Had your fill of graffiti-splattered, hipster-dominated Berlin? Or Munich, with its overpriced beer halls and jam-packed Marienplatz? This lesser-known, much-smaller city in the heart of Bavaria might just be the German fairytale you’ve been craving: Located a mere five-minute train ride from bustling Nuremberg, it has a picture-perfect cobbled center, a monumental City Hall, and …

Majestic snow-capped peaks, alpine lakes and valleys dotted with picturesque chalet towns: Switzerland is one of Europe’s most beautiful countries, for sure, but if only it weren’t exorbitantly expensive… Between the $87 rate for a simple, round-trip cable car ride in Grindelwald and a whopping average daily cost of $295 for tourists visiting Interlaken, it’s …