Top 20 Places to Visit in Europe
Updated April 2026 · Places to Visit in Europe · Est. reading time: 20 minutes
1. Paris, France
Why go: Paris rewards repeat visits like almost no other city. The first time you see the Eiffel Tower you might be standing in a crowd of thousands. The fifth time, leaning against a guardrail on a quiet bridge at 7am with only joggers for company, you understand what people mean when they call it the City of Light.
What to do: Start with the classics — the Louvre (go on Wednesday evening when it stays open late and the crowds thin), the Marais neighbourhood for walking and eating, Montmartre for views and art history. Take a morning at the Musée d'Orsay, housed in a beautiful Belle Époque railway station, and spend an afternoon in the Luxembourg Gardens with a book. On a third day, do Versailles as a day trip — the palace is overwhelming, so go early and focus on the gardens and Petit Trianon if time is short.
Eating: The classic French bistro circuit — Bouillon Chartier for old-school atmosphere, Le Procope for history, Chez Janou for Provençal cooking. In Le Marais, the falafel spots on Rue des Rosiers are a rite of passage. Skip the tourist restaurants around Les Halles; head instead to the 11th and 12th arrondissements where the food is better and the prices aren't insane.
Getting around: Buy a Navigo Découverte pass (weekly, zones 1-3) the moment you arrive at any major metro station. It will save you serious money and means you never have to think about ticket machines again.
2. Rome, Italy
Why go: Rome is a city that operates on geological time. Two thousand years of history are layered on top of each other so literally that the top of a Victorian balcony looks out over a medieval tower that sits on a Roman column that disappears into the ground. You can spend a week here and not scratch the surface.
What to do: The Colosseum and Roman Forum are musts — book the combined entry ticket and consider a guided tour that takes you into areas normally off-limits to individual visitors. The Pantheon is free and genuinely awe-inspiring. Vatican City, including the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica, deserves a full morning. For the rest: wander Trastevere in the evenings, eat carbonara in Testaccio, and sit in the square at Campo de' Fiori in the morning when the market is on.
Eating: Roman cuisine is deeply seasonal and stubbornly local. Cacio e pepe, amatriciana, and carbonara are the benchmarks. Don't look for a menu in tourist areas — cross the Tiber into Trastevere or walk up Via del Corso to the restaurants locals actually use. For pizza, Pizzarium in the Prati neighbourhood is one of the best in the world.
Getting around: Walk. The city is large but the compact historic centre is manageable on foot, and Rome rewards wandering. If you need the metro, Lines A and B will get you where you need to go. Don't bother with taxis — the traffic is a form of torture.
3. Barcelona, Spain
Why go: Barcelona has everything — Gaudi's architectural fever dreams, a Gothic Quarter that dates back a thousand years, Mediterranean beaches, and a food scene that combines Catalan tradition with modern creativity. The city works at almost any pace, from a fast weekend to a two-week stay.
What to do: Book Sagrada Familia and Park Güell well in advance — these are the two sites that define Barcelona's identity and they get packed. After that, spend time in the Gothic Quarter (Barri Gòtic), walk Las Ramblas without buying anything from the street vendors, and spend a morning at the Picasso Museum. Barceloneta Beach is there if you need sun, but the city's best beaches are further up the coast toward Costa Brava.
Eating: La Boqueria market on Las Ramblas is worth visiting for the atmosphere and the fresh fruit juices even if you don't eat there. For sit-down meals, the Eixample district has excellent restaurants in converted spaces. Catalan cuisine — escudella i carn d'olla, pa amb tomàquet, crema catalana — deserves attention. For tapas, Cal Pep near the waterfront is legendary but requires queuing.
Getting around: The metro is efficient and covers everywhere you need to go. A T-10 card (10 journeys at a reduced price) is the smart purchase. Barcelona is also very walkable in the central districts.
4. Amsterdam, Netherlands
Why go: Amsterdam is small enough to feel intimate and strange enough to reward exploration. The canal ring alone — a UNESCO World Heritage site — is one of the most distinctive urban landscapes in Europe. The museums are exceptional, the food scene is underrated, and the city has a lived-in quality that makes it feel real rather than performative.
What to do: The Rijksmuseum for Dutch Golden Age painting, the Van Gogh Museum for obvious reasons, and the Anne Frank House (book months ahead — it sells out). For contrast, spend an afternoon in the Jordaan — quiet, beautiful, full of small galleries and concept stores. Vondelpark is the city's lungs. Cycle to De Pijp for the market and the Albert Cuypstraat for stroopwafels.
