Europe · 24 guides
Europe Destinations
From Mediterranean beaches to Nordic fjords, explore our European city guides with itineraries, costs, and cultural tips for first-time and returning visitors.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A practical 4-day plan that skips the tourist traps and leans into the city the locals actually use.
Athens, Greece
Most visitors see the Acropolis and leave for the islands. The ones who stay discover that the neighborhoods below it are where Athens actually lives.
Barcelona, Spain
A neighborhood-by-neighborhood plan for first-timers who want Gaudi, beaches, and tapas without the tourist-trap markup.
Berlin, Germany
A neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to Berlin's best food, Cold War sites, and the city that does not care what time you eat breakfast.
Budapest, Hungary
How to spend three days in Europe's most underpriced capital, where a full day at a 16th-century bathhouse costs less than a museum ticket in Paris.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Scandinavia's most bikeable city is expensive, but the best parts of it cost almost nothing if you know where to look.
Dublin, Ireland
A first-timer's guide that trades stag-party Temple Bar for the pubs, parks, and coastal walks that make Dublin one of Europe's most underrated capitals.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
A medieval fortress city on the Adriatic that earned its reputation. The trick is visiting when 10,000 cruise passengers per day are not.
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
A medieval city stacked on top of volcanic rock, where the National Museum costs nothing and the best view requires a 20-minute hike.
Florence, Italy
A practical plan for a city where every corner is a postcard but the restaurant next to it might be a tourist trap.
Istanbul, Turkey
How to see Hagia Sophia, the Grand Bazaar, and the Asian side without overpaying for taxis, falling for restaurant tricks, or wasting half a day in the wrong neighborhood.
Krakow, Poland
How to spend three days in a city where dinner for two costs less than a London cocktail, the old town is 800 years old and untouched, and an hour away sits the most important memorial of the 20th century.
Lisbon, Portugal
A walking-first guide to Lisbon's seven hills, with transit shortcuts, the day trips worth taking, and the tourist traps worth skipping.
London, United Kingdom
A first-timer's plan that uses London's 20+ free world-class museums as the backbone and fills the gaps with markets, pubs, and parks.
Madrid, Spain
How to eat dinner at 10 PM, see three of the world's best art museums, and escape to a medieval hill town, all on a schedule that actually makes sense.
Paris, France
A local-tested plan for first-timers who want to eat well, skip the lines, and find the neighborhoods where Paris actually lives.
Porto, Portugal
A practical guide to Portugal's grittier, cheaper, less polished second city, where the wine is better, the tiles are everywhere, and the tourists have not yet taken over.
Prague, Czech Republic
A local-leaning guide to Prague's best districts, real Czech food, and the tourist traps you should walk right past.
Reykjavik, Iceland
The world's northernmost capital is tiny, expensive, and powered entirely by the volcano underneath it. Here is how to make the most of it.
Rome, Italy
How to see the Colosseum, Vatican, and Trastevere without overpaying for anything, plus the booking mistakes that cost most first-timers an extra day of waiting in line.
Santorini, Greece
The most photographed island in Greece is stunning, expensive, and completely overrun in summer. Here is how to time it right.
Tbilisi, Georgia
Everything you need to know about Georgia's capital before your first visit, from the supra feast rules to the sulfur baths to the day trips that justify the flight.
Venice, Italy
A practical plan for a city that empties out at 6pm if you know where to be at sunset.
Vienna, Austria
A practical guide to Vienna's best neighborhoods, real Viennese food, opera on a budget, and the cultural codes nobody explains until you break them.