Recent AirVuz Staff Picks

See some of the highlights of southern Italy in this excellent drone video from AirVuz contributor koszoandras_photography.  The video opens with a beautiful shot of the harbor of Naples, with Mt. Vesuvius in the background.  At the :05 mark, you'll see the Piazza del Plebiscito, the main square of Naples, followed by a view of the Castel Sant'Elmo, the hilltop fortress overlooking the city.  Starting at 1:30, you'll head to Pompei, the ancient ruins site located southeast of Naples, on the other side of Vesuvius.   

Former DVOW Finalist 21Aerials brings us this excellent drone video from Los Angeles, California.  The video opens with a shot looking west towards downtown over the Sixth Street Viaduct, which spans the Los Angeles River near the Arts District.  At the :26 mark, you'll see Venice Beach, and startings at :34 there are a series of daytime/nighttime timelapse shot over the city's legendary freeways.  At 1:24, there's a shot of downtown from the northwest.  Other highlights include the canals of Venice (1:36), Echo Park (2:02), and more.  

AirVuz contributor DanielDrone123 used a DJI Mini 4 Pro drone to create this excellent video of Bern, the capital city of Switzerland.  At the 1:05 mark, there's a shot looking up the Aare River towards the Gothic Bern Minster, Switzerland's tallest cathedral, which dates to the early 15th century.  At :33, you'll get a nice view of the Federal Palace of Switzerland (the Bundeshaus); the green-domed building is the seat of the national parliament and was built in stages during the 19th century.   

Check out these fantastic drone views of northern Vietnam, compliments of top AirVuz contributor Bewajai.  The video includes footage from the area around the town of Sa Pa in Lào Cai province, in northwestern Vietnam; Hà Giang, one of Vietnam's northernmost provinces, along the border with China; Hạ Long Bay, on the South China Sea in Quảng Ninh, Vietnam's northeasternmost province; Lan Ha Bay, just to the south of Ha Long Bay; and Ninh Bình province, which lies due south of Hanoi, the largest city of northern Vietnam.  

Top contributor mikereidphotography brings us this stunning drone video of Sydney, Australia.  Filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 3, the video opens with a long shot flying southwards towards the Central Business District, with the Harbor Bridge on the left.  This shot ends at about the 1:20 mark with a great view of Crown Sydney, the city's tallest skyscraper as of 2025.   In the next shot, filmed at dusk and starting at about 1:24, you'll be flying north and facing east, with a reveal of the Opera House at about 2:15. 

In this incredible reel, top contributor VerJan FPV brings us his action-packed 2024 FPV showreel, which was picked as a DVOW Finalist in early 2025.   At the :04 mark, there's a great shot of a wingsuiter flying somewhere over the Southwestern USA, followed by an unbelievable shot of an (empty) car taking a giant plunge off of a cliff and into a pond.  Further on, you'll be treated to movie quality shots of cliff jumpers, dune buggy riders, parasailers, and even shots of a full-scale helicopter (at :37) and airplane (1:07).  

Top AirVuz contributor druno earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic FPV video of one of the great cultural treasures of Italy: the Florence Cathedral.  Formally known as the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower, it's part of the Piazza del Duomo in the heart of the city which is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance.  One of the world's largest churches, it was constructed over a 150 year period beginning around 1300.  The video includes footage of the adjoining Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile.   

Top AirVuz contributor T-christ-T brings us this outstanding drone video from China's Huangshan Mountains.  The Huangshan, which lie in the interior province of Anhui, feature peaks which range up to about 3.3k ft. above sea level (around 1k m).  Known in part for their unusually shaped granite peaks, the Huangshan have become one of interior China's major tourist destinations, and much of the range has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.  They are also well-represented in Chinese arts and literature.  

Explore Osaka, Japan from above in this excellent drone video by top AirVuz contributor 21Aerials.  The video opens with a shot looking towards the Abeno Harukas tower complex, which stands 984 ft. tall (300 m) and is the tallest skyscraper in Japan's third-largest city.  Starting at the :39 mark, there's a great nighttime timelapse shot flying over the center of the city, which lies in the Kansai Region of southern Honshu and is the center of the Keihanshin region which also includes the nearby cities of Kyoto and Kobe.  

Prepare to be amazed by this fantastic drone video from the mountains of northwestern Spain by top AirVuz contributor ArturCarvalho  The video was filmed over the Picos da Europa, which are part of the Cantabrian Mountains chain that runs roughly parallel to the country's coastline along the Bay of Biscay, forming the natural boundary between the regions of Cantabria and Asturias (to the north) and Castile and León (to the south).  The mountains have peaks ranging up to about 8.7k ft. above sea level (around 2.65k m).  

Top AirVuz contributor Liam Hights spent two nights in Italy's famed Dolomite mountains and emerged with this fantastic video, which was picked as a DVOW Finalist in January of 2025.  Filmed with a DJI Mini 3 Pro as well as a DJI Mini 4 Pro, the video will take you over and around the Rosengarten group, massif which is distinguished in part by its pink coloring.  The group lies along the boundary between South Tyrol and Trentino, the two provinces which make up the Trentino-Alto-Adigio region in the northeastern part of the country.  

Top AirVuz contributor T-christ-T brings us this stunning drone video from the Chinese province of Guizhou, which lies in the southwestern part of the country.  The video opens with shots of the Jilong Castle Country Club on Wanfeng Lake, a four star resort.  Most of the rest of the footage was filmed in and around the ancient town of Zhenyuan, which lies to the northeast of the Jilong Castle in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, an administrative division covering a portion of southeastern Guizhou.  

Top AirVuz contributor ArturCarvalho won the Drone Video of the Week contest in early 2025 with this fantastic first person view (FPV) drone tour from Angola in southwestern Africa.  The video was filmed over and around the city of Luanda, which is located on the northern part of the country's long western (Atlantic Ocean) coastline and is one of the largest cities on the continent.  Filmed with a DJI Avata 2 drone, the video features shots from the city and its beaches as well as of the birds which ply its important nearby wetlands.

Top AirVuz contributor Kpax was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist for this excellent video from the mountains of northern Italy.  The video was filmed over and around Sasso Gordona, a peak of the Lugano Prealps (a subchain of the broader Alps mountain system) in the region of Lombardy, not far from the Swiss border.  Situated just west of Lake Como, Sasso Gordona has a peak elevation of about 4.6k ft. above sea level (approximately 1.4k m).  It's considered a sub-peak of the nearby Monte Generoso.  

For a first upload to AirVuz, brand-new contributor was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist for this fantastic cinematic drone reel from Hungary.  At the :06 mark, you'll fly into Nagyerdei Stadion, a football stadium in Debrecen, Hungary's second-largest city, followed by an amazing view of some horses running along the great Hungarian Plain.  At :25, you'll see some fireworks at Buda Castle in Budapest, followed by the nearby Blue Fountain.  Other highlights include Lake Balaton, cathedrals, amusement parks, and more.  

Take an aerial tour of Tokyo Japan with this excellent video by 21Aerials, which was a DVOW Finalist in early 2025.  The video opens with a shot of the red and white Tokyo Tower observation structure, with the Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower (the city's tallest building as of 2025) on the left.  At the :12 mark, there's a nice shot of the city with a snow-capped Mt. Fuji in the background, followed by an excellent day-to-night timelapse flyover.  Another highlight is at :22, where you'll see the Shibuya Pedestrian Crossing.  

In this fantastic piece, AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot CragLord gives us an FPV tour of the Chugach Mountains in Alaska.  The video was filmed over Chugach State Park, which covers about 775 square mi. (around 2k square km) in the south-central part of the state, just east of Anchorage.  It's home to the Chugach Mountains, whose peaks rise up to about 13.1k ft. above sea level (around 4k m), and have some of the world's highest annual snowfall totals.  The Chugach form part of the Pacific Coast Ranges.  

Explore Scotland's Isle of Skye as it's covered by early winter snow, compliments of AirVuz contributor Rob Bates Photography.  The video opens with shots of the Quiraing, a "landslip" rock formation on Trotternish, the island's northernmost peninsula.  At the :39 mark, you'll see the Quiraing's "Needle" rock pillar.  At 1:29, you'll see Mealtfalls, a waterfall (also on the Trotternish), which drops directly into the sea over a cliff.  Just after 2:00, there's a beautiful shot looking between two of the island's mountains.  

In a single shot, AirVuz contributor TonyVisionSha gives us this fantastic aerial view of the famous Acropolis of Athens, Greece on New Year's Eve.  The ancient hilltop fortress consists of a number of buildings, the most well-known of which is the Parthenon; others include the Propylaea, the Erechtheion, and the Temple of Athena Nike.  The buildings were largely constructed in the fifth century BC under Pericles, at a time when the city-state of Athens was becoming one of the most important powers in the eastern Mediterranean.  

AirVuz contributor 21aerials returns after a three year hiatus with this outstanding drone video from a road trip through Iceland.   The video opens with shots of a couple of giant waterfalls, and at the :12 mark you'll see an iceberg floating off the coast.  At :24, you'll see one of the island's geothermal "hot spots", and at 1:01 you'll see the erupting Fagradalsfjall volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula, near Reykjavik in the southwest.  You'll also be treated to some nice shots from the interior Highlands, glacial lagoons, and more.  

In this piece, top AirVuz contributor nayyar2006 continues his series of drone videos from the mountainous Gilgit-Baltistan region in the northern part of the country.  As with the first in the series, the video was filmed along the Karakorum Highway, which runs near three of the world's highest mountain ranges: the Himalaya, Karakorum, and Hindu Kush.  Specific featured locations include the Indus River, Hopar Glacier, the Passu Glacier, the Passu Cones, Attabad Lake, the Hunza Valley, and more.  

Prepare to be blown away by this spectacular drone video from Italy's Dolomite Mountains by Multiple Drone Video of the Week/Month Winner denisbarbas.  The video opens with shots around the magnificent three peak formation known variously as Tre Cime di Lavaredo (in Italian) or Drei Zinnen (in German), which lie on the border between the provinces of South Tyrol in the Trentino-Alto-Adigio Region and the province of Belluno in the Veneto Region.  At the 1:24 mark, there's a spectacular "reveal" of a shimmering blue alpine lake.   

Former Drone Video of the Week Winner cine_ghost brings us this marvelous drone video from the Dominican Republic, the semi-tropical land that covers the eastern half of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (which it shares with Haiti).  The video was filmed with the DJI Mavic Pro 3 Cine and makes full use of the multiple camera lenses carried by the flagship of the Mavic line.  You'll see the DR's coastline, legendary beaches recreational boating scene, and further on in the video you'll see a bit of the DR's mountainous interior. 

Prepare to be amazed by this fantastic 2024 FPV drone reel by top contributor Jeremy Taktouk.  The reel features an impressive mix of landscape, action, and indoor footage from around the world.  At the :12 mark, you'll fly into a football arena, and at :16 you'll follow a parasailor racing down a snow-covered mountain.  At the :26 mark, you'll see the smoking craters of the Mt. Bromo volcanic complex on the Indonesian island of Java.  Other highlights include the famous "needle" rock formation at Étretat on the coast of Normandy, France.  

This 2024 first person view (FPV) drone reel by top AirVuz contributor and pilot MazzaFPV opens with an epic shot flying through a gap in the rocks at Cabo Espichel, in the southwestern corner of Portugal, followed by a shot diving an waterfall in Iceland.  This pattern continues, with shots alternating between the two types - flying through tight gaps in rock formations on the Portuguese coasts, and diving shots of various waterfalls in Iceland, including Detifoss, Engifoss, Migandifoss, and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor alexchristophe brings us this fantastic first person view (FPV) drone reel.  The reel opens with shots of the Sydney Opera House, perhaps the most iconic spot in the Land Downunder.  From there, you'll head to Diamond Beach on Nusa Penida, a satellite of the Indonesian island of Bali.  At the :46 mark, you'll see the Matthias Church in Trinity Square in Budapest, Hungary.  At 2:11, you'll see the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue in its namesake cultural park in Bali, and at 2:30 you'll see Budapest's Parliament Building.  

