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Study the vocabulary about interesting places to visit.
To disprove - to prove that something is not true;
Existence - the fact of something or someone existing;
To rival - to be as good, clever, beautiful, etc. as someone or something else;
Picturesque - (especially of a place) attractive in appearance, especially in an old-fashioned way;
Diverse - including many different types of people or things;
Scenery - the general appearance of the natural environment, especially when it is beautiful;
Hill - an area of land that is higher than the surrounding land;
Perhaps - used to show that something is possible or that you are not certain about something;
Spot - a small, usually round area of colour that is differently coloured or lighter or darker than the surface around it;
Extraordinary - very unusual, special, unexpected, or strange;
Maze - a complicated system of paths or passages that people try to find their way through for entertainment;
To plant - to put a living thing into the ground or into a container of soil so that it will grow;
Pathway - a track that a person can walk along;
To flank - to be at the side of someone or something;
Yew - an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) with flat leaves like needles and small, red cones, or the wood from this tree;
Hedge - a line of bushes or small trees planted very close together, especially along the edge of a garden, field, or road.
Examples:
The allegations have been disproved.
What a miserable existence! How could anyone live in such dreadful conditions.
This postcard doesn't do justice to the wonderful scenery.
We plan to travel to Europe - to Spain or Italy perhaps.