Where to go in January

Cadaqués, Catalonia, Spain

White, windswept, artily bohemian

12°C in January · 12h 05m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Collioure, France

Painterly, Catalan, sun-soaked, small

12°C in January · 12h from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Costa Brava, Spain

Pine, cliffs, coves, Catalan appetite

13°C in January · 12h 05m from Los Angeles · 5–7 nights

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Porquerolles, France

Car-free, pine-shaded, softly Provençal

13°C in January · 12h 15m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Cape Sounion, Greece

Marble, wind, open sea, ceremony

13°C in January · 13h 50m from Los Angeles · a half-day trip from athens

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Girona, Spain

Stone, water, quietly sophisticated

13°C in January · 12h 05m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Nice, France

Sun-bleached, Italianate, unhurried

12°C in January · 12h 15m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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Pamukkale, Turkey

Chalk-white, steaming, faintly surreal

12°C in January · 14h 10m from Los Angeles · 1–2 nights

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Palombaggia, Corsica, France

Pine-shaded, granite-pink, Mediterranean easy

13°C in January · 12h 35m from Los Angeles · a week

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Porto, Portugal

Tiled, steep, warmly unpolished

13°C in January · 11h 20m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Taormina, Sicily, Italy

Cliff-perched, romantic, volcano-shadowed

13°C in January · 13h 20m from Los Angeles · 3 nights

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Hydra, Greece

Car-free, stone-built, artfully quiet

11°C in January · 13h 50m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Èze, France

Vertical, floral, quietly theatrical

10°C in January · 12h 15m from Los Angeles · a night, or a half-day from nice

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Ischia, Italy

Volcanic, green, unhurriedly Italian

13°C in January · 12h 55m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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Procida, Italy

Faded pastel, salt-worn, unhurried

13°C in January · 12h 55m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Antiparos, Greece

Whitewashed, unhurried, low key

13°C in January · 14h from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Douro Valley, Portugal

Terraced, romantic, wine-soaked

11°C in January · 11h 20m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Halkidiki, Greece

Pine-scented, shallow-watered, unpretentious

11°C in January · 13h 30m from Los Angeles · a week

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Saturnia hot springs, Tuscany, Italy

Steamy, rural, faintly pagan

11°C in January · 12h 30m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Dalmatia: Hvar, Vis and Korčula, Croatia

Sun-bleached, maritime, unhurried

12°C in January · 12h 45m from Los Angeles · 1-2 weeks

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Gordes, Provence, France

Sun-bleached stone, lavender, long lunches

9°C in January · 12h 05m from Los Angeles · 4–7 nights

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Agriturismo country, Tuscany, Italy

Slow, sun warmed, generously fed

10°C in January · 12h 30m from Los Angeles · a week

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Paleokastritsa, Corfu, Greece

Cliff-backed, clear-watered, low-key

13°C in January · 13h 25m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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Vis, Croatia

Remote, sun-worn, agreeably behind

11°C in January · 12h 45m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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Dubrovnik, Croatia

Grand, historic, romantically crowded

12°C in January · 13h from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Lake Como, Italy

Elegant, watery, unapologetically romantic

9°C in January · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Lugano, Switzerland

Italian warmth, Swiss precision

9°C in January · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Varenna, Lake Como, Italy

Steep, quiet, unhurriedly pretty

9°C in January · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Rovinj, Istria, Croatia

Venetian, salty, softly Mediterranean

10°C in January · 12h 30m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Amalfi Coast, Italy

Vertical, lemon scented, gloriously busy

13°C in January · 12h 55m from Los Angeles · 4-5 nights

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Voutoumi, Antipaxos, Greece

Clear, tiny, gloriously simple

13°C in January · 13h 25m from Los Angeles · a day trip from paxos

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Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy

Coloured houses, terraced cliffs, salt air

11°C in January · 12h 25m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Hvar, Croatia

Glossy, sun-bleached, late-night

11°C in January · 12h 45m from Los Angeles · 4 nights

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Lucca, Italy

Walled, flat, unhurried Tuscany

11°C in January · 12h 25m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Venice, Italy

Watery, theatrical, quietly melancholy

8°C in January · 12h 20m from Los Angeles · 3 nights

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Verona, Italy

Roman, well-dressed, pleasantly unhurried

8°C in January · 12h 15m from Los Angeles · 2 nights

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