Eating: Dutch cuisine isn't the point — international food is the point. De food halls (Foodhallen in De Pijp, Market Hall in Rotterdam) are good modern examples. For traditional: stamppot (mashed potato with kale and sausage) at a brown café in the Jordaan. For sweets: a stroopwafel from any market stall is essential.
Getting around: Rent a bike. Not optional — it is the only way to understand the city. Second-hand bikes are cheap to buy and even cheaper to rent. Be alert, ride defensively, and remember that tram tracks are the enemy of thin tires.
5. London, United Kingdom
Why go: London is a global city that never fully relaxes into being merely European — it operates on its own terms and at its own scale. The cultural output is enormous: theatre, music, art, food. Every visit surfaces something new, which is perhaps the only reliable thing about a city that is always changing.
What to do: The British Museum (free) deserves at least a half-day — the Rosetta Stone, the Elgin Marbles, the Egyptian rooms. Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament (from the outside). The Tower of London with a Beefeater tour. South Bank for walking between the Thames and the cultural institutions. For views: the Sky Garden is free and you don't need to book far in advance.
Eating: London has become genuinely excellent at food. Dishoom for Indian, Hawksmoor for British steakhouse, Borough Market for graze-and-wander. Afternoon tea at Fortnum & Mason if the occasion calls for it. The neighbourhood restaurants in Peckham, Dalston, and Brixton are where London's real culinary creativity lives.
Getting around: Contactless payment works on all public transport — tap in, tap out, you are charged the correct fare automatically. Get an Oyster card only if you want a weekly travel card. The tube map is clearer than it looks.
6. Prague, Czech Republic
Why go: Prague's Old Town is one of the most perfectly preserved medieval cityscapes in Europe. The Castle district (Hradčany), Charles Bridge at dawn, and the astronomical clock in the main square — all of it is walking-distance compact and genuinely spectacular. The city was largely spared wartime bombing, which means the architecture is intact in a way that makes Prague feel almost theatrical.
What to do: Walk Charles Bridge before 8am when the tourist coaches arrive. Go up to the Castle (Prague Castle is actually a district, not a single building) and explore the Cathedral and the Golden Lane. The Petřín Hill funicular gives you a view of the whole city for almost nothing. The Kafka Museum in the Jewish Quarter is interesting even if you haven't read Kafka.
Eating: Czech cuisine is hearty and meat-heavy — svíčková (marinated beef with cream sauce), trdelník (sweet pastry from market stalls), and párky (hot dogs from carts). The beer is famously cheap — in a city where a pint costs under €1.50, there's no reason to drink anything else. For upscale dining, the restaurant scene has improved dramatically in the last decade.
Getting around: Walk everywhere in the centre. The metro is clean and efficient if you're crossing the city or heading to the outer districts. Trams are scenic but slow.
7. Vienna, Austria
Why go: Vienna is where European grandeur still lives. The Habsburgs built on a scale that makes modern politicians look timid, and their legacy — the palace complexes, the opera houses, the museums — is all intact, beautifully maintained, and open to visitors. The city also has one of the world's great café cultures, and the coffee house as an institution is taken seriously here in a way that nowhere else in Europe quite manages.
What to do: Schönbrunn Palace (book the Grand Tour if you go — the cheaper tickets don't give you much). The Belvedere for Klimt's The Kiss. The Naschmarkt for food and atmosphere. The opera house — standing tickets are cheap and the performances are world-class. For a different Vienna: walk through the Freud Museum in the 9th district, eat a Wiener Schnitzel at a proper Viennese restaurant, and spend an evening in a Heuriger (wine tavern) in Grinzing on the edge of the Vienna Woods.
Eating: Wiener Schnitzel is the obvious choice — done properly it is a thing of beauty. Then there is the coffee house culture: Café Central, Café Demel, and the dozens of others where nothing has changed in a century and the pastries are extraordinary. For modern Austrian cooking, the restaurant scene has evolved considerably from tradition.
Getting around: The U-Bahn (metro), Straßenbahn (tram), and bus network is comprehensive and runs late. A week pass for tourists covers everything. The centre is walkable.
8. Florence, Italy
Why go: Florence is the birthplace of the Renaissance, and the city itself is a work of art. Every building in the historic centre has architectural significance. The Uffizi alone — Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo — could justify the trip. Then there's the Duomo, the Ponte Vecchio, and a food culture that is the envy of Italy.
