Europe Travel Destinations | Cities & Places to Visit

Foggia

Foggia is Puglia's inland hub on the Tavoliere plain, blending wartime history and opera heritage with easy access to the Gargano coast.

Bacău

Bacău is a Moldavian city on the Bistrița River, known for its literary heritage, quirky museums, and easy access to the Carpathian foothills.

Barysaw

Barysaw is a Berezina River city near Minsk, known for Napoleon's 1812 crossing, a landmark Shukhov water tower, and Belarusian football.

High Wycombe

High Wycombe is a Chilterns market town in Buckinghamshire, known for its chair-making heritage and easy access to the surrounding hills.

Gloucester

Historic cathedral city on the River Severn, gateway to the Cotswolds, Forest of Dean and Wye Valley.

Colchester

England's oldest recorded town, home to Roman ruins, a Norman castle and the gateway to Constable Country.

Umeå

A youthful university city on Sweden's northern coast, known for birch-lined avenues, bold design, and easy access to Arctic wilderness.

Tychy

A planned Silesian city built around Poland's biggest brewery, with a lake park, quirky post-war architecture, and easy access to Kraków and the mountains.

Västerås

A relaxed Lake Mälaren city with Viking-era ruins, a medieval cathedral, and island beaches, an easy hour by train from Stockholm.

Opole

A riverside Upper Silesian city of canals, a medieval tower, and Poland's biggest song festival, roughly midway between Wrocław and Kraków.

Elbląg

A historic Baltic port city in northern Poland, known for its rebuilt medieval Old Town, a one-of-a-kind canal, and easy access to lagoon and forest scenery.

Płock

A former royal capital on the Vistula River, Płock blends a thousand years of history with panoramic river views.

Wałbrzych

A former coal-mining city in the Sudetes foothills, Wałbrzych is home to Poland's third-largest castle and a legendary buried treasure train.

Mataró

A Catalan coastal city near Barcelona, Mataró pairs Mediterranean beaches with Roman ruins and early Modernisme architecture.

Salerno

A historic port city on the Tyrrhenian coast, Salerno pairs a medieval medical legacy with easy access to the Amalfi Coast.

Saint Peters

A historic Norman-church village on the Isle of Thanet, St Peter's predates and quietly outshines the seaside town of Broadstairs beside it.

Bălţi

Moldova's second-largest city and unofficial "northern capital," Bălți offers an authentic look at Moldovan life away from the tourist trail.

Pinsk

One of Belarus's oldest towns, Pinsk sits at the heart of the Polesia wetlands with a Baroque old quarter along the Pina River.

Wolfsburg

A purpose-built car city in Lower Saxony, Wolfsburg pairs Volkswagen's massive Autostadt complex with striking modern architecture.

Göttingen

A historic Lower Saxony university town of half-timbered streets, Nobel-laureate heritage, and easy day trips into central Germany.