Where to go in April

Bath, England

Georgian, steamy, softly romantic

13°C in April · 10h 55m from Los Angeles · 1–2 nights

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St Ives, Cornwall, England

Bright, artistic, salt-scrubbed

13°C in April · 10h 50m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Thermae Bath Spa, England

Georgian, steamy, softly indulgent

13°C in April · 10h 55m from Los Angeles · a long weekend

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Bruges, Belgium

Small, brick, gently theatrical

13°C in April · 11h 20m from Los Angeles · 2 nights

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Copenhagen, Denmark

Low-rise, cycled, candlelit, considered

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

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Flat, brick, bicycle powered

12°C in April · 11h 15m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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The Cotswolds, England

Honey-stoned, hedged, gently prosperous

12°C in April · 11h 05m from Los Angeles · a long weekend

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Lavaux, Switzerland

Terraced, sunlit, quietly civilised

13°C in April · 11h 55m from Los Angeles · a day, or two nights based in lausanne or vevey

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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

Storybook, walled, quiet after six

13°C in April · 11h 50m from Los Angeles · 2 nights

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Sark, Channel Islands

Quiet, lantern-lit, gloriously old-fashioned

10°C in April · 11h 05m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Isles of Scilly, England

Tidal, wind-scoured, softly subtropical

11°C in April · 10h 45m from Los Angeles · a week

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Ring of Kerry, Ireland

Wild, wet, green and cinematic

13°C in April · 10h 20m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Sibiu, Romania

Cobbled, watchful, warmly Baroque

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

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Karlovy Vary, Czechia

Faded imperial, restorative, formal

12°C in April · 12h from Los Angeles · 2-3 nights

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Dramatic, literary, atmospherically Gothic

11°C in April · 10h 25m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Nida, Curonian Spit, Lithuania

Pine-scented, pale, deeply calm

9°C in April · 11h 40m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Innsbruck, Austria

Alpine, gilded, improbably convenient

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

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Stockholm, Sweden

Watery, orderly, quietly stylish

8°C in April · 11h 10m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Quebec City, Canada

Snow-lit, French, storybook stone

10°C in April · 5h 30m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden, Germany

Quiet, green, alpine and unhurried

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

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Tallinn, Estonia

Medieval, crisp, quietly modern

8°C in April · 11h 25m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Kitzbühel, Austria

Painted, prosperous, sociably alpine

11°C in April · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · a week in winter, a long weekend otherwise

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Mount Titlis, Engelberg, Switzerland

Alpine, family-friendly, cheerfully touristy

9°C in April · 11h 55m from Los Angeles · 2 nights, or a day trip from lucerne

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Flåm Railway, Norway

Vertical, green, engineered spectacle

7°C in April · 10h 30m from Los Angeles · a day, or a night in flåm

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Bealach na Bà, Scotland

Wild, exposed, gloriously severe

8°C in April · 10h 15m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights on the peninsula

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The Atlantic Ocean Road, Norway

Windswept, engineered, faintly cinematic

7°C in April · 10h 20m from Los Angeles · a day trip from molde

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Banff, Canada

Alpine, glacial, cinematic

5°C in April · 2h 55m from Los Angeles · 4–6 nights

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Santa's home town, Rovaniemi, Finland

Snowbound, festive, briskly Finnish

3°C in April · 10h 35m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Hallstatt, Austria

Vertical, ancient, quietly overwhelmed

8°C in April · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 1–2 nights

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Rigi Railways, Switzerland

Classic Swiss, orderly, panoramic

6°C in April · 11h 55m from Los Angeles · a day trip from lucerne

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St. Moritz, Switzerland

Polished, alpine, brightly formal

5°C in April · 11h 55m from Los Angeles · a week

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Blue Lagoon, Iceland

Steamy, engineered, oddly serene

6°C in April · 8h 50m from Los Angeles · a half-day stop

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The Icehotel, Jukkasjärvi, Sweden

Frozen, sculpted, oddly cosy

1°C in April · 10h 20m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Pilatus Railway, Switzerland

Steep, precise, gloriously Swiss

2°C in April · 11h 55m from Los Angeles · a day trip from lucerne

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Levi, Finnish Lapland

Frozen, dark, quietly magical

0°C in April · 10h 30m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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Courmayeur, Italy

Alpine, refined, unmistakably Italian

2°C in April · 12h 05m from Los Angeles · 4-5 nights

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