Recent AirVuz Staff Picks

Top contributor Là-haut drone earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this outstanding video from the South Island of New Zealand.  The video was created with footage from a first person view (FPV) drone as well as shots from a (gimbal-stabilized) DJI Mavic Pro 3.  It features locations in the Southern Alps (including Mt. Cook (Aoraki), New Zealand's highest mountain) as well as in the Otago region a bit to the south.  Highlights include a "flyunder" of a train bridge (at 4:16), an epic waterfall dive (5:47), and more.  

AirVuz contributor jimthorley used a DJI Mavic Pro 3 drone to create this magnificent aerial tour of the UK's famous Bamburgh Castle.  Built on the foundation of an 11th century Norman fortification, it's located in Northumberland, one of the main counties of northeastern England.  Bamburgh Castle was the site of a key siege in 1464 during the War of the Roses.  In more recent times, the castle has made numerous appearances in feature movies, ranging from the 1961 classic El Cid to the 2015 film adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Former DVOY Finalist Feeling Good - Guillermo Garcia brings us this fantastic drone video of Porto, Portugal.  The video opens with a beautiful shot of the banks of the Douro River.  At the :19 mark, you'll see the Dom Luís I Bridge, which spans the Douro and was the longest of its type when it opened in 1886.  At :30, you'll see the Stock Exchange Palace (Palácio da Bolsa), one of Porto's great landmarks.  Other highlights include the Monastery of Serra do Pilar (1:23), the Felgueiras Lighthouse (1:54), Clérigos Church (2:10), and more.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist mikereidphotography brings us this spectacular single-shot video flying through a hole in a mountain in northern Vietnam.  For reasons which will be clear when you watch the video, it's called Angel Eye Mountain.  It's located a little under 20 mi. (around 30 km) east of the town of Cao Bằng in the province of the same name, which is one of the country's northernmost territories and which has a long border with neighboring China.  The video was filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 3. 

AirVuz contributor yin090 returns after a multi-year hiatus with this fantastic wintertime drone video of Russia's Lake Baikal.  One of the great natural wonders of the world, Baikal is the world's oldest and deepest lake, as well as its largest by water volume.  Part of a rift valley, the lake runs a length of nearly 400 mi. (around 640 km) through southern Siberia, covering an area of over 12k square mi. (around 32k square km).  Reaching a maximum depth of almost 5.4k ft. (over 1.6k m), it holds over a fifth of the world's freshwater.  

AirVuz contributor Jaybee2786 brings us this excellent drone video of Scotland's giant Murrayfield Stadium.  The rugby stadium is located just to the west of central Edinburgh.  The home field of Scotland's national rugby team, it seats nearly 68k fans, making it the largest stadium in Scotland and the fifth-largest in the UK.  The stadium opened in 1925, and was extensively renovated in the mid-1990's.  It sits adjacent to Edinburgh Rugby Stadium (aka Hive Stadium), a much smaller venue with a capacity of only about 8k.  

Top AirVuz contributor T-christ-T earned another Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot with this outstanding drone video from southern Germany.  The video was filmed over the Ravensburg District, which is lies in the southeastern corner of Baden-Württemberg, one of the two main states of the southern part of the country (the other being Bavaria, which lies just to its east).  The district is part of the historical region of Upper Swabia, which is bounded by the Swabian Alps, Lake Constance, and the Lech River.  

Top contributor Là-haut drone earned a spot on the FPV Pilots to Watch list with this fantastic video from New Zealand.  The video opens with a dramatic shot of the famous Archway Islands of Wharariki Beach, at the northwestern tip of the South Island.  From there you'll head into the Southern Alps, which run along the the South Island's western side.  At the :20 mark, there's an amazing waterfall dive, and at :58 you'll skim over the top of a rocky ridge.  Featured locations include the Atago region, near the south island's southern tip.  

Top AirVuz contributor NI earned another Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot in March of 2025 for this excellent drone video from the mountains of Taiwan.  While the island is located just above the tropics, its mountainous interior experiences a much more temperate climate than its southern latitude would suggest.  Taiwan has peaks running up to nearly 13k ft. above sea level (around 3.5k m), and at these higher altitudes snowfall is now uncommon.  The video was filmed with DJI Air 3S drone.  

AirVuz contributor Airviewstudio brings us this excellent drone video of an area of northern Portugal near the Spanish border.  The video was filmed over the Viana do Castelo District, which lies near the northernmost part of the country in its Norte region.  The video features footage of the Nossa senhora do Minho sanctuary, the do Pincho and Poço Negro waterfalls, Cabedelo Beach, São Lourennço chapel, the Eiffel Bridge, Viana Monument, Santiago da Barra Fort, the Outer Dock Lighthouse, and more.    

Top AirVuz contributor davetke2002 earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this outstanding aerial look Indonesia's Mt. Bromo, one of the world's most well-known active volcanoes.  Named after a Hindu god, the volcano is part of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in the province of East Java.  The volcano has been in a state of eruption or near-eruption during much of the 21st century thus far, leading to numerous warnings and advisories.  Nevertheless, it continues to be one of Indonesia's biggest tourist attractions.  

Former Drone Video of the Week/Month Winner LokmansIn brings us this outstanding drone video from the Transylvania region of Romania.  The video opens with shots around the town of Râșnov, which lies just north of the Southern Carpathian Mountains.  At the :46 mark, you'll get a view of one of the fortified churches which are found in the region, followed by a shot of the Râșnov Fortress.  At 1:04, you'll see the center of Brașov, which lies a bit to the northeast of Râșnov  and is one of Transylvania's largest cities.

