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From Umbria's truffle harvest to a Greek island still warm in October, Europe's best places to go in fall 2026
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A trip to Europe in autumn might be the perfect vacation. The beach beckons on sunny southern islands, forests glow with golden tones for hiking, and the streets of major cities open up without summer crowds. Fall also brings some of the continent's best flavors, with harvest season underway and delicacies showing up in markets and on menus. In short, there's no way to go wrong.
Here's a pick of the best places to travel in Europe in the fall, based on recommendations from Lonely Planet. Sun-chasers should look to Tenerife, Seville or Greece's Dodecanese, where temperatures still climb into the mid-20s Celsius well into October and, in Tenerife's case, right through November. Hikers and leaf-peepers should head instead to Latvia, Montenegro or the Scottish Highlands, where fall colors, quieter trails and dramatic wildlife spectacles like the red deer rut define the season. Food and wine lovers, meanwhile, have their own circuit to follow, from Umbria's truffle harvest and Perugia's chocolate festival to Burgundy's grape harvest and Copenhagen's New Nordic dining scene.
