Where to go in July

Cala Macarelleta, Menorca, Spain

Pale, pine-framed, blissfully plain

27°C in July, and dry · sea at 27° · 12h 25m from Los Angeles · a day trip from ciutadella

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Cala Pregonda, Menorca, Spain

Red rock, empty, wind-scoured

27°C in July, and dry · sea at 27° · 12h 25m from Los Angeles · a day trip from fornells

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Little Venice, Mykonos, Greece

Salt-sprayed, showy, sunset-obsessed

27°C in July, and dry · 14h from Los Angeles · an evening, within a 3–4 night mykonos trip

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Milos, Greece

Volcanic, sun-bleached, romantic

27°C in July, and dry · 14h from Los Angeles · 4-5 nights

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Paleokastritsa, Corfu, Greece

Cliff-backed, clear-watered, low-key

27°C in July, and dry · sea at 25° · 13h 25m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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The Cyclades: Paros, Naxos and Milos, Greece

Sun-bleached, breezy, unhurried

27°C in July, and dry · sea at 26° · 13h 50m from Los Angeles · 10–14 nights

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Voutoumi, Antipaxos, Greece

Clear, tiny, gloriously simple

27°C in July, and dry · sea at 27° · 13h 25m from Los Angeles · a day trip from paxos

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Comporta, Portugal

Barefoot, pine-scented, quietly expensive

26°C in July, and dry · 11h 30m from Los Angeles · 5–7 nights

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La Pelosa, Sardinia, Italy

Pale, shallow, carefully protected

26°C in July, and dry · 12h 35m from Los Angeles · a day trip from alghero, or a few nights in stintino

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Naousa, Paros, Greece

Whitewashed, salty, quietly stylish

26°C in July, and dry · sea at 25° · 14h from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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Oia, Santorini, Greece

White, vertical, engineered for sunset

26°C in July, and dry · 14h 05m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Ponta da Piedade, Algarve, Portugal

Golden, salt-sprayed, camera-ready

26°C in July, and dry · 11h 40m from Los Angeles · a half day from lagos

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Dalmatia: Hvar, Vis and Korčula, Croatia

Sun-bleached, maritime, unhurried

26°C in July, and dry · sea at 26° · 12h 45m from Los Angeles · 1-2 weeks

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Cascais, Portugal

Polished, breezy, easygoing seaside

25°C in July, and dry · 11h 30m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights, or a day trip from lisbon

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Folegandros, Greece

Whitewashed, windblown, deliberately quiet

25°C in July, and dry · 14h 05m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Ravello, Amalfi Coast, Italy

Gardens, terraces, quiet and elevated

26°C in July, and dry · 12h 55m from Los Angeles · 3 nights

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Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy

Coloured houses, terraced cliffs, salt air

27°C in July · 12h 25m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Vis, Croatia

Remote, sun-worn, agreeably behind

25°C in July, and dry · sea at 26° · 12h 45m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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Porto, Portugal

Tiled, steep, warmly unpolished

26°C in July · 11h 20m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Antiparos, Greece

Whitewashed, unhurried, low key

24°C in July, and dry · sea at 25° · 14h from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Óbidos, Portugal

Walled, whitewashed, storybook

24°C in July, and dry · 11h 30m from Los Angeles · 1–2 nights, or a day trip from lisbon

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Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, Canary Islands

Volcanic, calm-watered, winter-warm

24°C in July, and dry · 11h 50m from Los Angeles · a week

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Cape Verde: Sal, Boa Vista and São Vicente

Windswept, musical, sun-bleached, unhurried

24°C in July, and dry · sea at 26° · 11h 50m from Los Angeles · 10–14 nights across two or three islands

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Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy

Pastel, unhurried, properly Italian

27°C in July · sea at 27° · 12h 15m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Hvar, Croatia

Glossy, sun-bleached, late-night

25°C in July · 12h 45m from Los Angeles · 4 nights

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Madeira coastal road, Portugal

Dramatic, cliff-hugging, unhurried

25°C in July · 11h 15m from Los Angeles · a day or two, as part of a longer madeira stay

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Èze, France

Vertical, floral, quietly theatrical

26°C in July · 12h 15m from Los Angeles · a night, or a half-day from nice

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Arpoador, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Barefoot, communal, golden hour

26°C in July · 12h 40m from Los Angeles · an evening within a rio stay

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The Dordogne, France

Golden-stone, riverine, comfortably rural

27°C in July · 11h 40m from Los Angeles · a week

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Île de Ré, France

Flat, white-washed, quietly moneyed

24°C in July · 11h 25m from Los Angeles · a week

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The Loire Valley, France

Level, green, quietly grand

25°C in July · 11h 25m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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Ljubljana, Slovenia

Green, walkable, quietly cultured

27°C in July · 12h 25m from Los Angeles · 2 nights

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Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Airy, panoramic, unhurried

24°C in July · 12h 40m from Los Angeles · half a day within a rio trip

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Paris, France

Elegant, walkable, quietly demanding

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

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Côte des Basques, Biarritz, France

Longboards, Belle Époque, Atlantic light

24°C in July · sea at 23° · 11h 40m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Langhe, Piedmont, Italy

Foggy, patient, seriously delicious

27°C in July · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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