10 beautiful villages to visit in Europe

Here is a list of 10 of the most beautiful villages to visit on the European continent! Real little jewelry!

L’ Europe undoubtedly houses the most beautiful villages in the world because of its many rural areas. From French towns to small villages nestled on hills all over Europe, we only retained 10. The choice was difficult and that is why I invite you to mention your favorites in the comments after the article. These European villages where time has stopped will make you appreciate the beauty of the old continent!

10.Colmar, France

Flickr – Francisco Antunes

Actually speaking, Colmar is not a village but a city... The French and German influences mix in this well-preserved Alsatian "big village", where local bakers sell both croissants and kouglofs, and where restaurants specialize in foie gras and sauerkraut (chuckles). Colmar is the third largest municipality in Alsace. The city is renowned for its well preserved old town, its many architectural monuments and museums, including the Unterlinden Museum where is the Retable d’Issenheim .

9.Bled, Slovenia

Flickr – Nigel’s Europe ' beyond

This small alpine town in the north-west of Slovenia surrounded the shores of Lake Bled , whose blue waters surround themselves a small island and its small baroque church. Bled is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Haute-Carniole region and in Slovenia in general. Bled is known for its glacial lake, but the Slovenian village also has an emblematic castle that is perched on a rock overlooking the lake. The city is also known in Slovenia for its vanilla and pastry cream.

8.Cong, Ireland

Flickr – xmascarol

Surrounded by plenty of water, the picturesque village of Cong is on horseback on the borders of Galway County and Mayo County, Ireland. Cong is located on the isthmus that connects Corrib and Mask lakes, near Headford and Ballinrobe towns and Neale and Cross villages. This Irish village is famous for its underground streams linking these two lakes but above all for being the place where Sir William Wilde, historian and father of the great playwright, novelist, poet and newlist Oscar Wilde lived. Cong has many stone bridges, the remains of a medieval abbey, houses with a chaume roof, and the Ashford Castle a Victorian-style residence that has been transformed into a romantic luxury hotel.

7.Telč, Czech Republic

Flickr – Karen Blaha

Telč is a small town of South Moravia with probably the most beautiful central place of the Czech Republic . The inhabitants of Telč used to be “war” to have the most beautiful façade of the house, as we can admire today on this large square with the elongated shape, where the buildings are all more beautiful than others. The city was founded in the 13th century at the same time as a castle, at the crossroads of commercial routes very frequented between Bohemia, Moravia and Austria.

6.Gruyères, Switzerland

Flickr – Henk Bekker

Gruyères is a medieval village in the Gruyère district in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The small town is a high tourist place in the upper valley of the Sarine river ( Saane ). Gruyères is of course famous for its cheese of the same name, whose sweet flavor melts so well in the fondue. A wide and paved street leads to the magnificent 13th century Château de Gruyères and its imposing fortifications, from which we have unbeatable views of the surrounding alpine foothills.

5. Albarracín, Spain

Flickr – José Luis Mieza

Albarracín is one of the most beautiful and picturesque villages in Europe. A small piece of medieval Spain has been preserved in the fortified enclosure of this village, which is surrounded by the arid hills of the central region of Aragon. Along the narrow alleys and winding alleys of Albarracín you will find ancient towers and fortifications of pink stones and chapels. This charming little town and was declared Monumento Nacional in 1961. The name of the city comes from the Berber dynasty of the Banou Razin, which once led the medieval kingdom of Albarracín Taïfa during the period of Muslim domination in the Iberian Peninsula (11th and 12th century).

4.Reine, Norway

Flickr – Gustaw Jot

Queen is a nice fishing village in the archipelago of the Lofoten Islands , a beautiful and wild northern region, where the sapphire-colored berries match the fjords and mountains. It is the administrative centre of the municipality of Moskenes in Nordland County, Norway. The village has been a place of commerce since 1743 and despite its distance from the rest of the country, thousands of people visit this village every year.

3.Folegandros, Greece

Flickr – Julian mrt

Folegandros is nestled at the edge of a cliff in the Cyclades. The island is of breathtaking beauty and has one of the most attractive villages (Chóra, or Folegandros) in the Greek archipelago (and Zeus knows they are all beautiful). His inhabitants were Doriens. Later, the island passed under Athenian domination. It was then conquered in 1207 by Venetian Marco Sanudo and remained under the domination of Venice until 1566, when it was taken by the Ottoman Turks. The Greeks recovered it in the 19th century.

2.Bibury, England

Flickr – Kazuya Yokoyama

Located on the Coln River, the Cotswolds hilly area was designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty “An exceptional natural beauty region” in the south-west of England, and one of its most beautiful villages is Bibury . The village is famous for its cottages dating mainly from the 17th century, and are built with honey-colored stones and have steep gradient roofs. Artist William Morris once named Bibury as “the most beautiful village in England.”

1.Hallstatt, Austria

Flickr – Kevin Poh

Hallstatt, the most picturesque village in Austria enjoys the beauty of Lake Hallstättersee and the mountains around it rose sharply. Hallstatt is known for the exploitation of the salt mines of the nearby mountain, which dates back to the prehistory.

Bonus : Rocamadour, France

Visit the village of Rocamadour In the Lot.

There are hundreds of other villages such as these. Do you have any suggestions to do? Comment below!