On New Zealand’s mountainous South Island, cows and sheep keep a wary eye on visitors.

The Avon River winds through the Christchurch Botanical Gardens in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The gardens are full of flowering trees and shrubs this time of year.

Women and girls enjoy a picnic in Laleh Park in Tehran, Iran.

The 12th-century Cathedral of St. Davids, in the city of St. Davids in southwestern Wales. There’s been a church on this site since the sixth century.

Krac des Chevaliers (Castle of the Knights), Syria. This crusader castle is one of the world’s best-preserved medieval castles.

The Alentejo Region in south central Portugal has long been recognized as the “breadbasket” of the country. A region of spacious countryside, it’s an important  source of cork, olive oil, cheeses, wines, lamb, pork, and more.