Beautiful Travel-Photos, images, by Rainer Jahns

Argentina, Argentinien, South America, Sued-Amerika, Buenos Aires, Villa La Angostura, National Park Nahuel Huapi, Lago Nahuel Huapi, Patagonia, Patagonien, El Chalten, Cerro Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre, El Calafate, Perito Moreno Glacier, Lago Argentino, San Antonio de Areco, Gaucho, Parade, Estancia Alta Vista, The Andes, die Anden

CARINTHIA (Kaernten), Capital city is Klagenfurt am Woerthersee. Carinthia known for its many lakes, Woerthersee, Millstaetter See, Faaker See, Weissensee, Ossiacher See and more. Grossglockner, Austria's highest mountain, is located on the border of Carinthia, Tyrol and Salzburger Land.

KLEINWALSERTAL with villages Riezlern, Mittelberg, Hirschegg and Baad is a famous tourist resort in summer

KLEINWALSERTAL with villages Riezlern, Mittelberg, Hirschegg and Baad is a famous tourist resort in winter

Salzburg is the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and known for it's Salzburg Festival (Salzburger Festspiele), Mirabell Palace (Schloss Mirabell) and Hohensalzburg Fortress (Festung Hohensalzburg)

SALZBURGER LAND is famous for its lakes, mountains and popular with tourists. The capital city is SALZBURG City

SALZBURGER LAND in winter. The capital city is SALZBURG.

THE SALZKAMMERGUT, is a resort area in AUSTRIA. The name Salzkammergut means "Estate of the Salt Chamber".

STYRIA (Steiermark) is a federal state in the South of AUSTRIA. The capital city is Graz.

TYROL (Tirol) is a federal state of AUSTRIA split into two parts - called North Tyrol and East Tyrol. The capital is Innsbruck.

Upper Austria (Oberösterreich) is one of the nine states or Bundeslaender of Austria. Its capital is Linz.

VIENNA (Wien) is the capital of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria.

VORARLBERG is the westernmost federal-state of AUSTRIA. It borders three countries: Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The capital of Vorarlberg is Bregenz.

THE WACHAU is an Austrian valley and one of the most prominent tourist destinations of LOWER AUSTRIA. added to the UNESCO list of world heritage sites in recognition of its architectural and agricultural history.

Winter in Austria (Oesterreich)

Autumn (Herbst) also known as fall is famous for the Indian Summer.

BARBADOS, Caribbean Island and part of the Lesser Antilles in the Atlantic Ocean with beautiful beaches.

The Kingdom of BELGIUM (Belgien) is a country in northwest Europe. The capital city is Brussels.

CROATIA (Kroatien) at the Adriatic Sea, from Istria to Dalmatia. Capital is Zagreb.

Cuba (Kuba ) is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean meet.

CYPRUS (Zypern) the third largest Mediterranean island situated in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

The CZECH REPUBLIC (Tschechien) is a country in Central Europe. The capital is Prague.

DENMARK (Dänemark) is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The capital is Copenhagen.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (DOM REP) part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region.

EGYPT (Ägypten) - Land of the Pharaohs - showing Cairo, Luxor, Assuan, Abu Simbel, Sinai and Hurghada

Estonia (Estland) is a country on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe.

Finland (Finnland - Suomi)) is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden, Norway and Russia. Helsinki is the capital and largest city.

ALSACE (Elsass) on France's eastern border adjacent to Germany and Switzerland.

Aquitaine (Aquitanien) is a historical region of southwestern France. Capital was Bordeaux

Auvergne is since 1 January 2016 part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté is a region in the east of France. Capitel is Dijon

BRITTANY (Bretagne) large peninsula located at the Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel. Capitel is Rennes.

BURGUNDY (Burgund) in the center of France known for his red wines and beautiful landscapes. Today Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Centre-Val de Loire or Centre Region is one of the 18 administrative regions of France. The administrative capital is Orléans.

The Champagne is a wine region within the historical province of Champagne in the northeast of France.

Charente-Maritime is a department on the western coast of France named after the Charente River. Capital is La Rochelle.

Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea with the regional capital Ajaccio.

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is the far southeastern on the mainland. Its capital is Marseille.

Hauts-de-France, Département Somme and Aisne with towns of Laon and Amiens

Languedoc-Roussillon is since 1st of January 2016 part of the new region Occitanie. Capital was Montpellier.

Limousin in the southwest of France, Capital was Limoges.

