Cheapest trips from Lisbon

Underrated capital with Ottoman mosques, Soviet monuments, and hip cafés at Eastern European prices.

Medieval charm with Europe's largest market square, Wawel Castle, and a legendary nightlife district.

Baroque Old Town, quirky Užupis Republic, and a surprisingly lively food and bar scene.

Compact capital surrounded by mountains, with Ostrog Monastery and the Bay of Kotor a short drive away.

Colorful, chaotic, and full of surprises — Albania's fast-changing capital with Bunk'Art, great food, and mountain day trips.

Morocco's Atlantic beach resort with a long sandy crescent, a rebuilt kasbah, and argan-country day trips.

Pyramids of Giza, the Egyptian Museum, Khan el-Khalili bazaar, and 5,000 years of civilization on the Nile.

Sulfur-bath district, eclectic architecture from Art Nouveau to Soviet, natural wine, and Caucasus Mountain access.

Guggenheim Museum's titanium curves, pintxos bars in the Casco Viejo, and the green Basque Country hills.

Morocco's economic hub with the enormous Hassan II Mosque and a gateway to the country.