Beautiful Vacation Towns of Europe

A group of Japanese travel agents, tour operators, and airline personnel have put together a list of 30 towns and small locations they voted as the most beautiful spots in Europe. Part of the selection process focused on towns with little to no media exposure or travel packages to boost variety in their list.

• Kilkenny, Ireland was chosen for Kilkenny Castle, St. Canice’s Cathedral, and the medieval walls around town.
• Lech, Austria is a fashionable Austrian ski resort that is an old farming village cut from its surroundings during winter.
• Setenil de las Bodegas, Spain was picked due to its dwellings cut directly into the rock and famous local chorizo.
• Bernkastel-Kues, Germany is a “health resort” placed in the middle of the wine-growing region, with a beautiful markeplace set in the medieval period and exemplifying the timber-framed structures of the time.

Click here to read the full list by Natalie Paris.