Help Wikitravel grow by contributing to an article. Learn how.

Main Page

From Wikitravel

(Redirected from Main page)

Wikitravel is a project to create a free, complete, up-to-date, and reliable worldwide travel guide. So far we have 25,917 destination guides and other articles written and edited by Wikitravellers from around the globe. Check out the Help page to see how you can edit any page right now, or the Project page for more information about Wikitravel and getting involved.

Africa
Asia
Oceania
Europe
Middle East

Destination of the month

Borobudur is a Buddhist stupa and temple complex in Central Java, Indonesia dating from the 8th century. This is one of world's truly great ancient monuments - the single largest Buddhist structure anywhere on earth. Few who visit fail to be taken by the both the scale of place, and the remarkable attention to detail that went into the construction. Set as it is in the heart of the verdant Kedu Plain, the backdrop of mighty active volcanoes only enhances the sense of awe and drama. (more...)

Off the beaten path

Staraya Russa is a small, historic town in the center of Novgorod Oblast, long famous domestically for its balneological mineral waters resort, but much more famous among international travelers as Dostoevsky's summer retreat, and the basis for the fictional town of Skotoprigonievsk in The Brothers Karamazov. (more...)

Discover

Due to the great diversity of climates, temperatures and forest types in Costa Rica, there is a wonderful variety of birds, with over 800 species.
Macau is best known as Asia's largest destination for gambling (pictured) taking in even more revenue than Las Vegas.
The town of 1770 in Australia is named in honour of Captain Cook's landing there that year.