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Trail among mature trees and fallen wood in Białowieża National Park.
Poland · Region or area

Białowieża National Park

Białowieża National Park protects a mosaic of forests, wet meadows and waterways. Its main experiences are the guided strict area of Orłówka, independent trails in Hwoźna, the museum and the managed bison exhibition reserve.

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Bibi Begni Mosque
Bangladesh · Place of interest

Bibi Begni Mosque

Bibi Begni is one of the dispersed mosques that illustrate the extent of historic Bagerhat. A visit can fit into a wider itinerary among the city’s surviving remains, with local transport arranged in advance.

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Bioko
Equatorial Guinea · Region or area

Bioko

Bioko brings together two distinct expressions of Neo-Gothic architecture: Malabo’s urban cathedral and Batete church, built almost entirely of tropical wood in the island’s south.

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Fort St Angelo and Birgu fortifications facing the Grand Harbour.
Malta · City or town

Birgu

Birgu occupies a peninsula opposite Valletta and holds an important part of the harbour’s military and institutional history. Fort St Angelo and the Inquisitor’s Palace give the visit a focus amid historic streets that remain part of a lived-in neighbourhood.

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Exterior of Bayt Ar-Ridaydah fort near Birkat Al Mouz, Oman.
Oman · City or town

Birkat Al Mouz

Birkat Al Mouz is an Omani settlement where earthen houses, palm groves and irrigation channels shape a lived-in landscape. The Al-Khatmayn falaj shows how water remains connected to cultivation and everyday life.

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Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan · City or town

Bishkek

Bishkek is the capital and main city of Kyrgyzstan, serving as an urban reference point for finding your bearings in the country.

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Bubaque
Guinea-Bissau · City or town

Bissau

Bissau is the capital of Guinea-Bissau, a country in West Africa. The available information locates the city but does not confirm current services, opening times or travel connections.

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Bodvattnet trail through coastal woodland and wetland in the Kvarken Archipelago.
Finland · Place of interest

Björkö

Björkö offers a compact view of land uplift in Kvarken, with low moraines, inlets becoming isolated and trails beside shallow sea. Bodvattnet suits a shorter visit; Björkö–Panike requires a long day.

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Bloemfontein
South Africa · City or town

Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein is listed in the consulted register as one of South Africa’s three capitals. The city appears in a national administrative context with several capitals, extensive linguistic diversity and the use of the South African rand.

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Blue Mountain Peak
Jamaica · Place of interest

Blue Mountain Peak

At 2,256 metres in Jamaica, Blue Mountain Peak is a destination for a long, steep mountain hike. Reaching the trail takes planning, and conditions may bring rain, fog and cold.

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Bobo-Dioulasso
Burkina Faso · City or town

Bobo-Dioulasso

Bobo-Dioulasso is a city in Burkina Faso. Official advisories discourage travel throughout the country and state that risks also affect the city; any tourist visit should be postponed.

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Boeri Lake
Dominica · Place of interest

Boeri Lake

Boeri Lake is part of Dominica’s highland lake landscape. The route from Freshwater Lake adds a moderate hike and a greater sense of isolation among mist and forest.

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Boiling Lake
Dominica · Place of interest

Boiling Lake

Boiling Lake is a flooded fumarole beyond the Valley of Desolation. The trek passes from tropical forest into a geothermal landscape of steam and volcanic terrain.

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Cyclists ride along Bokrijk’s water-level path through the De Wijers ponds.
Belgium · Place of interest

Bokrijk

Bokrijk combines an open-air museum with rural architecture relocated from different parts of Flanders, an arboretum and ponds. Visitors can focus on historic buildings and crafts or cycle through the waterside landscape.

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Narrow streets and traditional architecture in Beni Isguen.
Algeria · City or town

Bounoura

Bounoura is one of the five inhabited ksour of the M’Zab. Its streets and clustered homes form part of a shared urban landscape, where palm groves and water help explain the life of each settlement.

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