Welcome to Touropia. A blog that brings you the most amazing sights around the world divided into numerous “best of” lists. We use the following rules to construct a list about a certain topic:
- A list contains about 10 destinations. There are dozens of Greek and Roman theaters for example and most of them are worth a visit if you happen to be in the neighborhood but only a selection of them can be considered “the best of” and those are the ones that get listed.
- A destination can be split up into smaller destinations if it contains several important structures or landmarks. The Temple of Hephaestus, the Acropolis and Theater of Dionysus are all listed separately even though they are all located in the city of Athens. Athens itself is not listed as a destination.
- A destination is only listed once. Sometimes a destination can be considered for more than one topic. For example, the town of Shibam in Yemen is famous for its mud brick tower houses so it could have been part of our list about famous towers or about mud brick structures. When this happens the most relevant topic is selected (in this case the most striking thing about these towers is the type of material used in their construction). The exception to this rule is the ‘wonders’ category. In those posts the ‘best of the best’ destinations are listed.
- A list is always global and never limited to a specific country or continent in the world. This means that there are no lists about the top pyramids in Mexico or the best waterfalls in Europe. However, some structures or landscapes are bound to specific parts of the world. Our list of fjords for example only contains destinations in the most northern and southern parts of the world as they are formed by glacial activity. Also, due to historic reasons the most amazing Buddhist and Hindu temples can be found in Asia.
- The items in a list are ordered based on several criteria. This can be grandeur, fame, diversity and overall beauty. Add historic significance and state of preservation for buildings and other structures. Occasionally a list is based on one specific criteria (the largest castles in the world for example).