Top AirVuz contributor Chris Jeon brings us this fantastic piece from Scandinavia.  Filmed during the wintertime, the video features stunning shots from Norway, Iceland and Finland.  At the :30 mark, you'll see the Dyrhólaey Lighthouse near the southern tip of Iceland, followed by the Preikestolen rock platform in western Norway.  Other locations include Iceland's Gulfoss waterfall (1:10) and DC-3 wreck (1:19), the Fredvang Bridges in Norway's Lofoten Islands (1:25), the iconic stadium of Henningsvær in Lofoten (2:38), and more.  

Former DVOW Finalist nayyar2006 continues his series of aerial videos of Austria.  The video opens with a pair of shots flying through two snow-covered mountain valleys.  Starting at the :40 mark (and again at 1:37, and 2:50), you'll get a marvelous view of the medieval Hochosterwitz Castle, which sits atop a rock formation near the town of St. Veit an der Glan in the southern state of Carinthia.  At 2:07 (and again at 4:35), you'll see Hohenwerfen Castle, which is perched on a rock above the Salzbach River in the state of Salzburg.  

AirVuz contributor Francisco Rodrigues brings us this excellent drone video of one of the natural wonders of the Portuguese island of Madeira: the waterfall known as Miradouro da Garganta Funda.  It's located near the western tip of the island, which lies off the coast of North Africa.  The waterfall is accessible via a roughly one-third mile (.6k) walk from the village of Pedregal.  The falls stand about 460 ft. tall (around 140 m).  The video also features some nice footage of the nearby Atlantic Ocean coast.  

AirVuz contributor Francisco Rodrigues brings us this beautiful drone video of the Fanal Forest on the Portuguese island of Madeira.  The forest covers a portion of the western side of the island, which lies off the coast of North Africa.  It's known as a Laurel Forest, which exist in subtropical environments.  At one point these forests covered much of Madeira and the surrounding islands, but most have been cleared.  Fanal Forest, which covers about a sixth of the area of the main island, is now protected by conservation laws.  

Check out this fantastic 2025 first person view (FPV) drone reel by top AirVuz creator and FPV pilot cine_ghost.  The video features an epic mix of landscape, action, and "people" shots, including some outstanding indoor "cinewhoop" style shots.  Some of the highlights include shots of Formula 1 racers, some magnificent slo-mo BMX jump shots (including one with sparklers), concert footage and more.  Another memorable shot is at the :48 mark, where you'll chase a Red Bull stunt plane flying over a stadium, 

Take a tour of Croatia in this excellent drone video by contributor AnemosFPV.  Filmed with a DJI Mini 4 Pro as well as a DJI drone, at the :30 mark there's a marvelous shot of the medieval town of Dubrovnik, followed by a view of the ancient arena of Pula on the Istrian Peninsula to the north.  Starting at :45, you'll see the tower of the Church of St. Euphemia in Rovinj, also in Istria.  Starting at :55, there's an extended flyover of Dubrovnik, and starting at 1:34 you'll fly over the city of Split, the largest on the Dalmatian Coast.  

Top AirVuz contributor T-christ-T brings us this stunning drone video from Luoyang, China, one of that country's oldest cities.  The video features the Sui and Tang Luoyang City National Heritage Park, which houses the palaces of the Sui and Tang dynasties that reigned over much of modern-day china from the 7th-10th centuries AD and which in represented in many ways the high point of Chinese culture and power.  Luoyang is an interior city near the confluence of the Yellow and Luo Rivers in the province of Henan.  

New AirVuz contributor jimthorley brings us this excellent drone video of a well-known lighthouse in Scotland.  The lighthouse sits at the southernmost point of Scotland, on the Mull of Galloway, at the southern tip of the double-headed peninsula known as the Rhins of Galloway.  Constructed in 1830, the lighthouse is 85 ft. tall (26 m) with a focal height of 325 ft. (99 m), enabling it to be seen by up to 28 nautical miles away (52 km).  The lighthouse is still active although it's been automated.  

Former DVOW Finalist Laurent Paris brings us this marvelous drone video from Malaysia.  The first part of the video was filmed over the Perhentian Islands, a small archipelago off the northeastern coast of peninsular Malaysia, near the entrance to the Gulf of Thailand.  Starting at the 1:50 mark, you'll head to Putrajaya, the national administrative capital, which lies just to the south of the city of Kuala Lumpur.  Here you'll see landmarks such as the green-domed Perdana Putra (the Prime Minister's residence) and the nearby Putra Mosque.

Check out this fantastic aerial tour of the great city of Singapore, compliments of former Drone Video of the Week Finalist Gizmo Drones.  The video opens with a great shot of the Marina Bay Sands, the giant resort-casino which opened in 2010 and is already the city's most-recognized landmark.  At the :07 mark, there's a nice shot looking west over Marina Bay towards the city's core skyscraper cluste.  At :24 you'll see the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay (also on Marina Bay, and at 1:05 you'll see the Singapore Flyer Ferris wheel.  

Check out these excellent drone views of Portugal's Pena Palace by AirVuz contributor dronie_views.  Located in the hills of Sintra Province northwest of Lisbon it's one of the great cultural treasures of Portugal and widely considered one of the world's top 4-5 castles.  Completed on the site of a ruined medieval monastery in 1854, it was built as a summer residence for the Portuguese Royal Family.  Its design represents one of the more prominent architectural expressions of 19th century Romanticist thought.  

AirVuz contributor @Real Mike X Fpv brings us this excellent drone video from the mountains of Crete, the largest island of Greece.  The video was filmed over and around Mt. Spathi which is part of the Dakti (aka Lasithian Mountains) range that covers much of the eastern part of the island.  Appearing as the birthplace of Zeus in some Greek mythology, Dakti has a peak elevation of just over 7k ft. above sea level ar about 2.15k m.  The highly cinematic video was filmed with  first person view (FPV) drone.  

