Share The Article Forget your Romes, Parises, Londons of the world: if you’re keen on a European getaway in 2027, but you don’t actually fancy dodging literal dumpster fires and Haussmann boulevards overtaken by violent protests, you might want to give the traditional European city circuit a miss. Lesser-known European cities that have been historically […]
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I’ve Visited 20+ Spanish Cities: Skip Palma For This 14th-Century City With 77°F Autumns, $17 Dinners, And Fewer Crowds
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Share The Article Forget Barcelona and that jam-packed Gothic Quarter, Madrid with the grand Belle Époque boulevards, and even pretty little Palma, with its soaring cathedral built as stout as a fortress: After visiting 11 out of the country’s 17 autonomous communities, and something like 23 different major cities, from the northwesternmost edge of Galicia […]
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After Visiting 100+ Cities Across Europe, I’d Pick These 5 Secondary Cities Over Their Capitals Every Time
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Oct
Oct
Share The Article If you’re planning a trip abroad, especially to a country you’ve never been to before, it’s of course instinctive to start with the capital. They are (usually) a country’s most important destination for a reason: other than mere administrative hubs, they can be the cultural heart of a nation, with its highest […]
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4 Historic French Cities With Gothic Cathedrals, $60 Hotels, And Zero Tourist Traps Just 1 Hour From Paris
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Sep
Share The Article After 6 years of living in Paris and skimming the whole country of France for real secret spots casual tourists who can’t see past the Eiffel Tower or the Riviera usually miss, I realized some of the best gems are right under our noses. You truly don’t need to hop on a Homeric train journey across France […]
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Skip Rome And Athens! 4 Overlooked European Cities Where You Can Explore Ancient Ruins Without The Crowds
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Sep
Share The Article If your Roman Empire is the actual, ahem, Roman Empire, chances are Europe’s main draws for you are the historic temples perched atop dramatic cliffs, the crazy-old amphitheaters where gladiators once fought for their lives, and the emperors and generals who built an entire civilization. In that case, we’ll go out on […]
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I Visited Over 100 Cities In France: These Are 5 Of The Most Beautiful That Tourists Miss
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Aug
Share The Article Your favorite expat is back. Having been to over 40 European countries, with only Belarus and a couple of tiny micro-nations left to tick off, I can safely attest that there’s no greater, more diverse, downright beautiful country than my beloved France. No, I’m not originally from here—Brazilian-Italian via Britain and Ireland—but […]
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Share The Article Say goodbye to strict Ryanair baggage rules and navigating those confusing low-cost flights flying within Europe: Starting this upcoming winter, you’ll be able to travel between two of the Old Continent’s most iconic cities on a low-cost train with tickets starting from only $22, when historically, Eurostar fares have ranged between around […]
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The Visa-Free South American Countries With Towering Andes Peaks, Vibrant Cities, And Seamless Direct Flights
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Aug
Aug
Share The Article Stop wasting the first three days of your hard-earned PTO fighting jet lag and massive international customs lines. As someone deeply embedded in the travel industry, I constantly watch travelers make the exact same logistical mistake. They book brutal, multi-leg flights across the Atlantic to Europe or across the Pacific to Asia, […]
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Share The Article Thinking of finally acting on that last-minute sunny getaway to Europe? It may be too late for oceanfront villas on the French Riviera and rooftop cocktails in Barcelona, unless you’ve got thousands of dollars sitting somewhere in a bank account. Europe’s top tourism hotspots are either completely out of reach for budget-savvy […]
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Share The Article If you’ve been thinking of taking a last-minute trip to Spain this summer but you’re a bit taken aback by just how expensive a Barcelona weekend getaway can be, don’t fret. We’ve got just the alternative for you. Well, a quintet of them. Instead of going where literally everybody else goes, where […]