Where to go in March

Khongoryn Els, Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Vast, dusty, humbling, off-grid

10°C in March, and dry · 12h 55m from Los Angeles · two nights at the dunes, within a week in the gobi

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Hydra, Greece

Car-free, stone-built, artfully quiet

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

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Venice, Italy

Watery, theatrical, quietly melancholy

13°C in March · 12h 20m from Los Angeles · 3 nights

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Terme Čatež, Slovenia

Steamy, splashy, unpretentious

13°C in March · 12h 30m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Budapest, Hungary

Grand, faded, steam-warmed

12°C in March · 12h 30m from Los Angeles · 3 nights

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Langhe, Piedmont, Italy

Foggy, patient, seriously delicious

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

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Vienna, Austria

Formal, comfortable, deeply civilised

12°C in March · 12h 20m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Antiparos, Greece

Whitewashed, unhurried, low key

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

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Belgrade, Serbia

Raw, riverside, relentlessly sociable

13°C in March · 12h 50m from Los Angeles · 3 nights

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Lugano, Switzerland

Italian warmth, Swiss precision

13°C in March · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Rovinj, Istria, Croatia

Venetian, salty, softly Mediterranean

13°C in March · 12h 30m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Zrće Beach, Pag, Croatia

Loud, sunburnt, relentlessly nocturnal

13°C in March · 12h 40m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Bucharest, Romania

Cheap, late, gloriously unpolished

12°C in March · 13h 10m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Piran, Slovenia

Venetian, compact, salt-washed

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

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Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy

Coloured houses, terraced cliffs, salt air

13°C in March · 12h 25m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Lake Como, Italy

Elegant, watery, unapologetically romantic

13°C in March · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Varenna, Lake Como, Italy

Steep, quiet, unhurriedly pretty

13°C in March · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Prague, Czechia

Gothic, golden, cheerfully beery

11°C in March · 12h from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Bernina Express, Switzerland to Italy

Slow, engineered, absurdly scenic

13°C in March · 11h 55m from Los Angeles · a full day, or 2–3 nights split along the route

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Sveti Stefan, Montenegro

Postcard-pretty, stony, sun-warmed

13°C in March · 13h 05m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Wachau Valley, Austria

Terraced, vinous, softly baroque

11°C in March · 12h 20m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Europa-Park, Germany

Ambitious, polished, pan-European

12°C in March · 11h 45m from Los Angeles · 2-3 nights

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Rulantica, Germany

Warm, Norse-themed, cheerfully loud

12°C in March · 11h 45m from Los Angeles · a day, or two with europa-park

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Strasbourg, France

Half-timbered, festive, Franco-German

12°C in March · 11h 45m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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La Rioja, Spain

Unhurried, generous, faintly grand

13°C in March · 11h 35m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Ljubljana, Slovenia

Green, walkable, quietly cultured

11°C in March · 12h 25m from Los Angeles · 2 nights

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Munich, Germany

Orderly, green, beer-scented

11°C in March · 12h from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Puy du Fou, France

Theatrical, ambitious, ride-free

12°C in March · 11h 20m from Los Angeles · 2 nights

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Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Studenty, cheap, late, unpolished

10°C in March · 12h 50m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Paris, France

Elegant, walkable, quietly demanding

13°C in March · 11h 25m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Lake Bled, Slovenia

Postcard-pretty, compact, easy

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

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Ravello, Amalfi Coast, Italy

Gardens, terraces, quiet and elevated

11°C in March · 12h 55m from Los Angeles · 3 nights

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Annecy, France

Turquoise water, arcades, mountain air

12°C in March · 11h 55m from Los Angeles · 2-3 nights

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Baden-Baden, Germany

Genteel, steamy, quietly opulent

12°C in March · 11h 45m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Sofia, Bulgaria

Cheap, green, unexpectedly fun

10°C in March · 13h 15m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Tropical Islands Resort, Germany

Surreal, warm, unashamedly artificial

10°C in March · 11h 45m from Los Angeles · one or two nights

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