What to do: Book the Uffizi and the Accademia (Michelangelo's David) in advance. Climb to the top of the Duomo — 463 steps, no lift, no air conditioning — for a view that justifies every burning calorie. Walk the Oltrarno for artisan workshops (leather, paper, gold) away from the tourist crowds. Eat standing up at the Mercato Centrale. Walk to Piazzale Michelangelo at sunset for the best view of the city.
Eating: Florentine cuisine is serious and simple — bistecca alla fiorentina (a thick T-bone steak cooked over coals, served blood-rare and large enough to cover a dinner plate), ribollita (thick bread and bean soup), and lampredotto (tripe sandwich from street vendors near the Sant'Ambrogio market — authentic and not for the squeamish). The Chianti region is an hour away and worth a visit.
Getting around: The historic centre is walkable and you will walk. There's a tiny centre that you can cross in twenty minutes — but spend a week trying. Don't drive; the ZTL (limited traffic zone) fines are automatic and harsh.
9. Santorini, Greece
Why go: Santorini is the most photographed island in the Mediterranean and somehow it still manages to exceed expectations. The caldera views, the whitewashed villages perched on cliffs, the extraordinary sunsets — it is a cliché because it is genuinely, undeniably beautiful. The trick is to get off the beaten path of Oia and Fira.
What to do: Walk the trail from Fira to Oia (about three hours at a reasonable pace) — the best way to see the caldera without being on a tourist route. Visit Akrotiri, the Bronze Age Minoan settlement preserved under volcanic ash, often described as the Greek Pompeii. Spend time on the black sand beaches at Perissa and Kamari. Do a wine tasting circuit — Assyrtiko from Santorini is one of the world's great white wines.
Eating: The clifftop restaurants in Oia are expensive and tourist-oriented — worth it once for the experience, not as a regular venue. The inland villages (Megalochori, Pyrgos) have family-run tavernas where the food is better and the prices are half. For seafood, the Ammoudi fish taverns below Oia are excellent and not pretending to be anything else.
Getting around: Rent an ATV or a small car. The island is hilly and the distances are longer than they look. Book accommodation months ahead for the summer season — June through September is peak and Santorini is genuinely fully booked.
10. Berlin, Germany
Why go: Berlin has a particular energy that is hard to describe but obvious when you feel it. The city was destroyed, divided, rebuilt, and reinvented several times over the last century, and that process of constant reinvention shows — in the architecture, the art scene, the nightlife, and the food culture that has emerged from a dozen immigrant communities.
What to do: The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Holocaust Memorial) and the Topography of Terror museum are essential for understanding the city's 20th century. The East Side Gallery (the remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall) is a mile of open-air mural art. Museum Island (Museumsinsel) for five world-class museums in one place. For contemporary culture: Kreuzberg, Neukölln, and the RAW complex in Friedrichshain.
Eating: Berlin is cheap and multicultural. Turkish food (especially around Kreuzberg) is exceptional — don't leave without trying a döner from a proper Turkish Berlin shop, not a tourist-area stand. The Vietnamese community has produced a distinctive Berlin-Vietnamese cuisine. For German food done well: Zur letzten Instanz in Mitte is the oldest restaurant in Berlin, from 1621.
Getting around: The BVG (public transport) is extensive, efficient, and sells a cheap tourist pass. Bikes are widely rented. Berlin is large — much larger than the compact historic centres of Prague or Florence — so plan your days with transport times in mind.
11. Edinburgh, Scotland
Why go: Edinburgh is a city of almost theatrical atmosphere. The Castle looms over the Old Town from the top of its extinct volcano; the Georgian New Town stretches out below in orderly contrast; and the whole thing sits within a landscape of hills and coastline that makes the city look like a painting that happens to be three-dimensional.
What to do: Walk the Royal Mile from the Castle to Holyrood Palace. Climb Arthur's Seat — the extinct volcano in Holyrood Park — for the best view of the city and surrounding landscape. The Royal Botanic Garden is overlooked and magnificent. For history: Mary King's Close (underground street), the Museum of Scotland, and the Scottish National Gallery. For atmosphere: the pubs on Grassmarket and the student bars of the university area.
Eating: Edinburgh's restaurant scene has improved dramatically in the last two decades. Modern Scottish cuisine uses local produce — game, seafood, whisky-informed sauces. The seafood platter at Onde in Stockbridge is memorable. For budget eating: the Indian restaurants along Leith Walk are excellent and cheap.