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) pilot maga.fpv brings us this excellent 2024 FPV drone reel from Kazakhstan.  The video opens with an establishing shot of followed by a dive down the Almaty Tower, a television tower built on a mountain overlooking the city's largest city.  At :15, you'll follow some parasailers and hot air balloonists, and at :25 you'll chase some drift cars.  At :40, there's an epic shot of a BMX rider hitting a jump, and at :45 you'll chase a jetski rider skimming the waves.  

Take a first person view (FPV) drone tour of one of China's most popular museums, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot TonyVisionSha.  The video was filmed at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum in the Pudong district east of the Huangpu River, near Century Park.  The museum was opened in several stages beginning in 2001.    Drawing several million visitors annually, the museum is one of roughly 300 sites around the country which are rated AAAAA (the highest level) by China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism.  

Explore the Spanish island of La Palma in this excellent drone video by AirVuz contributor Paco Ferrando.  La Palma is the fifth-largest of the eight main Canary Islands off the coast of North Africa.  At the :16 mark, you'll see the Fuencaliente Lighthouse at the southern end of the island, and at :43 you'll see the salt pans adjacent to the lighthouse.  At :48, you'll see a volcanic crater in Caldera de Taburiente National Park, and at 1:20 you'll see the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma's northern coast.  

Explore the world with top AirVuz contributor DroneDirector in this incredible travel reel.  The video opens with shots from his native Faroe Islands, a Danish archipelago of the North Atlantic Ocean, including some spectacular sea stacks and the Kallur Lighthouse on the island of Kalsoy (at the :32 mark).  At 1:26, you'll head to the Italian island of Sardinia to see its interior mountains and famous Mediterranean beaches.  Starting at 2:29, you'll see the tiny city-state of Monaco, and at 2:55 you'll see the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia.  

Check out this drone video of Atlanta, Georgia by top AirVuz contributor Bumble Bee Productions.  The video opens with a shot of Center Parc Stadium south of Downtown, which was the main stadium for the 1996 Summer Olympics and is now the home of the Georgia State Panthers college football team.  At the :51 mark, there's a nice shot looking north towards Downtown, and at 1:50 you'll see Lake Lanier, just to the northeast of the city.  From there, you'll head to the Lenox shopping district in tony Buckhead, in northern Atlanta. 

New contributor TonyVisionSha takes us on a thrilling first person view (FPV) drone dive down one of the tallest skyscrapers in Shanghai, China.  The building is Jin Mao Tower, which has a roof height of just under 1.4k ft. (420 m) and has 88 stories plus an additional five stories in its spire.  When it was completed in 1999, it was China's tallest building.  As of 2024, it's Shanghai's third-tallest behind the nearby Shanghai Tower and Shanghai World Financial Tower, which are located in the Pudong District, east of the Huangpu River.

New AirVuz contributor Aleksandar Popovic brings us this excellent drone video from one of the most prominent mountains in the Southeast European country of Serbia.  Jastrebac is located near the geographic center of the country.  The mountain is actually a massif consisting of several peaks, the tallest of which rises about 4.9k ft. above sea level or around 1.5k m.  The mountain actually lies at the confluence of three geologically distinct mountain ranges of the Balkan Peninsula: the  Dinaric Alps, the Balkan Mountains, and the Rhodopes.

AirVuz contributor Michael Antcliff brings us this excellent drone video of the Kangaroo Point Bridge in Brisbane, Australia.  Completed in 2024, it's a pedestrian-only span over the Brisbane River connects the city's Central Business District with Kangaroo Point, a "peninsula" formed by a series of bends in the river just downstream.  The cable-stayed bridge has a length of about 1.5k ft. (470 m).  Part of the city's  Brisbane City Master Plan 2014, it was designed prior to the awarding of the 2032 Summer Olympics to the city in 2021.  .  

AirVuz contributor Aleksandar Popovic brings us this excellent drone video of a well-known church in Serbia.  It's called Lazarica Church, and it's located in the city of Kruševac in the south-central part of the country.  The Serbian Orthodox church was built in the late 14th century on the orders of Lazar of Serbia, one of the most well-known Serbian rulers from the Middle Ages.  Abandoned during the period of Ottoman rule of the region, the church was restored following the re-establishment of Serbian independence in the 19th century.  

Former DVOW Finalist SirM Productions brings us this fantastic FPV drone reel from Italy.  At about the :15 mark, you'll skim over a narrow beach backed by towering cliffs in the Aeolian Islands, an archipelago just north of the island of Sicily.  Starting at :33, you'll fly over an alpine stream for a "reveal" of the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy, followed by an epic shot of some skiers hitting a jump.  Other highlights include a magnificent shot flying through a rock gap (:48), another very clever "gap" shot (1:13), and more. 

For a first upload to AirVuz, brand-new contributor MDL.prod brings us this fantastic Fall colors drone video from the English Lake District.  Most of the disttict is part of the national park of the same name, the UK's second-oldest, which receives nearly 20 million visitors per year. It's located in Cumbria, one of the counties of the North West England region.  Immortalized in English literature and poetry, the Lake District is home to England's highest peak, over a dozen lakes, charming villages, and other attractions.  

