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Europe in October.

Compare October weather, overnight stays and relative costs. Popular and less-visited regions are ranked separately.

263 destinations · 35 countries
Historical patterns, not live conditions.

Algarve-inspired illustration of golden limestone cliffs, a sandy cove and blue Atlantic water
A little longer by the sea.The Algarve, Portugal.

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1Illustration of Sarakiniko volcanic coast on MilosGreece · BeachSantorini, Mykonos & the Greek islandsSantorini · Mykonos · Rhodes · KosRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.7/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather10.0/10Excellent76°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 2Illustration of Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion above the AegeanGreece · CityAthens & AtticaAthens · Acropolis · Cape SounionRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.7/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather10.0/10Excellent76°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own year CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 3Illustration of Balos Lagoon from the high footpath viewpointGreece · BeachCreteChania · HeraklionRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.5/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather10.0/10Excellent77°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 4Illustration of La Geria volcanic vineyards, LanzaroteSpain · BeachCanary IslandsTenerife · Gran Canaria · Lanzarote · FuerteventuraRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.2/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather10.0/10Excellent78°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearone of Europe's busiest CostAbove EU averageIncludes regional rates 5Illustration of Red-gold sand at Ramla Bay on GozoMalta · BeachMaltaValletta · Gozo · CominoRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.9/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather10.0/10Excellent79°F afternoons Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostNear EU averageNational level + season 6Illustration of Petra tou Romiou from the western pebble beachCyprus · BeachCyprusPaphos · Ayia Napa · Limassol · LarnacaRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.8/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather10.0/10Excellent82°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostNear EU averageNational level + season 7Illustration of Terracotta rooftops above the Tagus in Lisbon; representative Alfama panorama, no church or exact lookout claimed.Portugal · CityLisbonSintra · CascaisRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.0/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather9.6/10Excellent73°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostAbove EU averageIncludes regional rates 8Illustration of Roman Forum and Colosseum with umbrella pinesItaly · CityRome & LazioRome · Tivoli · OstiaRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.8/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather9.5/10Excellent72°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 9Illustration of Cap de Creus coastal landscape, Costa BravaSpain · CityBarcelona & CataloniaBarcelona · Costa Brava · GironaRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.4/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather9.4/10Excellent73°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own year CostNear EU averageIncludes regional rates 10Illustration of Formentor peninsula coast, MallorcaSpain · BeachMallorca & the BalearicsMallorca · Ibiza · Menorca · FormenteraRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.0/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather9.4/10Excellent76°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostNear EU averageIncludes regional rates 11Illustration of Plaza Mayor, MadridSpain · CityMadridRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.6/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather9.3/10Excellent72°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostAbove EU averageIncludes regional rates 12Illustration of Rocky coves of Cabo de las Huertas, AlicanteSpain · BeachValencia & the Costa BlancaValencia · Alicante · BenidormRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.4/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather9.1/10Excellent78°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostBelow EU averageIncludes regional rates 13Illustration of Sierra Nevada foothill landscape near GranadaSpain · BeachAndalusiaSeville · Málaga · Granada · CórdobaRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.1/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather9.1/10Excellent78°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostNear EU averageIncludes regional rates 14Illustration of Mount Etna upper volcanic landscapeItaly · BeachSicilyPalermo · Taormina · Syracuse · Mount EtnaRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.7/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather9.1/10Excellent76°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 15Illustration of Piazza Duomo in ParmaItaly · CityBologna & Emilia-RomagnaBologna · Rimini · ParmaRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.4/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather9.0/10Excellent69°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 16Illustration of Golden sea cliffs, arch and turquoise cove on the central Algarve coastPortugal · BeachThe AlgarveLagos · Albufeira · FaroRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.3/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather9.0/10Excellent77°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 17Illustration of Costa Smeralda granite shorelineItaly · BeachSardiniaCosta Smeralda · Cagliari · AlgheroRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.2/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather9.0/10Excellent75°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 18Illustration of Val d’Orcia-style rolling hills, farmhouse and cypress laneItaly · CountrysideTuscanyFlorence · Siena · Pisa · ChiantiRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.1/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather9.0/10Excellent70°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 19Illustration of Pink-brick Garonne waterfront in ToulouseFrance · CountrysideToulouse & the PyreneesToulouse · LourdesRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.1/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather8.8/10Very good69°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 20Illustration of Old Sozopol across Central Beach from the New TownBulgaria · CountrysideBurgas & the southern Black Sea coastSunny Beach · Nessebar · Sozopol · BurgasRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.9/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.8/10Very good67°F afternoons Visitor seasonOff seasonmany places closedquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 21Illustration of Porto Timoni double beach below Afionas, CorfuGreece · BeachCorfu & the Ionian IslandsCorfu · Zakynthos · Kefalonia · LefkadaRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.4/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather8.7/10Very good74°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 22Illustration of La Concha Bay from Monte Igueldo, San SebastianSpain · CityBasque CountrySan Sebastián · BilbaoRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.8/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather8.7/10Very good70°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own year CostNear EU averageIncludes regional rates 23Illustration of Alberobello trulli quarterItaly · BeachPugliaBari · Lecce · Alberobello · Polignano a MareRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.1/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather8.6/10Very good74°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 24Illustration of Segovia Roman aqueduct at Plaza del AzoguejoSpain · CountrysideCastile and LeónSalamanca · Segovia · LeónRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.1/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.6/10Very good68°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 25Illustration of Golden sandy coast on Porto Santo, Madeira archipelago; representative beach view, no exact headland or lookout claimed.Portugal · BeachMadeiraFunchal · Porto SantoRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.9/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather8.4/10Very good75°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearone of Europe's busiest CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 26Illustration of Dunes and Atlantic shore on Île de RéFrance · CountrysidePoitou-CharentesLa Rochelle · Île de RéRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.0/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather8.2/10Very good67°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 27Illustration of Thessaloniki White Tower and Thermaic Gulf promenadeGreece · BeachThessaloniki & HalkidikiThessaloniki · HalkidikiRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.3/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather8.1/10Very good72°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 28Illustration of Langhe vineyard hillsItaly · CountrysidePiedmontTurin · LangheRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.8/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather8.1/10Very good65°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 29Illustration of Bonifacio clifftop old town and limestone coastFrance · BeachCorsicaAjaccio · BonifacioRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.7/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather8.1/10Very good72°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 30Illustration of Lake Como from the Bellagio shoreItaly · CityMilan, Lake Como & LombardyMilan · Lake Como · BergamoRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.5/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather8.1/10Very