Getting around: Walk. The city is compact and you will cover more ground on foot than in any vehicle. The hills are real — bring sensible shoes.
12. Budapest, Hungary
Why go: Budapest is the great value city of Western Europe. The thermal baths are world-class and cost a fraction of what you would pay elsewhere. The ruin bars — repurposed courtyard spaces with eclectic furniture and a genuine party atmosphere — are unique to the city. The Danube views at night, looking back at the Buda Castle from Pest, are cinematic.
What to do: The Széchenyi thermal baths are the largest and most impressive — go early in the morning or late in the evening to avoid the crowds. The Gellért Baths are more beautiful but more tourist-oriented. Walk across the Chain Bridge to Buda and explore the Castle District. The Hungarian National Museum is underrated. For ruin bars: Szimpla Kert is the original; Instant is enormous and has twenty different rooms.
Eating: Hungarian cuisine is hearty — goulash, paprikash, lángos (fried dough with toppings, eaten from a paper bag as you walk). The Central Market Hall (Nagy Csarnok) is the place to explore it. For upscale dining, the restaurant scene has improved — spillover from the wine region of Tokaj has made Hungarian wine interesting again.
Getting around: The metro is old, deep, and atmospherically extraordinary — Line 1 dates from 1896 and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Trams and buses are good. Walk across the bridges. Taxis are cheap but agree on a price before you get in.
13. Dubrovnik, Croatia
Why go: Dubrovnik's old town is a walled medieval city of extraordinary completeness and beauty. The limestone streets, the baroque churches, the views from the walls over the Adriatic — it is genuinely one of the most beautiful cityscapes in Europe. Game of Thrones tourism has added a layer of modern fame, but the city predates that by about thirteen centuries.
What to do: Walk the city walls — allow two hours and go early or late in the day to avoid the cruise ship crowds that descend mid-morning. The Old Town is entirely walkable and best explored without a plan. For the Adriatic: take the ferry to Lokrum Island (fifteen minutes from the old harbour) for clear water and peaceful walking. Kayaking to the walls from the sea is a popular activity that gives you a perspective you can't get from land.
Eating: Croatian coastal cuisine is seafood-forward — grilled fish, octopus salad, black risotto (squid ink risotto). The restaurants in the old town are tourist-priced — for better value, eat in the Lapad district or the harbour area outside the walls. Seafood is nearly always fresh; the quality depends on how close to the source the restaurant is.
Getting around: Walk inside the walls — cars and most vehicles are not permitted in the old town. The city is small. If you're staying outside the walls, the buses are adequate. The Dubrovnik Card covers public transport and entry to most museums.
14. Lisbon, Portugal
Why go: Lisbon sits on seven hills above the Tagus River with a light and a view that reminds you why people have lived here for three thousand years. The city has undergone rapid change in the past decade — development, tourism, a tech scene — but it retains an authenticity and a melancholy grace that is entirely its own. Fado music, azulejo tiles, LX Factory, pastéis de nata. It's all here.
What to do: Ride Tram 28 from Martim Moniz through the Alfama to the Baixa — it is both transport and a guided tour of the city. Spend an afternoon in the Alfama neighbourhood, which survived the 1755 earthquake and retains a medieval street plan. The Jerónimos Monastery in Belem is a masterpiece of Manueline architecture and a short walk from the famous pasteis de Belem bakery. Time the visit to catch the sunset from Miradouro da Graça or Miradouro da Senhora do Monte.
Eating: Pastéis de nata (custard tarts) are a Lisbon institution — the ones from Pastéis de Belém are the original. For food markets: the Time Out Market in the Cais do Sodré district has replaced the old fish market with dozens of excellent food stalls. Portuguese cuisine runs to seafood, cataplana (fish stew), bifana (pork sandwich), and the excellent wines of the Douro Valley.
Getting around: Metro, trams, and buses are all adequate and cheap. The city centre is walkable but the hills are real. Uber and Bolt are available and cheap. Trams are tourist attractions but still functional transport.
15. Interlaken, Switzerland
Why go: Interlaken sits between two lakes — Lake Thun and Lake Brienz — with the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau mountains rising directly behind it. The setting is almost comically beautiful. It is the adventure sports capital of Switzerland: paragliding, skydiving, river rafting, and the highest railway in Europe at Jungfraujoch.