Take a first person view (FPV) drone tour of an impressive-looking jewelry store plaza in Shanghai, China, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot TonyVisionSha.  Variously known as the Sino-Europe Plaza and the Shanghai International Brand Jewelry Center, it's located on Zhongou Street in Pudong.  Pudong is the district on the eastern (right bank) of the Huangpu River, which flows north through the Chinese commercial capital to empty into the Yangtze River near its mouth on the East China Sea.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist MichasWelt brings us this excellent 2024 first person view (FPV) drone reel.  The video opens with a shot skimming over a harbor on the Mediterranean island of Malta, followed by a flyover of some hot-air balloons.  At the :16 mark, you'll skim over the blue-green waters of Indonesia, and at :40 you'll fly over some of that country's famed rice terraces.  At :50, you'll dive down a mountain in Iceland's Highlands, and at 1:25 there's an amazing shot flying into a grotto on Malta.  

Drone Video of the Year Finalist LokmansIn brings us this stunning drone video of the Bucovina region of Romania.  The video opens with wintertime shots from the region's mountains, which are part of the Eastern Carpathians.  Later, you'll see the city of Suceava, the principal city of southern (ie, Romanian) Bucovina (the northern part of the historical region of Bucovina is now in Ukraine).  Suceava was the one-time capital of the Principality of Moldavia, an important center of power during the Middle Ages.   

Check out this amazing 2024 first person view (FPV) drone reel from Sri Lanka by top AirVuz contributor pradeep_lakmal.  At the :09 mark, you'll see the Nine Arch Bridge, a Colonial era viaduct in the interior of the island.  Starting at :30, you'll fly upstream through a series of waterfalls, followed by a skim over a beach.  At 1:05, you'll descent through the clouds into a rainforest, followed by a flyover of some rice terraces.  Other highlights include a flight through a flock of birds (2:00), the port town of Galle (2:15), and more.  

Check out these stunning aerial views of Sydney, Australia's legendary beaches, compliments of AirVuz contributor SB Drone Sessions.  The video was filmed on the stretch of coastline which runs southwards from the entrance to Sydney Harbor.  At the :36 mark, you'll see a natural swimming pool just to the south of Bronte Beach (a bit to to south of Bondi Beach), followed by the rainbow arch pavillion of Coogey Beach, a bit further to the south.  Further on, you'll see some of the area's legendary surfing scene.  

Take a first person view (FPV) drone tour of England's Bristol Cathedral, compliments of top contributor seb-depp.  Considered one of the architectural and historical gems of the United Kingdom, the cathedral sits in the heart of Bristol, the largest city in the South West England region.  Dating to the 12th century, it originally served as a monastery dedicated to St. Augustine.  Over the years, the cathedral underwent numerous modifications, most recently with the addition of the two towers on its western side in the late 19th century.  

Top AirVuz contributor Enrico Pescantini brings us this fascinating drone video of an abandoned coal mining settlement in Norway's Svalbard Archipelago, roughly halfway between the Norwegian mainland and the North Pole.  It's called Pyramiden, and it's located on the main island of Spitsbergen.  The settlement was originally controlled by Sweden before being sold to the USSR in the 1920's.  The adjoining coal mine was closed in 1998, at which time the town was completely abandoned.  The town now has a handful of permanent residents.

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist eCKsplorer used a DJI Air 2 to create this excellent aerial view of a sea fortress which once guarded the approaches to Helsinki, Finland.  It's called Suomenlinna, and it's built on a series of islands which lie just to the south of central Helsinki in the Gulf of Finland, an inlet of the Baltic Sea.  The fortress was originally constructed in the 18th century when Finland was controlled by Sweden; it subequently fell under Russian control prior to Finland's declaration of independence in 1917.  

Former DVOW Finalist eCKsplorer brings us this excellent drone tour of the historic city of Gjirokastër, Albania.  Situated in a valley near Albania's southern border with Greece, Gjirokastër dates to the early 14th century, when the area was under control of the Byzantine Empire; in the early 15th century, it came under Ottoman (Muslim) control for 500 years before Albania became independent in 1913.  Starting at about the 2:30 mark, you'll see the (namesake) medieval fortress which overlooks the town.

Former DVOW Finalist eCKsplorer brings us this magnificent drone video of the Italian port town of Positano, in the heart of the Amalfi Coast near Naples.  At the :23 mark, you'll see the church of Santa Maria Assunta, which houses an icon of the Black Madonna.  At :30, you'll see the Marina Grande Beach, probably the town's most well-recognized feature.  Starting at 1:03, there's a marvelous pull-out shot, in which you'll see the hills behind the town and a "reveal" of the town itself.  The video was filmed with a DJI Air 2 drone.  

AirVuz contributor Jaybee2786 used a DJI Mavic 3 to film Scotland's Tantallon Castle, the great fortification which once guarded the city of Edinburgh.  It's located near the southern entrance to the Firth of Forth in East Lothian, more or less due east of the Scottish capital city.  The fortification was originally built on the orders of Scottish nobleman William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas.  It saw action during numerous dynastic conflicts within Scotland and later in the English Civil War of the mid-17th century.  

Top AirVuz contributor Lucaputzer earned a spot as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist in December of 2024 with this fantastic video from Pakistan.  Filmed with a gimbal-stabilized drone as well as a first person view (FPV) quad, the video will take you over many spots in this fascinating country.  At the :08 mark, you'll fly over an outdoor Muslim prayer session.  From there, you'll head north into the mountainous part of the country, which is home to some of the world's most spectacular alpine scenery.  

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) pilot Wissofpv earned a DVOW Finalist spot with this fantastic travel FPV video from the Sub-Saharan African country of Namibia.  At the :18 mark, you'll track a group of flamingoes flying along the Namibian coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, and at :22 there's a great shot looking down a perfectly straight road running through the vast Namib Desert that runs parallel to the coast.  Further on, you'll skim over sand dunes and fly over some of the country's extensive safari wildlife.  

