Named by Christopher Columbus after he stumbled upon the island while exploring the New World, Antigua was ruled by the British until 1981, when it became an independent nation. Still, it maintains many English traditions, including the pub room at the Admiral's Inn. Along with coves buffeted by coral reefs, the island boasts pastel houses with wide verandas, bays with calm waters for children and the Saturday Morning Market, where visitors can buy all manner of tropical fruits.

　　St. Petersburg, Russia

　　Once the seat of Peter the Great, St. Petersburg contains many relics of more decadent times. From czarist cathedrals to the Winter Palace to the Hermitage, one of the most important museums in the world, there's plenty to do in the city for a cultured traveler. Catch a famous Russian ballet at the Mariinsky Theater, or stroll down the Nevsky Prospekt to feel like a 19th century aristocrat. In the winter, the city becomes a crystalline ice dreamscape -- but bundle up; it can be cold.

　　Bergen, Norway

　　The gateway to Norway's many fjords, which are water channels through cliffs carved by glaciers, Bergen is a classic Nordic fishing village. Whether you're walking down streets full of colorful houses, holding your nose at the fish market, or trekking out into the gorgeous mountains that surround the city, you're sure to become just as bewitched by the place as the Vikings were when they first encountered it 2,000 years ago.

　　Messina, Italy

　　Founded by the Greeks in the 8th century B.C., the city has since been inhabited by many cultures including the Romans and the Arabs, making for a rich cultural fabric. Chock full of Renaissance cathedrals, museums featuring works by masters like Caravaggio and ancient ruins, Messina is also the gateway to Mount Etna. It is an active volcano -- watch out! -- where many brave souls visit the top to get a glimpse of the churning, red hot lava and the panoramic views of the Sicilian islands below.

　　安提瓜

　　克里斯托弗-哥倫布在探索新世界時偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個島嶼，給它命名為安提瓜。安提瓜在1981年前一直由英國統(tǒng)治，直到1981年才成為獨(dú)立的國家。但是，它仍然保留著很多英國的傳統(tǒng)，如海軍上將旅館內(nèi)設(shè)有酒吧。除了有珊瑚礁外，島上還有光線柔和帶有超寬陽臺的房子，有一些海水比較平靜的海灣適合孩子游玩。島上周六早晨有早市，游客們可以在那里買各種各樣的熱帶水果。

　　俄羅斯的圣彼得堡

　　圣彼得堡曾經(jīng)是彼得大帝的地盤，現(xiàn)在還有很多衰微時代的遺物。從沙皇大教堂到冬宮，再到世界上最重要的博物館之一冬宮博物館，這所城市對于愛好文化的旅客來說有很多東西可以去體驗(yàn)。可以在馬林斯基劇院觀看著名的俄羅斯芭蕾舞，或沿著涅夫斯基大街散步去尋找19世紀(jì)貴族的感覺。到了冬季，這座城市變成了冰晶般的夢境——但是要穿得暖和一些，那里很冷的。

　　挪威的卑爾根

　　卑爾根是通往挪威很多峽灣的門戶，峽灣是由冰川磨蝕山壁形成的水的通道。此外卑爾根還是一個經(jīng)典的北歐漁村。無論你是在滿是五顏六色房屋的街上行走，還是在魚市上捂住鼻子，或徒步走到環(huán)繞城市的絢爛山脈，你都一定會像2000年前發(fā)現(xiàn)這兒的維京人那樣對這里著迷的。

　　意大利的墨西拿

　　墨西拿是希臘人在公元前8世紀(jì)建立的，從那時起，這座城市就有著羅馬文化、阿拉伯文化等豐富的文化結(jié)構(gòu)。 不僅如此，這里還有大量文藝復(fù)興時期的大教堂、有珍藏像卡拉瓦喬這樣大師級作品的博物館，還有古遺址博物館。此外，它還是埃特納火山的門戶。埃特納火山是一座活火山(要小心哦)，那里還有很多勇敢的人爬到頂峰去看火山的翻騰和熾熱的熔巖，下面西西里島嶼的全景一覽無余。