes in Provence, the lavender fields in Provence, the Empordà and the Pla de la Calma in Catalonia, some villages of Cotswolds (England), the lands of Soria in Spain, the Seine in Paris and some streets in Prague.

matnikstym

Rarotonga, sitting in the sand watching the sunset, everything was beautiful there, towns, beaches, hills and the people

linjudy

In terms of natural beauty, I would vote for South Island of New Zealand esp around Queenstown. Also the Okavango Delta area of Botswana is amazingly stunning.

QuackerDuck

(1) Glacier walking in Alaska;
(2) Amalfi Coast, Italy (It' getting a lot of votes);
(3) Road near Five Lakes/Mt Fuji, Japan
It was really hard sticking to 3.

JRP

I agree with The Amalfi Coast, in particular, Ravello.

RomaSuz

While I love/prefer Italy, I have to admit that the Sintra Portugal environs were fabulously beautiful.