Top AirVuz contributor denisbarbas takes us along on his travels throughout the world.  Opening with a shot of a beautifiul alpine lake somewhere in the Alps, the video will then take you over the erupting Fagradalsfjall volcano on Iceland, and at the :29 mark you'll see Iceland's mighty Skogafoss waterfall.  At about the :47 mark, there's a magnificent shot of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo massif in the Dolomite Mountains of northeastern Italy.  Other featured locations include the town of Sao Vicente on Portuguese island of Madeira (1:37).  

AirVuz contributor Jaybee2786 brings us this excellent drone video of Blackness Castle, a medieval fortress near Edenburgh, Scotland.  The fortification was built in the 1440's by Scottish nobleman George Crichton.  It sits near the entrance to the Firth of Forth, the great river estuary which connects Edinburgh to the North Sea.  Black Castle was further strengthened in the 16th century, becoming one of the strongest positions of its type in Scotland, although it still fell to Oliver Cromwell's forces during the English Civil War.  

Top contributor T-christ-T brings us this fantastic aerial video of Chongqing, China's third-largest city.  At about the :28 mark, there's a nice shot looking towards the city core, with the Yangtze River in the foreground and its confluence with the Jialing River to the right.  At :48, you'll see the twin towers of Raffles City; the two taller towers are the city's tallest skyscrapers.  Other featured locations include the Qiansimen Bridge (1:27), Chongqing World Financial Center (2:10), United International Mansion (2:40), and more.

Let top contributor and first person view (FPV) pilot AlexCarboni FPV take you on a day and night FPV tour of the great city of Rome, Italy.  The opening shot will take you over the Fountain of the Four Rivers, from where you will head to the ancient Colosseum.  At about the :10 mark, you'll see the Spanish Steps, and at around :20 you'll see the VE II Monument.  At :53, you'll fly through the columns of the Pantheon, and at 1:00 you'll see Trevi Fountain.  Other featured locations include Capitoline Square (1:20) and more.

Contributor David L put together this impressive reel from northern Ohio, one of the most important states in the Midwestern USA.  The video incudes footage from the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, roughly halfway between Toledo and Cleveland; Black River Landing in Lorain, just east of Sandusky; the town of  Vermilion, just west of Lorain; East Falls Riverwalk in Eyre, southeast of Lorain; Catawba Island on Lake Erie; Schoepfle Garden in Birmingham; Lakeview Park, in Lorain; Safari Outdoor Adventure Park, in Sandusky; and more.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Winner Nelstill brings us this excellent Fall drone video from Romania.  The video was filmed over the commune of Ghimeș-Făget, which lies in Bacău County.  While most of Bacău County lies in the northeastern region of Moldavia, Ghimeș-Făget is part of the historical region of Transylvania just to the west.  The town lies along the slopes of the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, which form the eastern boundary of Transylvania and prior to World War I the border between Romania and Austria Hungary.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist emrahkarakoc brings us this stunning drone reel from Turkey.  The video features footage from across the giant country, including Köprülü Canyon in the southern province of Antalya; the Munzur Valley, part of the Taurus Mountains in the northeastern province of Tunceli; Artabel Lakes Nature Park in the Black Sea (northern) province of Gümüşhane; Mt. Sebuh, in the eastern province of Erzinjan; the ancient city of Ephesus in the western province of İzmir; the southeastern city of Mardin; and more.  

Take an aerial tour of a historic town Tomar, Portugal, compliments of AirVuz contributor nunovalente.  Situated near the geographic center of the country, Tomar rose to prominence in the 12th century as a stronghold of the Knights Templar, one of the most important Christian military orders.  The video opens with shots of the Convent of Christ, the historic core of the town, which sits on a hill above the river and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.  From there, you'll head down to the town itself, which lies along the Tagus River.  

Take a tour of Pakistan's mountainous Gilgit Baltistan territory in this drone video by top contributor nayyar2006.  The video was mostly filmed from the Karakorum Highway, which runs roughly north from the Punjab province through GB and to the border with China.  You'll see the three great mountain ranges which converge here - the Himalaya, Karakorum, and Hindu Kush.  Specific featured locations include Attabad Lake (at the 1:15 mark), Mt. Tupopdan (aka Passu Cones) (1:47), Hopar Glacier and Valley (2:16), and Passu Glacier (3:50).  

Top AirVuz contributor T-christ-T brings us this marvelous drone video from Alaska.  Filmed over the course of two separate trips through the USA's 49th state, the video features footage from the following locations: Hatcher Pass, which runs through the Talkeetna Mountains; Anchorage, Alaska's largest city; Fairbanks, the state's second-largest town; Seward, on the Kenai Peninsula in the south; Valdez, on Prince William Sound; Homer, also on Kenai; Whittier, on the Passage Canal; Knik Glacier; Denali; the Alaska Range; and more. 

Top AirVuz contributor earned a DVOW Finalist spot with this fantastic drone reel, which features the travel highlights of this talented content creator and his companion.  Created with a mix of gimbal-stabilized and first person view (FPV) drone footage as well as ground camera shots, the video will take you to a variety of locations around the world, including the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy, the rainforests of the Portuguese island of Madeira off the coast of North Africa, Iceland, the Pyrenees Mountains, and more.  

Check out this DVOW-winning drone video from China, compliments of top contributor T-christ-T.  The video was primarily filmed in Shanghai and Chongqing, China's largest and third-largest cities, respectively.  Starting at the :22 mark you'll see the three giant skyscrapers that dominate the skyline of Shanghai's Pudong District, and at :40 you'll see the famous Bund.  At 1:13, you'll see the Raffles City towers, the tallest in Chongqing.  Other highlights include Shanghai's Oriental Pearl Tower (:57), Shanghai Stadium (2:20), and more.  

Germany's Rötteln Castle is one of the most famous in Baden-Württemberg, the country's southwesternmost state.  Seen in this drone video by DanielDrone123, it's located near the city of Lörrach, close to the Swiss border.  Situated on a hill, the castle is believed to originally date to the 12th century.  The castle was heavily damaged in the Basel earthquake of 1356, the largest seismic event in Central Europe in recorded history.  It went on to play an important role in several historic conflicts, including the Thirty Years War.  

AirVuz contributor Nolan Reiff brings us this excellent drone video from "Amish Country" in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  The Amish is an Anabaptist church which orignated in Switzerland and France.  Closely related to the Mennonite denomination, Amish followers generally eschew modern conveniences and dress.  The perseverance and distinctiveness of their traditions, despite being located just a short distance from major (read: modern) cities, has turned the area into a major tour attraction.  

Former DVOW Finalist AndraSagui brings us this incredible drone videos from the Dolomite mountains in northeastern Italy.  Part of the Southern Limestone Alps, the Dolomites are spread across several provinces in the Trentino-Alto-Adigio and Veneto regions of the country.  Filmed in the Belluno province of Veneto, the video features shots of Mt. Pelmo, which has a summit altitude of 10.4k ft. above sea level (around 3.2k m) as well as the similar-height Mt. Civetta, whose northwest face is one of the most-recognized in the chain.

Top contributor nayyar2006 brings us this fantastic drone video from the mountains of northern Pakistan.  The video was filmed over the Lulusar National Park in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the northernmost territory of Pakistan.   The park is part of the Kaghan Valley (also called the Naran Valley, named after its principal town), which runs for close to 100 mi. (around 160 km) and is surrounded by mountains reaching as high as 17.4k ft. above sea level (around 5.3k m).  It's part of the Hazara region, in the northeastern part of the province.  

Check out this drone video of a well-preserved castle town in southwestern Germany, compliments of koenraad66.  Wertheim am Main is the northernmost town in the state of Baden-Württemberg.  It's strategically located near the point where the Tauber River joins the Main, the longest right-tributary of the Rhine.   The town grew in the shadow of the castle, which dates to the 7th or 8th century AD.  The video features great aerial footage of the castle and the town, which has a population of around 24k.

In this video by former Drone Video of the Week Winner Nico Lehr, you'll explore the Bernese Alps in the heart of Switzerland.  The video was filmed over the course of a two day hiking trip through some of the most beautiful alpine scenery in Europe with a (very lightweight) DJI Mini 3 drone.  The hike runs though the Lauterbrunnen Valley and the iconic Jungfrau Region of the Bernese Oberland, a highland area in the canton of Bern, a set of foothills on the northern side of the main slopes of the Bernese Alps.  

Top creator Clark Lupton brings us this spectacular reel featuring highlights from his (largely FPV)) drone filming work.  Projects featured include the Electronic Daisy Carnival EDM festival in Orlando, Florida and other high-profile outdoor music events.  Other highlights include a spectaular shot flying through the air intake on a Blue Angels F-18 jet at the :55 mark, a dolphin jumping out of the water just in front of a cruise ship (1:15), a shot of a music festival in front of Ford Field in downtown Detroit (1:45), and more.    

In this video, Shuttering Thru Life takes us on an aerial tour of Nashville, Tennessee.  The video opens with a shot from the standpoint of the Vanderbilt Unviversity campus looking northeast towards the downtown.  At the :38 mark, you'll see the Gateway Bridge in the foreground and the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge in the background.  At 1:05, there's a great shot of the skyline, with 333 Commerce (the city's tallest building) on the left.  Other featured locations include Union Station (2:10), Nissan Stadium (2:20), and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor Gizmo Drones brings us this excellent drone video of the Celebrity Edge cruise ship visiting Melbourne, Australia.  Launched in 2018, it's the lead vessel of Celebrity Cruise's Edge Class ships.  With a length of just over 1k ft. (306 m), the ship displaces just over 130k gross tons.  The ships are built by STX France at their shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France.  It can carry up to just under 3k passengers, complemented by a maximum crew of about 1.3k, at a maximum speed of about 22 knots.  

Here's a nice aerial mini-tour of Rome, Italy, compliments of AirVuz contributor DK4Drone.  The video opens with some nice shots of the Tiber River, which winds its way through the city on route to its mouth on Italy's western coast.  At the :20 mark, there's a nice shot of Castel Sant'Angelo (aka Hadrian's Castle), which dates to the second century AD.  Starting at :30, there's a great "reveal" of St. Peters Basilica in Vatican City (just to the west of Hadrian's Castle), which was constructed in the 17th century.

Take a first person view (FPV) drone tour of the Italian city of Taormina, compliments of AirVuz contributor pioandreaperi.  The ancient town lies on the western side of Sicily, facing the Italian mainland.  The video opens with a shot descending from the cliffs overlooking the city down toward the square at the center of the town.  At about the 1:18 mark, you'll fly over the Ancient theatre of Taormina, a Greek ruin which dates to the third century BC. The video ends with a flyover of the Norman castle perched above the city.  

Take in these nighttime aerial views of Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, compliments of Dang Cine.  At the :15, you'll circle the top of the Landmark 81 tower, the tallest in Vietnam and the second-tallest building in Southeast Asia as of 2024.  At :55, there's a great view of the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon, festooned in gold for the holidays.  At 1:28, you'll see Independence Palace, the one-time residence of the President of South Vietnam.  Other highlights include the Ba Son Bridge (2:10), Mê Linh Square (3:18), and more.   

Take an aerial tour of Pakistan in this beautiful drone video from nayyar2006.  The video was filmed on a south-to-north tour of the country, and features the following locations: the Maakran Coastal Highway (at the :09 mark), Hingol National Park (:15), Kirthar National Park (1:06), the Great Wall of Sindh (1:14), the Naukot Fort (1:48), the Kot Diji Fort (1:56), the forts of the Cholistan Desert (2:17), Ayubia National Park (3:02), Lulusar-Dudipatsar National Park (3:14), various spots in Gilgit-Baltistan (3:47), and more.  

