Where to go in July

Dubai, UAE

Glossy, ambitious, larger than life

42°C in July, and dry · 16h 30m from Los Angeles · 3-5 nights

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The Merzouga dunes, Morocco

Silent, elemental, deep orange

42°C in July, and dry · 12h 25m from Los Angeles · two nights in the desert, inside a week-long loop

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Pamukkale, Turkey

Chalk-white, steaming, faintly surreal

38°C in July, and dry · 14h 10m from Los Angeles · 1–2 nights

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Marrakech, Morocco

Sensory, labyrinthine, warmly chaotic

38°C in July · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · a long weekend, 3-4 nights

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Abu Dabbab, Marsa Alam, Egypt

Hot, still, entirely underwater

36°C in July, and dry · sea at 30° · 15h 50m from Los Angeles · a week

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Plaza de España and its canal in Seville

Seville, Spain

Warm, tiled, theatrical after dark

36°C in July, and dry · 11h 50m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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The Wahiba Sands, Oman

Silent, amber, star-heavy

37°C in July, and dry · 16h 45m from Los Angeles · one or two nights, inside a week in oman

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Ayia Napa's grown-up rival: Paphos & Limassol, Cyprus

Warm, unhurried, quietly stylish

34°C in July, and dry · 14h 40m from Los Angeles · 5–7 nights

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Patara, Turkey

Empty, dune-backed, unhurried

34°C in July, and dry · sea at 29° · 14h 15m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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Wadi Rum, Jordan

Vast, red, silent after dark

34°C in July, and dry · 15h 20m from Los Angeles · 1–2 nights

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Cape Sounion, Greece

Marble, wind, open sea, ceremony

33°C in July, and dry · 13h 50m from Los Angeles · a half-day trip from athens

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Kaş, Turkey

Bougainvillaea, boats, easy evenings

33°C in July, and dry · sea at 29° · 14h 15m from Los Angeles · 4-5 nights

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Porquerolles, France

Car-free, pine-shaded, softly Provençal

32°C in July, and dry · 12h 15m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Praia da Marinha, Algarve, Portugal

Honeyed cliffs, clear green water

32°C in July, and dry · 11h 40m from Los Angeles · a half day from carvoeiro

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Deià, Mallorca, Spain

Artistic, slow, quietly glamorous

32°C in July, and dry · 12h 20m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Ses Illetes, Formentera, Spain

Flat, salty, deliberately low-key

32°C in July, and dry · sea at 27° · 12h 15m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights, or a day trip from ibiza

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South Sardinia, Italy

Low-key, sandy, family-paced

32°C in July, and dry · 12h 45m from Los Angeles · a week

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Playa de los Muertos, Almería, Spain

Arid, empty, glass-clear

31°C in July, and dry · sea at 27° · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights in cabo de gata

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The Algarve, Portugal

Golden, easy, gently weathered

30°C in July, and dry · 11h 40m from Los Angeles · a week

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Taormina, Sicily, Italy

Cliff-perched, romantic, volcano-shadowed

31°C in July, and dry · 13h 20m from Los Angeles · 3 nights

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Saturnia hot springs, Tuscany, Italy

Steamy, rural, faintly pagan

32°C in July · 12h 30m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Alcúdia, Majorca, Spain

Shallow water, pine shade, easy

30°C in July, and dry · 12h 20m from Los Angeles · a week

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Procida, Italy

Faded pastel, salt-worn, unhurried

30°C in July, and dry · 12h 55m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Florence, Italy

Compact, golden, relentlessly beautiful

31°C in July · 12h 30m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Gordes, Provence, France

Sun-bleached stone, lavender, long lunches

31°C in July · 12h 05m from Los Angeles · 4–7 nights

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Palombaggia, Corsica, France

Pine-shaded, granite-pink, Mediterranean easy

29°C in July, and dry · sea at 26° · 12h 35m from Los Angeles · a week

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Amalfi Coast, Italy

Vertical, lemon scented, gloriously busy

30°C in July, and dry · 12h 55m from Los Angeles · 4-5 nights

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Cefalù, Sicily, Italy

Golden stone, warm sea, easy rhythm

30°C in July, and dry · sea at 28° · 13h 10m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Halkidiki, Greece

Pine-scented, shallow-watered, unpretentious

31°C in July · 13h 30m from Los Angeles · a week

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Cala Mariolu, Sardinia, Italy

Clear, pebbled, sun-struck

29°C in July, and dry · sea at 27° · 12h 40m from Los Angeles · a day trip from cala gonone

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Hydra, Greece

Car-free, stone-built, artfully quiet

29°C in July, and dry · 13h 50m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Ischia, Italy

Volcanic, green, unhurriedly Italian

29°C in July, and dry · 12h 55m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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Agriturismo country, Tuscany, Italy

Slow, sun warmed, generously fed

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

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Douro Valley, Portugal

Terraced, romantic, wine-soaked

30°C in July · 11h 20m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Gozo, Malta

Rural, sun-baked, agreeably slow

28°C in July, and dry · 13h 30m from Los Angeles · 4–7 nights

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Myrtos, Kefalonia, Greece

Blinding white, deep blue, cinematic

28°C in July, and dry · sea at 27° · 13h 35m from Los Angeles · a week on kefalonia

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