#1United Kingdom · Cities, Culture, Food · Europe
London
Parks, pubs, museums that are actually free, and a city that keeps changing its mind.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
World rankings
Places are ranked by their average traveler rating out of 10. Filter by theme, region, or country, then open a destination to rate it.
#1
#2Italy · Culture, Cities, Food · Europe
Rome
Two thousand years of city, still lived in, still delicious.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#3Italy · Beaches · Europe
Sardinia
A thousand miles of Mediterranean coast, from Costa Smeralda to wild coves.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#4Italy · Beaches · Europe
Amalfi Coast
Cliffs, lemons, ferries, and towns stacked like terraces over the Tyrrhenian.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#5Iceland · Nature · Europe
Iceland
Waterfalls, black sand, hot water, and light that does not behave.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#6Greece · Beaches · Europe
Mykonos
Wind, white lanes, and a south-coast beach scene that earns the airfare.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#7France · Ski resorts · Europe
Courchevel
The polished village of the Trois Vallées, with the big ski area out the door.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#8Switzerland · Ski resorts · Europe
St. Moritz
Engadin light, a frozen lake, and two separate ski mountains.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#9France · Theme parks · Europe
Disneyland Paris Resort
A castle park and a second gate, east of Paris.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#10Turkey · Cities, Culture, Food · Europe
Istanbul
Two continents, a working strait, and a city that feeds you constantly.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#11Italy · Cities, Culture · Europe
Venice
A city with no cars, a fragile calendar, and evenings that still work.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#12Portugal · Beaches · Europe
Algarve
Limestone cliffs, cave beaches, and a south-facing coast that stays kind.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#13Greece · Beaches · Europe
Crete
Elafonissi and Balos, and a large island that is more than one pink cove.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#14Austria · Ski resorts · Europe
Kitzbühel
A walled town with the Streif on the hill behind it.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#15Austria · Cities, Culture · Europe
Vienna
Coffee, concert halls, and a capital that still believes in a long afternoon.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#16Spain · Cities, Food · Europe
Madrid
A late, loud, generous capital built around painting and dinner.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#17Spain · Beaches · Europe
Mallorca
Coves in the north and east, and a capital that is better than the transfers suggest.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#18France · Ski resorts · Europe
Val Thorens
Europe's highest big ski village, at the top of the Trois Vallées.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#19France · Ski resorts · Europe
Megève
A handsome Savoy village with gentle skiing and long lunches.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#20Croatia · Beaches · Europe
Hvar
A lavender island, a marble harbor, and coves you reach by boat.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#21Italy · Cities · Europe
Milan
Fashion, a cathedral that stops you, and a city that works through lunch.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#22Sweden · Ski resorts · Europe
Åre
Scandinavia's main ski resort, on a lake under Åreskutan.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#23Greece · Cities, Culture · Europe
Athens
The Acropolis above a noisy, modern city that eats late and well.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#24United Kingdom · Cities, Culture · Europe
Edinburgh
A stone capital on ridges, with a festival city hidden inside it.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#25Hungary · Cities · Europe
Budapest
A bath city split by a river, with a castle hill and a serious kitchen.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#26Denmark · Cities, Food · Europe
Copenhagen
Bikes, harbors, and a design city that also knows how to eat.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#27France · Cities, Culture, Food · Europe
Paris
Still the city people measure other cities against.
9.0/10 · 4 ratings
#28Greece · Beaches · Europe
Santorini
Caldera light, whitewashed villages, and sunsets that earned the hype.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#29Spain · Cities, Culture, Food · Europe
Barcelona
Gaudí, grid streets, a real beach, and a food culture that still leads.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#30France · Ski resorts · Europe
Val d'Isère
High Tarentaise skiing, shared with Tignes as Espace Killy.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#31Austria · Ski resorts · Europe
St. Anton
The Arlberg village with the hard-skiing reputation and the big linked area.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#32Czech Republic · Cities, Culture · Europe
Prague
A stone city that is magical at 8 a.m. and crowded at noon.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#33Germany · Cities · Europe
Berlin
A wide, cheap-for-Europe capital of museums, parks, and late nights.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#34Austria · Ski resorts · Europe
Lech
The quiet Arlberg village, and the White Ring when you want a circuit.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#35France · Beaches · Europe
Corsica
Palombaggia and a mountain island with a serious coastline.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#36Germany · Cities · Europe
Munich
Beer gardens, alpine day trips, and a wealthy city that still sits outside.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#37Spain · Cities, Culture, Food · Europe
Seville
Orange trees, late nights, and a southern city built for spring.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#38Switzerland · Ski resorts · Europe
Zermatt
A car-free village under the Matterhorn, with glacier skiing above the rooftops.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#39France · Ski resorts · Europe
Chamonix
Mont Blanc's town, where the famous skiing is a guided glacier route.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#40Netherlands · Cities · Europe
Amsterdam
Canals, bikes, and a small capital that is better before noon.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#41France · Beaches · Europe
French Riviera
Nice to Monaco by train, with pebble beaches and famous light.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#42Switzerland · Ski resorts · Europe
Verbier
The 4 Vallées resort where the famous skiing is off the marked piste.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#43Spain · Beaches · Europe
Ibiza
Cala Comte, a long season, and an island with more than one nightlife.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#44Italy · Ski resorts · Europe
Cortina d'Ampezzo
A Dolomite town ringed by separate ski areas, not one linked circus.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#45Italy · Cities, Culture, Food · Europe
Florence
A small city that invented a way of looking, and still charges for the view.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#46Portugal · Cities, Food · Europe
Lisbon
Hills, trams, and a light that makes you forgive the climb.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#47Italy · Beaches · Europe
Sicily
San Vito, a baroque southeast, and a coast long enough to choose a side.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#48Cyprus · Beaches · Europe
Cyprus
Nissi and Fig Tree Bay, and a long season of warm, shallow water.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#49Malta · Beaches · Europe
Malta
Limestone shelves, the Blue Lagoon, and a small country of swimming ladders.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#50Ireland · Cities · Europe
Dublin
A compact capital of pubs, talk, and a bay you can reach by train.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings