At the end of 2020, we urged Booking.com users to reflect on travelling during 2020 and share their destination images and experiences. We sifted through the spectacular submissions to select our favourite photographs, ranging from dazzling compositions of crystalline Mediterranean sea, to pictures of fairytale German castles perched aside mist-shrouded lakes.

Here is our curation of the top traveller photos of 2020 – for anyone pining for a holiday at the moment, these snapshots from around the world should whet your appetite for travel once more.

Australia

Kangaroo Island (Photo credit: Kris)

Germany

Eltz Castle (Photo credit: Klaus)

Pfalzgrafenstein Castle (Photo credit: Klaus)

Greece

Ios (Photo credit: Cristina)

Poros (Photo credit: Skaiste)

Ireland

Lahinch, County Clare (Photo credit: Clarisse)

Moher, County Clare. (Photo credit: Clarisse)

Italy

The Dolomites (Photo credit: Benjamin)