Dubrovnik, on the Adriatic Sea, should be on everyone's bucket list. Walking around the city walls and exploring the old town are musts.
Big attractions like the Colosseum keep Rome famous. The Vatican is a nation inside a city. Rome has historic ruins, a bustling cultural scene, and the Italian dolce vita.
If you add one Scandinavian city to your European bucket list, you’d better make it Copenhagen. The hip Danish capital offers a cool coffee-and-pastry cultur.
The French capital is chic and romantic. Couples should stroll along the Seine, see world-famous art, and climb the Eiffel Tower.
No other European city looks anything like Barcelona, thanks to the acclaimed architect and artist Antoni Gaudí. More works of his can be found here than anywhere else.
London is a popular destination all year round, though tourist numbers peak in summer, and winter can bring freezing temperatures. History is where it’s at here, a fair proportion of which centers on the British monarchy.
Athens can sadly be bypassed by those flocking to the Greek Islands on vacation, but it doesn’t deserve such a fate. The city was once at the heart of ancient Greek civilization, and many remnants of those days remain.
Like Amsterdam, Venice is built on and around a network of canals, but that is where the similarities end. The Italian city has a different feel, reflecting that Dutch and Italian cultures can be worlds apart.