TORONTO — Among the global community of travellers, there are always a few standout destinations that rank as the most beautiful. Places like Peru, South Africa, Iceland and Thailand can always be counted on to elicit ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ for their natural beauty.
But the debate over which country can be considered the most beautiful of all has finally been put to rest, at least by readers of ‘Rough Guide’. In a recent poll, readers cast in their votes and found that the world’s most beautiful country is…
(drumroll, please)…
About the country, the listing said: “Who can deny that these wild beaches, deep lochs and craggy castles are some of the most wonderful and beautiful sights in the world?”
Malcolm Roughead, chief executive of VisitScotland, would be the last person to deny such claims. He said: “We are delighted that Scotland has received this remarkable accolade from Rough Guide readers, but of course it will not be a surprise to anyone who has encountered our wonderful country.”
Rounding out the top three were Canada (yay!) and New Zealand.
Here are the top 20 most beautiful countries:
- Scotland
- Canada
- New Zealand
- Italy
- South Africa
- Indonesia
- England
- Iceland
- USA
- Wales
- Slovenia
- Mexico
- India
- Finland
- Switzerland
- Peru
- Norway
- Ireland
- Croatia
- Vietnam
