The Most Underrated Places in Europe

This travel guide is for travellers who want to swap Europe's busiest tourist hotspots for authentic, lesser-known destinations that offer just as much culture, beauty and character.

Discover 50 inspiring travel swaps that reveal where to skip the crowds and where to go instead. Beautifully curated by Rough Guides experts, this collection combines hidden gems with fresh perspectives on Europe's best-known destinations, helping you experience the continent in a more rewarding and authentic way.

Inside you'll discover:

• 50 inspiring travel swaps showing where to go instead of Europe's busiest hotspots
• Underrated destinations full of culture, history and local character
• Fresh perspectives on iconic places and lesser-known alternatives
• Expert Rough Guides recommendations based on local insight and authentic experiences
• Stunning photography capturing the real Europe beyond the postcards
• Travel inspiration for weekend breaks, longer holidays and future adventures

Whether you're planning your next European escape or simply looking for new travel inspiration, The Most Underrated Places in Europe will help you discover places you'll wonder why you hadn't visited sooner.

Rough Guides are written by expert authors who are passionate about both writing and travel. They have detailed knowledge of the areas they write about--having either traveled extensively or lived there--and their expertise shines through on every page. It's priceless information, delivered with wit and insight, providing the down-to-earth, honest read that is the hallmark of Rough Guides.

Author of Pocket Rough Guide Tenerife and La Gomera, Andrea has been a freelance travel writer for over 20 years. Travelling extensively throughout Europe, she lived in the north of Tenerife for 14 years and in Portugal for four years before relocating back to the UK in 2021. Her specialism is Slow Travel, focussing on in-depth knowledge of destinations, their culture, food and people.

Andrew Beattie studied geography at Oxford University and has been writing and travelling ever since. He has worked on books in the Rough Guides series on Switzerland, Germany and Syria and has previously written about the Lake Geneva region in his cultural guide to the Alps, published by Signal Books; his other books for Signal are cultural guides to the Scottish Highlands, the River Danube, Cairo and Prague, and he has also written a walking guide to the Swiss region of Ticino for Cicerone Press. Home (when he’s not travelling) is in Southeast London.

Anthon Jackson is an American, Denmark-based writer and photographer. He has contributed to more than thirty travel guidebooks for Rough Guides, Lonely Planet and other series. Follow Anthon on Instagram @anthonjackson_ and visit his website, anthonjackson.com

Beth Williams is a travel writer and editor for Rough Guides. She has lived in the USA and Germany, before coming home to East London. Her adventures have taken her to Southeast Asia, USA and through much of continental Europe. She likes seeking out new dishes she hasn’t tried before and is a firm believer that you can tell a lot about a country from its local food market.