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Cities and countries we have researched properly. Each page covers when to visit, what is worth the time, and what to skip.

The Eiffel Tower lit at night, seen down a Parisian street past a café

France

Paris

A city built for walking, where the distance between two landmarks is usually shorter than the metro ride between them.

The façade of St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, hung with red drapery

Italy

Rome

Antiquity, baroque and espresso stacked directly on top of one another, within a centre small enough to walk.

Visitors crossing an open square in front of a Modernista façade in Barcelona

Spain

Barcelona

Modernista architecture, a working port and a city beach, arranged on a nineteenth-century grid that makes sense once you learn it.

An illuminated temple gate above a busy Tokyo street after dark

Japan

Tokyo

Thirteen million people, the world's most reliable rail network, and neighbourhoods that each work like a separate small city.

A yellow tram climbing a narrow street between tiled buildings in Lisbon

Portugal

Lisbon

Seven hills above the Tagus, Atlantic light, and a capital that stayed affordable longer than most of Western Europe.

Country guide

France

Compact, rail-connected and regionally distinct - France is one of the easiest countries in Europe to travel well.