15 Most Gorgeous European Fairytale Towns

Fairytales are something we’ve all grown up with… telling stories of fantastical kingdoms with often dark undertones… but, while most of them were created for entertainment, or to teach morals to children, many of the settings are, surprisingly, far more realistic. Most of the legends originated in Europe where, at the time, they were seen as fables based in real world places, and many of the villages that inspired these environments can still be seen today. It's time to grab your glass slippers, and be very wary of anyone offering you apples, or who live in gingerbread houses… as we take a tour of the 15 most gorgeous European Fairytale Towns.
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[@entersandman4958]

As an Irish, having traveled all about Europe, Slovenia is so underrated! Stunning !

[@missrandom9379]

Slovenia is really stunning and definitely overlooked!

[@Uunartoq2018]

But I love Ireland 😁🔥🇮🇪

[@educationforblind6362]

Europe is not thing

[@educationforblind6362]

Because its modern not really long history.

[@Myriel67]

Thank you!! I like Ireland too.

[@paulineryan579]

As an Australian I absolutely agree that Slovenia is naturally beautiful and unspoilt. It's Europe's little secret without hordes of tourists. Simply stunning!

[@magnacarta9364]

Soon to be invaded by the third world like all these places.

[@dannyboywhaa3146]

Yes, I went to lake Bled in Slovenia as a boy - I remember it as just perfect, unspoilt beauty and the people were just lovely too!

[@landinggear0018]

Sadly modern architects want to ruin that beauty.

[@kyskakyska3276]

I visited Slovenia in August - small, nice bet nothing special. Overcrouded of turists. Kroatia more beautifull

[@bertramwinslowiii2119]

Keep telling everyone how wonderful it is. Then it won't be a secret and there WILL be hordes of tourists! 🙄

[@starstuff5958]

I just love this...yes, I poured a glass of wine, opened to full screen and simply sat back and enjoyed seeing my "homeland" . Thank you, brings tears to my eyes and memories to my heart.

[@HarringtonTribal]

Fortunate to have visited 3 on this list. Bled, Mostar and Hallstatt. They were all incredible experiences that I cherish to this day.

[@travelgreatvacations]

Europe is so special and beautiful! 😍

[@nerjadude]

I'm Scottish and I have to say that Germany is one of the most beautiful countries I've ever visited , so many beautiful small towns to visit. Really love going to Germany 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇩🇪

[@Cotswolds1913]

As long as you don't neglect the great English towns ;)

[@NR-rv8rz]

I'm English and I would almost have to agree, but my trip through all the Austrian cities, towns and villages puts Germany's neighbour at the top of the list. I haven't been to Switzerland but that also looks stunning. Germanic people can be annoying and brutish but their classical music and architecture is the most beautiful in the world. .

[@Cotswolds1913]

@@NR-rv8rz As obligated as I might feel to extol the wonders of the Cotswolds, or the British high street as being the best example of commercial street design, I will not contest your statement lol, Austria is indeed very beautiful. Incredible residential neighborhoods, Germany too.

[@NR-rv8rz]

@@Cotswolds1913 If only they weren't authoritarian bullies. They would be the perfect people lol.

[@donaldmacdonald4901]

I used to work for Siemens and had many business trips to Germany. Loved renting a car and exploring at the weekends.

[@soukthavoneinsisienmay1188]

Great video! Thank You! 🥰🥰🥰

[@pumathewsp737]

There is so much beauty in lot of places. Hoping to visit these places soon. So far been to major cities in Europe, now need to venture to these hidden gems

[@jkpdadventures7188]

So many beautiful places to experience. I have been to Sintra. That was literally like being in a fairy tail castle. Very impressive. Thanks for sharing. I have written down so many new trip ideas now.

[@debbys.8935]

I've been to Europe several times and each time we visit the main cities in the given country (next month we're going to Budapest, Vienna, and Prague, for example). But this makes me want to visit these charming little towns.

