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Aerial view of Santorini island, Greece by Amazing Aerial Agency. Beautiful, whitewashed buildings through the clouds! With its romantic sunsets, dazzling ocean views and whitewashed buildings clinging to rocky clifftops, the Greek island of Santorini (aka Thera) is the very picture of an idyll in the Aegean. But this tranquil scene belies the island's explosive geologic history, for this is the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history. The Minoan eruption, about 3,600 years ago, caused the centre of the Thera volcano to collapse into the ocean, leaving Santorini a jagged, crescent-shaped moon atop the sea. The impact of the eruption was more than just geologic - when the volcano blew its top, Santorini was home to a thriving outpost of the Minoan civilisation. A farming and fishing community had been established at Akrotiri on the island around 7,000 years ago, and by the time of the eruption had developed into a prosperous city built largel...

Knowth burial mound in Newgrange, Boyne Valley, Ireland for St Patrick's Day It’s a good day to be green For St. Patrick's Day, an image of the Knowth passage grave, part of the Boyne valley tombs, about an hour's drive north of Dublin. In addition to Knowth, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to the Newgrange and Dowth passage graves, henges, standing stones, and a significant portion of Western Europe's megalithic art. Knowth, the largest passage grave in the complex, is a 12-metre-high mound with a diameter of 67 metres; two east-west passages run under it that lead to separate burial chambers. The structures predate St. Patrick by nearly 4,000 years, and their original purpose is unclear - but on this day dedicated to celebrating all things Irish, they show off the engineering capabilities of the area's ancient population as well as the natural green beauty of the Irish countryside.

Scenic deep tropical forest of Janjehli, Himalayas The beautiful woods of Janjehli, Himachal Located in the Kulu-Manali region of Himachal Pradesh, are the calm and tranquil woods of Janjehli. This hiker’s paradise is a good place to make base, while you plan treks to surrounding places of interest. And apart from the thick tropical forest which itself is worth the visit, look out for the guest house deep within the forest at Bajahi. Other places of interest close-by include the Shikari Devi temple, and the Kamrunag temple with the sacred lake close to it. At an elevation of 2150 metres, given the thick forest of the area, and the no-frills lifestyle - the journey to Janjehli can be quite a vacation from modernity itself.

"Tenerife Island Sea of ​​Clouds", Canary Islands, Spain You a re looking at  Spain's World Heritage Site . This is Tenerife, Canary Islands.  Although it is Spanish territory, the closest place is Morocco.  Spanish territory in the Atlantic Ocean off the African continent.  Mount Teide, known as the volcanic island, is Spain's highest mountain, rising ... The area around Mount Teide is protected as Teide National Park and is a World Heritage Site.  Below the sea of ​​clouds, the lava surface extends.  The environment is similar to Mars, so it is a base for Mars research. ( © MikeMareen / iStock / Getty Images Plu)

Trillium Lake in Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon, USA

Key monastery at Spiti valley, Himachal Pradesh

The Taj Mahal for India's Republic Day

"The Japanese crane in the storm", Snow River, Hokkaido