Multiple Drone Video of the Week/Month Winner PANVELVET brings us this fantastic drone video of China's Great Wall, complete with a set of traditionally-garbed dancers and an electronic keyboard player.  The Great Wall is a series of fortifications built in the mountains surrounding the Chinese heartland for protection against the steppe nomad to the north and west.  Construction began in the 7th century BC and continued intermittently for centuries, reaching its current extent during the Ming Dynasty that rules China from 1368-1644. 

Multiple Drone Video of the Week Finalist timoksanen brings us this excellent wintertime video from Finland's Lapland region.  Filmed with a DJI Mavic 3 drone and supplemental ground cameras, the video was filmed in Kolari and Muonio in Fell Lapland, the area in the northwestern corner of the country which borders Sweden to the west and norway to the north.  Both Kolari and Muonio are on the western edge of the region, bordering Sweden, and well within the Arctic Circle.  The video was filmed in February of 2025.  

In this DVOW Finalist video by top contributor Uglefisk, you'll explore some stunning scenes of nature in Norway.  The video opens with a shot of a hiker walking along a windswept snow-covered mountain ridge, followed by a stunning view of a fjord.  At the the :45 mark, there's a shot of a waterfjall cascading down to the fjord below.  At 1:28, there's a stunning shot of a beach backstopped by mountains, followed by a magnificent view of a hiker along another ridge.  Other highlights include some stunning shots of backcountry skiers. 

Check out this magnificent drone video of Berlin, Germany by top contributor dronesantana007.  The video opens with a shot of the Berlin Cathedral, the largest protestant church in the country.  At the :31 mark, you'll fly past Berlin's reddish-brown City Hall (Rotes Rathaus), with the old city hall (Altes Stadthaus) in the background.  At :53, you'll fly over the spires of the St. Nicholas Church, and at 2:07 you'll see the Bebelplatz square.  Other locations include the Berlin TV Tower (2:14), the Humboldt Forum (4:04), and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor Marco Miele brings us this impressive drone video from a town on Italy's Lake Garda.  The town is called Peschiera del Garda, and it's located at the southern tip of the lake, in the province of Verona.  A popular tourist destination, the town was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire prior to World War I, and was home to one of four major fortifications which protected Austria-Hungary's border with Italy.  In earlier times, it was the home of a bastian fort which protected the Venetian Empire.

Contributor Drone AéroView brings us this excellent drone video of a pair of lighthouses in the Brittany region of northwestern France.  The two structures are essentially the only buildings on Cap Fréhel, a promontory that lies on the northern side of the Breton Peninsula, in the Côtes-d'Armor department.   The shorter lighthouse was built in the 17th century while the taller one dates to the mid-20th century.  Cap Fréhel is the western end of the Emerald Coast, which extends east past the town of Saint-Malo.  

Prepare to be blown away by these spectacular aerial views Norway's Svalbard Islands, compliments of top AirVuz contributor and drone pilot denisbarbas.  He used a DJI Inspire 3 drone on a two week trip to the archipelago, which consists of five larger islands and over a dozen small islets located roughly halfway between the northern coast of mainland Norway and the North Pole.  The northernmost islands lie at around 81 degrees north latitude; making them among the most northernmost points of land on Earth.  

AirVuz contributor themaprod used a DJI Mavic Pro 3 to aerially film a popular ski area in the French Alps.  It's the Les Deux Alpes ski resort, and it's in Isère, one of the departments of the French Alps region.  France's second-oldest ski resort after Chamonix, its village sits at an elevation of about 5.4k ft. above sea level (around 1.65k m).  Its lifts run to 11.8k ft. ASL (3.6k m), giving it one of the largest total available vertical in the world.  It is also home to the world's largest skiable glacier.  

In this video, former Drone Video of the Week Finalist nayyar2006 continues his aerial tour of Austria.  The video opens with shots from Hohe Tauern National Park in East Tyrol, which is home to a number of peaks and valleys of the High Tauern range (part of the Eastern Alps).  At the 2:27 mark, you'll see the Felsenkapelle cliff chapel, which is built into the side of a mountain (also in East Tyrol).  Starting at 4:24, there's an amazing shot flying through a mountain valley during a snowstorm.  

Multiple DVOW Finalist Dronescapes Ireland brings us this magnificent aerial video of Ireland's Mt. Errigal, one of the most famous peaks of the Emerald Isle.  It's  part of the Derryveagh Mountains (also known as the Seven Sisters) which cover much of Donegal, the northwesternmost county of the Irish Republic.  With a summit elevation of about 2.4k ft. above sea level (750 m), Errigal is known not so much for its height as its shape as well as its unique pinkish appearance in the right sunlight conditions.  

Top AirVuz contributor and FPV pilot FADAH_FPV brings us this spectacular video from Norway's Lofoten Islands.  Brilliantly edited with "setup" shots from a (gimbal-stabilized) DJI Mavic drone, the video will take you over the archipelago, which lies on the northern part of Norway's western coastline, within the Arctic Circle.  Opening with a shot skimming over one of the islands' many fjords, at the :19 mark there's a "reveal" of one of the area's iconic fishing villages.  Further on you'll fly over the mountains which dot the islands.  

In this fantastic first person view (FPV) drone video by salva.tours, you'll cruise the coast around one of the most famous beaches in Portugal.  Ursa Beach (Praia da Ursa) is located in the heart of the Portuguese Riviera, the stretch of Atlantic coastline west and northwest of Lisbon.  Ursa Beach is distinguished by the giant rock formations which sit just off the shore, which are thoroughly explored in the video.  Praia da Ursa is considered the most westerly beach on the mainland of Europe.  

Top AirVuz contributor Mauro Pagliai earned another Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic first person view (FPV) view of one of the most famous medieval fortresses in Europe: Italy's Rocca Calascio.  The highest fortress in the Apennine Mountains, Rocca Calascio sits at an elevation of about 4.8k ft. (almost 1.5k m) above sea level in the Abruzzo region.  Dating to the 10th century AD, it's been used as a filming locations for several movies, notably The Name of the Rose (1986) and The American (2010).

