Soft lemon sorbet, picture-perfect pebbly beaches with colorful pastel-hue houses for backdrop, and scenic drives into a blood-orange sunset: it’s easy to feel as if Amalfi is the epitome of European summers. That is, until the cruise crowds flock into the nearest port and the bills start stacking up, what with the average overnight rate …

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 …