Liste des plus beaux endroits du monde
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Liste des plus beaux endroits du monde

by 74nono

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This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.

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Bonjour à toutes et à tous, Pendant ce temps si long entre deux voyage et afin d'élargir notre vision du monde, si vaste et si beau, je m'interroge sur une liste des plus beaux endroits du monde. J'entreprends cette démarche comme une ouverture sur des sites connus ou non, comme un moyen d'évasion et d'élargissement sur la diversité des beautés de notre planète. Il ne s'agit pas d'en faire une liste figée, encore moins de hiérarchiser ces endroits.

Je propose à tous ceux que ma démarche intéresse de commenter une ébauche que je propose ici. Il est possible de proposer la suppression de certain lieux ou d'en ajouter de nouveaux.

En vous remerciant par avance et en espérant que tout le monde découvrira de nouveaux rêves, de nouvelle destinations ?!

Cette discussion s'adresse bien sûr aux grands voyageurs qui ont eu la chance de voir de leur propres yeux un certains nombre de ces merveilles, mais elle est également destinée aux gens qui s'intéresse aux beautés terrestres sans les avoir parcouru, qui ont pu les découvrir grâces aux médias.

Antarctique Parc Kruger, Afrique du Sud Château Neuschwanstein, Allemagne Château de Potsdam, Allemagne La Mecque, Arabie Saoudite Glacier Perito Moreno, Argentine Chutes d'Iguatzu, Argentine / Brésil Grande Barrière de Corail, Australie Monolithe d'Uluru, Australie Ile de Tasmanie, Australie Opéra et Pont de Sydney, Australie Parc Kakadu, Australie Château de Schönbrunn Autriche Grand Place de Bruxelles Belgique Salar d'Uyuni Bolivie Laguna Colorada & Laguna Verde / Mont Licancabur Bolivie Delta de l'Okawango Botswana Baie de Rio et Pain de Sucre, Brésil Forêt amazonienne, Brésil / Pérou Cité d'Angkor, Cambodge Lac Louise, Canada Statues Moai de l'Ile de Pâques, Chili Grande muraille de Chine, Chine Dents de dragon de Gulin, Chine Palais de Potala, Chine Parc de Huanglong, Chine Vallée de la Jiuzhaigou, Chine Rochers de Wulingyuan, Chine Mausolée de l'Empereur Qin, Chine Cité Interdite de Pékin, Chine Ile Cocos, Costa-Rica Plitvice Croatie Dubrovnik, Croatie Baie de Disko, Danemark (Groenland) Pyramides et Sphinx de Gizeh, Egypte Temple d'Abou Simbel, Egypte Rives du Nil d'Assouan à Louxor, Egypte Temple de Karnak, Egypte Hôtel Burj de Dubaï, Emirats-Arabes-Unis Archipel des Galapagos, Equateur Mesquita de Cordoue, Espagne Alhambra de Grenade, Espagne Sagrada Familia, Espagne Grand Cayon, Etats-Unis Grottes de Carlsbad, Etats-Unis Parc Yellowstone, Etats-Unis Volcans d'Hawaii, Etats-Unis Statue de la Liberté & Manhattan, Etats-Unis Parc des Séquoias Géants, Etats-Unis Lumières de Las Vegas, Etats-Unis Golden Gate et baie de San-Francisco, Etats-Unis Parc des Everglades, Etats-Unis Parc de la Baie des Glaciers, Etats-Unis Parc Yosemite, Etats-Unis Chutes du Niagara, Etats-Unis / Canada Ile de Bora-Bora, France Calanques de Piana, France Château de Versailles, France Mont Saint Michel, France Tour Eiffel, France Musée du Louvres, France Cathédrale de Reims, France Châteaux de la Loire, France Grottes de Lascaux, France Massif du Mont-Blanc, France / Italie