Top summer hotspots revealed

National Geographic has published a list of what it believes are the top 10 destinations to visit this summer.

According to The Telegraph, the US periodical is recommending that its readers head to Canada to visit Muskoka Cottage Country, a historic area of Ontario.

The Patagonia region of Argentina was named as the runner-up, followed by three US destinations – the San Juan Islands, Washington, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska.

Welsh capital Cardiff came next at number six, receiving praise for its “iconic” castle and for being a "modern sports-entertainment destination".

Making up the rest of the top ten were the Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden, the Azores, Portunal, Roatan, Honduras and Istria, Croatia.

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