Where to go in July

Lisbon, Portugal

Steep, sunlit, gently melancholic

27°C in July, and dry · 11h 30m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Mykonos, Greece

Glossy, loud, expensively bronzed

26°C in July, and dry · 14h from Los Angeles · 3–5 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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Sossusvlei, Namibia

Vast, silent, elemental, sun-bleached

26°C in July, and dry · 19h 05m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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The Masai Mara, Kenya

Golden, wide open, big sky

27°C in July · 19h 05m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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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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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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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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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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Praia da Ursa, Sintra, Portugal

Raw, windblown, gloriously empty

23°C in July, and dry · 11h 30m from Los Angeles · a half day from sintra

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Bansko, Bulgaria

Cobbled, cheap, mountain-hearty

27°C in July · 13h 15m from Los Angeles · a week in winter, 3–4 nights in summer

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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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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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Puy du Fou, France

Theatrical, ambitious, ride-free

24°C in July · 11h 20m from Los Angeles · 2 nights

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Chicago, Illinois

Big-shouldered, musical, architecturally serious

26°C in July · 3h 55m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Green, ceremonial, busier than expected

27°C in July · sea at 28° · 17h 05m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Europa-Park, Germany

Ambitious, polished, pan-European

26°C in July · 11h 45m from Los Angeles · 2-3 nights

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Rulantica, Germany

Warm, Norse-themed, cheerfully loud

26°C in July · 11h 45m from Los Angeles · a day, or two with europa-park

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Wachau Valley, Austria

Terraced, vinous, softly baroque

26°C in July · 12h 20m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Disneyland Paris, France

Nostalgic, polished, unmistakably Disney

24°C in July · 11h 25m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Leipzig, Germany

Flat, cheap, culturally overqualified

25°C in July · 11h 45m from Los Angeles · a long weekend

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Mosel Valley, Germany

Vine-draped, romantic, slow-paced

25°C in July · 11h 40m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Baden-Baden, Germany

Genteel, steamy, quietly opulent

26°C in July · 11h 45m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Cape Tribulation, Australia

Ancient, humid, quiet, wild

24°C in July · sea at 24° · 14h 20m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Lugano, Switzerland

Italian warmth, Swiss precision

27°C in July · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Prague, Czechia

Gothic, golden, cheerfully beery

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

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Strasbourg, France

Half-timbered, festive, Franco-German

25°C in July · 11h 45m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Warsaw, Poland

Rebuilt, restless, late and cheap

25°C in July · 12h 05m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Studenty, cheap, late, unpolished

26°C in July · 12h 50m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Lake Como, Italy

Elegant, watery, unapologetically romantic

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

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