Best destinations for 2020: where is National Geographic taking us?

The list was then divided into 4 categories: culture, city, nature and adventure.

Best Travel Destinations 2020: Culture

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Hello December 👋🏼! Hoy es día 1, así que tan only 4 días me separan de mi próxima escapada. Vuelvo al Norte, en concreto al País Vasco ¡Que ganas! 🙌🏼. Os dejo una photo en uno de los lugares que más llámo mi atencio en nuestra escapada a Asturias. Por su historia, su entorno y por esta maravilla, la Basílica de Sant María la Real. Recordando este viaje a Asturias no sabéis el antojo de cachopo que ha entrado 🤤. No puedo evitarlo, comer es una de mis pasiones 😅. Y hablando de comida, me flipa probar la comida típica de los lugares que visita. Una vez @alicia.na me dijo: “tengo antojo de un arroz” 🥘 y nos hicimos más de 400 km para comer un arroz en una ciudad en la que se hacen unos arroces increíbles, nos fuimos hasta Alicante! Cualquier excusa es buena para viajar 🤣 Y vosotros que, ¿sois de los que buscáis cualquier excusa para viajar, u os cuesta poneros a ello? 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸 #españa #viajar #europe #asturias #traveler #backpacker #explore #adventure #iamtraveler #spain #europa #nomad #travelislife #igtravel #monument #bestplace #instatravel #wanderlust #españamola #backpacker #paradise #viaggio #instagram

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Good eaters should give it a go in 2020 to Asturias, where cabrales and fabada cheeses are waiting for you in the caves, or in Mendoza, where two-thirds of Argentina's wine is produced. History buffs should check out the Turkish archaeological site Gobekli Tepe, the oldest religious site in the world, discover history of the Mayans in Guatemala (e.g. Tikal National Park) or go on a wander around the architectural legacy of Ramses II. in Abu Simbel in Egypt.

• Asturias, Spain
• Guizhou Province, China
• Göbekli Tepe, Turkey
• Maya, Guatemala
• Medoza Province, Argentina
• Abu Simbel, Egypt

Best Travel Destinations 2020: City

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Found a little Burano here in Parma. Like I always knew this street with colorful houses, I was just lazy to go and take pictures before. This street via della salute is in the oltretorrente part of Parma, not really far from the historic center. . . . . . #ig_parma #igersparma #igersemiliaromagna #visitparma #inemiliaromagna #parmamia #volgo_parma #parma2020 #oltretorrente #tlpicks #beautifuldestinations #voyaged #doveviaggi #uniladadventures #travellingthroughtheworld #whatitalyis #italian_places #passionpassport #stayandwander #hellofrom #culturetrip #iamatraveler #lensbible #best_italiansites #bevisuallyinspired #ilikeitaly #canonitalia #liveforthestory #shotonlexar #igersitalia @lightroom @beautifuldestinations @uniladadventures @italian_places @voyaged @doveviaggi @italiait @canonitaliaspa @instagram @best_italiansites @passionpassport @ig_parma @igersparma @visitparma @inemiliaromagna @volgo_parma @ig_emilia_romagna @igersemiliaromagna

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National Geographic suggests skipping Ciudad de México and heading to a bustling city instead Puebla, where colorful architecture from colonial times and 365 churches await you. In Europe, they suggest visiting a Czech city Calf, Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Parma in Italy.

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Telč, Czech Republic
• Fort Kochi, Kerala, India
• Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Parma, Italy
• Puebla, Mexico

Best Travel Destinations 2020: Nature

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Photo by @DaisyGilardini | Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Laurence in Quebec, Canada give birth to their pups in February and March on the pack ice. At birth they are yellowish in color but after a couple of days they turn pure white. From here comes the name "white coats". In the last few years, poor ice conditions increased the mortality rates. Scientists say that even if one year's bad ice will not compromise the species, ice patterns over time could have concerning consequences. Follow me @DaisyGilardini for more images and stories behind the scenes. #arctic #seal #harpseal #harpsealpup #magdalenislands

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Do you like seals? Then you must go to the Canadian archipelago Madgalen Islands. Maybe you prefer turtles? Then they have in the Maldives the Four Seasons resort, where the rehabilitation center is teeming with animals. Bison lovers must go to the forest Beloveška Puška on the border between Poland and Belarus, home to the largest population of wild European bison.

• Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada
• Kalahari Desert, Botswana
• Bialowieza Desert, Poland/Belarus
• Országos Kéktúra or OKT (National Blue Trail), Hungary
• Canary Islands, Spain
• The Maldives
• Grand Canyon, Arizona

Best Travel Destinations 2020: Adventure

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Bleanau Festiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales. #TheCambrianWay

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Although it is Wales quite small, it really offers a lot. Castles, beautiful beaches and breathtaking mountains beckon. They have also opened three hiking trails, The Wales Way, along which you can walk and get to know the amazing nature. Otherwise, National Geographic recommends jumping into a less visited region Tohoku in Japan and to the island Kamchatka, where a snowy landscape and peace await you.

• Tasmania, Australia
• road to the Great Klek (Großglockner), Austria
• Wales Way, Great Britain
• Tohoku, Japan
• Kamchatka, Russia
• Zakouma National Park, Chad

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