Best Photos of Last Week (June 25 - July 01) by National Geographic

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Two summer months at once captures today's roundup of the best photos of the week from National Geographic … As always, here you can see incredible beauty of animals and birds, interesting localities and nationalities, beautiful cities and distant countries. Considering each of them, you can spend hours, wondering, inspired, rejoicing …

June 25

Day of the Dead in Mexico is the most famous and impressive holiday. It is held annually on November 1st and 2nd. According to popular beliefs, the souls of the dead can return to earth for several days and visit those places and those people whom they loved during their lifetime. Therefore, the holiday is not so much tragic as joyful. On this day, a solemn festival is held in Mexico, within which colorful costumed processions are held and music is played everywhere.

June 26

The Faroe Islands in Europe is a scenic area that is as beautiful as it is original. The landscapes are breathtaking, and the volcanic nature of the islands immediately becomes clear from them. They are connected by tunnels, paved roads and regular ferry services. Michines is a small island in the west that is primarily known for its remote location and the variety of bird species that nest here.

27th of June

On a Shanghai morning, while the sun is still not high and the outside is not as hot as during the day, people have something to do: riding motorcycles, running, flying kites, etc. The photographer was lucky to catch a Chinese athlete at dawn, whose exercises in ancient oriental Tai Chi gymnastics looked very picturesque against the background of the sun rising over the skyscrapers.

June 28

Distinctive features of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany - winemaking and vineyards, amazing castles, picturesque nature, a lot of beautiful bike routes. During one of these bike rides, the author captured an incredibly gentle, fabulous morning landscape in a forest near South Weinstrasse.

June 29

In Italy, during the celebration of Easter, an event called Misteri, believers wear scenes from the Passion of Christ on their shoulders all night long. And only when bright Easter comes, they can give themselves the opportunity to rest.

30 June

The Japanese Garden in Portland, Oregon is considered the most picturesque outside of Japan. It is especially beautiful here in autumn, when the famous Japanese maple shows all the beauty of its foliage. A riot of colors makes thousands of tourists come here at this time of the year to take a course of natural color therapy.

01 july

Serengeti National Park is one of the most famous national parks in the world. This savannah stretches from the north of Tanzania, east of Lake Victoria, to the south of Kenya, and covers an area of about 30 thousand square meters. km. On a photo safari in the Serengeti in February 2012, the author was lucky enough to capture this sweet scene when a baby elephant was hiding between the legs of its huge parents.