THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND DUTCH. Finding the right way to experience Amsterdam can be overwhelming, given the 37,000 beds, 6,800 historical buildings, 51 museums, 141 art galleries and six windmills from which to choose. For the earth-conscious, there is now a way to take in all the city has to offer and give something back as well. Nominated in 2010 for the European Green Capital Award, Amsterdam has been uniquely creative in developing fun, completely new, sustainable concepts to provide visitors with fashionably green vacations.

This photo shows a landscape from Köyceğiz village, which is located near Lake Köyceğiz and Dalyan in southwest Turkey. There are only a few lakes in the world that discharge their water to the sea via a river. Lake Köyceğiz is one of them, located in Turkey’s Mugla province. Thanks to its unique characteristics, it is also the central element of the Köyceğiz-Dalyan Special Environmental Protection Area.

This photo was taken when I visited Andong – located in the Yeongnam region, southwest of Seoul – which is very famous area for its Hahoe Folk Village, now a UNESCO World Heritage site of traditional-style houses. When I was out for a walk one day, I came across two scarecrows in the middle of a field, a good memory from childhood.

In addition to making trips to the towns and beaches of Corfu, Greece, a visitor must get to know this island’s lush green countryside. Picturesque hamlets and calm, peaceful olive fields await discovery, as do the manners and customs of the inhabitants, a couple of which are pictured in the photo below, taken in southeast Corfu outside of Petriti.