Lake Bled, Slovenia

Slovenia is a beautiful country. Just look at how the Julian Alps swirl across the country's north end, a symphony of dagger-like heights clothed in pine trees and sliced through by blue rivers. Now, if it seems like a great destination for honeymooners, that's because it is. And in the middle of it all is Lake Bled.

The advertisement appears to have been plucked from the pages of fantasy fiction. A medieval cathedral rises on an island in the midst of the ocean, silhouetted against snow-capped hills and surrounded by clear alpine water. There are fir, chestnut, and oak woodlands all around, as well as the delightful tiny hamlet of Bled itself, where Slavic pubs serve lemon tea and dumplings.