Schönbrunn, St. Stephen's Cathedral and Klimt's «The Kiss» fit into one full day, while the Belvedere, the Prater and a slow coffee are worth saving for a second. Here is how to plan it.
The Hutsul village where Parajanov filmed «Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors»: an 18th-century wooden church, a grazhda farmstead, the Franko museum. An honest word on the road and thin infrastructure, and how to fold it into a Carpathian trip.
Canals, the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh and Anne Frank without the queues: what to book ahead, where to walk and when to go for the tulips.
A riverfront of over twenty kilometres, Monastyrsky Island and Yavornytsky Avenue form the core of the city. Here is how to build a single day out of it.
Gaudí, the Gothic Quarter, the sea and Montjuïc hill in three or four days. What to book ahead, where pickpockets lurk and when to dodge the crowds.
Lviv with its nativity plays and cribs, Carpathian caroling, Kyiv's scale and quiet Chernivtsi: where Christmas in Ukraine feels best now that the holiday falls on December 25.
A village that no longer exists: in 1981 Bakota vanished under a reservoir. Today it is a turquoise bay of the Dniester, a cave monastery and one of Podillia's strongest panoramas.
Seven different Italies in one list, each with its own character, best season and honest downside, plus how to stitch a route together by train.
Freedom Square and Derzhprom fill one morning, while the cathedrals, the metro and the parks deserve a day of their own. Here is how to build a route through central Kharkiv.
The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and the Seine quays fit into one full day, while Montmartre, Versailles and a river cruise are worth saving for a second. Here is how to plan it.
Two UNESCO sites, a cobbled descent, and a funicular above the Dnipro. A ready-made centre route for one and two days, with honest notes on queues and hills.
A castle, a skansen, cherry blossom in late March and Europe's longest linden alley. A ready one-day route with an honest tip on when to come.
Lisbon, Porto, Sintra and the Algarve in one trip. A ready-made route, when to go for the ocean, and where to head for pastel de nata and fado.
A Belgium guide for a short trip: four cities within an hour of each other, what to fit in around Brussels and Bruges, when to go and what to taste.
The Potemkin Stairs and the Opera fit into two hours, while the sea, the courtyards and the Moldovanka deserve a day of their own. Here is how to build the route.
Krakow, Zakopane, Gdansk and Wroclaw on one route: what to see in Poland, whether you need a visa in 2026, when to go and how much time to set aside for each city.
Vienna, baroque Salzburg and postcard-perfect Hallstatt sit just two or three hours apart by train, yet it is often the alpine lakes that leave the strongest impression.
The Metropolitans' Residence, the Town Hall trumpeter, pedestrian Kobylianska and an Armenian organ hall: a concrete "Little Vienna" walk for one day, plus how to get there.
