With its stone collages that date back to the 1600s and the tranquil Coln river that flows through the village, it’s not a surprise that people flock to Bibury in Gloucestershire to take photos and come across a Hobbit or twelve perchance.
5. Freudenberg, Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
This breathtaking medieval town located in Rhine-Westphalia features an open-air theater that attracts 50,000 visitors to its various performances, and a church that was built in the 1200s. All of the houses are of the same size and pattern, but before you roll your eyes and say “welcome to the land of prefabricated suburban sprawl” we’d like to inform you that they are half-timbered homes that date back to the 17th century. Mind changed? We know it is!
