This one may be a little obscure but have a go! 2 pictures to give substance and context...
Ok, it's time for a shot in the dark to get this going again!
If it's closer than America then I guess it must be Europe. The beautiful blue sky in the pics give the place a 'hot' feel for me, so I'd say somewhere south rather than north. On the other hand, it doesn't look like as arid as I remember southern Spain
I haven't been to Italy or mainland Greece, but it does reminds me of several places I've been to in northern Spain and France, so I'm tempted to say that's the area.