The 7 Best Hidden Destinations In Europe To Travel To In 2022

Slovakia | Stužica

The Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians are a transnational Unesco World Heritage Site located along a 185km axis which stretches from the Rakhiv mountains in Ukraine all the way to the Vihorlat mountains in Slovakia. The Unesco citation, which only came in 2007, states that they are 바카라�an outstanding example of undisturbed, complex temperate forests바카라� and that 바카라�they contain an invaluable genetic reservoir of beech and many species associated with it바카라�. Frankly, they just look ravishing. Given the unique value of these ancient forests, Slovakia has opened up only one of them to the public: the beech forest of Stužica. It lies deep within the Poloniny National Park , which boasts the highest concentration of old growth forest in Slovakia. The park, in northeast Slovakia, can be easily approached from the town of Snina. Hiking trails starting from the village of Nová Sedlica lead into Stužica. 

 Albania | The Riviera

You don바카라�t want to go to Albania simply because it바카라�s being touted as one of Europe바카라�s hottest budget destinations. You want to go because the Albanian Riviera is one of the most beautiful, least explored stretches of beach going in Europe. Your Albanian holiday will begin at the capital, Tirana. But quickly head seawards for a journey along Albania바카라�s 400km-odd Adriatic coastline, from Vlore down to Butrint. Highlights include: Orikumi, the site of a village dating back to 600BC; the Cika Mountains; the newly happening beach at Drymades; the charming coastal town of Saranda; and Butrint, a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Malta | Valetta

The well-travelled might find this a cheeky inclusion in a list of unexplored European destinations. Because this three-island nation off the coast of Italy has been thoroughly explored over its 7,000-year history. Malta has been called a 바카라�microcosm of the Mediterranean바카라�, offering everything from opulent 16th-century churches (the St John바카라�s Co-Cathedral in capital Valletta features a magnificent Caravaggio) to an underground necropolis (the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, dating to 3600 BC) to one of Europe바카라�s oldest theatres (the Manoel Theatre, built 1731). Then, of course, there바카라�s the glorious Mediterranean itself. For a country this tiny, there바카라�s a lot to do here. Not least, enjoy yourself at one of its innumerable festivals.

Spain | El Transcantábrico

If you바카라�re thinking off-beat Europe, we바카라�re betting Spain won바카라�t even be the last place on your list. And here바카라�s why you바카라�ll be wrong: in a tiny, forgotten corner of northern Spain, sandwiched between the mountains and the sea, is the spectacularly luxuriant landscape of Cantabria. And the nicest way to experience it is aboard the El Transcantábrico, a luxury train that takes you along the Bay of Biscay from Santiago de Compostela and Asturias to Cantabria and Leon. Discover bucolic villages and fishing towns, cathedrals and museums and some truly jaw-dropping scenery바카라� it바카라�s a world you probably didn바카라�t know existed.

 Liechtenstein | Vaduz

Tucked inconspicuously among the great slopes of the Alps and perpetually overshadowed by its neighbours, Switzerland and Austria, is a tiny jewel of a country begging to be rediscovered. Liechtenstein manages to pack a lot into its 160-odd square kilometres. You바카라�ll encounter fairytale castles 바카라� one that바카라�s home to a real prince 바카라� gorgeously scenic villages and alpine meadows. You could visit the Prince바카라�s personal wine cellar to sample his collection or go sightseeing through the capital, Vaduz, on an imitation toy train. There바카라�s also paragliding, ice-skating and even dog-sledding with huskies. 

Slovenia | Ljubljana

It바카라�ll be unlike any capital city you바카라�ve been to. For starters, it바카라�s small enough to walk across. Keep walking and you바카라�ll have taken in the big attractions 바카라� the Triple Bridge, Dragon Bridge, the Ljubljana Castle and the Square of the Republic. Take a day trip to the stunning Škocjan Caves, a 5.8km system of underground karst caves, now on the Unesco World Heritage List. The 27km Postojna Caves system, also a day trip away, has a cave train to take you on a ride around it. And then there are Bled and Bohinj, beautiful Alpine lake resorts that few people visit. 

Norway | Traena Archipelago

Traena hosts the world바카라�s 바카라�remotest music festival바카라�, the Traena Festivalen (), during which the sun (almost) never sets and the drunken revelry (really) never stops. But you might appreciate Traena바카라�s remoteness and overwhelming beauty better when there aren바카라�t 2,000 revellers swarming all over it. The municipality of Traena is an archipelago of over a thousand small islands, of which four are populated (just). Mountainous Sanna is exciting for its caves, the most imposing of which is Kirkhelleren. At Husøy, there바카라�s the Petter Dass Chapel, with its beautiful murals and an art gallery.