[@holger_p]

Well, Hallstatt is 4 hours from Vienna, 2 hours more you are in Kitzbühel and another 2 hours to Mittenwald. But the choice of places is just random, you can find the same pitoresque places on the edge of vienna.

[@beeme8397]

More of these travel videos please. This was a great idea

[@relaxingmusicbrainjuice]

I've been struggling with insomnia, but this video has been a great way to relax and fall asleep. The soothing music and peaceful imagery are just what I need🙂🙂

[@moonwalker091000]

This was such a fantastic tour. I found myself smiling the whole time. I tried picking a favourite but its impossible. I have been to Holland and Belgium and it really feels like your going back into time. These little villages are filled with feelings of magic and wonderment. You can't help but feel like there is a dragon always guarding the little town.......Great video, great narrative. I think this is the best one you have done so far, in my opinion. Really loved it. Thanks and keep them coming. :o)

[@davidc.w.2908]

When Carcassonne in France is not on the list, the list is incomplete. This is truly a place where time stood still and is even on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. It has fairytale written all over it.

[@nevkrisjackson8065]

I loved Carcasonne & have been twice

[@FionARK]

I agree! Beautiful

[@shalevedna]

Carcass one is rather well known. Still gorgeous.

[@kristenchisholm3442]

Agreed. So incredibly interesting 🤨

[@lisadolan689]

Oh my gosh, word for word I agree. I go to France (from Australia) regularly to see family in Narbonne, every time I go there I go to Carcassonne. Every time. I’m drawn there. As I write this I can feel the sun on my face as I walk across the bridge (from the enclosed village) to the castle. I’m properly obsessed with Carcassonne 😍😍😍

[@loriwford1621]

I lived in Mittenwald for nearly 30 years. Very traditional. Worth a visit.

[@nealakuro5562]

Omg breathtaking thank you

[@raduwhantuhin6837]

This is really beautiful Stunning view 😍

[@richardseth5487]

This is so amazing and stunning place.

[@halinahahmed4602]

Woww!..I always admired Europe since childhood...a very very beautiful places to visit...the sceneries..the town and people..everything is so stunning and perfect in Europe...I always wish I could go there....

[@maciejguzek3442]

Obviously not everything is stunning and perfect. This video is stunning, because it is a professional material on super-selected topics. Greetings from Poland,

[@Bostonite1985]

@@maciejguzek3442 ...I presume that you have never been to Sweden. There is beauty in almost everything in Sweden. Swedish landscape in heaven on earth.

[@maciejguzek3442]

@@Bostonite1985 i have been to a lot of places, the only reason why i wrote my comment was to object to the statement that "EVERYTHING is so stunning and perfect in Europe' which obviously isn't defendabld

[@isasala9111]

Chester and Stratford-upon-Avon (UK), Mount St Michelle and Carcasonne (France), Segovia and Toledo (Spain), Schafhausen, Lucern (Switzerland), Brugge (Belgium) etc etc etc etc

[@Jojo-yz4we]

i am from sweden and been traveling a lot in Europe. some favorite places I have been to. grožnjan and motovun (istria, Croatia) Engelberg (Switzerland) Chamonix (France)

[@Todeon]

Motuvun

[@JL-jg8tr]

Sintra, Portugal is full of mystical ruins and a magical road leading up to the Palace. Quinta da Regaleira was used for Templar Initiates and has a tiny Church on the grounds with an Illuminati eye. The whole town is mysterious and romantic. Absolutely love going back there, whenever I can.

[@russianoutback]

It is clear that you put a part of your soul into this video shooting❤❤❤

[@johanswede8200]

Europe is outstanding in the world. I have been to more than 60 countries. Europe has som many beautiful places...

[@HakeemOLAPADE]

15 European Fairy Tale Towns that are wonderful and beautiful to view. Cool!

[@vacationtravelworld]

Great beautiful video!

[@TVandManga]

Very beautiful!