Midi-Pyrénées war eine Region im Suedwesten Frankreichs, die aus den Départements Ariège, Aveyron, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Lot, Hautes-Pyrénées, Tarn und Tarn-et-Garonne bestand. Hauptstadt der Region war Toulouse.

Nord-Pas-de-Calais is since 1 January 2016 part of the new region Hauts-de-France. It consisted of the departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais.

Normandy (Normandie ) is divided into five administrative departments: Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne, and Seine-Maritime. The capital is Rouen.

PARIS French capital with famous Eiffel Tower

Picardy is a historical territory of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France. It is located in the northern part of France.

Provence is a historical province of southeastern France. The largest city of the region is Marseille.

Rhône-Alpes since 1st January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country. Its capital is Lyon.

Loire is a département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France with river Loire. Its prefecture is Saint-Étienne.

Vendée is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. Its prefecture is La Roche-sur-Yon.

The Ahr valley (Ahrtal) is named after the Ahr, a left tributary of the Rhine in Germany.

Altmuhl Valley (Altmühltal) is a federation of municipalities in the district of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen and Eichstätt in Bavaria in Germany.

Baden-Württemberg is a state in southwest Germany. The state capital is Stuttgart.

Baltrum Island in the North Sea is in Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen).

The Allgäu is a region in Swabia in southern Germany. It covers the south of Bavarian Swabia and southeastern Baden-Württemberg.

Bavaria (Bayern), is a state of Germany. It is the largest German state by land area. Its capital and largest city is Munich (München)

Berchtesgadener Land is a district in Bavaria, Germany. The very south is occupied by the Berchtesgaden National Park comprising the Watzmann massif (2713 m) and the Königssee.

Chiemgau is the common name of a geographic area in Upper Bavaria. It refers to the foothills of the Alps between the rivers Inn and Traun, with the Chiemsee at its center.

The Tegernsee is a lake in the Bavarian Alps in southern Germany.

Munich (München) is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria.

The Bavarian Forest (Bayerischer Wald) is a wooded, low-mountain region in Bavaria.

Rosenheimer Land is a region in the State of Bavaria.

The Black Forest (Schwarzwald]) is in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany.

Franconia (Franken) is a region in Germany part of Bavaria. Franconia's largest city and unofficial capital is Nuremberg,

Frankfurt am Main is a metropolis and the largest city of the German state of Hesse on the River Main

Hamburg on river Elbe is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin. It is well known for the Reeperbahn and St. Pauli.

Heidelberg is a university town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It was designated a "City of Literature" by the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

Lake Constance (Bodensee) is situated where Germany, Switzerland, and Austria meet.

The Moselle (Mosel) is a river that flows through France, Luxembourg, and Germany into river Rhine.

North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen) is the most-populous of the 16 states of Germany. The state capital is Düsseldorf.

Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) Mainz is the state capital and largest city.

Saxony (Sachsen). Its capital is Dresden, and its largest city is Leipzig.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania or Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, is a state of Germany. Schwerin is the state capital.

Thuringia (Thüringen) is located in central Germany Erfurt is the state capital and largest city.

Winter scenes, Christmas Markets, villages, towns, lakes and cross country skiing in Germany (Deutschland)

Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.

Attica (Attika) or the Attic peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the city of Athens, the capital of Greece.

Cephalonia (Kefalonia) formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece. The capital of Cephalonia is Argostoli.

Chalkidiki also spelled Chalkidike, Chalcidice, Khalkidhiki, or Halkidiki, is a peninsula. The capital of Chalkidiki is the main town of Polygyros.

Greek island CORFU (Korfu) - second largest of the Ionian Islands in the Mediterranean Sea

CRETE (Kreta) largest Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea

The Cyclades (Kykladen) are an island group in the Aegean Sea, southeast of mainland Greece (Griechenland)

Mykonos is a Greek island, part of the Cyclades.

Euboea or Evia is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete.

Kastellorizo or Castellorizo is a Greek island of the Dodecanese in the Eastern Mediterranean.

KOS or COS - Greek island of the Dodecanese in the South Aegean Sea

Greece (Griechenland), known also as Hellas. Athens is the nation's capital.

Naxos is a Greek island and the largest of the Cyclades.

Paxi or Paxoi and Antipaxoi or Antipaxos is the smallest island group within the Ionian Islands.

RHODES (Rhodos) - largest Greek island of the Dodecanese islands in the east Aegean Sea

Samos is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea.

SANTORIN or SANTORINI - circular archipelago of volcanic islands located in the southern Aegean Sea

Skiathos is a small Greek island in the northwest Aegean Sea. Skiathos is the westernmost island in the Northern Sporades group.

