Want to avoid the insanity that European airports have become this year? Overnight trains used to be the expensive, niche afterthought, but they’re quickly becoming the smartest way to get around the continent without the airport chaos and airline headaches. Following the success of routes like Basel–Copenhagen, Paris–Berlin, and Warsaw–Rijeka, European Sleeper has just launched …

It’s another European summer of tourists making a beeline for Italy’s Lake Como or France’s Lac Léman, all chasing that glamorous, old-money European lakeside lifestyle… and happily shelling out upwards of $500 a night on a waterfront villa. What if we told you there’s this quieter, still relatively-unknown lake town just across the Adriatic Sea …

If you’ve finally got that one week off and you’re thinking of winging it for that Eurosummer—we know, we’re too far into the season for careful planning—chances are you’re left gobsmacked with the prices right now. Santorini’s definitely not on the table with the $800-a-night caldera-view villas. Those roundtrip flights to Rome could sooort of …

It looks exactly like Santorini. The iconic whitewashed walls, the deep cobalt shutters, the blindingly blue sea. Except it isn’t Greece—and it’s completely empty. If you’re looking for the Santorini vibes, minus the all-white, daytime influencer meet-ups, eye-watering prices, and arguably with more authenticity, this tiny 2.25-square-mile landmass may not look like much at first …

It seems everybody’s going to Croatia these days, whether they have a residual fascination for George R. R. Martin’s fantastical world-building or they’re simply drawn to the Adriatic’s postcard-ready beaches. Whatever it may be, it’s one of 2 cities they’re headed: Dubronvik, the ‘real-life King’s Landing‘, or Split, the Roman palace turned British stag do …

Forget the crowded beaches of Albania or the overpriced tourist traps of Western Europe. Vilnius is a wildly affordable, virtually uncrowded European capital where the streets are safely frozen in time, the medieval magic is real, and a beer costs just $3. But with international tourism to this $60-a-night Baltic gem surging nearly 19% in …

Forget the Mykonos windmills and Santorini’s overpriced blue domes. Those are the islands everybody seems to flock to year in, year out, and granted, they do have their charm. If you want Aegean views without the cruise hordes, the elbow-to-elbow crowds, or the eye-watering villa prices, you need to look further east. If, like me, …

While Spain protests your arrival and Italy charges a premium just to sit on the sand, one breathtaking Mediterranean paradise is actively begging tourists to visit. No “go home” graffiti, no $15 drinks, and zero EU fingerprinting lines for Americans. If you are exhausted by the horror stories coming out of Europe’s most popular beach …

If you think Spain’s best summer escape is in Madrid or Barcelona, you’re looking in the wrong place. This year, the crown goes somewhere completely different—an island that’s quietly trading its sleepy Mediterranean reputation for serious momentum among American travelers. Welcome to Mallorca. With pristine calas, storybook medieval villages, and a glamorous coast, it’s officially …

This is rich coming from someone who’s always banging on about nipping down to Italy every chance they get for a bit of sunshine and their beloved pistacchio gelato by that stone jetty, but I’m not sure if you’ve been following the news lately, but Europe is going bonkers with their EES rules. The (now) …

Millions of Americans are about to battle the insane crowds in Greece and Italy this summer. But did you know you can unlock a stunning, crowd-free Mediterranean haven on a single, direct flight? I’ve spent enough time hauling my camera gear through packed, sweltering European tourist traps to know that shoulder-to-shoulder crowds completely ruin the …

Italy is one of those countries that no matter how hard I try to take a break from, I keep getting drawn back like bees to honey. 50 Italian cities in, 13 out of 20 regions visited, and all of the country’s mainline tourist destinations ticked off, I could in theory, you know, hang the …