07/09/2026
Didn’t go away on a trip over the summer? Don’t worry! 🙏🏻
Autumn is when these six destinations actually show their best side with quieter streets, softer light and most importantly, none of the summer rush!
🇵🇹 Aveiro, Portugal — known as Portugal’s answer to Venice, with colourful moliceiro boats drifting through its canals. Far fewer visitors than Lisbon or Porto.
🇫🇷 Annecy, France — an alpine lake so clear it’s nicknamed one of Europe’s cleanest, ringed by mountains that turn gold through October.
🇪🇸 Ronda, Spain — a town literally split by a 120m gorge, with a stone bridge (Puente Nuevo) connecting the two halves. A short drive from the Costa del Sol, worlds away from it.
🇵🇹 Óbidos, Portugal — a walled medieval town you can walk across in 15 minutes, with a full castle still intact at one end.
🇫🇷 Èze, France — a clifftop medieval village on the French Riviera with sweeping Mediterranean views, minus the yacht-set crowds of Nice or Monaco.
🇪🇸 Cadaqués, Spain — the whitewashed fishing town that inspired Salvador Dalí. Peaceful and largely tourist-free once summer ends.
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