What to do: Take the train to Jungfraujoch — the "Top of Europe" at 3,454 metres — for an experience that is genuinely extraordinary and genuinely expensive (expect to pay around CHF 200 return). For less extreme views: the Schynige Platte railway or theHarder Kulm funicular. In summer: hiking between the lakes is spectacular. In winter: skiing and snowboarding in the surrounding valleys.
Eating: Swiss food is expensive but good. Fondue and raclette are the obvious choices, found in most traditional restaurants. For value: the kebab shops and Asian restaurants in the town centre. The bakery items (Birchermüsli, pain au chocolat) from the morning train station bakery are a reliable option.
Getting around: The town is walkable. The Jungfrau region's transport system — trains, cable cars, mountain railways — uses a single pass (Jungfrau Travel Pass) that covers most lifts and is worth buying if you're staying more than two days. Interlaken is a transport hub for getting to other Swiss destinations.
16. Stockholm, Sweden
Why go: Stockholm is built on fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea. The city's relationship with water is constant — almost every street ends at a view of water, a harbour, or a canal. The architecture is a dialogue between medieval Gamla Stan (the old town), the elegant nineteenth-century streets of Östermalm, and a modern design culture that is among the best in the world.
What to do: Walk Gamla Stan — the old town's crooked streets and coloured buildings — in the morning before the tour groups arrive. The Vasa Museum (the almost perfectly preserved sixteenth-century warship that sank on its maiden voyage) is one of the best museums in Europe. For contemporary culture: the Fotografiska museum for contemporary photography, the Abba Museum on Djurgården. Take the ferry to the archipelago islands for a day away from the city.
Eating: Stockholm's restaurant scene has been transformed in the past decade. Fine dining (Oaxen, Gastrologik) has won international recognition. For something more casual: the lunch restaurants in Södermalm are excellent and offer remarkable value at weekday lunch prices. For fika (the Swedish coffee-and-cake ritual): dropscone at a traditional café or the classic Cafe Saturnus for enormous cinnamon buns.
Getting around: The metro (Tunnelbana) is efficient and each station is worth seeing — the art installations make it a travelling gallery. The city centre is walkable. The archipelago boats are part of the public transport system and covered by the SL travel card.
17. Copenhagen, Denmark
Why go: Copenhagen is a city that works. The infrastructure is immaculate, the design culture is pervasive, and the quality of daily life is exceptional. The city also has a lightness and a sense of humour that makes it approachable in a way that can be missing in cities where grandeur is the point. Copenhagen is consistently ranked as one of the world's most liveable cities — visiting confirms it.
What to do: Walk Nyhavn — the famous coloured harbour houses — in the morning when the tourist boats haven't arrived. The Danish National Museum for history, the Glyptotek for art and a beautiful winter garden with palm trees. For contemporary design: the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, thirty minutes north of the city on the coast, is one of the best modern art museums in the world. Tivoli Gardens, the world's second-oldest amusement park, is magical in the evening.
Eating: Noma put Copenhagen on the global food map, but the restaurant scene has evolved far beyond that single story. Danish cuisine has been reinvented in the past decade with an emphasis on seasonal, local, and fermented ingredients. For budget eating: the smørrebrød (open-faced sandwiches) at traditional lunch restaurants is excellent and not expensive. Hot dogs from the pølse stands are a Copenhagen institution.
Getting around: Bikes are everywhere and the city is flat — the combination makes cycling the default way to get around. The metro (M1/M2 lines) runs 24 hours at weekends. Copenhagen is compact enough that most journeys take twenty minutes or less.
18. Krakow, Poland
Why go: Krakow is one of Europe's great value cities — the old town is beautiful, the food is cheap and excellent, and the range of experiences (from baroque churches to Soviet-era history to underground clubbing) is remarkably wide. The city also carries a serious weight of history, particularly in its Jewish heritage and its relationship to the Holocaust.
What to do: The Main Market Square (Rynek Główny) — one of the largest medieval squares in Europe — is the centre of the old town and surrounded by restaurants, churches, and historical buildings. Wawel Cathedral and the Castle are essential. Kazimierz, the former Jewish quarter, is atmospheric and has a strong restaurant and bar culture. A day trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau (book through the official website, not a tour agency) is essential — the experience is difficult and necessary.
Eating: Polish food is hearty and worth exploring — bigos (hunter's stew), pierogi (dumplings), żurek (sour rye soup). The milk bars (bar mleczny) are the cheapest restaurants in the city and serve surprisingly decent traditional food. The restaurant scene in Kazimierz is creative and international — the neighbourhood has been gentrified with a vengeance.