Top AirVuz contributor Karem Hajoj earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic video from the Alps Mountains in the heart of Europe.  The video was filmed over the course of six months trekking through some of the world's most beautiful alpine scenery.  It features footage from five separate locations in the Austrian and Bavarian Alps, which cover much of western Austria and a portion of southern Germany, respectively.  The video was filmed with a DJI Air 3 drone, whose light weight makes it perfect for the job.  

Top AirVuz contributor Dronescapes Ireland earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot with this fantastic piece from Ireland.  Featured locations include the prehistoric island fort of Dún Aonghasa, on the Aran Islands (first seen at the :07 mark); the Rock of Cashel, in County Tipperary (:19); Dunguaire Castle, in County Galway (:34), the Hook Lighthouse, in County Wexford (:43), Fanad Head Lighthouse, in County Donegal (:48); the oratory atop Croagh Patrick in County Mayo (1:15); and more.   

Multiple Drone Video of the Week Winner T-christ-T brings us this stunning video from one of the largest lakes in Tibet.  Yamdrok Lake is located near the southern edge of the great Tibetan Plateau, about 60 mi. (around 100 km) southwest of the city of Lhasa.  The oddly-shaped lake has numerous inlets and bays, and covers a surface area of around 246 square mi (638 square km), making it one of the three largest lakes in Tibet.  Fed by numerous surrounding snow-capped mountains, the lake is considered sacred in TIbetan culture.  

Prepare to be blown away by this spectacular video by top AirVuz contributor rememorales, which won the Drone Video of the Week contest in early 2025.  The first stop is the mountains around Zhangjiajie in the southern inland province of Hunan, which were made famous in part by their appearance in the blockbuster movie Avatar.  The other two locations featured in the video are Chongqing, China's largest inland city and third-largest in the country, and the great port city of Hong Kong, at the mouth of the Pearl River.  

Prepare to be blown away by this fantastic drone video from Antarctica by top AirVuz contributor scientik.  The video was filmed over the Southern Ocean, the body of water which surrounds the seventh continent.  It captures the massive icebergs which are produced by the world's largest ice sheet, which covers a massive area of 5.4 million square mi. (14 million square km) - nearly twice the area of Australia.  It also features some spectacular wildlife shots including penguins, seals, and (the "stars" of the video) humpback whales.  

Here's an amazing view of one of Mexico's famous Colima volcano, compliments of former DVOW Finalist Gabriele Ante.  Known locally as Volcán de Colima or Volcán de Fuego, it's located on the border between the states of Colima and Jalisco in the west-central part of Mexico.  Colima is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, having erupted at least 40 times in recorded history.  With a peak elevation of about 12.5k ft. (3.8k m) it's part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt which runs through the middle of the country.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist pioandreaperi created this stunning aerial video of Italy's Mt. Etna, one of the world's most well known active volcanoes.  Situated on the giant island of Sicily, the mountain stands about 10.9k ft. (about 3.3k m) above sea level.  The mountain is in a near-constant state of eruption and is considered quite dangerous.  Famously, Mt. Etna "played the role" of Planet Mustafar in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), the last of the "prequel" trilogy.

Check out this stunning first person view (FPV) drone ride along a ridge in the Spanish Pyrenees, compliments of AirVuz contributor and FPV pilot VictorLS1990.  Filmed in a single shot, the video will take you along the top of the ridge known as Serra dels Canals, descending all the way down to the Pantà d'Oliana reservoir (part of the Segre River) near the town of Oliana in Lleida, one of the provinces of the Catalonia region.  The mountains here are part of the Turp range, one of several chains which form the Pre-Pyrenees Mountains.  

Enjoy these FPV drone views of Bosnia and Herzegovina, compliments of AnemosFPV.  The video opens with a shot of some horses running along the Panonian Plain in northern Bosnia, followed by some shots from the mountains.  Starting at the :25 mark, you'll see the medieval town of Mostar and its famous bridge ((Stari Most), across the the Neretva River, followed by a fly-by of the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo.  Other highlights include Prokoško Lake (1:41), Blidinje Lake (2:00), the clock tower in the town of Travnik (3:14), and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor BashirAbuShakra brings us this magnificent drone video from Russia's Lake Baikal.  Located in southern Siberia, Baikal is the world's deepest lake, with a maximum depth of 5.4k ft. (just over 1.6k m).  Covering over 12k square mi. (around 32k m), it's also (1) the largest in terms of water volume, holding an astounding 5.7k cubic miles of water (23.6k cubic km), nearly a quarter of the surface freshwater on earth; (2) the world's oldest lake (25-30 million years); and (3) one of the clearest.  

Top AirVuz contributor 21Aerials brings us this fantastic drone video of Budapest, Hungary.  The video opens with a shot of the Liberty Bridge (Freedom Bridge), followed by a view of the nearby St. Gerard Sagredo Statue.  Starting at around the :12 mark, there's a stunning low light timelapse shot flying up the Danube River.  At :21, you'll see Buda Castle, on the western (Buda) side of the river, followed by the Ferris Wheel of Budapest.  At :47, there's a spectacular shot of the Parliament Building, on the Pest (eastern) Danube bank.

Top AirVuz contributor Postandfly brings us this stunning drone video of the Xochimilco District of Mexico City.  Xochimilco is located southeast of the CDMX (the city center), roughly between the two great volcanoes which mark the southern end of the Valley of Mexico.  It was once an independent Aztec city located on the southern shore of its namesake lake, which was largely drained following the Spanish conquest.   What remains of the lake is a vast network of canals which can be toured via gondola boats.   

