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10 Free and Cheap Things to Do in Paris in 2026
Paris is frequently ranked among the world's most expensive cities. It is also a city where you can spend a week of extraordinary experiences without paying for most of them. Here are ten things you can do that are free or nearly free. 1. Walk the...
The Underground Tunnels of Provins, Seine-et-Marne, France
Around 60 miles, or 90 kilometers, southeast of Paris, the medieval town of Provins is situated on the plains of Seine-et-Marne. Provins is a UNESCO World Heritage site with fortified walls and gates, round towers, and even medieval festivals and fai...
Why Is Greece Called Greece? What the Hellas that about?
If you ask a Greek person what they call their country, they will say Hellas (Ελλάς or Ελλάδα). They call themselves Hellenes (Έλληνες). The Greek language is Helleniki. Greece, in the eyes of the Greeks, has always been and remains Hellas. So where...
48 hours in Athens, Greece for a Solo Female Traveler
If you only have a couple of days in Athens this summer (because you plan to spend time traveling outside of Athens), this itinerary is designed to maximize sightseeing while avoiding the hottest and most crowded parts of the city throughout the day....
The Oldest Historic Place in Greece: The Palace of Knossos, Crete
If you want to stand somewhere ancient, and not just old, but the birth of civilization old then the Palace of Knossos on Crete is going to be it. The palace you see today was built around 1700 BC, and rebuilt after an earthquake destroyed an even ea...
The Most Visited Place in Greece: Athens and the Acropolis
Greece receives over 33 million visitors a year. The overwhelming majority pass through Athens and the reason most of them come is the Acropolis. It's the most visited archaeological site in the country and one of the most visited in the world. Here'...
Bergen, Norway: Your Complete Guide to the Gateway of the Fjords
Bergen is Norway's second largest city and, for most visitors, its most immediately beautiful. Built on a narrow peninsula between the Byfjord and seven surrounding mountains, the city combines a compact medieval harbour core with an outdoor culture ...
Andorra Travel Guide: The Tiny Pyrenean Principality and What's Going On There
Andorra is, statistically, one of Europe's most visited countries per capita on earth. A sovereign state of 468 square kilometres tucked into the eastern Pyrenees between France and Spain, it receives approximately 8 million visitors per year against...
Dracula Was Real: Why Romania's Vampire Legend Draws Millions of Tourists Each Year
Romania has built an entire tourism industry around a myth that was invented in London, based loosely on a 15th-century warlord who almost certainly never left Transylvania. The stranger truth is that the reality behind the legend – the landscape, th...
Is Croatia Actually Cheap? The Honest Budget Breakdown
A decade ago, Croatia was the Adriatic bargain: all the beauty of Dubrovnik at Balkan prices. Since EU accession and the adoption of the euro in January 2023, that era is over – but the story is more nuanced than the headlines suggest. Croatia is not...
Top 5 Wildly Unusual Places in Sweden You Need to See
Sweden's reputation is clean design, sensible social democracy, and stunning fjords – all true. But Sweden also contains some of the most wonderfully strange places in all of Europe. Here are five that prove the country has a deeply weird side worth ...
Bryggen: Bergen's UNESCO World Heritage Hanseatic Waterfront
The row of pointed gables lining Bergen's eastern harbour – red, yellow, ochre, and weathered brown – is one of the most recognised skylines in Scandinavia. Bryggen (simply "the wharf" in Norwegian) was for four centuries the most important node in...