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The ViaTravelers atlas · Neighborhoods

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  • Albert Dock Liverpool

    Albert Dock Liverpool

    Restored Victorian dock complex on Liverpool’s waterfront, home to Tate Liverpool, the Merseyside Maritime Museum and The Beatles Story, the world’s largest Beatles exhibition.

  • Alfama Lisbon

    Alfama Lisbon

    Lisbon’s oldest district, a Moorish-era maze of alleys between São Jorge Castle and the Tagus — birthplace of fado music and route of the vintage Tram 28.

  • Alfama

    Alfama

    A historic, charming, soulful neighborhood ideal for history buffs, music lovers, photographers.

  • Ajuda

    Ajuda

    A royal, peaceful, green neighborhood ideal for history buffs, nature lovers, those seeking tranquility.

  • Miraflores Lima

    Miraflores Lima

    Upscale clifftop district on Lima’s Pacific coast, known for the Malecón parks overlooking the ocean, the cliffside Larcomar shopping center and lively Parque Kennedy.

  • Barranco

    Barranco

    Lima’s bohemian, coastal district filled with street art, galleries and old mansions, centered on the 1877 Puente de los Suspiros (Bridge of Sighs).

  • Vieux Lille Lille

    Vieux Lille Lille

    Lille’s historic old town in northern France, known for cobbled streets, 17th-century Flemish Renaissance facades, upscale boutiques and the arcaded Vieille Bourse of 1652.

  • Old Town Leuven

    Old Town Leuven

    Historic heart of Belgium’s oldest university city, anchored by the lace-like Gothic Town Hall (1448–1469) and the café-lined Oude Markt, the “longest bar in the world.”

  • Plagwitz Leipzig

    Plagwitz Leipzig

    Former industrial quarter in western Leipzig reborn as a creative hub, where the Spinnerei cotton mill now houses artist studios and galleries along the Karl-Heine Canal.

  • Agios Nikitas Lefkada

    Agios Nikitas Lefkada

    Car-free fishing village on Lefkada’s northwest coast, with a pedestrian lane of stone houses and tavernas leading to a pebble bay on the Ionian Sea.

  • Lauterbrunnen Valley

    Lauterbrunnen Valley

    Glacial U-shaped valley in the Swiss Bernese Oberland known as the valley of 72 waterfalls, including the 297-metre Staubbach Falls and the underground Trümmelbach Falls.

  • The Strip Las Vegas

    The Strip Las Vegas

    The Las Vegas Strip is a 4.2-mile stretch of South Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County’s Paradise and Winchester, lined with the megaresort casinos, showrooms, and nightlife that define modern Las Vegas.

  • Lanai City Lanai

    Lanai City Lanai

    Lanai City is Hawaii’s historic plantation town on Lānaʻi, built by James Dole in the 1920s around Norfolk-pine-shaded Dole Park, with vintage shops, local eateries, and the 1923 Hotel Lanai.

  • Sirmione Lake Garda

    Sirmione Lake Garda

    Sirmione is a narrow peninsula town on southern Lake Garda, crowned by the moated 13th-century Scaliger Castle, the Roman Grotte di Catullo villa ruins, and sulphur-rich thermal springs.

  • Bellagio

    Bellagio

    Bellagio, the “Pearl of Lake Como,” sits on the promontory where the lake forks into its Como and Lecco arms, known for Villa Serbelloni and the lakeside gardens of Villa Melzi.

  • Higashiyama

    Higashiyama

    A temple district, traditional streets, cultural walk neighborhood ideal for Temple enthusiasts, Culture seekers, Shoppers.

  • Gion Kyoto

    Gion Kyoto

    Gion is Kyoto’s historic geisha district around Yasaka Shrine, where flagstone Hanamikoji and willow-lined Shirakawa streets are lined with traditional wooden teahouses, kaiseki restaurants, and maiko.

  • Gion

    Gion

    A geisha district, traditional kyoto, historic quarter neighborhood ideal for Culture enthusiasts, Photography lovers, History buffs.

  • Fushimi

    Fushimi

    A torii gates, sake district, spiritual site neighborhood ideal for Hikers, Sake enthusiasts, Photographers.

  • Arashiyama

    Arashiyama

    A bamboo forest, nature escape, temple gardens neighborhood ideal for Nature lovers, Photographers, Temple visitors.

  • Brickfields

    Brickfields

    A little india, cultural district, temple quarter neighborhood ideal for Culture enthusiasts, Food lovers, Temple visitors.

  • Bangsar Kuala Lumpur

    Bangsar Kuala Lumpur

    Bangsar is an affluent suburb west of central Kuala Lumpur, known for its dining and nightlife along Jalan Telawi, plus Bangsar Village and a food-savvy weekend brunch scene.