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The Mediterranean's second-largest island, Sardinia lines up capped-access beaches (La Pelosa, Cala Goloritzé), Catalan and baroque towns, …

Palma and its cathedral, the UNESCO-listed Serra de Tramuntana, Valldemossa, Sóller and its 1912 train, the Drach Caves, Cap de Formentor a…

Hvar, the most glamorous island in Croatia's Adriatic, blends a Venetian old town, the Fortica fortress, pebble beaches, the Pakleni Island…

Oia and Fira on the caldera rim, the Minoan town of Akrotiri, Ancient Thera, the Nea Kameni volcano and the Fira-Oia hike: the essentials o…

Berlin reads like an open-air history book: the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag and its dome, Museum Island, the Wall and the East Side Gal…

Phuket, Thailand's largest island, is the base for the west-coast beaches and for trips to Phi Phi, Phang Nga Bay and the Similans. The pra…

Capri is reached by boat from Naples or Sorrento. Blue Grotto, Faraglioni, the Monte Solaro chairlift, Villa Jovis and the Gardens of Augus…

Zermatt below the Matterhorn, Lauterbrunnen and its waterfalls, the medieval town of Gruyères, Morcote on Lake Lugano: 14 Swiss villages an…

Fortress, Mozart's birthplace, Mirabell, Hellbrunn and trips to the lakes: Salzburg's 15 highlights, with 2026 prices and tips.

The Mezquita, the Judería, the Alcázar of the Christian Monarchs, the Roman Bridge, the patios and Medina Azahara: Córdoba's must-sees, wit…

Petite Venise, the Unterlinden Museum and its Isenheim Altarpiece, the Maison Pfister, the covered market, the Christmas markets and the wi…

Schönbrunn, the Hofburg, the Belvedere and Klimt's The Kiss, the State Opera, the coffee houses: Vienna's 19 must-sees, with 2026 prices an…