Europe
Twenty-one countries, seventy-six cities, zero wasted days.
Countries
21
Book it
Check datesFrom €69
Cities
76 cities
Currency
Euro, plus 10 local currencies
When to go
Shoulder seasons win almost everywhere: April to June and September to October. August means crowds, higher prices and heat in the south.
Local tip
Book trains and big museums 2 to 4 weeks ahead. Walking up to the ticket window is how you pay double.
Destination guides
Practical destination guides with indicative prices, realistic timings and the mistakes to avoid. Written to be useful, not to sell you a dream.
Italy
Rome
Three thousand years of queues, still worth it.
Read the guideFlorence
One square mile of Renaissance, and a gelato at every turn.
Coming soonVenice
Get lost on purpose, the map lies anyway.
Coming soonNaples
Pizza was invented here, order accordingly.
Coming soonMilan
Fashion, finance and an aperitivo that counts as dinner.
Coming soonFrance
Paris
Everyone has an opinion, the croissant settles it.
Coming soonBordeaux
The wine needs no introduction, and neither do the stone facades.
Coming soonNice
Pebble beaches, blue water, and a promenade built for doing nothing.
Coming soonLyon
France eats here when nobody is watching.
Coming soonStrasbourg
Half French, half German, all about the wine and the tarts.
Coming soonSpain
Barcelona
Breakfast at 9, dinner at 10, sleep is optional.
Read the guide
Madrid
The Prado by day, croquetas at midnight.
Read the guideSeville
Orange trees, flamenco nights, and shade worth fighting for.
Coming soonGranada
Free tapas with every drink, the Alhambra needs booking.
Coming soonValencia
Paella's hometown, and it has opinions about yours.
Coming soonUnited Kingdom
London
Four seasons before lunch, and the museums are free.
Coming soon
Edinburgh
A castle on a volcano, whisky as an apology for the weather.
Coming soonLiverpool
Two football clubs, four Beatles, one very good night out.
Coming soonYork
Roman walls, a giant minster, ghosts on every corner.
Coming soonOxford
Dreaming spires, punts on the river, students who cycle too fast.
Coming soonGermany
Munich
Beer halls, mountains an hour away, and everything on time.
Coming soonBerlin
History on every wall, and the night ends whenever you do.
Coming soonFrankfurt
Skyscrapers, cider taverns, and the best connections in Europe.
Coming soonCologne
A cathedral you spot from the train, and beer in small glasses.
Coming soonHamburg
A harbor city with more bridges than Venice and fewer crowds.
Coming soonNetherlands
Amsterdam
Canals, bikes, and the art of not falling in.
Read the guideRotterdam
The Netherlands rebuilt from scratch, and it chose bold.
Coming soonUtrecht
Amsterdam's canals without Amsterdam's crowds.
Coming soonGreece
Athens
The Acropolis by morning, a rooftop souvlaki by night.
Coming soonSantorini
The sunset everyone photographs, arrive early to beat the crowd.
Coming soonRhodes
A walled medieval town and a beach for every mood.
Coming soonMykonos
White walls, blue doors, and a party that forgets the clock.
Coming soonCorfu
Green island, Venetian old town, water the color of glass.
Coming soonTurkey
Istanbul
Two continents, one city, a ferry between them for pocket change.
Coming soonAntalya
Turquoise coast, Roman ruins, and a beach season that never quits.
Coming soonIzmir
Aegean breeze, great food, and Ephesus just down the road.
Coming soonFethiye
Turquoise water, paragliders overhead, boats to lost coves.
Coming soonCzech Republic
Prague
A castle, a bridge, and beer cheaper than the water.
Coming soonHungary
Budapest
Two cities, one river, thermal baths older than your grandparents.
Coming soonAustria
Vienna
Coffee houses, palaces, and cake taken very seriously.
Coming soonSalzburg
Mozart, mountains, and more Sound of Music than you signed up for.
Coming soonInnsbruck
A city with ski slopes at the end of the tram line.
Coming soonIreland
Dublin
The pint costs 6 euros, the conversation is free.
Coming soonGalway
Where Ireland runs out of land and starts singing.
Coming soonKillarney
A national park out the back door, bring a rain jacket.
Coming soonCork
Ireland's second city that swears it is the first.
Coming soonPortugal
Lisbon
Seven hills, one tram, wear real shoes.
Coming soon
Porto
The wine is named after the city, order accordingly.
Coming soonFunchal
Levadas, Madeira wine and a mountain that ends in the sea.
Coming soonFaro
The Algarve's front door, most people rush straight past it.
Coming soonLagos
Golden cliffs, hidden coves, and a party that starts at sundown.
Coming soonCroatia
Split
Live inside a Roman palace, the emperor would not mind.
Coming soonDubrovnik
Walk the walls at dawn, before the cruise ships wake up.
Coming soonZagreb
The Croatia nobody books, and locals prefer it that way.
Coming soonZadar
A sea organ, a sunset Hitchcock loved, and no crowds.
Coming soonHvar
Lavender fields by day, the Adriatic's loudest nights.
Coming soonSwitzerland
Zurich
Banks, lake swims, and a coffee that costs like lunch.
Coming soonGeneva
A giant fountain, the Alps, and half the world's acronyms.
Coming soonLucerne
A painted bridge, a lake, and mountains that photograph themselves.
Coming soonInterlaken
Between two lakes, base camp for jumping off things.
Coming soonBelgium
Brussels
Waffles, two thousand beers, and one very small famous statue.
Coming soonBruges
Chocolate-box canals, best seen before the day-trippers arrive.
Coming soonGhent
Bruges without the queue, and students who keep it awake.
Coming soonAntwerp
Diamonds, fashion, and a train station worth the trip alone.
Coming soonIceland
Reykjavik
Pack for winter, even if you land in July.
Coming soonVik
Black sand, big waves, and the last coffee for miles.
Coming soonAkureyri
The capital of the north, whale watching optional but recommended.
Coming soonDenmark
Copenhagen
Bikes everywhere, a harbor you can swim in, pastries that earned the name.
Coming soonPoland
Krakow
Central Europe's best square, and lunch still costs 8 euros.
Coming soonWarsaw
Rebuilt brick by brick, and it does not apologize for it.
Coming soonGdansk
Amber, brick gothic, and the Baltic at the end of the street.
Coming soonSweden
Stockholm
Fourteen islands, one old town, and coffee breaks with a name.
Coming soonNorway
Tromso
Chase the northern lights, then thaw out in a harbor bar.
Coming soonOslo
A fjord at the doorstep, Viking museums, and prices to match.
Coming soonBergen
Rain, wooden wharves, and the gateway to the fjords.
Coming soonStavanger
Old white houses, and a cliff that ruins every other view.
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