Our planet is beautiful, and in it you can find the best places to rest.
You can travel to popular tourist destinations, and you can choose places where you will not find a large crowd of tourists.
Here are some less popular tourist destinations where you can relax and have a good time:
1. Unusual places for recreation: the underground beach
Hidden under the ground, the secret beach of one of the islands of Marietta in Mexico boasts crystal clear water. You can reach it by boat along a long tunnel or by swimming.
2. Rest savage in Peru
Huacachina is an uninhabited oasis in Peru. It is located near the city of Lima, Peru. Today, this place is visited by those who enjoy a wild vacation - people come with backpacks, lay tents, bathe and engage in sandboarding (riding on the board over the dunes) and riding quad bikes on the sands.
3. Rest abroad: a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Those who have ever been in the village of Blagai, Bosnia and Herzegovina, were delighted with the incredibly beautiful monastery of Blagai Tekiya, built right on the cliff in the cave where the river Buna originates. Tourists can see the beautiful wooden interior of the monastery.
4. Rest on the pink lake
Lake Hillier on the island of Middle Island, southwestern Australia, has a pink color. Even if you get water in a bottle, it will be pink. Why the water is pink is still unknown, but scientists suggest that the reason lies in the salinity and specific microorganisms that inhabit the lake.
5. Scuba diving between North America and Europe
Sylfra - a rift located in Lake Tingvlavlavatn in Tingvellir National Park, Iceland is part of the divergent boundary between the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate. Here, not only is the cleanest water, but the rift itself is so narrow that divers can touch North America and Europe at the same time.
6. Where to go on vacation: Isola Bella Island
In the 1600s, Isola Bella was turned from an ordinary stone island in the center of Lake Maggiore, Italy, into a flower garden surrounding the palace. In addition to the palace, the territory of the island is also known for its baroque gardens.
7. Family holidays in the Maltese village
The village of Popeye in Malta was originally created for the filming of the film "Popeye" of the 1980s, but then it was turned into a theme park. Three paint trucks (about 2,000 gallons) were used to create the film's scenery. Today, tourists can go boating here, visit the wine house and jump on the water ski jumps.
8. Holidays in China: red land
The red earth in Dongchuan district is 250 km from Kunming city. The high temperature of the air and frequent rains in the region turned the color of the Dongchuan soil into red. The soil contains oxidized iron and minerals that affect the color of the mail and flowering plants all year round.
9. Unusual places on earth: Darvaz
Darvaz is a gas crater in Turkmenistan. Both locals and tourists called this place “The Door to the Underworld”, or “Gates to Hell”. This huge fire hole was created in 1971, when Soviet geologists found a cluster of underground gas near the village of Darvaz.
When the drilling of the exploration well began, experts discovered an underground void - at that moment the earth collapsed, after which a large hole was formed, filled with gas. In order to avoid poisoning of people and livestock with gas, it was decided to set fire to gas. Geologists believed that the fire would go out after a few days, but they were mistaken. Natural gas, which is constantly coming out of the crater, has continued to maintain fire around the clock for several years.
10. Rest on the island of Floris
The island of Flores, an island off the coast of Portugal, is known for its flowers dotted throughout the island. Name Floris occurred precisely because of this feature. The island also has natural hot springs and lagoons where you can swim.
11. Active holidays in Greece
Giola on the island of Thassos in Greece is an isolated lagoon that originated naturally. This lagoon is located near the settlement of Astris. Getting here is not easy, as the nearest road is about 1 km away, and leaving the car, you have to go on foot. But if you succeed, you will enjoy not only a beautiful view, but also be able to swim in an unusual place overlooking the sea.
12. Rest without a sea: an unusual cathedral over the rocks
Las Lachas Church is located 7 km from the city of Ipiales, Colombia, on the border of Colombia and Ecuador. It is located in the canyon of the River Guaitara, above green cliffs and waterfalls, and is one of the most popular temples in the country. The cathedral, created in neo-gothic style, stands right on the bridge.
13. Where to go to rest in the summer: the dunes in Brazil
During rainy seasons, the Lencois-Maraniens National Park in the state of Maranhão, Brazil, appears in an unusual form. Due to frequent rains and 40-meter-long sand dunes, a large number of lagoons form here, but there is no vegetation.
It is best to visit this place between July and September, when the deepest lagoons are greatest.
14. Rest in the jungles of Guatemala
Guatemalan nature monument Semuk Champai is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful places in the country and in the world. This place is hidden from the eyes of tourists deep in the jungle. The name was given to him by the Kekchi Indians, and it translates as "the place where the river goes underground." Around - the jungle, and you among them can relax in the cool waters of the natural pools.
15. Unusual city in New Zealand
Immerse yourself in the hot springs of Rotorua on the shores of the lake with the same name. They are located on the Island of North, New Zealand. Rotorua is also famous for its geysers, thermal waters and mud pools. This city was nicknamed "Sulfur City" (City of Sulfur).
16. Holidays in Spain
The city of Setenil de las Bodegas appeared among a network of caves in the rocks above the river Rio Trejo, Spain. The white houses of this rock city are built into the rock, and some even use it as a roof.
Here you can find a lot of bars and restaurants where they cook delicious dishes.
17. Unusual park in South Africa
Namaqualand National Park in South Africa got its name in honor of the people of Nama living in those places. Only once a year (usually in spring) it rains in these arid valleys, and they turn into colorful flower carpets of orange and white daisies.
It is worth noting that tourists are forbidden to visit this place, but in the season of daisies, a huge number of people from all over the world come, settle in towns and organize camping sites on the periphery of the park.
18. Cave in France
Discovered by a hunter in 1836, the cave in the commune of Saint-Marcel d'Ardesch, France, contains a whole network of underground reservoirs and rock formations with a total length of more than 60 km.
19. Holidays in French Polynesia
Rangiroa is the largest atoll of the Tuamotu archipelago and is located in French Polynesia. Here you can find a large number of oysters, which produce black pearls.
The land area is 79 square meters. km, and it consists of a cluster of 415 small islands. This place is also known among divers and dolphin lovers. In addition, manta rays, green sea turtles and hammerhead sharks live here.
20. Unusual city in Italy
The small Italian town of Castelluccio, Italy, is located near the Norcia municipality. He is known for his huge variety of flowers that bloom between the end of May and July.
Bonus
Marble Cave
Marble caves are located on Lake Buenos Aires (or General Carrera).
For thousands of years, waves beat against calcium-carbonate walls and eventually formed marble patterns on cave walls.
This lake of glacial origin can be found on the border of Chile and Argentina.
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