good66°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 31Illustration of Hungarian Parliament across the DanubeHungary · CityBudapestRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.5/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather7.9/10Very good63°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostBelow EU averageIncludes regional rates 32Illustration of Mont-Blanc massif above the Chamonix valleyFrance · CityLyon & the French AlpsLyon · Chamonix · Annecy · CourchevelRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.9/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather7.8/10Very good65°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 33Illustration of Positano coastal townItaly · BeachAmalfi Coast & NaplesAmalfi Coast · Naples · Capri · PompeiiRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.0/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather7.8/10Very good72°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 34Illustration of Château de Chenonceau over the River CherFrance · CountrysideLoire Valley & CentreLoire châteaux · Tours · OrléansRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.4/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather7.6/10Very good65°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 35Illustration of Urbino Renaissance skylineItaly · BeachMarcheUrbino · AnconaRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.8/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather7.5/10Very good70°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 36Illustration of Northern Lake Garda from the Trentino shoreItaly · MountainsTrentinoTrento · Lake Garda (north)Read the October guide ↗ Overall7.7/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather7.5/10Very good64°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostNear EU averageNational level + season 37Illustration of Baie des Anges and Nice waterfrontFrance · BeachFrench Riviera & ProvenceNice · Marseille · Cannes · AvignonRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.3/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.4/10Very good71°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 38Illustration of Karlskirche across its reflecting pool in ResselparkAustria · CityViennaRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather7.4/10Very good62°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 39Illustration of Canal and half-timbered houses in ColmarFrance · CountrysideAlsaceStrasbourg · ColmarRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather7.4/10Very good63°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 40Illustration of Paris from an elevated Montmartre-style viewpoint, Eiffel Tower beyond zinc rooftopsFrance · CityParis & aroundParis · Versailles · Disneyland ParisRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.7/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather7.4/10Very good64°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 41Illustration of Bled Island and Church of the Mother of God viewed across the lake from a western/southwestern lakeshore viewpointSlovenia · MountainsLjubljana, Lake Bled & western SloveniaLjubljana · Lake Bled · Piran · Julian AlpsRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.7/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.2/10Very good63°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 42Illustration of Graz from Schlossberg beside the Uhrturm toward the Mur valleyAustria · MountainsStyriaGrazRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.2/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.2/10Very good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 43Illustration of Heidelberg Old Bridge, Old Town and castle from the north bankGermany · CityHeidelberg & KarlsruheHeidelberg · Baden-BadenRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.3/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather7.2/10Very good62°F afternoons Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 44Illustration of Porte Narbonnaise at CarcassonneFrance · BeachLanguedoc-RoussillonMontpellier · Carcassonne · NîmesRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.5/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather7.1/10Very good71°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 45Illustration of Charles Bridge from the Kampa riverbank at dawnCzechia · CityPragueRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.2/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather7.0/10Very good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 46Illustration of Val Gardena Dolomite meadow landscapeItaly · MountainsSouth Tyrol & the DolomitesBolzano · Val Gardena · MeranoRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.9/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather7.0/10Very good62°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 47Illustration of Grabkapelle above the Rotenberg vineyardsGermany · CountrysideStuttgartRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.6/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather7.0/10Very good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 48Illustration of Traditional Black Forest farmhouse in a meadow near SchauinslandGermany · MountainsFreiburg & the southern Black ForestFreiburg · KonstanzRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather7.0/10Very good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 49Illustration of Lavaux vineyard terraces near Rivaz overlooking Lake GenevaSwitzerland · MountainsLake Geneva & ValaisGeneva · Lausanne · Montreux · ZermattRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.4/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather7.0/10Very good63°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 50Illustration of Frankfurt skyline from the Lohrberg vineyardGermany · CityFrankfurt & southern HesseFrankfurt · Darmstadt · WiesbadenRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.6/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 51Illustration of Lusen summit Blockmeer in the Bavarian ForestGermany · CountrysideLower BavariaPassau · Bavarian ForestRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.4/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 52Illustration of Wrocław Rynek ornate townhousesPoland · CountrysideWrocław & Lower SilesiaWrocławRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.8/10Good59°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yeartypical for Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 53Illustration of Industrial heritage at Strijp-S in EindhovenNetherlands · CityNorth BrabantEindhoven · EftelingRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.6/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.8/10Good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own year CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 54Illustration of St Bartholomä and the Watzmann from KönigsseeGermany · CountrysideMunich & Upper BavariaMunich · Garmisch-Partenkirchen · BerchtesgadenRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.8/10Good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 55Illustration of Water-level canal in Lehde, SpreewaldGermany · CountrysideBrandenburgPotsdam · SpreewaldRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather6.8/10Good59°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 56Illustration of A cobbled lane in Maastricht's Jeker quarterNetherlands · CountrysideMaastricht & LimburgMaastrichtRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.4/10#10 month here · Balanced Weather6.8/10Good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 57Illustration of Dune du Pilat near ArcachonFrance · BeachBordeaux & the Atlantic coastBordeaux · Biarritz · ArcachonRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.2/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good70°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 58Illustration of Representative Polish High Tatra lake landscape near ZakopanePoland · CountrysideKraków & Lesser PolandKraków · Zakopane · WieliczkaRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good58°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yeartypical for Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 59Illustration of Tempelhofer Feld runway and meadow toward the Berlin skylineGermany · CityBerlinRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good59°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 60Illustration of Allgäu dairy pastures and Alpine foothills near FüssenGermany · CountrysideSwabia & the AllgäuNeuschwanstein · Augsburg · FüssenRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 61Illustration of Cologne Cathedral and Hohenzollern Bridge from the Deutz Rhine bankGermany · CityCologne & BonnCologne · Bonn · AachenRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 62Illustration of Tübingen Neckarfront with a traditional StocherkahnGermany · CountrysideTübingen & Upper SwabiaTübingen · UlmRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 63Illustration of Lauterbrunnen Valley and Staubbach Falls from an elevated Wengen meadowSwitzerland · MountainsBern & the Bernese OberlandInterlaken · Grindelwald · Jungfrau · BernRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.0/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 64Illustration of Wörthersee toward the Maria Wörth peninsula and Karawanks from a Pyramidenkogel-style outlookAustria · MountainsCarinthiaWörthersee · KlagenfurtRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.3/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather6.6/10Good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostNear EU averageNational level + season 65Illustration of Dubrovnik old town and Adriatic coastCroatia · BeachCroatia's coastDubrovnik · Split · Hvar · IstriaRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.1/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather6.6/10Good68°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostNear EU averageNational level + season 66Illustration of Portofino harbourItaly · BeachLiguria & the Cinque TerreCinque Terre · Genoa · PortofinoRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.0/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather6.6/10Good69°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 