[@hanifbashir745]

Awesome 👌...million thanks

[@cherrylleallan6366]

I thought some of those mediaeval towns in Italy would get a mention, so old but amazing also a few more in France they all took my breath away. When you see such ancient architecture going right up onto the mountains is just outstanding.

[@runiadelgado5674]

Hermosos todos los lugares wow precioso Gracias no tengo palabras para describir tanta belleza los saludo desde Costa Rica

[@gowheregotherenow]

Wow some of these places really look like they came out of a fairytale. Stunning!

[@MyPlantWorld]

Wow awesome 😍💚

[@shammiakhtar5434]

Perfectly amazing

[@zovalentine7305]

WOW! Just wow! Exquisite beauty! A traveler dream! 💖THANK YOU💖

[@frostogtaake]

This was absolutely gorgeous! Surprised that nowhere in Norway made the list, though.

[@matthiasblum6555]

From the top of my head, I can name at least 4 cities/villages who I think are more beautiful or gorgeous than a couple of those places (Berchtesgaden, Trogir, Amalfi Coast, Bassano del Grappa), but of course taste is subjective. I would have called that video 15 gorgeous places in Europe, but I guess the video creator gets more views with a title like that...

[@fairysleepyasmr]

@@matthiasblum6555 I mean, “gorgeous” is, after all, an opinion.

[@invideotour963]

wow amazing i love this so much

[@piedaderudman6043]

Great video! I am from Sintra, Portugal, which is shown on this list. Its a very beautiful town! Would so love to visit most of these amazing historical places.

[@icecream7101]

I plan to visit in October!

[@Snaakie83]

Sintra is stunning!

[@piedaderudman6043]

@@Snaakie83 thank you! 😊

[@dannyverhamme7970]

Nice to see my hometown Ghent in the video! 😃

[@kayyr.9909]

We are trying to get there soon!

[@Valisimal]

I was in Ghent, Bruges and Antwerp. All beautiful !!! Bruxelles...meh compared to these 3. Cheers from Romania!

[@user-pu1pj3gt2p]

Sintra in Portugal is a magic place.

[@rockinron5113]

Beautiful. ❤️

[@GlobalGlimpsesGazzete]

gorgeous!

[@aquateqdk9793]

Great to see. I enjoyed to watch it and I knew most of the places and have been there. But also some places I did not know and definitely want to stop by at next time I am on the road here in Europe. I think number one place in Europe or the world in this category is Gstaad Switzerland...

[@davidbalmer473]

Good one. I know it and loved it too. I do all of switzerland by car, because I live here, and totally love the culture and beauty of 4 official language regions here.

[@mariojsworld]

Nice selection. Greetings from Switzerland.

[@hannahpricekarlsson]

Was lucky enough to go to two of these places on my first two trips to Europe from the US in 2019: Positano and Ghent! Still two of the most beautiful places I've been in my life! Loved everywhere I went in Germany, too! Can't wait to go back!

[@papatango5085]

Positano is full of tourists

[@KingMK31]

Ill give this list one AMAZING place it missed: Grindelwald, Switzerland. Went there this past July and its truly magical. Returning in December!

[@stevedietrich8936]

Visit Lauterbrunnen while you are there. Also Lucerne.

[@davidbalmer473]

I left America 33 years ago for Switzerland, and yes, it`s a really nice place. For me it is endless here, always getting around quickly and totally in love. I know Germany well, my wife is German, and she is also in love with it here.

[@KingMK31]

@@stevedietrich8936 Im going back this December. I had to get familiar with the train system and how to travel and i did. Now that i know what im doing Switzerland is my new favorite place to come to.

[@KingMK31]

@@davidbalmer473 You're smart! Ill be back there to have a ball shortly. Any recomendations on where to go? I know about Zermat, and lucerne and i been to places like Zurich, Spreitenbach, Baden, and Grindelwald.

[@davidbalmer473]

@@KingMK31 I live 10 minutes from Baden, by car. Lucerne 20 minutes on the freeway. Yahoo!!

