When you think of Portugal, chances are it’s the steep hills of Lisbon or the picturesque riverside in Porto that come to mind. They’re the country’s top two destinations, and the most obvious pick for first-time visitors craving a taste of Lusophone culture. However, they may not be the best pick if you’re averse to …

It seems Dubrovnik’s Golden Age of Tourism has run its course. Well, Game of Thrones—and now House of the Dragon—enthusiasts will still flock to the real-life ‘King’s Landing’ to retrace Cersei’s steps down the Walk of Shame and walk the ‘Red Keep’ ramparts, but we have a feeling the novelty has started to wear off. …

Whether it’s crumbling under the weight of mass tourism or not, people will keep flocking from all over the world to Venice and its historic, canal-traversed center. They just can’t resist its maritime charm, and honestly, I get the appeal. Having visited La Serenissima three times myself, I can attest there’s truly nothing quite like …

If you’ve developed a habit of reading the latest Travel Off Path issue as you sip your morning coffee for the past 7 years, you know by now we have a soft spot for uncovering hidden gems in Europe’s top tourism hotspots. Italy is probably the one we go back to every chance we get. …

Had enough of the Madrid and Barcelona clichés? Those 2 cities are probably where 90% of Spain-bound visitors from the U.S. will land, and beautiful as they may be, they’re far from being the best the Iberian country has to offer. As a matter of fact, unless you’re fine with passing a new ‘Tourist Go …

Kinda late to Eurosummer planning and now you’re mulling over booking an early fall getaway, only to gawk at the shocking prices in Barcelona and the last few, nearly sold-out Santorini hotels? We feel you, but there’s no reason to panic just yet. If you’re keen on a little off-season coastal escape, with a dash …

You’ve probably already seen it on the big screen this week before you even realized this was a real place you could actually visit in the flesh. If you’ve hopped on the Odyssey hype bandwagon, you might have stared in awe at the imposing hilltop castle that stood in for Ithaca in the film, or …

If you’ve been thinking of taking a last-minute trip to Spain this summer but you’re a bit taken aback by just how expensive a Barcelona weekend getaway can be, don’t fret. We’ve got just the alternative for you. Well, a quintet of them. Instead of going where literally everybody else goes, where a glass of …

Looking for that elevated, authentic Italian experience but you don’t exactly feel like the overly-commercial, overcrowded Amalfi Coast will cut it? With its pastel-colored towns clinging vertiginously to cliffsides and iconic coastal drives, not to mention the Capri flex only a short ferry hop away, the Amalfi Coast is the most obvious pick for travelers …

In the age of mass tourism and heightened prices across Europe, it seems almost unthinkable that one of the cultural powerhouses of the Mediterranean basin would actually be calling on tourists to visit, but Thessaloniki is no average city break, either. As the European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, stated, Greece’s second-largest city has …

Dreaming of an escapade to Venice but the surging crowds and crazy prices keep putting you off? Well, maybe you slept through it in school, but did you know Venice was, at one point in time, one of the most powerful countries in the Mediterranean? Including not only the city of Venice itself, located in …

If you’re thinking to go on a spontaneous trip to Spain this summer, and you’ve got taken aback by how insanely-pricey Barcelona and Mallorca are, don’t go canceling your travel plans just yet. They may well be considered Spain’s top-tier beach destinations, much to my own dismay, but they’re not all that the country’s sun-drenched …