Multiple Drone Video of the Week/Month Winner haussmannvisuals brings us this outstanding 2024 first person view (FPV) drone reel.  At the :07 mark, you'll skim along the rock formations off the coast of Tenerife, the largest of Spain's Canary Islands.  At the :13 mark, you'll see a great FPV of the Commerzbank Tower, the tallest skyscraper in Frankfurt, Germany.  At :21, you'll see the Tengger Caldera on Mt. Bromo in East Java, Indonesia.  Other featured locations include the Icelandic Highlands, the Indonesian island of Padar, and more.  

Seen in this outstanding drone video by davetke2002, Vietnam's Bản Giốc is one of the world's most spectacular waterfalls.   Situated on the country's northern border with China on the Quây Sơn River in Cao Bằng province, it's actually a system of two waterfalls.  Called Detian on the Chinese side, its drop is a modest 98 ft. (30 m), but it's massively wide - almost 1k ft., or about 300 m.  Bản Giốc is considered one of the natural treasures of Southeast Asia.  The video was filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 3 drone.  

Former DVOW Finalist Gizmo Drones brings us this excellent drone video from Melbourne, Australia.  At the :17 mark, there's a nice shot looking down the Yarra River, with the city's CBD on the right.  At :24, you'll see the distinctive white spire of the Arts Centre Melbourne, just south of the CBD.  At :31, you'll see St. Patrick's Cathedral, and at :41 you'll see the clock tower atop the Flinders Street Station.  Other featured locations include the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct (1:00), the Bolte Bridge (1:20), and more.  

In this first person view (FPV) drone video tour of Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy by AlexCarboni FPV, you'll start at the great Monument to Victor Emmanuel II, which commemorates the unification of modern Italy in the 1870's.  At the :45 mark, in a single shot, you'll fly over to the neighboring Capitoline Square.  Here you'll see the three main buildings on the square: the Senatorial Palace (aka City Hall), the Palce of the Conservators, and the New Palace, as well as the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius.  

BashirAbuShakra is, by any measure, one of the world's top aerial videographers, with a massive social media following and many awards to his name.  In this inspiring piece, which won the DVOW contest in December of 2024, demonstrates his trademark filming style, which frequently involves shots showing himself in settings which make us understand the immensity of nature.  The video ws filmed in some of the world's most spectacular locations, including Angel Falls in Venezuela, Mongolia's Gobi Desert, the Swiss Alps, and much more.  

Check out these magnificent first person view (FPV) drone views of France's Vosges Mountains, compliments of top AirVuz contributor BackMountainProd.  The mountains run a roughly north-south course along France's eastern border with Germany, in the Grand Est region.  Their highest peak, Grand Ballon, has a summit altitude of just under 4.7k ft. above sea level (around 1.4k m).  Filmed at sunrise, the video features excellent "setup" shots captured with a (gimbal-stabilized) DJI Mavic Pro 3 drone.  

In this drone video by AirVuz contributor Airviewstudio, you'll take an aerial tour through the Spanish province of Pontevedra, the southwesternmost of the four provinces of the Galicia region in the northwestern corner of the country.  Ponteverde is known in part for its waterfalls, which are formed by the drainage of the Galician highlands into the Atlantic Ocean to the west.  The video features footage from the following waterfalls: Parrelos, Casariños and De Roca. The video was filmed with a DJI Mavic 3 drone. 

Here's a nice aerial view of the fortified city of Mdina on the Mediterranean island of Malta by Pilot - Muscat.   Located in the interior of the northern part of the main island, the "modern" Mdina was built by the Muslim pilgrims from Sicily in the 11th century AD.  It served as the "capital" of Malta until the 16th century, when the knights of the Order of St. John (the Hospitallers) moved the capital to Birgu, on the Grand Harbor.  It "played the role" of King's Landing in the first season of HBO's Game of Thrones series.  

Former DVOW Finalist MichasWelt brings us this fantastic drone video from the Mediterranean island of Malta.  Created with footage from an FPV drone with "setup" shots from a gimbal-stabilized drone, at the :10 mark you'll see the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel church in the capital city of Valletta.  At :16, you'll see Fort St. Elmo, at the entrance of the Grand Harbor.  Other featured locations include the Ta' Pinu Basilica on the northern island of Gozo (:54); the Parish Church in the northern city of Mellieħa (2:00), and more.  

Explore the Spanish island Tenerife in this fantastic first person view (FPV) drone video by AirVuz contributor and pilot nik.scherer.  The video was filmed near the town of El Draguillo on the northeastern coastline of the island, the largest (in land area) and most populous of the Canary Islands archipelago off the coast of North Africa.  This area is part of the "tail" of the roughly tadpole-shaped island, and (as you'll see in the video) the mountains here run up virtually to the coastline.   

Former DVOW Finalist DroneDirector brings us this excellent drone video from the Italian island of Sardinia.  The video was filmed over and around the commune of Villasimius, which lies at the southeastern corner of the island.  The area around Villasimius forms the eastern side of the Gulf of Cagaliari, at the head of which sits the city of Cagaliari (Sardinia's largest urban concentration).  The video includes of the town as well as some of its stunning beaches and watchtowers, testament to the area's strategic location.  

Check out this fantastic drone reel from Hungary by AirVuz contributor and pilot koszoandras_photography.  At the :19 mark, you'll see the hilltop 13th century Sümeg Castle.  At :50, you'll see the citadel of Visegrád overlooking the Danube River just north of Budapest, followed by the Esztergom Basilica, also on the Danube.  Other highlights include the ruined castle of Csesznek in the (northwestern) county of Veszprém (1:39), Budapest's Liberty Bridge (1:42) and Statue of Liberty (1:46), Lake Balaton, and more.  

Former DVOW Winner Nelstill brings us this drone video of the top beaches on the Italian island of Ischia, which lies to the northwest of Naples.  The featured beaches include Citarra Beach, on the western side of the island (:32); the beach near Poseidon, also on the western side (:51);  Cava dell'Isola Beach (1:15); San Pietro Beach, on the northeastern side (1:27); Pescatori Beach, on the eastern side (2:00); San Montano Beach, in the northwestern corner (2:29); San Francesco Beach also on the northwesterrn side (3:05); and more.  