[@loveagainstgods5116]

I’m surprised Brugge Belgium isn’t on here 😮

[@sandyhartle]

Me too!

[@nyopegideon7659]

Beautiful ❤️

[@solapariciomartinezdesalaz8382]

Guapisimo

[@esther6984]

Real q si

[@bobbyrehman5197]

What a beautiful voice. I can't believe a bot would talk to nice. If it's a human I bow to you sir. Fantastic voice ❤️💕

[@josephlong8549]

Great video.

[@luzhelenasalazarquiroz9504]

Me encantan esos lugares ❤

[@blacklonewolf3898]

Nice pictures.

[@gloria88246]

I love your videos, and Chris Kanes voice so amazing id listen to him narrate the dictionary 😁💯💯

[@dontreadmyprofilepicture4281]

Don’t read my channel namee

[@chriskane1]

😊

[@Destroy1ify]

Beautiful 👌

[@Tourist-TV]

fantastic, thanks 🙏 😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️

[@Prometheus101]

Most cities, towns and even villages in Europe are 700-800 years old or more and have some monuments. This video is just a short snippet. You don't have to go to well-known cities, because everywhere you breathe history.

[@travelgoals777]

Wow nice place😍

[@julieritchie3373]

Lake Bled does not freeze every year so check before heading there

[@RealConstructor]

I like it that The Netherlands has made the list, but there are towns that are, to my opinion, more beautiful towns than Giethoorn, like Thorn, Naarden, Havelte, Winsum, Bourtange, Haarzuilens, Hoog-Soeren, Oost-Vlieland, Schiermonnikoog, and Urk. And those are just the ones I visited, so the list is by no means complete.

[@naturelover7175]

Wonderful place,

[@eurekaafricatech103]

Nice place hopefully I can visit

[@gatorspad3632]

The Mostar bridge was destroyed in the Balkan wars in 1993. It was rebuilt in 2004 recreating the original style from the 1500s…

[@user-dq9ls7fx7m]

Amazing

[@malalapipe77]

Stavanger and Hellesylt in Norway my favourite and most stunning 😍

[@nola-pu8be]

good list

[@naiduu.u.2309]

So Beautiful.

[@nicolasmorales3438]

Nice video. Strzelce Krajeńskie in Poland, should be added to this list.

[@lioneldemun6033]

Fun fact : there are 2 Positanos : this one on the Amalfi coast and Positano Di Roma,a beach town.

[@grammybear4226]

Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old Grammy from Kirby, Texas, USA

[@themorningflightinindonesi3558]

I had been living in Europe for two years before 2010 but I never found a chance to visit these towns. However, I visited some of most beautiful places in Germany especially Strarsund and Grieswald around area. There is a very beautiful island newly connected by a bridge from Stralsund having a palace on top of the mountain we hiked there. It was one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited in my life.

[@mandibiedermann2246]

the island is called Rügen, and is the biggest island in Germany

[@heindaddel2531]

You probably mean the cities of Stralsund and Greifswald

[@anamello_manaus]

Tão lindas. Parecem um sonho 🥰❤

[@alanb9702]

Can't believe not at least 1 city of Norway didn't make this video! Great video regardless..

[@mikatu]

Belive man, these are the top 15!

[@jamesbarker-sr9hw]

Very nice video

[@kzrsosa]

As an American, did someone forget to mention Bruges or was it edited out because you mentioned Ghent. I mean, Bruges is the epitome of fairy tale town.

[@hypnotismandhypnotherapyha4886]

Lovely cities

[@travelgreatvacations]

Europe is a special place, with a culture and history that is unlike any other. And Im so excited to visit Pitcairn Islands who only has 48 population, It is sound amazing!!!!😍

[@64fairlane305]

Uh, Europe is not a "place" but a part of the world

[@AABG07]

History like any other 😂. Looted India and brutally killed so many innocent soul . And built their empires 😢Yeah indeed great history.

