Lonely PlanetAug 26
10 of the Best Places to Go in Europe in Fall 2026
Explore the best of Europe crowd-free during the autumn months with our pick of where to go for sun, food or beautiful fall foliage.
Laurel ridge walks with excellent trekking infrastructure
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- Mt TeideSightSpain's highest peak and world's third-largest volcano
- Anaga MountainsTrailLaurel ridge walks with excellent trekking infrastructure
- Masca GorgeTrailSpectacular gorge traverse with good bus network
- Elsewhere
- Museo del Baile FlamencoMuseumSeville, SpainLearn about flamenco and catch live performances
- Real AlcázarAttractionSeville, SpainAstonishing royal palace complex with Mudéjar architecture
- Gauja National ParkSightLatviaAdmire castles and waterways amid yellow-gold trees
- Gauja RiverTrailLatviaHiking trails along the river, good for leaf-peeping
- Ķemeri National ParkSightLatviaTramp through unique bog environment, brilliant birding in autumn
- DodecaneseNeighborhoodRhodes, GreeceSoutheasterly island group with good weather and lower prices
- OlymbosNeighborhoodKarpathos, GreeceHilltop village like a living folklore museum
- Guadalquivir RiverSightSeville, SpainIdeal for T-shirt walks and alfresco tapas bar evenings
- Casa de PilatosMuseumSeville, SpainExquisitely tiled mansion
- OrvietoNeighborhoodUmbria, ItalyThe city rises dramatically above the almost-vertical faces of tuff cliffs that are completed by defensive walls built…
- AmeliaNeighborhoodUmbria, ItalyPubblicazione di documenti relativi ad atti e provvedimenti dell'Ente.
- NarniNeighborhoodUmbria, ItalyAt an altitude of 240 metres (790 ft), it overhangs a narrow gorge of the River Nera in the province of Terni.
- Strada del SagrantinoTrailUmbria, ItalyWine routes visiting vineyards and medieval villages for tastings
- PerugiaNeighborhoodUmbria, ItalyHosts Eurochocolate festival in November
- Durmitor National ParkSightMontenegroUNESCO-listed park with dark, serrated summits and glacial lakes