Acropole et Parthénon d'Athènes, Grèce Monastères des Météores, Grèce Ile de Santorin , Grèce Parlement de Budapest, Hongrie Taj Mahal, Inde Rives du Gange à Varanasi, Inde Temples de Khajuraho, Inde Ile de Bali, Indonésie Temple de Borobudur, Indonésie Ile de Komodo, Indonésie Mosquée du Vendredi d'Ispahan, Iran Connemara, Irlande Glacier Vatnajokull / Lac Jokullsarlon, Islande Mur des Lamentation / esplanade des Mosquées, Israël Canaux de Venise, Italie Colisée de Rome, Italie Dôme et Ponte Vecchio de Florence, Italie Iles Eoliennes et Stromboli, Italie Pompeï / Vésuve, Italie Tour de Pise, Italie Centre de Sienne, Italie Mont Fujiyama, Japon Château Himeji-Jo, Japon Cité de Petra, Jordanie Réseve Massaï-Mara, Kenya Mont Kenya, Kenya Cité de Baalbek, Liban Tyr, Liban Leptis Magna, Libye Tsingy du Bemaraha, Madagascar Tours Petronas, Malaisie Lac Malawi, Malawi / Mozambique / Tanzanie Archipel des Maldives, Maldives Mosquée de Djenné, Mali Villages troglodytes Dogons, Mali Mosquée Hassan II, Maroc Place Djemaa El Fna, Maroc Dunes de sable du Sahara, Maroc / Mauritanie / Algérie / Mali / Niger / Lybie Pyramide de Teotihuacan, Mexique Cité de Chichen Itza, Mexique Site d'El Tajin, Mexique Steppes mongoles, Mongolie Bouches de Kotor, Monténégro Pagodes de Bagan, Myanmar Pagode de Shwedagon, Myanmar Mont Everst, Népal Mont Anapurna, Népal Temple Bodnath, Népal Fjord de Preikestolen, Norvège Archipel des Lofoten, Norvège Archipel des Spitzberg, Norvège Fjord Milford et Mont Mitre, Nouvelle-Zélande Iles Cook, Nouvelle-Zélande Place Registan de Samarcande, Ouzbékistan Mosquée Badshahi de Lahore, Pakistan Machu Picchu, Pérou Lignes de Nasca, Pérou Mont Alpamayo, Pérou Lac Titicaca, Pérou / Bolivie Rizières en terrasses de Banaue, Philippines Tour de Bélem /Monastère Jeronimo, Portugal Ville de Prague, République Tchèque Big Ben et Parlement de Londres, Royaume-Uni Tour de Londres et Pont de la Tour, Royaume-Uni Stonehenge, Royaume-Uni Vallée de la Glen Coe, Royaume-Uni Kremlin et cathédrale Saint Basile, Russie Lac Baïkal, Russie Palais de l'Ermitage Russie, Palais de Pouchkine Russie Volcans du Kamchatka, Russie Lac Rose, Sénégal Atoll d'Aldabra, Seychelles Grottes de Postojna, Slovénie Site de Sigiriya, Sri-Lanka Temple d'Or de Dambulla, Sri-Lanka Mont Cervin, Suisse / Italie Palmyre, Syrie Parc du Serengeti , Tanzanie Cratère Ngorongoro, Tanzanie Mont Kilimanjaro, Tanzanie Ile de Zanzibar, Tanzanie Temple de Wat Phra Kaeo, Thaïlande Ile Ko Phi Phi, Thaïlande Grande Mosquée de Kairouan, Tunisie Mosquée Bleue d'Istambul, Turquie Cappadoce, Turquie Ephèse , Turquie Cathédrale Sainte-Sophie de Kiev, Ukraine Basilique Saint Pierre, Vatican Chapelle Sixtine, Vatican Chutes du Saut de l'Ange, Vénézuela Baie de Halong, Viet-Nam Chutes Victoria, Zimbabwe / Zambie
ME MengWan Globetrotter ·
Ben, moi depuis tout petit on m'a enseigné que "les goûts et les couleurs, çà ne se discute pas" !

Le rapport à la beauté est très personnel, votre liste risque d'être énorme dès lors qu'elle reflète les goûts de plusieurs personnes "au hasard" ...

En ce moment, et pour moi, le plus bel endroit du monde c'est un coin de mon jardin lorsqu'il y a du soleil et que mes chats jouent à côté de moi 😉
LE Lepiaf Globetrotter ·
J'aime pas les listes, quel intérêt ?
SC Scourtoi Veteran ·
Y'a même pas mon village. C'est nul.