67Illustration of Warsaw Old Town plaster-house lanePoland · CityWarsawRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.7/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.6/10Good57°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostNear EU averageNational level + season 68Illustration of Sand drifts and Scots pines in Hoge VeluweNetherlands · CountrysideGelderlandHoge Veluwe · ArnhemRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather6.6/10Good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 69Illustration of Rheinturm and MedienHafen across the yacht basinGermany · CityDüsseldorfRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.4/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.6/10Good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 70Illustration of Spring flowerbeds in KeukenhofNetherlands · CityRotterdam, The Hague & South HollandRotterdam · The Hague · Delft · KeukenhofRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.3/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.6/10Good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own year CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 71Illustration of Hohensalzburg Fortress from a Kapuzinerberg outlook across the SalzachAustria · MountainsSalzburgZell am See · KaprunRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.1/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather6.5/10Good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 72Illustration of Landwasser Viaduct near Filisur from the forested hillside viewpointSwitzerland · MountainsEastern Switzerland & GraubündenSt. Moritz · Davos · St. GallenRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.0/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather6.5/10Good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 73Illustration of Innsbruck old town and Inn valley beneath the NordketteAustria · MountainsTyrolInnsbruck · Kitzbühel · St. Anton · MayrhofenRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.0/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather6.4/10Good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 74Illustration of East Frisian dune trail opening onto a broad North Sea beachGermany · CountrysideWeser-Ems & the North Sea coastEast Frisian Islands · OldenburgRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.3/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather6.4/10Good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 75Illustration of Wasserschloss at the Speicherstadt canal junctionGermany · CityHamburgRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.3/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.4/10Good59°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 76Illustration of Totengrund bowl in the Lüneburg HeathGermany · CountrysideLüneburgLüneburg HeathRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.2/10#10 month here · Balanced Weather6.4/10Good59°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 77Illustration of Grand Canal toward Santa Maria della Salute from an Accademia-style viewpointItaly · BeachVenice & the VenetoVenice · Verona · Cortina d'Ampezzo · Lake Garda (east)Read the October guide ↗ Overall6.9/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather6.3/10Good67°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 78Illustration of Terraced vineyards above the Douro River, northern Portugal; representative valley view, no exact estate or river bend claimed.Portugal · BeachPorto & northern PortugalPorto · Douro Valley · BragaRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather6.3/10Good71°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostBelow EU averageIncludes regional rates 79Illustration of Gabled houses along an Amsterdam canalNetherlands · CityAmsterdam & North HollandAmsterdam · Haarlem · Zaanse Schans · TexelRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.0/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.3/10Good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own year CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 80Illustration of Nyhavn canal at a quiet early-summer morningDenmark · CityCopenhagenRead the October guide ↗ Overall5.8/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather5.9/10Good57°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own year CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 81Illustration of Tower of Hercules coastal headland, A CoruñaSpain · BeachGaliciaSantiago de Compostela · A CoruñaRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.0/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather5.7/10Good69°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 82Illustration of Trieste City Hall across Piazza UnitàItaly · BeachFriuli Venezia GiuliaTriesteRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather5.6/10Good66°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 83Illustration of Pine-fringed smooth granite and sandy shoreline on Sandön near Sandhamn, outer Stockholm archipelagoSweden · CityStockholmStockholm archipelagoRead the October guide ↗ Overall5.2/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather5.5/10Good52°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own year CostWell above EU averageIncludes regional rates 84Illustration of Château des ducs de Bretagne in NantesFrance · BeachNantes & Pays de la LoireNantesRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.6/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather5.3/10Good65°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 85Illustration of Representative historic timber street in Gothenburg’s Haga districtSweden · CityGothenburg & West SwedenGothenburgRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.3/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather5.3/10Good54°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own year CostAbove EU averageIncludes regional rates 86Illustration of Representative Bygdøy Oslofjord shoreNorway · CityOslo & aroundOsloRead the October guide ↗ Overall5.6/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather4.9/10Fair50°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own year CostWell above EU averageIncludes regional rates 87Illustration of Saint-Malo ramparts above the tidal beachFrance · BeachBrittanySaint-Malo · RennesRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.2/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather4.7/10Fair63°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 88Illustration of Mont-Saint-Michel and its tidal bayFrance · BeachWestern NormandyMont-Saint-Michel · D-Day beaches · CaenRead the October guide ↗ Overall5.9/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather4.4/10Fair63°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 89Illustration of De Haan beach from the dunes with bathing cabins and the North SeaBelgium · BeachBruges & the Belgian coastBruges · Ostend · KnokkeRead the October guide ↗ Overall5.3/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather4.0/10Fair62°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 90Illustration of Dunes above the Zeeland coastNetherlands · BeachZeelandRead the October guide ↗ Overall4.9/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather3.9/10Fair62°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 91Illustration of Skógafoss waterfall, mossy cliffs and river foregroundIceland · CountrysideIcelandReykjavík · Golden Circle · Blue Lagoon · VíkRead the October guide ↗ Overall4.5/10#11 month here · Balanced Weather3.7/10Fair44°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 92Illustration of Geirangerfjord-style elevated view with village, ferry and waterfallsNorway · MountainsWestern Norway & the fjordsBergen · Geirangerfjord · Flåm · StavangerRead the October guide ↗ Overall5.1/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather3.5/10Fair52°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell above EU averageIncludes regional rates 93Illustration of Wolin wooded Baltic cliff coast near MiędzyzdrojePoland · BeachWest PomeraniaSzczecin · MiędzyzdrojeRead the October guide ↗ Overall5.1/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather3.1/10Fair58°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 94Illustration of Königsstuhl chalk coast on RügenGermany · BeachMecklenburg-VorpommernRügen · Usedom · RostockRead the October guide ↗ Overall4.9/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather3.1/10Fair58°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 95Illustration of Westerheversand lighthouse across the salt marshGermany · BeachSchleswig-HolsteinSylt · Lübeck · KielRead the October guide ↗ Overall4.8/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather3.0/10Fair58°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 96Illustration of Representative Sopot Baltic beachPoland · BeachGdańsk & PomeraniaGdańsk · Sopot · MalborkRead the October guide ↗ Overall4.7/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather2.7/10Poor57°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 97Illustration of Historic Odense quarter after light summer rainDenmark · BeachSouthern DenmarkLegoland Billund · OdenseRead the October guide ↗ Overall4.5/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather2.5/10Poor57°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 98Illustration of Upper Lake at Glendalough in WicklowIreland · BeachDublin & the eastDublin · WicklowRead the October guide ↗ Overall4.0/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather2.4/10Poor58°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 99Illustration of Derrynane coast on the Ring of KerryIreland · BeachThe south of IrelandCork · Kerry · Ring of Kerry · Cliffs of MoherRead the October guide ↗ Overall4.3/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather2.3/10Poor58°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 100Illustration of Connemara mountain and blanket-bog landscapeIreland · BeachThe west of IrelandGalway · Connemara · DonegalRead the October guide ↗ Overall3.6/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather1.6/10Poor57°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostAbove EU averageNational level + season

