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7. Undredal, Norway



If I were to pick a place that looks more like a set of a Disney movie and less like an actual township, it'd be Underdal in Norway. Famous for its brown goat cheese and goat sausages, this little town hosts more goats than humans. That's right, there are 100 people and 500 goats in Undredal. Although a road connection has been made now, Undredal, right until 1988, was only accessible by boat.

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8. Furore, Italy



Furore just looks like a picture from an artist's imagination. Located on the breathtaking coast of Amalfi, Furore is an Italian village with colourful houses decorated with murals. An interesting story behind the colours - for the longest time, Furore was hidden from the eye of the traveller. Nobody knew about the beauty that existed. It started being dubbed as the 'village that doesn't exist'. Following these claims, the mayor of the town ordered the houses to be painted in bright, vibrant colours so that the beauty of the village could be spotted from the coastal road.

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9. Coober Pedy, Australia



For those wondering where the village is, it is under the massive mole hills you see in the picture. The Aussies really know how to deal with things down under. They built an entire town concealed underground with a population of 1700-odd people. This was done to deal with the unbearable heat in Australia.

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Coober Pedy is also known as the 'opal capital of the world' because of the precious opals that are mined there. The name Coober Pedy comes from the Aboriginal term - kupa-piti which funnily translates to 'white man's hole' in English.

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10. Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena



Tristan da Cunha is definitely the most remote village on this list, and also perhaps the most remote settlement known to mankind till date. The only way to reach this gorgeous place is by a six-day boat journey from South Africa, or as a part of an unforgettable month-long cruise through the South Atlantic Ocean. This group of islands is 2000 kms away from Saint Helena, 2,400 kms from South Africa and 3,360 kms from South America. Basically, right in the middle of the ocean.

300 people reside at the foot of Queen Mary's Peak, who farm for a living, and are totally cut-off from the world's bullshit. Lucky.

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11. Anonymous village on the bank of Niger river, Mali



We won't be shy to admit that we know nothing about this place. We don't know what it's like, we don't know how many people live here, heck, we don't even know its name. All we know is that it exists, it is on the bank of the Niger river in Mali and that it puts you in a dilemma - should we call it Earth porn or poverty?

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