Check out these fantastic drone views of Brisbane, Australia, compliments of former Drone Video of the Week Finalist Gizmo Drones.  At the :10 mark, you'll see the Story Bridge, which connects the city's northern and southern suburbs over the Brisbane River.  At 1:05, you'll see the Kangaroo Bridge, a pedestrian span which opened in 2024.  At 1:29, you'll see the Queens Wharf project in the city's CBD, followed by the nearby (pedestrian) Neville Bonner Bridge.  Other featured locations include the Wheel of Brisbane (1:37).    

In this video by Nelstill, you'll get an aerial tour of the Italian island of Ischia, which forms the northern side of the Gulf of Naples.  The video features the following locations: the Port of Ischia (:05); the Pilastri Aqueduct (at the :12 mark); the port town of Forio, on the island's western side (:23); the Aragonese Castle, which sits on a small tidal island on Ischia's eastern side; Punta Imperatore Lighthouse, at Ischia's western tip (:54); Mount Epomeo (1:14); the village of Sant'Angelo, on the southern coast; and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor HamptonsDrone brings us this excellent drone video of historic Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on Long Island, New York.  Located in Southampton, on Long Island's South Shore, Shinnecock is believed to be the oldest incorporated golf club in the USA.  A founding member of the US Golf Association, it's hosted numerous high profie tournaments, including five US Opens as of 2024, most recently in 2018.  It's scheduled to host its sixth US Open in 2026.  Unusually, it admitted women members from its founding.    

Explore the facsinating land of Albania from above with this excellent drone video by AirVuz contributor DK4Drone.  The video opens with shots of Përmet, a town in the southeastern corner of the country.  At :23 you'll see the city of Berat, in south-central Albania.  Other featured locations include Porto Palermo (:27), Gjirokastër (:31), the seaside town of Sarandë (:37), Zvernec Island (:43), the Blue Eye spring (:51), the capital city of Tirana (:56), the Narta Lagoon (1:13), Ksamil (1:24), Himara Castle (1:36), and more.

Former DVOW Finalist eCKsplorer brings us this fantastic drone video of the town of Atrani, Italy, which lies on the Amalfi Coast in the Campania region in the southern part of the country.  Atrani is situated roughly in the middle of the southern side of the Sorrentine Peninsula, south of Naples.  At the :22 mark, you'll see the distinctive yellow and green dome of the Church of Santa Maria Maddalena.  Starting at about 1:31, there's a nice pullout shot, showing the hills behind the town and revealing the town and the beach below it.  

This drone video of Dublin, Ireland by former DVOW Finalist eCKsplorer opens with a shot of the medieval era tower of Dublin Castle, followed by the green-domed Custom House.  At the :24, you'll see the Swords Round Tower & Belfry, and at :39 you'll see the Wellington Monument.  At :55, you'll see the Magazine Fort in Phoenix Park, and at 1:31 you'll see the Dubh Linn Garden, adjacent to Dublin Castle.  At 1:45, there's a "reveal" of Aviva Stadium (aka Dublin Arena), which lies southeast of the center city.  

Check out this drone video of a well-known ski resort in the Spanish Pyrenees, compliments of AirVuz contributor Paco Ferrando. The video was filmed over and around the resort of Formigal, which is located near the town of Sallent de Gállego in Huesca, the northernmost of the three provinces which make up the official region of Aragon.  The base of the resort sits at about 4.9k ft. above sea level (around 1.5k m); the drop from the highest of the resort's peaks is about 2.4k ft. or around 720 m.  

Explore Albania from above in this excellent drone video by AirVuz contributor Là-haut drone.  At the :07 mark, you'll see the well-preserved medieval city of Berat, on the River Osum, and at :25 you'll see the seaside city of Vlorë.  At :57, you'll see the port of Durrës, Albania's second-largest city, which lies on its northern coast.  At 1:26, you'll fly through a steep canyon, followed by a flyover of snow-capped mountains.  The video also features some incredible first person view (FPV) drone shots.  

Top AirVuz contributor Marco Miele brings us this outstanding drone video from Italy's Monte Cimone, one of the tallest peaks in the Appenine Mountains.  Located in Modena, one of the central provinces of the Emilia-Romagna region, the mountain has a peak altitude of about 7.1k ft. above sea level (a little under 2.2k m).  Its summit is the highest point in the northern part of the Appenine chain (which runs down the "spine" of Italy) as well as the highest in the entire Emilia-Romagna region.  

Enjoy these drone views from the Stintino Peninsula on the Italian island of Sardinia, compliments of AirVuz contributor Marco Miele.  The video was filmed around La Pazzona and Le Saline Beaches, both of which lie along the northeastern side of the Stintino Peninsula, a prominent landform which extends off the northwestern coast of the island, about a half hour drive northwest of the (interior) town of Sassari.  This is part of the province of Sassari, which covers the northern part of the Mediterranean's second-largest island.  

Check out these fantastic drone views from the Italian island of Sardinia, compliments of AirVuz contributor Marco Miele.  The video was filmed over and around the town of Isola Rossa, which is part of the municipality of Trinità d'Agultu e Vignola on the island's northwestern coastline, roughly halfway between the towns of Castelsardo (to the southwest) and Portobello (to the northeast).  The video includes shots of the tiny (uninhabited) island just off the coast as well as a Spanish watchtower.  

Top AirVuz contributor Marco Miele brings us this fantastic drone video of the La Maddalena Archipelago, a group of seven main islands (plus some smaller islets) which sit off the northern end of the giant Italian island of Sicily.  The smaller islands lies in the Strait of Bonifacio (part of the Mediterranean Sea), which separates Sardinia from the (French) island of Corsica to its north.  Considered part of Sardinia's Costa Smeralda at the northern tip of the island, the archipelago is also a major wildlife area.