Are you a major foodie? A history buff? A culture vulture? An admirer of fine architecture? An art lover? A bit of a wino? or maybe a beach bum? Here on Kiwi Globetrotteuse you’ll find guides to destinations that are perfectly suited to all of the above interests and more. We’ve grouped our guides by theme below to help you find your ideal travel inspiration.
Destinations for Foodies
- Austria
- Vienna; Austria’s cultured Capital for Viennese coffee, schnitzel & sachertorte
- Belgium
- Waffles & Chocolate in picturesque Bruges (along with belgian beer, moules frites & mulled wine)
- Bulgaria
- Sofia; the most affordable city in Europe for the cheapest & most delicious three-course meals your money can buy (as well as fantastic fresh produce & bulgarian cheese.)
- France
- Riverside Lyon & it’s gastronomic delights including hearty home style French food at a traditional Bouchon Lyonnais & great indoor markets.)
- Italy
- Rome; The Eternal City (see our recommendations for off the beaten track restaurants & bars, and try authentic traditional Roman dishes like Spaghetti alla Carbonara and artichokes cooked every which way.)
- Poland
- Gdansk, Warsaw & Krakow for hearty soups, pork tenderloins, potato cakes, polish sausage & pierogi (i.e. delicious polish dumplings)
- Spain
- Sweden
- Fika, Meatballs & Islands in trendy Stockholm for traditional Swedish coffee breaks with cinnamon rolls & chocolate balls, plus meatballs with cream sauce, potato mash & lingonberries)
Destinations for Wine Lovers
- France
- Lyon for Beaujolais, Coteaux du Lyonnais & Côtes du Rhone, both white & red varieties.
- Italy
- Cinque Terre for cinque terre DOC white wines (made with Bosco, Albarola and Vermentino grapes) & Sciacchetra, a sweet, amber-coloured dessert wine.
- Puglia for reds and roses made with Negroamaro & Primitivo that are really coming into their own in the Italian wine scene along with whites made with Verdeca.
- Greece
- Santorini for the dessert wine Vinsanto, made with sundried grapes, along with crisp Assyrtiko white wines.
- Portugal
- Porto for all different types of Port, the fortified wine.
Destinations for Architecture Aficionados
- Austria
- Vienna features baroque & art-nouveau marvels, as well as quirkier modern buildings like Hundtwasser Haus.
- Finland
- Helsinki features neo-classic architecture that has been updated by funktionalism. There are some real art-nouveau gems to be seen.
- Italy
- Rome, for architecture through the ages, from Greek & Roman classical architecture to renaissance & baroque styles.
- Norway
- Oslo has some of the best modern architecture to be seen in Europe, including it’s Opera House & the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art.
- Portugal
- Porto‘s colours always stand out, from the gothic churches covered in azulejo tiles to its eclectic apartment buildings.
- Spain
- Madrid‘s Gran Via showcases a range of 20th century styles such as art-nouveau & eclecticism.
- Sweden
- Stockholm features Scandinavian twists on European styles such as nordic classicism & funktionalism.
Destinations for History Buffs
- Belgium
- Bruges, learn about the city’s golden age as a part of the Hanseatic League & later it’s fate during both world wars.
- Bulgaria
- Sofia, see the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Serdica
- Finland
- Helsinki, explore the island fortress of Suomenlinna and learn about Finland’s Swedish & Russian past.
- France
- Lyon, visit the ancient Roman amphitheatre
- Greece
- Santorini explore the archaeological dig site at Akrotiri
- Luxembourg
- Luxembourg City, see the old fortifications of the Gibraltar of the north
- Montenegro
- Kotor, visit sites left by the Venetians when they ruled this part of Montenegro
- Norway
- Oslo, visit the viking ship museum with three original, remarkably well preserved, viking ships
- Poland
- Krakow, learn about the Jewish inhabitants of the city, and their fate during WWII
- Sweden
- Stockholm, see the Vasa, the only preserved seventeenth-century ship in the world
Destinations for Beach Bums
- Greece
- the Cycladic Islands, particularly Milos & Paros
- Italy
- Cinque Terre on the Italian Riviera
- Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot
- Montenegro
- Kotor, a town on the Adriatic coast set in the spectacular Bay of Kotor, Montenegro
- Spain
- Valencia, on Spain’s Balearic Coast
If you’re looking for particular trip types or modes of travel head to our Travel Styles page, or for all our destination guides grouped by continent & country go to our Destination Guides page.
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