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The Lonely Planet names 10 best places around the world where you must visit in 2017. From Peru to French, there comes a list consisting of the best destinations, and one of which might surprise you.

One of the best regarded travel authorities, The Lonely Planet, unveiled its Best in Travel 2017 list. The esteemed list showcases the top 10 countries, cities, regions and best value destinations for next year.

Top 10 countries

Canada is named best country to visit in 2017, followed closely by Colombia and Finland.

Canada

It is known that the weakened Canadian dollar and a looming 150-year confederation anniversary make the world’s second largest country an ideal place to see next year.

Colombia

Finland

Dominica

Nepal

Bermuda

Mongolia

Oman

Myanmar

Ethiopia

Top10 cities

Bordeaux, France comes out as the top city for visiting. With Europe’s high- speed train network and cuts travel time from Paris to just two hours, its timing is perfect. Bordeaux is also called as ‘Sleeping Beauty’, because of her impressive redevelopment of a state-of-the-art wine-lovers’ experience.

Bordeaux, France

Cape Town, South Africa

Los Angeles, USA

Mérida, Mexico

Ohrid, Macedonia

Pistoia, Italy

Seoul, South Korea

Lisbon, Portugal

Moscow, Russia

Portland, USA

Top10 regions

North Wales earned its place as a must-see destination for 2017 thanks to the region’s reinvention, says the book: “Once upon a time the mountains and valleys of North Wales gave up a bounty of slate, copper and even gold.

Choquequirao, Peru

Taranaki, New Zealand

The Azores, Portugal

North Wales, UK

South Australia

Aysén, Chile

The Tuamotus, French Polynesia

Coastal Georgia, USA

Perak, Malaysia

The Skellig Ring, Ireland

Top10 value destination

Nepal