Multiple DVOW Winner Łukasz Jaros brings us this fantastic travel video from the Philippines.  The video features footage from the following spots: Bohol, one of the main islands of the Central Visayas (the islands in the central part of the archipelago); El Nido, the famed beach area at the northern end of Palawan, the westernmost main islands of the Philippines; and Port Barton, a small port town about a third of the way down the western side of Palawan.  The video was filmed with a DJI Mavic 3 drone as well as ground cameras.   

Take a first person view (FPV) drone tour of one of the most famous beaches in Portugal, compliments of top AirVuz contributor and FPV pilot salva.tours.  It's called Santa Cruz Beach, and it's located in the heart of the stretch of Atlantic Ocean coastline known as the Portuguese Riviera to the northwest of Lisbon.  Close to the westernmost point of mainland Europe, Santa Cruz Beach inspired the work of several well-known Portuguese poets, including  Antero de Quental, João de Barros and Kazuo Dan.  

Tp AirVuz contributor coastal garage earned a Drone  Video of the Week Finalist nod for this outstanding video from the Indonesia's volcanic Mt. Semeru.  Semeru is situated just to the south of Mt. Bromo in East Java, the province covering the eastern side of the island of Java.  While not as well-recognized as Bromo, Semeru is actually the highest mountain on Java, with a peak altitude of about 12k ft. above sea level (just under 3.7k m).  It is quite active, having erupted over 50 times in the past few hundred years. 

Top AirVuz contributor T-christ-T brings us this spectacular drone video from the French region of Brittany.  The video opens with a shot of the Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse in the town of Plougonvelin near Brest, at the western tip of the Breton Peninsula.  At the :13 mark, you'll see the great fortress-monastery of Mont Saint-Michel, on the border with Normandy.  Other featured locations include the Ploumanac'h Lighthouse on the Pink Granite Coast (1:04), the Petit Minou Lighthouse near Brest (1:40), La Vieille Lighthouse (2:18), and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor Drone Mood won the Drone Video of the Week contest in February of 2025 with this stunning video from Italy's Dolomite Mountains.  The video was filmed in the wintertime with a DJI Mavic 3, a first person view (FPV) drone, and a Sony ground camera.  Part of the Southern Limestone Alps, the Dolomite Mountains cover parts of several provinces in northeastern Italy, primarily in the Trentino-Alto-Adigio and Veneto regions.  Their peaks reach altitudes of up to about 11k ft. above sea level (around 3.3k m).  

Top AirVuz contributor T-christ-T earned another Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot with this fantastic drone video from the western Chinese province of Qinghai.  The video was filmed over the Qaidam Basin, an area of saline lakes and related drainage basins in the Haixi Prefecture, which covers most of the northern part of this giant province, China's largest by land area but third-smallest by population.  The basin, and most of the province, is located on the Tibetan Plateau, the source of most of China's great waterways.  

Prepare to be amazed by this stunning drone reel from Montenegro by top AirVuz contributor sinaysky.  A Finalist for the DVOW in February of 2025, the video opens with a series of spectacular shots from the mountains which cover much of the interior of this Southeast European country.  Starting at the :37 mark, there are a series of shots from Kotor Bay, beginning with a view of the Our Lady of the Rocks church, which sits on its own island in this Adriatic Sea inlet.  Other highlights include the Đurđevića Tara Bridge (1:37).   

Top AirVuz contributor rezarafizadeh earned a spot as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist in February of 2025 for this fantastic drone video from Iran.  At the :22 mark, there's a stunning top-down shot of a green meadow, and at :42 there's view of some beautiful hills.  At 1:19, you'll rise up through a canyon, followed by a shot of a snow-capped mountain.  Just after 2:00, you'll see the hilltop Rudkhan Castle in the northern province of Gilan, followed by shots of mosques, ancient ruins, and the Caspian Sea coastline.  

French FPV drone pilot leo_pernin was picked as a DVOW Finalist and also made the FPV Pilots to Watch list with this fantastic 2025 FPV showreel.  The reel features an impressive mix of landscape, action, and indoor "cinewhoop" style shots.  At around the :15 mark, you'll chase a skier barreling down a mountain slope, followed by a shot "intercepting" some hikers along a mountain ridge.  Other highlights include an incredible sequence flying through an ice cave (:25), a dive towards an alpine lake (:50), a waterfall dive (1:04), and more. 

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist 21Aerials brings us this fantastic drone video from Cape Town, South Africa, one of the world's most beautiful cities.  Teh video opens with a shot of Lion's Head, a prominent mountain just west of central Cape Town.  At the :13 mark, you'll see the city's Atlantic Ocean coastline, and at :18 there's a nice nighttime shot of the city's skyline.  At :38, you'll see the Cape Wheel, just east of Green Point Park, and at :43 you'll see Cape Town Stadium, the city's largest.  

AirVuz contributor and drone pilot Mark59 brings us this fantastic aerial video of Fuerteventura, one of Spain's Canary Islands chain off the coast of Northern Africa.  Fuerteventura is the fourth-largest of the Canaries by population and the second-largest by land area, after Tenerife.  The video features stunning shots of the island's volcanic interior as its white sand beaches.  An emerging eco-tourism destination, the entire island has been designated as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.  

Top contributor nayyar2006 brings us this fantastic drone video of a trio of castles in Austria.  First up is Schloss Schönbühel, a 12th century landmark in the town of Schönbühel-Aggsbach on the Danube River in the state of Lower Austria.  At the 1:02 mark, you'll see the medieval fortress of Hinterhaus in Spitz, another Danube River town in Lower Austria.  Starting at 2:37, you'll see Aggstein Castle, another Danube castle.  The last stop, starting at 2:59, is Hochosterwich Castle, which is located in the southern state of Carinthia.  

Top contributor haussmannvisuals brings us this stunning drone video from the volcanoes of Lanzarote, part of Spain's Canary Islands chain off the coast of Africa.  Like the other Canary Islands, Lanzarote was created by volcanic activity arising from the breakup of two tectonic plates.  It is quite young, having emerged from the Atlantic Ocean about 15 million years ago: a mere blink of the eye in geological terms.  Lanzarote's highest point (Peñas del Chache) has a maximum elevation of about 2.2k ft. above sea level (about 670 m).   