Getting around: Walk everywhere in the centre. The tram network covers the wider city and is cheap and reliable. The train from the main station runs to Auschwitz (Oświęcim) and takes about an hour. Taxis are very cheap — use Bolt rather than hailing on the street.
19. Venice, Italy
Why go: Venice is a city that shouldn't exist and does anyway. Built on 118 islands in a shallow lagoon, it has been sinking and surviving for fifteen centuries. The architecture is extraordinary, the light on the water is unlike anything else, and the density of art history — from Tintoretto in the Scuola di San Rocco to the Biennale contemporary art exhibition — is unmatched in a city of its size.
What to do: Walk — Venice cannot be navigated by logic, only by wandering. Get lost in the Dorsoduro or Cannaregio districts away from the San Marco tourist flows. Visit the Peggy Guggenheim Collection for modern art in a canal-side palazzo. The Rialto Market in the morning for fish and atmosphere. The Accademia for the best Venetian painting in the city. For views: the Scala Contarini del Bovio or the top of the Campanile in San Marco.
Eating: Venetian cuisine is seafood-forward — sarde in saor (sweet and sour sardines), risotto al nero di seppia (squid ink risotto), moeche (soft-shell crab in season). For the Cicchetti bar tradition: small plates of seafood and fried fish eaten standing up, typically accompanied by spritz. The tourist restaurants around San Marco are to be avoided — cross a bridge and the food improves and the prices halve.
Getting around: On foot. The only vehicles in the historic centre are boats and the porters who carry goods on their shoulders. The vaporetti (water buses) are the public transport and a VIGNETTA (daily pass) is the smart purchase if you're staying more than a day.
20. Istanbul, Turkey
Why go: Istanbul is the only city in the world that sits on two continents. The Bosphorus strait dividing Europe and Asia is not an abstraction — you stand on one bank and look across to the other, and both are part of the same city. The layers of history are extraordinary: Byzantine churches, Ottoman mosques, a Grand Bazaar that has been trading for five hundred years, and a modern city of sixteen million people in ferment.
What to do: The Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) are the two essential sites and both are on the same square in Sultanahmet — go early to avoid the crowds. The Grand Bazaar for shopping and atmosphere — the spice market is adjacent and different. The Topkapi Palace for Ottoman imperial grandeur. The Bosphorus ferry for a full crossing from Eminönü to the Black Sea, which takes most of a day and is one of the great urban journeys in Europe.
Eating: Turkish cuisine is among the most underrated in the world. Start with breakfast (kahvaltı) — a spread of cheeses, olives, tomatoes, honey, and menemen (eggs with tomato and pepper). For sit-down restaurants: the meyhane tradition of sharing small plates with rakı (anise spirit) is social and delicious. For street food: balık ekmek (fish sandwich) from the boat vendors on the Bosphorus.
Getting around: Istanbul's public transport is a metro, tram, ferry, and tunnel network that covers the city. An Istanbulkart (reloadable transit card) works on everything. The Bosphorus ferries are scenic and cheap. The city is enormous — plan your days around geographic clusters rather than trying to cross it repeatedly.
Quick Reference Table
| # | Destination | Country | Best Known For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris | France | Art, cuisine, culture |
| 2 | Rome | Italy | Ancient history, Vatican, cuisine |
| 3 | Barcelona | Spain | Architecture, beaches, nightlife |
| 4 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Canals, museums, cycling |
| 5 | London | United Kingdom | Theatre, museums, diversity |
| 6 | Prague | Czech Republic | Architecture, nightlife, value |
| 7 | Vienna | Austria | Palaces, coffee culture, music |
| 8 | Florence | Italy | Renaissance art, architecture |
| 9 | Santorini | Greece | Caldera views, sunsets, wine |
| 10 | Berlin | Germany | History, nightlife, art scene |
| 11 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Architecture, festivals, landscape |
| 12 | Budapest | Hungary | Thermal baths, ruin bars, value |
| 13 | Dubrovnik | Croatia | Medieval walls, Adriatic coast |
| 14 | Lisbon | Portugal | Fado, tiles, light, Tagus views |
| 15 | Interlaken | Switzerland | Mountains, adventure sports |
| 16 | Stockholm | Sweden | Design, archipelago, museums |
| 17 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Food, design, hygge |
| 18 | Krakow | Poland | History, architecture, value |
| 19 | Venice | Italy | Canals, art, atmosphere |
| 20 | Istanbul | Turkey | Two continents, bazaar, food |