From Salzburg's cobblestone streets to Cappadocia's hillside cave architecture, these are the top places in Europe — as rated by Fodor's travelers — for picturesque charm.
Envision perfect postcard settings for your next European vacation, from historic architecture to stunning scenery. Whichever photogenic destination you choose, don't forget your camera!
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Salzburg
Art lovers call Salzburg the Golden City of High Baroque; historians refer to it as the Florence of the North or the German Rome; and music lovers know it as the birthplace of one of the world's most beloved composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. After exploring the Altstadt's grand churches and squares, cross the river Salzach to take in the completely different atmosphere of the narrow, 16th-century Steingasse, where working people once lived, and shops, galleries, and clubs now beckon.
Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor’s Salzburg Guide
Eastern Alps
The whole Eastern Alps region is dramatic countryside, with breathtaking scenery and great winter sports opportunities. Here majestic peaks, many well over 9,750 feet, soar above slow-moving glaciers that give way to sweeping Alpine meadows ablaze with wildflowers in spring and summer. Of all the picture-book images in the country, Heiligenblut has to be the winner, with its slender church steeple and gorgeous mountain backdrop.
Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor’s Eastern Alps Guide
Cappadocia and Central Turkey
In Cappadocia you'll discover incredible rock formations, spectacular valleys, ancient cave churches, and underground cities that reach many stories beneath the surface. Whether hiking through the amazing terrain on foot, exploring underground passageways, or floating over the incredible landscape in a hot-air balloon, you’ll find Cappadocia to be unlike any place you’ve ever been before. Southwest of Cappadocia is Konya, home to the tomb of Rumi—the 13th-century founder of the whirling dervishes—and to a fascinating museum dedicated to him. Centuries-old mosques and religious seminaries lend historic character to Turkey’s seventh-largest city.
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