Top AirVuz contributor ArtyrCarvalho brings us this spectacular drone video of Portugal's Pena Palace, one of the Europe's top castles.  Located in the hills of the Sintra province, northwest of Lisbon, Pena Palace was built in the mid-19th century on the site of a ruined medieval monastery.  Once a summer residence for the Portuguese Royal Family, it's considered one of the best examples of Romanticist architecture.  The video was filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 3 as well as a DJI Avata first person view (FPV) drone.    

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot FADAH_FPV was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist and also earned a spot on the FPV Pilots to Watch list for this fantastic FPV video from Greenland.  The video was shot amidst the icebergs off the coast of the massive island, whose ice sheet is the second largest in the world after Antarctica and the largest source of icebergs in the Northern Hemisphere.  At the :45 mark, you'll be treated to some stunning views of migratory whales.  

Check out this drone video of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge near Tampa, Florida, compliments of AirVuz contributor Bumble Bee Productions.  The cable-stayed bridge spans the lower part of the bay (an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico), connecting St. Petersburg to Terra Ceia.  Completed in 1987, it has a total length of just over four miles (a little under seven km), with a longest single span of about 1.1k ft. or 366 mm.  The bridge replaced an earlier structure which catastrophically collapsed when struck by a cargo ship in 1980.

AirVuz contributor VeronikaChi brings us this excellent drone video of Canada's tallest lighthouse.  The Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse is located near the eastern tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River.  Constructed in 1858, it stands 112 ft (34 m) tall, making it visible up to 28 mi. (44 km) away in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.  Automated since 1981, it's been designated as a National Historic Site of Canada as well as a Federal Heritage Building by the Canadian government.  

Multiple DVOW Finalist benhawkinsalive used a DJI Mavic Pro 3 to create this stunning aerial video of the coast of Cornwall, England.  The southwesternmost county of England, for centuries Cornwall has been synonymous with British seafaring culture.  The video was filmed during the course of a winter storm, for which the Cornish coast is also famous.  If you watch the slow-motion shots demonstrating the power of the waves crashing into the shoreline, you'll understand why Cornwall's coast has been the scene of thousands of shipwrecks. 

Multiple Drone Video of the Week Winner davetke2002 brings us this stunning drone video from the famous Serengeti of Tanzania, Africa.  The video was filmed over mingling herds of zebra's and wildebeest, both of which are native only to eastern and southern Africa.  The Serengeti covers about 12k square mi. (around 30k square km) in the northern part of the country.  It is the home of the world's largest annual animal migration, which typically encompasses over a quarter million zebra's and roughly seven times that many wildebeest. 

Sidsmith85 used a variety of drones and cameras to create this stunning travel video from Turkey.  The video opens with shots of Lake Tuz, a large salt lake located roughly near the middle of the country.  At 1:04, you'll see the Lake Meke crater lake, a bit to the south of Lake Tuz, followed by the town of Tashkent.  At 2:03, there's a great shot of the castle and city of Alanya, on the Mediterranean coastline. Other highlights include the balloons and "fairy tale" castle rock formations of the Cappadocia region in central Turkey.  
 

Ride along with top AirVuz contributor salva.tours for this marvelous first person view (FPV) drone exploration of the coast of southern Portugal.  The video was filmed near the town of Lagos, one of the main cities of the Algarve region that covers the southernmost portion of mainland Portugal.  One of Portugal's top tourist destinations, this area is famous for its stunning cliffs, giant offshore rock formations, and semi-hidden cove beaches, all of which feature prominently in the video.  

Top AirVuz contributor Airviewstudio brings us this excellent drone video of a well-known monument on the northwestern coast of Spain.  It's called the Virgin of the Rock (Virxe da Rocha), and it's located atop a small mountain overlooking the town of  Baiona in Pontevedra, one of the four provinces which make up the Galicia region in the northwestern corner of the country.  The monument was completed in 1930, following a two decade contruction period.  The monument stands about 50 ft. (15 m) high.    

Multiple Drone Video of the Week Finalist Kpax brings us this excellent drone video from the mountains of northern Italy.  The video was filmed over and around Pizzo di Gino, a prominent peak within the Lugano Prealps chain.  The Lugano Prealps are a chain of "foothills" of the larger Alps system which are located in the Lombardy region of Italy and also covering a portion of the canton of Ticino in neighboring Switzerland.  Pizzo di Gino has a maximum elevation of just under 7.4k ft. above sea level (around 2.45k m).  

Top AirVuz contributor and drone pilot mitevisuals earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot in early February of 2025 for this fantastic 2024 drone travel reel.  The video features stunning shots from three continents: Europe, Africa, and Asia.  Specific locations include Cape Verde, an island country located off the coast of western Africa; Egypt; Tenerife, the largest of Spain's Canary Islands, also off the coast of Africa; Spain; Switzerland; Denmark; Sweden; Laos; and the Philippines

Top contributor T-christ-T brings us this fantastic aerial video of some oil and gas drilling activities in the South China Sea off of the Chinese coast.  A major inlet of the Pacific Ocean, the South China Sea is formed by the mainland of southeastern China, Indochina, the Malay Peninsula, the giant islands of Sumatra and New Guinea, the Philippines, and Formosa.  In recent years, China has led the development of offshore drilling unlock the SCS's hydrocarbon resources, estimated at billions of recoverable barrels of oil equivalents.  

