It was a village remotely inland, perched on the edge of the Kalahari desert.

At the end she was living alone in a remote Italian village with a population of 250 perched in mountainous Switzerland.

There is a sprawling village perched on the slopes of the steep mountains that hem in the river.

Seven hours later, I hauled myself back to civilisation at Monodhendri, a village perched on the brink of the gorge.

Kournas is a fairly large village perched on a hill overlooking the lake.

It stands at the highest point of the village, perched on a hill overlooking three valleys.

Honnemardu is a small village perched on the hills that overlook the Linganamakki Reservoir.

Torno, one of the most picturesque villages perched on this lake shore, is the starting point for the itinerary to Piazzaga.

He describes it as a small village perched on high hill to the southwest of Jerusalem which could be seen from there.