24 Oct 2025
Top 10 most beautiful villages in the world
Forbes has published a global ranking of stunning locations and one popular picturesque corner of the UK has nabbed top spot.
Bibury in the Cotswolds has been chosen as ‘The Most Beautiful Village in the World’. Located in the south-western and south-central England, the Cotswolds are quintessentially English with beautiful landscapes, rolling hills, and pretty villages built from honey-coloured oolitic limestone.
Properties with the same postcode as Bilbury have an average asking price of £510,899. Whilst the average price across all of the Cotswolds is £443,000, which is almost £73,000 above the UK national average asking price (£370,247).
With celebrity fans including Jeremy Clarkson, the Beckhams, Hugh Grant, Kate Moss, and Beyonce and Jay-Z, it's no wonder it’s crowned number one.
In second place is Hallstatt in Austria, nestled between mountains and Lake Hallstatt,this Austrian village looks like something out of a fairytale book.
Reine in Norway has taken third spot; this spectacular fishing village is perched on a rocky headland underneath towering mountains and arctic light.
4th place: Giethoorn, Netherlands
5th place: Gásadalur, Faroe Islands
6th place: Oia, Greece
7th place: Bourtange, Netherlands
8th place: Kotor, Montenegro
9th place: Shirakawa-go, Japan
10th place: Batad, Philippines
Source: Forbes.
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