🙁
AL Alexp79 Globetrotter ·
C'est très subjectif tout ça:

De mes voyages, je rajouterai à ta liste; l'allée des baobabs à Madagascar les villages Zafimaniry à Madagascar La beauté des îles aux Philippines Les magnifiques plages de sables noirs autour de Limbé au Cameroun, et les non moins belles de sable blanc à kribi. St louis et Gorée au Sénégal Les dômes de fabédougou au burkina faso. La vieille ville de bobo dioulasso au burkina faso. Budapest, l'Italie..... ....et tous les endroits visités, car tout voyage est merveilleux en soi. J'aime pas trop les listes aussi.
SE Sebleh ·
un exemple dans ta liste : le temple de Karnak en Egypte. Je me suis retourné et ai quitté le temple des yeux, un enfant jouait dans les couloirs du soir tombant, qu'est ce que c'était beau à l'opposé du temple à ce moment là ...

pas trop pour les listes non plus.
FI Filtoche Regular ·
Les listes c'est barbant, pas marrant Les plus beaux endroits : les bretagnes 😏 entres autres innombrables isn' it ?
GE Gerard07 Veteran ·
bonjour, Tu frappes "patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO" sur google et tu trouveras une liste bien meilleure... Enfin, une très bonne liste !
74 74nono ·
Bonjour,

Merci pour cette contribution, qui va me permettre de m'informer sur de nouveaux endroits que je ne connais pas, que je ne verrai peut-être jamais, mais qui me feront rêver et animeront ma flamme de voyageur.
SM Smokey Veteran ·
😉J'ai pas vu la plus belle baie du monde sur ta liste !!!!!!!!!

la baie de Somme😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉 smokey
CA Cat50 Regular ·
en effet partout à tout instant est le plus bel endroit du monde si tu y es en émotion : la plage de Saint-Gilles de La Réunion : à la seconde du Rayon Vert ( rare !) le Port de Vénasque, Pyrénées, France : à la seconde où le brouillard s'effiloche ( rare !) le sommet de l'Assekrem, Hoggar, Algérie : à la seconde où le soleil se couche (ça ça marche pratiquement chaque soir !) etc etc... et mon jardin avec mon chat, et pourtant ce n'est pas celui de Meng Wan... Il y a les vastes panorama, et les micro-paysages, il y a les lieux d'accès public ou véhicule et ceux d'accès confidentiel ou du moins pédestre...
BO Boumbastic Globetrotter ·
Les sources de l'Allondon 😄
CA CatherineGil Globetrotter ·
La gârrre de Perrrpignan ! C'est surrrréaliiiste !😎
IS IsabelEtFred ·
J'trouve ça chouette l'idée de cette liste, mais faudrait la classer par climat ou par centre d'intérêt..., de manière à pouvoir plus facilement l'utiliser.
CY Cyclocosmos Veteran ·
Mwais...

Personnellement, je l'aurait plutôt appelée : "liste des endroits les plus touristiques du monde" !!!

BAT

Enzo
74 74nono ·
Bonjour,

Effectivement l'idée d'une répartition thématique, plutôt qu'un bête ordre alphabétique, mais semble très bonne. Merci. N'hésitez pas à faire d'autres commentaires constructifs.

Cordialement.
CH Choucarde Globetrotter ·
Ah, pour la Réunion j'aurais dit plutôt Grande Anse , avec le rayon vert en plus...😉
AR Arrawak Globetrotter ·
😉Je dirai les neiges du Kilimandjaro, elles te feront un blanc manteau, où tu pourras dormir.
CO Collerette Regular ·
Dormir.....dormir.... souvenirs, souvenirs !
TA Tafakara Globetrotter ·
La vallée d'Amelns au Maroc
SY Sylphide69 Regular ·
Bonjour,

Chaque lieu peut faire parti d'une liste. Peut-être vaudrait-il mieux les classer par thèmes.

- --> Cape range national park dans l'ouest australien. - --> La ville de Lyon

Et d'autres...
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Isn’t there a law that protects customers in cases like this? Because when I do the math, the first and part of the second day were spent on transport, same for the second-to-last and last day. And I paid for 7 nights for a stay that only lasted 5.

Anyway, I just want to say thanks to them—thanks to their two sleepless nights in transit, I’m coming back even more exhausted from a trip that was supposed to be restful!