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1Illustration of Melilla la Vieja seaside fortificationsSpain · BeachMelillaRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.6/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather9.9/10Excellent82°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearquieter than most of Europe CostBelow EU averageIncludes regional rates 2Illustration of Et'hem Bey Mosque and the Clock Tower beside Skanderbeg Square in TiranaAlbania · CountrysideTirana & central AlbaniaTirana · ElbasanRead the October guide ↗ Overall9.2/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather9.6/10Excellent73°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 3Illustration of Ordesa Valley landscape in the Aragonese PyreneesSpain · CityAragonZaragoza · Spanish Pyrenees (part)Read the October guide ↗ Overall9.0/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather9.6/10Excellent74°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own year CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 4Illustration of Mar Menor shore near Los AlcázaresSpain · BeachMurciaCartagena · Mar MenorRead the October guide ↗ Overall9.0/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather9.5/10Excellent78°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 5Illustration of Molyvos on Lesvos viewed across an olive groveGreece · BeachNorth Aegean islandsLesbos · Chios · Samos · LemnosRead the October guide ↗ Overall9.0/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather9.5/10Excellent74°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 6Illustration of Toledo skyline and the Tagus river bendSpain · CountrysideCastilla-La ManchaToledo · CuencaRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.1/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather9.4/10Excellent73°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 7Illustration of Vikos Gorge from the Oxya viewpointGreece · MountainsEpirusIoannina · Zagori · PargaRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.8/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather9.3/10Excellent71°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 8Illustration of Dense Vathia tower settlement in the Inner ManiGreece · BeachPeloponneseNafplio · Mani · MonemvasiaRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.7/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather9.3/10Excellent75°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 9Illustration of Theth Church and Theth Valley beneath the Albanian AlpsAlbania · CountrysideNorthern AlbaniaShkodër · Theth · Valbona · DurrësRead the October guide ↗ Overall9.2/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather9.1/10Excellent71°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 10Illustration of Whitewashed old-town streets in Évora, Alentejo; representative streetscape, no exact street or facade claimed.Portugal · CountrysideAlentejoÉvora · ComportaRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.6/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather9.1/10Excellent77°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 11Illustration of Historic stone streets of CáceresSpain · CountrysideExtremaduraCáceres · MéridaRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.4/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather9.1/10Excellent76°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 12Illustration of Vineyards near Logroño, La RiojaSpain · MountainsLa RiojaLogroñoRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.4/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather9.1/10Excellent71°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostBelow EU averageIncludes regional rates 13Illustration of Ceuta Royal Walls and tidal moatSpain · BeachCeutaRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.3/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather9.1/10Excellent74°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 14Illustration of Representative olive-growing slopes around Assisi, facing the Umbrian valleyItaly · CountrysideUmbriaPerugia · Assisi · OrvietoRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.0/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather9.1/10Excellent70°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 15Illustration of Kastoria waterfront on Lake OrestiadaGreece · MountainsWestern MacedoniaKastoriaRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.0/10#10 month here · Balanced Weather9.1/10Excellent68°F afternoons Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostNear EU averageNational level + season 16Illustration of Church of St John at Kaneo above Lake OhridNorth Macedonia · CountrysideNorth MacedoniaOhrid · SkopjeRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.7/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather8.9/10Very good68°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 17Illustration of Ancient Theatre of Philippopolis overlooking PlovdivBulgaria · CountrysidePlovdiv & south-central BulgariaPlovdiv · PamporovoRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.4/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather8.9/10Very good67°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 18Illustration of Plaza del Castillo, PamplonaSpain · CountrysideNavarrePamplonaRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.3/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather8.8/10Very good70°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 19Illustration of Messolonghi salt pans and lagoon at twilightGreece · BeachWestern GreecePatras · OlympiaRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.3/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.8/10Very good75°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 20Illustration of Representative Belgrade river panorama from Kalemegdan's elevated riverside settingSerbia · CityBelgradeRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.1/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather8.7/10Very good66°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 21Illustration of Mountain shores of the Bay of KotorMontenegro · CountrysideMontenegroKotor · Budva · DurmitorRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.6/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather8.6/10Very good69°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 22Illustration of Baba Vida fortress entrance across its dry moat in VidinBulgaria · CountrysideNorthwest BulgariaVidinRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.5/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather8.6/10Very good66°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 23Illustration of Representative traditional cafe street architecture in NišSerbia · CountrysideSouthern & eastern SerbiaNišRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.4/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.6/10Very good66°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 24Illustration of Representative Petrovaradin fortress riverside panorama at Novi SadSerbia · CountrysideNovi Sad & VojvodinaNovi SadRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.9/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.6/10Very good66°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 25Illustration of Representative Zlatibor rolling meadows and pine grovesSerbia · CountrysideŠumadija & western SerbiaZlatiborRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.7/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather8.5/10Very good66°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 26Illustration of Geography-first Delphi sanctuary panorama on Mount ParnassusGreece · BeachCentral Greece & EviaDelphi · EviaRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.5/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.5/10Very good73°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 27Illustration of Tsarevets Hill across the Yantra valley from the western overlookBulgaria · CountrysideVeliko Tarnovo & north-central BulgariaVeliko Tarnovo · RuseRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.1/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather8.5/10Very good66°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 28Illustration of Tropea cliff and beachItaly · BeachCalabriaTropeaRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.0/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.5/10Very good73°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 29Illustration of Rila Monastery courtyard toward the Church of the Nativity and Hrelyo TowerBulgaria · MountainsSofia & the southwestSofia · Bansko · Rila MonasteryRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.2/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather8.4/10Very good64°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 30Illustration of Representative autumn lake landscape in Craiova's Nicolae Romanescu ParkRomania · CountrysideOlteniaCraiovaRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.1/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.4/10Very good65°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 31Illustration of Historic architecture along a cobbled street in Bucharest Old Town; representative Lipscani district, no exact building claimed.Romania · CityBucharestRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.9/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather8.4/10Very good65°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 32Illustration of Baroque streets in Osijek TvrđaCroatia · CountrysideSlavonia & eastern CroatiaOsijekRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.9/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather8.4/10Very good65°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostNear EU averageNational level + season 33Illustration of Votive Church in SzegedHungary · CountrysideSouthern Great PlainSzegedRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.4/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.3/10Very good64°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 34Illustration of Wooded hills, pale sand and clear sea on the Arrábida coast, Setúbal Peninsula; representative cove, no exact shoreline geometry claimed.Portugal · BeachSetúbal PeninsulaArrábida · SetúbalRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.3/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather8.3/10Very good74°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 35Illustration of