Symi (Syme or Simi) is a Greek island part of the Dodecanes

Thessaly (Thessalien) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece (Griechenland)

Zakynthos (Zakinthos) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands.

Grenada in the Caribbean Sea. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Petite Martinique,

Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world.

BUDAPEST (Ungarn) - Hungary's capital also called Pearl of the Danube

Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic. The capital and largest city is Reykjavík

Republic of India (Indien) is a country in South Asia. It's capital is New Delhi (Neu-Delhi)

Ireland (Irland), Éire or Republic of Ireland is a state in Western Europe with the capital Dublin.

AEOLIAN ISLANDS (Liparischen Inseln) also called Lipari Islands - volcanic archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily with Lipari, Vulcano, Salina, Stromboli, Filicudi, Alicudi, Panarea and Basiluzzo island

PUGLIA (Apulia - Apulien) - Situated at the south-eastern tip of the Italian peninsula. Land of the Trulli.

BASILICATA - region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania, Apulia(Puglia) and Calabria

CALABRIA (Kalabrien) - southernmost region of the Italian mainland, located at the "toe" of the Italian peninsula.

CAMPANIA (Kampanien) - in southern Italy with capital Naples, famous islands of ISCHIA and CAPRI and vulcano VESUVIUS

The Dolomites (Dolomiten) are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy.

Emilia-Romagna is situated in the northeast section of the country. Its capital is Bologna.

LAGO MAGGIORE or LAKE MAGGIORE - located in the Italian Provinces of Piedmont and Lombardia and the Swiss Canton Ticino

LAKE COMO (Lago di Como - Comersee) third largest of the Italian lakes behind Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore

LAKE GARDA (Gardasee) - largest Italian lake located in the regions of Trentino (north) Veneto (east) and Lombardia (west)

LAZIO (Latium) - a region of central Italy with the capital Rome

Liguria (Ligurien) is a region of north-western Italy; its capital is Genoa (Genua).

Lombardy or Lombardia (Lombardei) is in the Northwest of the country. Lombardy is also the Italian region with most UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

MARCHE (Marken) - region in central Italy between the Adriatic Sea and Umbria

Milan or Milano (Mailand) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy (Lombardei), and the second-most populous city in Italy after Rome.

PIEDMONT (Piemont) - Province in north-east of Italy famous for its wines Barolo, Barbaresco and Moscato d'Asti and for truffles. Capital Turin (Italian: Torino)

ROME (Roma) or (German: Rom) is the capital city of Italy. It is also the capital of the Lazio region and the historical capital of the Roman Empire. It is also called the Eternal City

SARDINIA (Sardinien) - the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea

SICILY (Sizilien) - the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea with vulcano Etna (Ätna)

South Tyrol (Südtirol) (Trentino - Alto Adige) located at the northernmost point in Italy with the Dolomites mountains. Its capital is Bolzano (Bozen)

TRENTINO - Alto Adige located in North-Italy, capital is the town of Trento.

TUSCANY (Toskana) - known for its landscapes and its artistic legacy. Capital is Florence (Florenz).

UMBRIA (Umbrien) - is a region of Central Italy. Its capital is Perugia,

Veneto (Venetien) or Venetia. The region's capital is Venice (Venedig).

Verona is a provincal capital in northern Italy in the region Veneto. The city where Shakespeare's famous play Romeo and Juliet is set

JAMAICA (Jamaika)- Caribbean island and island nation of the Greater Antilles.

Japan ( Nippon or Nihon) Tokyo is the country's capital and largest city

Jordan (Jordanien) Arab country in Western Asia. Tourist attractions are the historical cities Petra and Jerash. UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Liechtenstein, Balzers, Castle Gutenberg

Luxembourg (Luxemburg) is one of the four official capitals of the European Union (together with Brussels, Frankfurt, and Strasbourg)

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital and largest city

MALTA - south European island nation in the Mediterranean Sea with Malta Island, Gozo and Comino. Its capitel is Valetta.

MAURITIUS - an island nation off the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean. Together with Réunion and Rodrigues, Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands.

Mexico is a country in the southern part of North America.

Monaco is a microstate on the French Riviera in Western Europe.

The Kingdom of Morocco (Marokko) is located in North-West Africa. It is a part of the Maghreb region, besides Tunisia, Algeria, Mauritania and Libya. The political capital is Rabat.