I also want to warn anyone booking through this agency about visas for Egypt. At booking, they told me the visa was included in the price, then they sent me an email saying I’d have to pay for it on-site at 25 €. Once there, we were directed to a special line for FTI customers, and guess what? They charged us 30 €!

Basically, they’re great at making sure you *enjoy* your vacation—mostly by enjoying your wallet!

If anyone has dealt with this kind of situation and won their case, I’m all ears.

Thanks in advance!
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Huisclos 8 months ago · LeaChar
Thai SIM card settings on a French phone
Hi there! I’m heading to Thailand for two months. So I thought I’d get a Thai SIM card to use Google Maps for getting around cities, mostly. Here’s my question: will this SIM affect my apps? Or will they work the same as with my Orange SIM? Is there any setup I need to do, or can I just pop in the Thai SIM? I’d also like to switch back to my Orange SIM now and then while I’m in Thailand—on the same phone. Will I need to reset the phone, or will it reconnect without any issues? Thanks in advance for your tips! Best, Huiclos
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LuckySue 8 months ago · Louvilunne
Where to buy alcohol in Chefchaouen and Merzouga?
Hi, I’d like to know where we can buy beer or wine in Chefchaouen and around Merzouga. We’ll be doing a circuit and staying at the Parador Hotel in Chefchaouen and in a bivouac in Merzouga. Thanks for any info you can share!
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Julien231 9 months ago · Bauhaus
Call for postcards for a school project (Creuse, ULIS program)
Hello everyone, I’m reaching out to all travelers and globe-trotters on this forum. I’m a teacher in Creuse working in a ULIS program (which welcomes children aged 6 to 12 with disabilities into a mainstream school). This year, I’m launching a school journal project that will involve the kids in many different topics. A big part of this journal will focus on opening up to the world, embracing differences, travel, global cultures, and more.

I’m putting out a call to invite as many of you as possible to send us a postcard (from France or anywhere in the world)! The goal is to help us "travel" and discover new places, countries, and horizons in a way that’s much more fun and exciting than a geography textbook. One section of our journal could be called "We received a letter from ," where we’d research the location and share what we learn with our readers—a really enriching activity for the classroom.

The project starts in September 2025 but doesn’t have a strict end date, since this journal and world-discovery initiative will span several school years (the kids stay in the ULIS program for multiple years). Postcards can be sent anytime—throughout the year, across seasons, even during holidays! The kids will find them when they return.

I hope this idea appeals to as many of you as possible, and that you’ll spread the word to your fellow travelers. Help us dream and explore!

For those who’d like to write to us in a language other than French, no problem—quite the opposite!

Thank you in advance for your participation! Below is our address. If you’d like us to write back, feel free to leave your address on a corner of the postcard! 😊

ULIS program students Bonnat Elementary School 12 rue Georges Sand 23220 BONNAT Thank you, and I hope to hear from you soon! 😊 Julien 🙂
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Ours81 9 months ago · Rotsaka
Does the exchange office at Ivato buy ariary?
Hi there! I have to leave Ivato/Antananarivo on December 16th. I have a lot of ariary that I’d like to exchange for euros since I might not be coming back to Madagascar (after this 21st trip). I think the exchange office at Ivato also buys ariary back. If any of you have seen the rate for this buyback in advance, thanks a million!
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Mitch341 9 months ago
DLL File Conflict
Hi there, I use video and photo editing software for my "work".

A conflict has been showing up lately when I open the software. Photo attached.

Is there a specialist around who could help me out?

Thanks in advance.
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Tanguy51 9 months ago
Do you know of any interactive maps to print for tracking a travel route?
Hi everyone, I’m looking for a website that would let me plot my travel route in advance so I can print it out. The idea is to create a map with a little “me” on a bike that my parents can move along as I progress, since I’m planning to cycle all the way to Nepal. If any of you have done something similar or know of a good tool, I’d love to hear your tips! Thanks in advance! 😊
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Maunic 10 months ago · Sib1802
What can we bring to Sri Lanka to help after the floods?
Hello. We’re a retired couple heading to Sri Lanka from January to March. After the November floods, I’d like to know if we can offer hands-on help to the locals, maybe pack some clothes or other items people might need in our luggage, and who we could give them to. Thanks for any info from those on the ground.
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