Representative reed-lined water channel in the Romanian Danube DeltaRomania · CountrysideRomania's Black Sea coast & Danube DeltaConstanța · Mamaia · Danube DeltaRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.5/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.3/10Very good64°F afternoons Visitor seasonOff seasonmany places closedquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 36Illustration of Representative wooded mountain panorama above Sinaia and the Prahova ValleyRomania · CountrysideSouthern MunteniaSinaia (Prahova Valley)Read the October guide ↗ Overall7.9/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather8.2/10Very good64°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 37Illustration of Representative pastel Habsburg-era square architecture in TimișoaraRomania · CountrysideTimișoara & western RomaniaTimișoaraRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.8/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather8.2/10Very good64°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 38Illustration of Pasha Qasim former mosque in PécsHungary · CountrysideSouthern TransdanubiaPécs · Lake Balaton (south shore)Read the October guide ↗ Overall8.6/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.1/10Very good64°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 39Illustration of Geology-dominant Meteora panorama above KastrakiGreece · BeachMeteora, Pelion & the SporadesMeteora · Pelion · Skiathos · SkopelosRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.4/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.0/10Very good72°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 40Illustration of Hortobágy puszta grasslandHungary · CountrysideNorthern Great PlainDebrecen · HortobágyRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.3/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.0/10Very good63°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 41Illustration of Music pavilion in Zagreb Zrinjevac parkCroatia · CityZagrebRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather8.0/10Very good65°F afternoons Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 42Illustration of Danube Bend near VisegrádHungary · CountrysideAround BudapestSzentendre · Danube BendRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.9/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.9/10Very good63°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 43Illustration of Old Town castle in VaraždinCroatia · CountrysideNorthern CroatiaVaraždinRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.8/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.9/10Very good64°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostNear EU averageNational level + season 44Illustration of Lake Balaton from the north-shore uplandsHungary · CountrysideCentral TransdanubiaLake Balaton (north shore)Read the October guide ↗ Overall8.3/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather7.8/10Very good62°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 45Illustration of White houses and terracotta rooftops in Óbidos; representative medieval town fabric, no exact castle or church claimed.Portugal · BeachÓbidos, Nazaré & the Tagus ValleyÓbidos · Nazaré · TomarRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.9/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather7.8/10Very good75°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 46Illustration of Water lilies at Lake HévízHungary · CountrysideWestern TransdanubiaHévíz · GyőrRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.8/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.8/10Very good63°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 47Illustration of Gjipe Beach from the elevated approach trail, where Gjipe Canyon meets the Ionian SeaAlbania · BeachAlbanian Riviera & the southSarandë · Ksamil · Himarë · VlorëRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.5/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.7/10Very good72°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 48Illustration of Nestos River meanders from the Galani and Toxotes high viewpointGreece · BeachEastern Macedonia & ThraceKavala · ThassosRead the October guide ↗ Overall8.1/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather7.7/10Very good70°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 49Illustration of Tokaj-Hegyalja vineyardsHungary · CountrysideNorthern HungaryEger · TokajRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.9/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.6/10Very good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 50Illustration of Volcanic hills of the Chaîne des Puys near Clermont-FerrandFrance · MountainsAuvergneClermont-FerrandRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.7/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather7.6/10Very good64°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 51Illustration of Representative Bucovina painted monastery church exterior, informed by Humor's towerless formRomania · CountrysideBucovina & northeast RomaniaPainted monasteries · IașiRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.7/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather7.6/10Very good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 52Illustration of Podersdorf lighthouse on the eastern shore of Lake NeusiedlAustria · CountrysideBurgenlandLake NeusiedlRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.4/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather7.6/10Very good62°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 53Illustration of Maribor Water Tower / Vodni stolp beside the Drava on Lent, viewed obliquely from a nearby riverside viewpointSlovenia · CountrysideEastern SloveniaMariborRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.9/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.5/10Very good63°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 54Illustration of Pastel houses along a cobbled street in Sibiu, central Transylvania; representative Lower Town streetscape, no exact street claimed.Romania · MountainsBrașov, Sibiu & central TransylvaniaBrașov · Sibiu · Sighișoara · Bran CastleRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.7/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather7.5/10Very good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 55Illustration of Representative Maramureș hay meadows and wooded rolling valleysRomania · CountrysideCluj & northwest RomaniaCluj-Napoca · MaramureșRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.7/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.5/10Very good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 56Illustration of Matera Sassi panoramaItaly · BeachBasilicataMateraRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.7/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather7.5/10Very good70°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostNear EU averageNational level + season 57Illustration of Autumn Vienne riverbank in LimogesFrance · CountrysideLimousinLimogesRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.6/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather7.5/10Very good65°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 58Illustration of Autumn vineyards in the Côte de BeauneFrance · CountrysideBurgundyDijon · BeauneRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.3/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather7.5/10Very good64°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 59Illustration of Bratislava Castle above the Danube from the opposite riverbankSlovakia · CityBratislavaRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.0/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather7.5/10Very good62°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own year CostAbove EU averageIncludes regional rates 60Illustration of Trenčín Castle on its rocky wooded hill above the townSlovakia · CountrysideWestern SlovakiaTrenčínRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.4/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.4/10Very good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostBelow EU averageIncludes regional rates 61Illustration of Vineyard path above Dürnstein in the Wachau with the Danube bendAustria · CountrysideLower AustriaWachau · MelkRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.9/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather7.3/10Very good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 62Illustration of Castelgrande above Piazza del Sole in BellinzonaSwitzerland · MountainsTicinoLugano · LocarnoRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.0/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather7.3/10Very good64°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 63Illustration of Campo Imperatore plateauItaly · BeachAbruzzoRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.7/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather7.2/10Very good70°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostNear EU averageNational level + season 64Illustration of Historic Doubs waterfront in BesançonFrance · MountainsFranche-Comté & the JuraBesançonRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.5/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather7.1/10Very good63°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 65Illustration of Saint-Leu canals in AmiensFrance · CountrysidePicardyAmiensRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.0/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather7.1/10Very good63°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 66Illustration of Champagne vineyard hills near ÉpernayFrance · CountrysideChampagneReims · ÉpernayRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.0/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather7.1/10Very good63°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 67Illustration of Representative Młynówka waterfront in OpolePoland · CountrysideOpoleRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.2/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather7.0/10Very good59°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 68Illustration of Hallstatt and Hallstätter See from the classic north-of-village lakeside outlookAustria · CountrysideUpper Austria & HallstattHallstatt · Linz · Salzkammergut (part)Read the October guide ↗ Overall7.1/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.0/10Very good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 