Republic of the Union of Myanmar, is a country in Southeast Asia. Capital is Naypyidaw

The Netherlands (Niederlande - Holland) Amsterdam is nominal capital,

New Zealand (Neuseeland) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It comprises two main landmasses the North Island and the South Island. Capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland.

NORWAY - Kingdom of Norway located in Scandinavia (Northern Europe). Land of the fjords.

Model Released shots of people (men and women) in different situations in spring, summer and winter.

Phillipines (Philippinen), Legaspi Island, Mayon vulcano

ALGARVE - Portugal's southernmost region known for its beautiful beaches.

LISBON (Lissabon) - Portugal's capital.

MADEIRA - a Portuguese archipelago in the mid Atlantic Ocean also called the Flower Island.

Northern Portugal is the most populous region in Portugal, ahead of Lisbon, and the third most extensive by area.

Saint Lucia is a sovereign island country in the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean.

Republic of San Marino is a microstate in Southern Europe completely enclosed by Italy.

SEYCHELLES - a paradise and island nation in the Indian Ocean with the most beautiful beaches you can think of.

Republic of Slovenia (Slowenien) is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. Capital is Ljubljana

REPUBLIC of SOUTH AFRICA (Südafrika) - a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa.

ANDALUSIA (Andalusien) - located in the south of Spain. Its capital and largest city is Seville (Sevilla).

Asturias (Asturien) is an autonomous community in northwest Spain.

Spain, Castile and Leon (Kastilien und Leon), Segovia: The Alcazar of Segovia

Catalonia (Catalunya) (Katalonien) Spanish: Cataluña is an autonomous community of Spain. Catalonia is administratively divided into four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. The capital and largest city, Barcelona, is the second-most populated municipality in Spain.

Costa Blanca (English: White Coast) belongs to the Province of Alicante in Spain and is situated between Denia in the North and Pilar de la Horadada in the South.

The Costa Brava is a coastal region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain, consisting of the counties of Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà and Selva in the province of Girona. Costa Brava stretches from the town of Blanes, 60 km northeast of Barcelona, to the French border.

The Costa Cálida in the Province of Murcia on the Mediterranean Sea extends from El Mojón in the north near the province of Alicante, to near the municipality of Águilas in the south bordering on the region of Almería province

The Costa del Azahar (or Orange Blossom Coast or Costa dels Tarongers) in the Province of Castellón on the Mediterranean Sea.

The Costa Dorada (Costa Daurada; Golden Coast) in the Province of Tarragona and south of the Costa Brava on the Mediterranean Sea.

FUERTEVENTURA - one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.

GRAN CANARIA - one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.

IBIZA - an island and town located in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands.

LANZAROTE - one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.

LA PALMA - one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.

MADRID - Spain's capital.

MALLORCA - an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the largest of the Balearic Islands.

MENORCA - an island located in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the second largest of the Balearic Islands.

TENERIFE (Teneriffa) - one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.

Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal and southeast of the Arabian Sea. Colombo is its largest city and centre of commerce.

Still lifes of food, beer, wine and flowers.

THE KINGDOM of SWEDEN is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The capital is Stockholm.

SWITZERLAND: Canton Appenzeller Land

SWITZERLAND: Canton Bern with the Swiss capital Bern

SWITZERLAND: Canton Graubuenden

SWITZERLAND: Canton Lucerne (Luzern) with Lake Lucerne

SWITZERLAND: Canton Schaffhausen

SWITZERLAND: Canton St. Gallen

SWITZERLAND: Canton Thurgau

SWITZERLAND: Canton Ticino (Tessin)

SWITZERLAND: Canton Uri

SWITZERLAND: Canton Valais (Wallis)

Winter in SWITZERLAND: showing Swiss Cantons Bernese Oberland, Lucerne (Luzern), Valais (Wallis) and Uri.

THAILAND - Kingdom of Thailand in the heart of South-East Asia. Capital is Bangkok

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in the southern Caribbean in the Lesser Antilles.

TUNISIA - nothernmost country of Africa situated on the Mediterranean coast. The capital isTunis

Republic of Turkey: mainly on the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeastern Europe. The capital is Istanbul

DUBAI - one of the seven emirates and the most populous city of the United Arab Emirates.

UNITED KINGDOM (Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

LONDON - capital of UNITED KINGDOM (Great Britain and Northern Ireland).

Wales (Welsh: Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland);

UNITED STATES of AMERICA - CALIFORNIA the Golden State

UNITED STATES of AMERICA - FLORIDA the Sunshine State.