Europe Travel Guide

Europe rewards picking a handful of connected countries rather than trying to cover the continent at once — Paris, Rome, and Barcelona are each dense enough to fill several days on their own, and trains connect many of them efficiently.

Destinations in Europe

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Athens

Greece

The Acropolis rises directly over the modern city, with the Parthenon visible from rooftop bars and narrow Plaka lanes alike — Athens rewards two or three days of its own before continuing on to the islands.

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Barcelona

Spain

Gaudi's unfinished Sagrada Familia rises over a city that mixes Gothic quarter alleys, Mediterranean beaches, and some of Spain's best food scene into a trip that rewards both sightseeing and simply wandering.

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Istanbul

Turkey

Istanbul straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus, and its historic peninsula holds the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and the Grand Bazaar within easy walking distance of each other.

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Lisbon

Portugal

Built across seven hills above the Tagus River, Lisbon runs on historic trams and funiculars as much as on foot, with Belem's monastery and custard tarts at one end of the city and the fado-filled lanes of Alfama at the other.

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London

United Kingdom

London packs the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, the Tower of London, and world-class free museums into a city built as much for walking between neighborhoods as for ticking off individual sights.

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Paris

France

The Seine winds past the Louvre, Notre-Dame, and the Eiffel Tower through a city built for walking, where a genuinely good meal is never more than a few blocks away and a museum could occupy an entire week on its own.

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Porto

Portugal

Portugal's second city sits on the Douro River in a tangle of riverside lanes, with port wine cellars across the water in Vila Nova de Gaia and the Douro Valley wine region a scenic train ride further upstream.

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Reykjavik

Iceland

Reykjavik is small enough to cover on foot in a day, and serves as the natural base for the Golden Circle's waterfalls and geysers and the Blue Lagoon's geothermal waters, all reachable within a few hours' drive.

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Rome

Italy

Ancient ruins sit in the middle of ordinary traffic circles, the Colosseum and Roman Forum are a short walk from Renaissance piazzas, and nearly three thousand years of history are layered into a city that still runs on espresso and long lunches.

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Santorini

Greece

Whitewashed villages cling to volcanic cliffs above the Aegean Sea, with every alley in Oia framing another view built for sunset. Beyond the postcard shots, the island hides black-sand beaches, ancient ruins, and some of Greece's best wineries.

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