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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Seoul, South Korea

Late, layered, relentlessly awake

12°C in March · 12h 05m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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Chianti, Tuscany, Italy

Slow, sunlit, agricultural, romantic

13°C in March · 12h 30m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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Dalmatia: Hvar, Vis and Korčula, Croatia

Sun-bleached, maritime, unhurried

13°C in March · 12h 45m from Los Angeles · 1-2 weeks

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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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Èze, France

Vertical, floral, quietly theatrical

13°C in March · 12h 15m from Los Angeles · a night, or a half-day from nice

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Provence, France

Sun-bleached, herby, slow-paced

13°C in March · 12h 05m from Los Angeles · a week

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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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Hvar, Croatia

Glossy, sun-bleached, late-night

12°C in March · 12h 45m from Los Angeles · 4 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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Széchenyi and Gellért baths, Budapest, Hungary

Steamy, ornate, gloriously old-fashioned

12°C in March · 12h 30m from Los Angeles · half a day at each, within a 2–3 night city break

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Széchenyi Baths, Budapest, Hungary

Grand, steamy, cheerfully public

12°C in March · 12h 30m from Los Angeles · half a day, within a city break

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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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Poreč, Istria, Croatia

Easy, pine-scented, family-first

13°C in March · 12h 30m from Los Angeles · a week

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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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Vis, Croatia

Remote, sun-worn, agreeably behind

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

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South Sardinia, Italy

Low-key, sandy, family-paced

13°C in March · 12h 45m from Los Angeles · a week

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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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Île de Ré, France

Flat, white-washed, quietly moneyed

13°C in March · 11h 25m from Los Angeles · a week

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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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The Loire Valley, France

Level, green, quietly grand

13°C in March · 11h 25m from Los Angeles · 4–5 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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