An anti-algorithm for less-touristed places.
Founded in the 14th century by Charles IV and built around a cluster of hot springs, Karlovy Vary is Czechia's most visited spa town, set at the confluence o…
This hill village in Umbria recognised as one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia, Corciano preserves a medieval centre of almost circular shape, partly still enc…
Little fishing village on several islands off the Lofoten archipelago in northern Norway, Henningsvær is known for its traditional fishing architecture and a…
Places gain points for proximity to water and mountains, concentration of protected architecture, and certain photo metrics. They lose points for signals that suggest they are crowded or already wealthier than the national average.
Read the methodology →A tourism-intensity penalty pulls already-crowded destinations down. The weights are the same in every country; the rankings are normalised within each country so a small Italian hilltop town competes with other Italian places, not with rural Mongolia.