The offshore Cua Van fishing village in Ha Long Bay has been listed as one of the most beautiful villages in the world.—VNA/VNS Photo Nguyen Dan

QUANG NINH (VNS)– The offshore Cua Van fishing village in Ha Long Bay has been listed as one of the most beautiful villages in the world.

The list by travel site JourneyEtc.com features 16 famous villages, including Wengen in Switzerland, Chimayo in New Mexico, Savoca in Italy, Sidi Bou Said in Tunisia, Shirakawa-go in Japan and Eze in France.

Others famous villages on the list include Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic, Goreme in Turkey, Bibury in England, Molokai in Hawaii, Madison in Georgia, Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada, Pariangan in West Sumatra, Indonesia, St. George in Bermuda and Caleta Tortel in Chile.

The Vietnamese floating village situated in the heritage-listed bay is "definitely one of the most scenic in the world" surrounded by majestic lime stone islands and featuring a rustic lifestyle, JourneyEtc.com says. – VNS