[@deemartinschoemann6757]

Asoka, genghis khan, mao, etc-just white europeans. Need to expand your hx knowledge

[@petergerritgroen3157]

50 % from Europe are shithole s. Since 2015 Wir schaffen das....

[@64fairlane305]

@@petergerritgroen3157 speak for yourself

[@christinepolacek1116]

Gotta see as much as you can because life goes by very fast ; hope to visit Germany!!

[@crystalwhite287]

As an Aussie travelling and cruising around one place I thought was beautiful cruising into was Montenegro , it was very picturesque.

[@SirKayTravels]

This is actually good.

[@soulm8here108]

Good list. But Norway is missed indeed. Plus calling a city much more beautiful than Venice is crazy. Venice is indeed a fairytale city! ❤️

[@martinchege6256]

I would pick Florence over Venice

[@mandibiedermann2246]

Venice is shittie compered to German medieval towns

[@cawiecee]

I would pick all of these vs Venice 😊

[@blabla-rg7ky]

venice is submerging, dude! Time to flee that city and move somewhere else as in less than 50 years there'll be no Venice anymore. Sad, but true

[@JJ-bs5bo]

@@blabla-rg7ky London is sinking too ... Venice is sinking because the subterranean fresh water was mistakenly pumped out by industries. It will recover slowly ...

[@MrJohnblaine]

Gorgeous...

[@lianefehrle9921]

I have been to the last one and the first one. Oh to go back home to Germany again!!! There are so many places to see there. Thank you for letting me remember all that I have seen.

[@lethithuy365]

So beautiful 😮😮❤❤❤ i love your country ❤

[@mortezaranjbaran3868]

WoW pretty good places

[@peterrobertson8033]

Enjoyed your program can’t wait to see the next one thank you Byron Bay

[@HassanMutyaba]

This people buy likes and everything,they don't pay us why

[@ChantaltheFrency]

I like Gent in Belgium, ( Gand) so much ❤️ was blown away in Bruges too. ❤️🐾❤️

[@cmarq817]

Guimaraes and Obidos ( in Portugal) should be added to the list. Also Bruges in Belgium

[@eileenhalliwell1019]

Nice

[@fulltufun]

Missing: 1. Koblenz, Cochem, St Goar (Germany) 2. Chamonix ( France) 3. Bergen (Norway)

[@chavaajay3078]

As an Indian iam literally obsessed with almost all the European countries it's my dream to visit atleast half of European countries in my life 🤞thier beauty is beyond words 😍

[@jyotidasishere]

What music was playing in the background during colmar, France?

[@user-fq1xz1xc9t]

Me gusta el vídeo ❤

[@sdefonta]

Surprised Bruges is not there. Ghent is pretty but Bruges surpasses it

[@mdrafiqul2898]

Hallstatt is the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen my life. Austria is freaking beautiful….

[@artistic_balkan.collection]

Lovely

[@muraliram8802]

This is one of the best collections collections and well collected and presented. Ofcourse, there are places like Interlaken and many other stunnning places. But, within the time limit, what one can present has been very well done. Water colorists will find delightful clips from this video.

[@whdbnrm3023]

Interlaken is easily the most overrated town . Stein am Rhine ,Wengen ,Gstaad , Bern , Andermat

[@muraliram8802]

Probably…. I am sure, there are many who have travelled far and wide. Essentially, what I meant was, the quality of Subjects that I saw in that video is of high order. I am sure, this is a subjective issue and I may be granted my place !

[@IaraGhost]

And as usual Romania is underrated, somebody didn't hear of a medieval town called Sighișoara. There are others beautiful towns there but this one is the most visited.

[@evasmith2705]

All of them is beautiful....

[@magdacristina3572]

Obrigada por ter legendas em Português nos comentários. Maravilhoso isso.

[@limbicferret]

learn english. portuguese bad lamguage.

[@drferry]

Great tour! I'm sorry to see that North America's contribution, the Mallard duck, is nearly ubiquitous.