All of TIME’s World’s Greatest Places of 2023 Musanze, Rwanda, is the gateway to Volcanoes National Park, which has just announced expansion plans and is home to rare mountain gorillas.įinally, “all odds are on Sierra Leone to explode on the adventure travel scene,” says TIME, and “the vibey coastal capital of Freetown” is sure to be the center of the action. Middle East and AfricaĪqaba is Jordan’s only coastal city and the region’s stunning landscape appeared as the planet Arrakis in “Dune,” the second installment of which will be released this year. “Family thrills” are what TIME is celebrating in Phuket, Thailand, while Ladakh, India, has just become home to the country’s first Dark Sky Reserve, in Hanle village. Yosemite National Park closes amid unusual California storm It’s a good time to head there before everyone else does. South Korea‘s resort island of Jeju has long been a domestic favorite, but now the Netflix K-drama “Our Blues” has shone an international light on it, too. But it’s also a great place to surround yourself in nature, particularly during the April cherry blossom season. The city of Nagoya is near the newly opened Ghibli Park, Japan’s new blockbuster theme park attraction. The Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia is a go-to destination for “world-class surfing, scuba diving, and snorkeling,” says TIME, and “just an hour’s fly-time from the capital of Papeete.” Asia-PacificĪustralia’s Kangaroo Island was devastated by the bushfires of 2019-2020, with many animals lost, but this wildlife haven is now lush with greenery and signs of recovery and hope are everywhere. Exceptional hospitality is still key to the local culture, says TIME. The Albanian town of Berat was a place of refuge for the country’s Jews during World War II and, unusually, the country’s Jewish population actually increased during the conflict. Timisoara, Romania, is a 2023 European Capital of Culture and will be celebrating with an array of concerts, exhibits and festivals. It’s easier to get to now, too: there are new summer flights from Rome and Milan. Italy‘s newest national park opened in 2016 on Pantelleria, kickstarting this quiet island’s transformation into a year-round adventure destination. In 2022, it launched its Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie et du Vin, a mammoth 16-acre site dedicated to the glories of French cuisine. We all know about the mustard, but Dijon, France, has long-standing culinary clout beyond yellow condiments. Visit it for crowd-free ruins, sustainable accommodation options and authentic local restaurants. In November it’ll become the first Latin American destination to host the Gay Games worldwide sporting event.Ĭhile’s Torres del Paine National Park is the place to go for a puma safari, while the village of Ollantaytambo in Peru‘s Sacred Valley deserves to be a destination in its own right, says TIME, rather than just a stopover on the way to Machu Picchu. And there’s more to Guadalajara, Mexico, than mariachi and tequila, says TIME. wins praise for its stylish new hotels and booming arts and culture scene, while Puerto Rico’s Rio Grande offers Americans the chance to visit the rainforest without leaving the country. “Downtown is experiencing a growth spurt, with boutique fitness and yoga studios, alternative health-care outposts … and high-end beauty stores … setting up shop.” The little city of Bozeman, Montana, is “turning into a Rocky Mountain hub,” says TIME, following a rush of pandemic relocation. The city just got its first Michelin Guide (the first Canadian city after Toronto to do so) and the Chinese Canadian Museum will open in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown this summer. Canada’s Vancouver is known for outdoor adventure but it’s the indoor attractions that are catching TIME’s eye this year.
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