Disney’s theme parks do an incredible job of bringing fictional worlds to life—places like Cinderella Castle, Space Mountain, and the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. But did you know there are also many real places that look like they could’ve come directly from the pages of a Disney animator’s sketchbooks? Around the world, these charming locales offer the opportunity to live out a real-life fairytale. In fact, many of them served as inspiration for the villages and communities featured in movies such as Beauty and the Beast, Moana, and Mulan. Below, nine charming places that look like they are from a Disney movie.
A version of this article originally appeared in Architectural Digest.