Top contributor denisbarbas brings us this stunning drone video of the city of Shanghai, China.  At the :16, you'll get a great view of the trapezoidal opening atop the Shanghai World Financial Center, which was the second-tallest building in the world when it opened in 2008 and remains Shanghai's second-tallest as of 2025.  Starting at :27, you'll get a close-up of the spherical Oriental Pearl Tower, one of Shanghai's most iconic sites.  At :48, you'll see Shanghai Tower, Shanghai's tallest and the third-tallest in the world as of 2025.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Winner davetke2002 brings us this excellent drone video from New Zealand's Wharariki Beach.  The beach lies near the northernmost point on the South Island, just west of the base of Cape Farewell on the Tasman Sea.  The video features stunning footage of the Archway Islands, a group of four islets (essentially, offshore rock formations) which are basically part of the beach itself during low tide and a few hundred ft../m offshore during periods of high tide.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist 21Aerials brings us this fantastic drone video from San Francisco, California.  At the :16 mark, there's a great view of the Financial District, with the Transamerica Pyramid (the city's tallest from 1972-1917) in the foreground and Salesforce Tower (the tallest as of 2025) in the background.  From there, it's on to the Golden Gate Bridge, and at :58 (and again at 1:29) there's a twilight view of the Financial District, with the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge off to the left.  

For a first upload to AirVuz, brand-new contributor Majd Saaida brings us this stunning drone video from the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy.  The Dolomites are a sub-chain of the Southern Limestone Alps.  Featuring peaks of up to about 11k ft. above sea level (around 3.35k m), the Dolomites are known for their distinctive gray carbonate rock formations and sharp ridges.  They are spread over several provinces in Italy's Trentino-Alto-Adigio, Veneto, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions.  

Top AirVuz contributor nayyar2006 brings us this excellent drone video tour of some of the most famous castles in Austria.  The video features footage of the following castles: Aggstein Castle (at the 0:00 mark), on the Danube River in the Wachau region of the northeastern state of Lower Austria; Schloss Schönbühel (1:03), also on the Danube; Hinterhaus Castle (2:04), another Danube Castle; and Hochosterwich Castle (3:22), a medieval castle near the town of St. Veit an der Glan in the southeastern state of Carinthia.  

Top AirVuz contributor FADAH_FPV earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic drone video of humpback whales off the coast of Greenland, the world's largest island.  Humpbacks are one of about 15 different whale species which are frequently found in Greenland's coastal waters as part of their annual migration patterns.  They can grow as long as 56 ft. (17 m) in length and can weigh up to about 45 tons.  The video was filmed with a first person view (FPV) drone as well as a DJI Mavic 3.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist mikereidphotography brings us this fantastic drone video of Seattle's famous Space Needle.  Filmed on a foggy day at sunrise, the video features some great shots of the observation tower popping up through the clouds, with the Downtown core behind it (to the south) and snow-capped Mt. Rainier off in the distance.  The Space Needle was built for the 1962 World's Fair; when it opened, it was the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River.  It stands 605 ft. tall (184 m).  

Top AirVuz contributor Feeling Drone - Guillermo García was picked as a Finalist for the Drone Video of the Week contest in early 2025 with this fantastic drone video from the Spanish Pyrenees Mountains.  The Pyrenees, which serve as the boundary between Spain and France, run a roughly 300 mi. course (around 500 km) from the Cantabrian Mountains in the west to the Mediterranean Sea in the east.  Covering much of the northern Spanish regions of Catalonia and Aragon, they reach heights of about 11.2k ft. above sea level (around 3.4k m).  

Check out these fantastic drone views from Montenegro's Adriatic Sea coastline, compliments of top AirVuz contributor sinaysky.  The video opens with shots of the tiny island of Sveti Stefan, which is located a bit to the southeast of the town of Budva.  Starting at the :24 mark, you'll see the tiny islets of Katič and Sveta Nedelja, which lie a bit further to the south.  Other highlights include the town of Budva (:34), the resort of Porto Novi (:46); the town of Perast (:53), Our Lady of the Rocks church, on Kotor Bay (:56); and more.  

Check out these stunning drone views of Italy's South Tyrol province, compliments of Santiago.  Somewhat confusingly, South Tyrol is the southernmost of the two provinces which make up the Trentino-Alto-Adigio region in the northeastern part of the country.  The province is covered almost entirely by the Dolomite Mountains, which are part of the Southern Limestone Alps and which feature peaks of up to about 11k ft. above sea level or around 3.35k m.  The Dolomites extend into the neighboring Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions.  

AirVuz contributor Airviewstudio brings us this fantastic drone video from the coast of Spain's Galicia region.  The video was filmed on a stretch of the Atlantic coast between the town of Baiona in the north to A Guarda, about 18 mi. (around 30 km) to the south.  Both towns are part of Pontevedra, the southwesternmost of the four provinces which make up the Galicia region in the northwestern corner of metropolitan Spain.  The video includes footage of Virgén de la Roca monument, the Monastery of Oia, and more.   

AirVuz contributor gianluigipalomba won the Drone Video of the Week contest in early January, 2025 with this fantastic drone video from Namibia.  The video was filmed with a DJI Mavic 3 drone and a Sony FX3 ground camera over the course of a two week trip through the southwest African country.  It features extensive footage of the Namib Desert, the vast coastal desert which covers virtually all of Namibia's western (Atlantic Ocean) coastline.  You'll also see some views of the country's interior and its extensive safari wildlife.  

AirVuz contributor Airviewstudio brings us this fantastic drone video from the Ria de Vigo in northwestern Spain.  The Ria de Vigo is the southernmost of four rias (inlets formed by "drowned" rivers) on the western (Atlantic Ocean) coastline of Galicia, the northwesternmost of the major regions of metropolitan Spain.  The video includes footage of the city of Vigo (which lies on the ria's southern side); the Rande Bridge, which spans the ria just to the east of Vigo; the Island of San Simón, just to the east of the bridge; and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot richardgeres earned a spot on the FPV Pilots to Watch list in January of 2025 with this fantastic video of windsurfers plying the waters of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Malta.  The video was captured on a windy winter day with a GoPro Hero 12 mounted on a five inch drone.  Situated more or less in the middle of the Mediterranean, Malta has emerged as one of the region's top spots for this fast-moving action sport.  

