A Turkish spice bazaar, gelateria in Italy and a Belgian house of chocolate are just some of the tastiest gourmet sights in the world, according to Lonely Planet.

Along with historic sites, natural wonders, architectural masterpieces and wildlife spectacles, travel editors have included a few culinary food stops in their new Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Sights.

At No. 484, for instance, is the Tokyo Fish Market in Japan where visitors can bear witness to an action-packed tuna auction.

Lonely Planet has named its top cities to visit in 2011, picking New York as the best place in the world to be next year.

The list, compiled as part of the publisher’s Best in Travel 2011 guide, puts the Moroccan city of Tangier in second place and Tel Aviv in third.

New Zealand capital Wellington took fourth place spot, with the book saying that the innovative and inspiring city might just be the ‘Best Little Capital in the World’.

Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel publisher, has ported its full color Discover series to the iPad, it announced August 3.

The books are now available on the Apple iBookstore, with Lonely Planet saying that the series “takes the ebook to a new level.”

Using the iPad’s touch-screen functionality, users can navigate between reviews and points of interest on a map, bookmarking key sights and taking notes using the iBooks application.