69Illustration of Buntgarnwerke textile mills on the Weiße ElsterGermany · CityLeipzigRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.1/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather7.0/10Very good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 70Illustration of Vineyard lane near Deidesheim beneath the HaardtGermany · CountrysideMainz & the PalatinateMainz · SpeyerRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.0/10#10 month here · Balanced Weather7.0/10Very good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 71Illustration of Grossmünster and Zürich old town across the Limmat from LindenhofSwitzerland · MountainsZurichRead the October guide ↗ Overall5.8/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather7.0/10Very good62°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yeartypical for Europe CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 72Illustration of Mittlere Brücke and Basel Münster from the Kleinbasel Rhine promenadeSwitzerland · CountrysideBasel & northwest SwitzerlandBaselRead the October guide ↗ Overall5.8/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather7.0/10Very good62°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 73Illustration of A canal and traditional moliceiro boats in Aveiro, Central Portugal; representative waterfront, no exact facade claimed.Portugal · BeachCentral PortugalCoimbra · AveiroRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.8/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good73°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 74Illustration of El Sardinero shoreline, SantanderSpain · BeachCantabriaSantanderRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.8/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good71°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 75Illustration of Karlštejn Castle from the Budňany village approachCzechia · CountrysideCentral BohemiaKutná Hora · KarlštejnRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.7/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good59°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 76Illustration of Vineyard track below Děvičky Castle ruins near PavlovCzechia · CountrysideBrno & South MoraviaBrnoRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.6/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good59°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 77Illustration of Representative early-summer Val Ferret meadow and granite massif scenery near CourmayeurItaly · MountainsAosta ValleyCourmayeur · CerviniaRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.4/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good62°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostNear EU averageNational level + season 78Illustration of Low basalt-walled vineyards on Pico, Azores; representative vineyard landscape, no exact parcel or windmill claimed.Portugal · BeachAzoresSão Miguel · Ponta Delgada · PicoRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.2/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good73°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostWell below EU averageIncludes regional rates 79Illustration of Pfänder summit above Bregenz looking across the shoreline and Lake ConstanceAustria · MountainsVorarlbergLech · BregenzRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.1/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good62°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 80Illustration of Place Stanislas in NancyFrance · CountrysideLorraineNancy · MetzRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.0/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 81Illustration of The sunken Cycling Through Water path at BokrijkBelgium · CountrysideLimburg (Belgium)HasseltRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.7/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 82Illustration of Antwerp's historic waterfront and Cathedral of Our Lady from across the ScheldtBelgium · CityAntwerpRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.6/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good62°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 83Illustration of Graslei waterfront viewed across the Leie from KorenleiBelgium · CityGhent & East FlandersGhentRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.6/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good62°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 84Illustration of Mont des Arts garden axis toward Brussels Town HallBelgium · CityBrusselsRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good62°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 85Illustration of Cobbled lane and historic brick houses in Leuven's Groot BegijnhofBelgium · CountrysideLeuven & Flemish BrabantLeuvenRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good62°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 86Illustration of The Lion's Mound at Waterloo from the lower battlefieldBelgium · CountrysideWalloon BrabantWaterlooRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearquieter than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 87Illustration of Magdeburg Water Bridge over the ElbeGermany · CountrysideSaxony-AnhaltMagdeburg · QuedlinburgRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.1/10#10 month here · Balanced 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Overall6.4/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather6.8/10Good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 94Illustration of Château de Beloeil across its long reflecting basinBelgium · CountrysideHainautMons · CharleroiRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.4/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.8/10Good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 95Illustration of Český Krumlov from the Seminární zahrada terraceCzechia · CountrysideSouth Bohemia & PlzeňČeský Krumlov · PlzeňRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.7/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good58°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 96Illustration of Molise agricultural hillsItaly · BeachMoliseRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.5/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good68°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostNear EU averageNational level + season 97Illustration of Poznań Old Market merchant-house arcadesPoland · CountrysidePoznań & Greater PolandPoznańRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.1/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good58°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 98Illustration of Representative alpine lake and spruce forest beneath the High TatrasSlovakia · CountrysideEastern Slovakia & the High TatrasHigh Tatras · KošiceRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.1/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good58°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostNear EU averageIncludes regional rates 99Illustration of Bieszczady połonina grassland ridgePoland · CountrysideSubcarpathiaBieszczadyRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.1/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good58°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 100Illustration of Representative Łysogóry gołoborze landscapePoland · CountrysideHoly CrossRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good57°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearquieter than most of Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 101Illustration of Wharf cellars along Utrecht's OudegrachtNetherlands · CityUtrechtRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.4/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good61°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 102Illustration of Saarschleife from the Cloef viewpointGermany · CountrysideSaarlandRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.3/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 103Illustration of Schrammsteine from a sandstone ledge near CarolafelsenGermany · CountrysideDresden & Saxon SwitzerlandDresdenRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.1/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good59°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 104Illustration of Lower Franconian vineyard landscape above the Main River near Würzburg and VolkachGermany · CountrysideWürzburg & Lower FranconiaWürzburgRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.1/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 105Illustration of Chapel Bridge and Water Tower from the south bank of the ReussSwitzerland · MountainsLucerne & central SwitzerlandLucerne · Engelberg · Mount Titlis · Mount PilatusRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.0/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather6.7/10Good62°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 106Illustration of Łódź Księży Młyn textile-mill heritagePoland · CountrysideŁódźRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.7/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.6/10Good58°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearquieter than most of Europe CostNear EU averageNational level + season 107Illustration of Thatched cottages beside a Giethoorn canalNetherlands · CountrysideOverijsselGiethoornRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.6/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather6.6/10Good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 108Illustration of Montagne de Bueren staircase from the foot of the climbBelgium · CountrysideLiègeSpaRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather6.6/10Good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 109Illustration of Dinant from across the Meuse toward 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CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 119Illustration of Goetheweg boardwalk across Torfhausmoor toward the BrockenGermany · CountrysideBraunschweig & the Harz (west)Braunschweig · GoslarRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.4/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.5/10Good59°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 120Illustration of Representative Kampinos inland dune and pine woodland in MasoviaPoland · CountrysideMasoviaRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.4/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather6.5/10Good57°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostNear EU averageNational level + season 121Illustration of Deutsches Eck at the Rhine–Moselle confluence from EhrenbreitsteinGermany · CountrysideKoblenz & the Middle RhineRhine Valley · KoblenzRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.2/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather6.5/10Good60°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its 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Zeche Zollern II/IV from the axial forecourtGermany · CityDortmund & the SauerlandDortmundRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.3/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.3/10Good59°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 132Illustration of Schloss Augustusburg above the Zschopau valleyGermany · CountrysideChemnitz & the Ore MountainsChemnitzRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.3/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.3/10Good58°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 133Illustration of Steep Moselle vineyards above a river villageGermany · CountrysideTrier & the MoselleTrier · Moselle ValleyRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.1/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather6.3/10Good59°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearone of Europe's busiest CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 134Illustration of Queen Marie's Quiet Nest Palace from the Balchik seaside promenadeBulgaria · BeachVarna & the northern Black Sea coastVarna · Golden Sands · BalchikRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather6.2/10Good65°F afternoons Visitor seasonOff seasonmany places closedquieter than most of Europe CostWell below EU averageNational level + season 135Illustration of Reed-fringed Masurian lake by Pisz ForestPoland · CountrysideWarmia-MasuriaMasurian LakesRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.3/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather6.1/10Good55°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 136Illustration of Tombeau du Géant from the Botassart lookout above the Semois meanderBelgium · CountrysideThe Belgian ArdennesDurbuy · BouillonRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather6.1/10Good58°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 137Illustration of Białowieża old-growth deciduous forest, PodlaskiePoland · CountrysidePodlaskieBiałowieża ForestRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.9/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather6.0/10Good55°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 138Illustration of Curonian Spit lagoon-side dunesLithuania · CountrysideCentral & western LithuaniaKaunas · Klaipėda · Curonian SpitRead the October guide ↗ Overall7.1/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather5.6/10Good53°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 139Illustration of Weathered limestone sea stacks on the shore of Fårö, GotlandSweden · CountrysideSmåland & the islandsGotland · ÖlandRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather5.5/10Good53°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageIncludes regional rates 140Illustration of Trakai Island Castle across Lake GalvėLithuania · CityVilnius regionVilnius · TrakaiRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.3/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather5.4/10Good52°F afternoons Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own year CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 141Illustration of Traditional timber village on the slope above Lake Siljan in TällbergSweden · CountrysideDalarna & North Middle SwedenDalarnaRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.7/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather5.1/10Good50°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostNear EU averageIncludes regional rates 142Illustration of Red riverside warehouses in Old PorvooFinland · CityHelsinkiPorvooRead the October guide ↗ Overall5.5/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather5.0/10Good49°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all year CostAbove EU averageIncludes regional rates 143Illustration of Representative Posebyen street in KristiansandNorway · CountrysideSouthern NorwayKristiansandRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.1/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather4.9/10Fair53°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell above EU averageIncludes regional rates 144Illustration of Tammerkoski industrial waterfront in TampereFinland · CountrysideWestern FinlandTampereRead the October guide ↗ Overall5.9/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather4.7/10Fair46°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageIncludes regional rates 145Illustration of Mountain lake in eastern JotunheimenNorway · MountainsInnlandetLillehammer · JotunheimenRead the October guide ↗ Overall6.0/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather4.6/10Fair47°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageIncludes regional rates 146Illustration of Porte d’Aval arch and needle at ÉtretatFrance · BeachEastern NormandyRouen · Étretat · GivernyRead the October guide ↗ Overall5.6/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather4.2/10Fair63°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 147Illustration of Representative Nidelva warehouse waterfront in TrondheimNorway · CountrysideTrondheim & TrøndelagTrondheimRead the October guide ↗ Overall5.4/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather4.2/10Fair48°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell above EU averageIncludes regional rates 148Illustration of Cobbled streets and Flemish facades in Vieux-LilleFrance · BeachLille & the north coastLilleRead the October guide ↗ Overall5.4/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather4.1/10Fair62°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 149Illustration of Red fishing cabins on the Lofoten coastNorway · MountainsNorthern NorwayTromsø · Lofoten · North Cape · SenjaRead the October guide ↗ Overall5.3/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather3.5/10Fair42°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostWell above EU averageIncludes regional rates 150Illustration of Historic canal-side warehouses in GroningenNetherlands · BeachGroningenRead the October guide ↗ Overall4.9/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather3.3/10Fair59°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 151Illustration of Wadden tidal flats beside TerschellingNetherlands · BeachFrieslandWadden Islands (part)Read the October guide ↗ Overall5.0/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather3.1/10Fair59°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearbusier than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 152Illustration of Roskilde Fjord viewed toward distant cathedral spiresDenmark · BeachZealandRoskildeRead the October guide ↗ Overall4.6/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather2.6/10Poor57°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 153Illustration of Representative half-timbered old-town architecture in MalmöSweden · BeachSkåne & southern SwedenMalmöRead the October guide ↗ Overall4.3/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather2.3/10Poor56°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageIncludes regional rates 154Illustration of The Infinite Bridge at Ballehage Beach on Aarhus BayDenmark · BeachAarhus & central JutlandAarhusRead the October guide ↗ Overall4.2/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather2.2/10Poor56°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 155Illustration of Grenen sand spit at Skagen where opposing wave trains meetDenmark · BeachNorth JutlandSkagen · AalborgRead the October guide ↗ Overall4.1/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather2.1/10Poor56°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostWell above EU averageNational level + season 156Illustration of Uppsala Cathedral above the Fyris RiverSweden · BeachEast Middle SwedenUppsalaRead the October guide ↗ Overall3.5/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather1.5/10Poor52°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageIncludes regional rates 157Illustration of Pine-backed beach at JūrmalaLatvia · BeachLatviaRiga · JūrmalaRead the October guide ↗ Overall3.4/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather1.4/10Poor52°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostBelow EU averageNational level + season 158Illustration of Red-granite shoreline of the Åland archipelagoFinland · BeachÅlandRead the October guide ↗ Overall3.1/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather1.1/10Poor51°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageNational level + season 159Illustration of Lake Inari-style pine shoreline, low fells and a small red cabinFinland · BeachFinnish Lapland & the eastRovaniemi · Saariselkä · Levi · OuluRead the October guide ↗ Overall3.0/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather1.0/10Poor43°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageIncludes regional rates 160Illustration of Tallinn Old Town panorama from an elevated wall-side viewpointEstonia · BeachEstoniaTallinnRead the October guide ↗ Overall3.0/10#10 month here · Balanced Weather1.0/10Poor50°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostNear EU averageNational level + season 161Illustration of Lapporten / Čuonjávággi mountain silhouette viewed southeast from the Abisko area above golden mountain birch woodlandSweden · BeachSwedish LaplandKiruna · Abisko · LuleåRead the October guide ↗ Overall3.0/10#10 month here · Balanced Weather1.0/10Poor43°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageIncludes regional rates 162Illustration of Leafy Aura River waterfront in TurkuFinland · BeachSouthern FinlandTurkuRead the October guide ↗ Overall3.0/10#10 month here · Balanced Weather1.0/10Poor48°F afternoons Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearquieter than most of Europe CostAbove EU averageIncludes regional rates 163Illustration of Forested hills and sheltered Baltic inlets on Sweden’s High CoastSweden · BeachCentral NorrlandÅre · High CoastRead the October guide ↗ Overall3.0/10#10 month here · Balanced Weather1.0/10Poor46°F afternoons Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yeartypical for Europe CostAbove EU averageIncludes regional rates