Top AirVuz contributor J.L.C.Drones brings us this fantastic 2024 drone highlight reel from the Spanish region of Galicia.  Filmed with a DJI Air 3 drone, the video will take you over this fascinating region, which covers the northwestern corner of the country.  It opens with shots of a medieval castle, and at 1:40 you'll see one of the region's famous rias (glaciated river valleys).  Other highlights include an old coastal fortress (starting at 2:29), a waterfall (2:47), a wind farm (3:20), and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot sinaysky was picked for the FPV Pilots to Watch list for this fantastic 2024 FPV reel from Montenegro.  The video opens with a highly cinematic "gap" shot somewhere on the Budva Riviera, the stretch of Adriatic Sea coastline which is increasingly compared to Croatia's Dalmatian Coast to the south.  At the :12 mark, you'll dive the mast of a historic sailing ship, and at around :33 you'll head into the country's mountainous interior.  

Check out these beautiful drone views of a famous beach in New Zealand, compliments of AirVuz contributor Michael Antcliff.  The video was filmed in the area around Piha Beach, which lies on the western side of the base of the North Island's Nortlhland Peninsula, about a half hour drive west of central Auckland.  Situated on the Tasman Sea, Piha Beach is one of the most popular in the Auckland Region, home to roughly a third of the country's population.  The Piha area is home to two surfing beaches as well as numerous semi-hidden coves.    

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot flumz fpv earned a spot on the FPV Pilots to Watch list with this fantastic mountain surfing video from the French Alps.  The video was filmed in Hautes-Alpes, one of the main departments of the French Alps region.  Starting at the :23 mark, there's a picture-perfect shot running along a partially snow-capped ridge heading into the sun, followed by series  of dramatic dives down nearly vertical cliffs in different seasons.  Further on you'll even fly through a mountain cave.   

AirVuz contributor Gunberg Lange brings us this magnificent drone video from the massive island of Greenland.  The video was filmed over the Ilulissat Icefjord, which lies in the central part of Greenland's long western coastline.  The fjord, which empties into Disko Bay (an inlet of Baffin Bay) is the terminus of the Jacobshavn Glacier, one of the world's most prodigious producers of icebergs.  It's an outlet of the Greenland Ice Sheet, the largest ice sheet in the world outside of Antarctica.  

Check out these stunning drone views of Greenland, compliments of AirVuz contributor Gunberg Lange.  The video was filmed near the town of Nanortalik, which lies near the southern tip of the world's largest island (a territory of Denmark).  While the population of Nanortalik barely exceeds 1k, it's nonetheless one of the dozen largest settlements on the giant island, which covers a territory of 836k square mi. (just under 2.2 million square km), larger than the combined areas of the US states of Alaska and Texas.  

Take a tour of Croatia in this excellent drone video by former Drone Video of the Week Finalist NTG Drone.  At the :07 mark, you'll see the walled medieval town of Dubrovnik, followed by shots of some islands along the Dalmatian coast.  At :40, you'll see the coastal town of Duće, just south of Split, followed by shots of the hilltop Starigrad fortress just immediately to the south in Omiš.  Other featured locations include the town of Rovinj on the Istrian Peninsula (1:39), the port of Hvar on its namesake island (1:48), and more.

AirVuz contributor zToshka used a DJI Mini 4 Pro to create this stunning aerial tour of the Greek island of Crete.  At the :16 mark, there's a shot looking along the beaches of Rethymno on Crete's northern coast, followed by a view of the city's Venetian fortress.  At :58, you'll see Preveli Beach and Gorge, on Crete's side.  At 2:43, you'll see the famous lighthouse of Chania on the northern coast, and starting just before 3:00 there are some great shots of the Balos Lagoon and surrounding islands in Crete's northwestern corner.

Take in these stunning first person view (FPV) drone views of Italy's Apennine Mountains, compliments of top AirVuz contributor Mauro Pagliai.  The video was filmed over and around Corno Grande, the highest peak of the Appenine Mountains chain that runs down the "spine" of Italy.  Part of the Gran Sasso d'Italia massif in the region of Abruzzo, Corno Grande has a summit elevation of about 9.6k ft. above sea level or around 2.9k m.  This video was picked for the FPV Pilots to Watch list in the Summer of 2024.  

Drone Video of the Week Finalist rezarafizadeh brings us this excellent drone video of a very old and well-known fortress is Iran called Rudkhan Castle.  Located near the city of Fuman in the northern province of Gilan, the fortress was originally constructed in the 7th century to defend against the Muslim conquest of Persia.  It was rebuilt during the 11th century during the Nizari Ismaili state (also known as the the Alamut state), which established a network of strongholds throughout the Middle East.

This one-shot first person view (FPV) drone video of a famous church in Croatia was created by former DVOW Winner be_mesmerized.  It's called the Church of St. Euphemia, and it's located in the town of Rovinj on the Istrian Peninsula in the northern part of the country.  The church itself is a Baroque masterpiece that was built in the first half of the 18th century.  The adjoining bell tower, which was built about 75 years earlier, was designed to resemble the St. Mark's Basilica in Venice whih controlled Istria during this period.   

Of all the possible "moving targets" that can be chased by first person view (FPV) racing drones, birds are amongst the hardest.  That's what makes this piece by AirVuz contributor and pilot Fueled by Time worth a watch.  He was able to use his FPV-equipped racing quad to keep up with a flock of vultures flying over Southern France.  Flying at a respectful distance and staying away from their nest, he was able to track them for a surprisingly long flight over the Gorges du Tarn in the Department of Lozère.