With its combination of ancient culture and scenic coastal scenes, Europe seems to be everyone’s go-to destination this summer, with the likes of Spain, France and Croatia all seeing record increases in tourism, with one slight caveat for tourists themselves: Between the inflated room rates and rising anti-tourist sentiment across tourism hotspots, we wouldn’t blame …

Summer in Europe is mostly associated with romantic vespa rides into an Amalfi sunset, hopping around Greece’s rugged islands, lounging by a pebbly beach in balmy Croatia, or even living it up in France’s glitzy Saint-Tropez, but these are not only dreamy sunny getaways across the pond. Yes, a majority of the continent’s sunniest destinations …