Cost compares estimated price levels with the EU average. National prices and seasonal patterns stand in where regional rates are unavailable; these are not room quotes. How to read the comparison.

Before you go

A little October context.

Historical patterns and dated calendars describe different parts of your trip.

The visitor season

Quiet is relative.

Across all 263 regions, 7 are in peak season and 65 are in low season. Each is compared with its own busiest month.

A place below its annual peak can still be busy. Off-season places may have fewer services open.

School calendars

Check your travel dates.

The calendars flag October 2026 breaks in parts of 10 countries with substantial coverage. Local dates and the length of the break vary.

See the dated details below before booking around a school holiday.

Events, school calendars & coverage Check the year against your trip

What’s on in October

Oktoberfest (Munich & Upper Bavaria), 19 September – 4 October 2026. Official calendar

Where school breaks overlap October

Share of the population living in areas on school break on a typical day; this is not the share of schoolchildren. Countries appear here when that share is at least 5%, ordered by the number of people represented.

October 2026 · population-weighted school-break coverage
CountryPopulation share
France45%
Germany33%
Netherlands39%
Switzerland32%
Belgium15%
Austria16%
Czechia6%
Slovakia6%
Estonia19%
Liechtenstein52%

School holidays: OpenHolidays (ODbL), and official calendars for Spain, Italy and Greece.

Coverage gaps include: Romania, Sweden, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Denmark. No published calendar for this month is available in our dataset for these countries.

Already have a country in mind?

A closer look at October.

Compare regions, then open a destination for the detail.

Browse all 35 country guides

A different chapter

Dates still up in the air?

How to read the comparison Sources, scores & limitations

Overall combines Weather, the visitor season and Cost. Static scores use the Balanced 50/30/20 mix, with a weather cap. The default order ranks Weather first, then Overall for ties, within each group. Other priorities order the same groups by your Overall mix, then Weather for ties. You can also order by an individual component under More filters. Missing values are excluded from the mix; missing weather prevents an Overall score.

Visitor season compares each place with its own year. Peak season means at least 85% of the busiest month; low season means below 35%. The Europe-wide visitor note compares overnight stays per resident; it does not measure queues or include day-trippers. It is withheld for cities where that comparison is misleading.

Cost uses a historical model of restaurants-and-hotels price levels against the EU average. Regional accommodation rates contribute where publishable data exists; otherwise national price levels and seasonal signals stand in. A favourable Cost score cannot establish the price of a particular room or trip.

Weather uses ERA5, station-corrected for 2011–2025. Regional averages can mask differences between coast, city and mountain areas. Full methodology · Open data.