What is the one spot on earth that took your breath away?

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Part inspired by a thread I just read about Switzerland and happy memories of beautiful scenes there.

What is the single most beautiful scene / spot / vista / landscape you've ever seen? Anywhere in the world. Pictures encouraged!

Mine (funnily enough) is not Switzerland but Bavaria. Lake Konigsee. So incredibly picturesque that it doesn't seem real.

(The Matterhorn reflected in a lake up the mountain from Zermatt is a very close second though)

Harris in the Outer Hebrides .

Sometimes I think it's right place at the right time. This is 5 minutes from where I live. I love this picture and I always miss spring when it turns to summer.

Morzine, French Alps

Peyto Lake in the Canadian Rockies. Just amazing, as was most of the Icefields Parkway drive.

Looking out to sea near Caherdaniel Co Kerry Ireland.
Just gorgeous.
And I've been to Kerry many times.

I don't think I could narrow it down to one!

Phosphorescence late at night In the Arabian Sea, when you could actually pick it up
Pretty much the whole of the Donegal coastline
Rocky Mountain national park, CO end
Sunrise over Haleaka volcano, Maui
Wahiba sands, Oman
Coral Sands, Eleuthera

Cliffs of Moher
Grand Canyon
Top of Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty
Amalfi Coast
Tintagel
Stonehenge
Anywhere in the Lake District

Yes, the Lake District is stunning!

@nearlyspringyay You've just reminded me of the time I saw bioluminescent algae in Ha long Bay Vietnam. It really did take my breath away when I spotted it. I was with a group and we spent a good couple of hours watching it. Difficult to capture on camera, easier with Live Photos and videos.

The view from the top of Mount San Jacinto in Palm Springs is incredible as was laid on the beach at midnight on Tilos a small Greek island watching the stars

The most beautiful sunset in Santorini made me feel so peaceful and awed.
On the flip side, looking down on Times Square was incredible.
Both are moments I'll always remember.

Venice

Korcula Town, Korcula, Croatia

Barafundle, Pembrokeshire

Three Cliffs Bay, Gower

Drive from Llandovery to Llynbriane Reservoir

Crackington Haven, Cornwall

That is a pretty view. And one I know well.

Yes! I'm from Cornwall where the beaches can be sublime. But even I had to agree it's a stunner.

I had this feeling in Oman. We got up early, saw the sun rise over camp and the stars fade. Then looked down to see a myriad of animal tracks - clearly the desert is way more active at night.

Oooh you've reminded me of another one! Not a 'view' so much as an experience. Bioluminescence at low tide on the beach here in Jersey. I've lived here 20 years and had no idea until we went on a guided walk. Absolutely stunning; we could write our names in the sand with a stick and it would light up! We threw a couple of little stones into rock pools and it looked like fireworks were going off under the water. Unforgettable moments.

Lake Bohinj, just along from Bled in Slovenia. It's less developed and has a beautiful peaceful atmosphere.

I remember walking into the Sistine Chapel in The Vatican. It didn't do anything for me but a lady nearby gasped and screamed before clutching her husband's arm so tightly it almost bled.

Think the Sistine chapel
woman was a MNer.

I loved the Sistine chapel, but the Pieta afterwards genuinely moved me to tears.

Grand Palace, Bangkok

OMG did you witness the Sistine Screamer?!?!?!?!

Amazing derailment. I'd be annoyed but honestly tell us MORE. Did tourists try to console her? Did her husband wander off muttering 'FFS' under his breath?

Norwegian Fjords

Agreed, Ha Long Bay is magnificent! Truly stunning and so much to look at and take in, yet so peaceful!

Flying from Bahamas to Fort Lauderdale sitting up front in a tiny plane, the sea was truly turquoise and crystal clear.

Also agree arriving in Venice by train, or taking the water taxi from the airport to St Marks Square are both extraordinary.

The Alps above the cloud base with only peaks visible in the sunshine - magical.