Explore the World with VelvetVoyager

The world's most liveable city — canal houses, world-class museums (Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh, Anne Frank House), excellent cycling infrastructure and a remarkably cosmopolitan culture.

Spain's most vibrant city — Gaudí's extraordinary architecture (Sagrada Família, Park Güell), La Barceloneta beach, Las Ramblas, world-class tapas and a nightlife scene that starts at midnight.

The Pearl of the Adriatic — a perfectly preserved medieval walled city, crystal-clear Adriatic swimming, the gateway to Croatia's extraordinary Dalmatian island chain and the real-world filming location for King's Landing.

The land of fire and ice — the Northern Lights, volcanic hot springs, waterfalls, glaciers, the Golden Circle and some of the most dramatic landscapes on earth. Expensive but genuinely unlike anywhere else.

Europe's most underrated capital — Alfama's tiled buildings and fado music, Belém's discovery monuments, pastéis de nata from the original bakery, and prices 40% below Paris or Rome.

The world city — the British Museum, the Tower of London, extraordinary theatre, the best Indian food outside India, world-class galleries (all free) and the Eurostar gateway to Europe.

The world's most visited city — the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre-Dame, extraordinary patisseries and bistros, and the ineffable sense that you are somewhere that has been civilised for a very long time.

Central Europe's most beautiful city — an intact medieval old town, Prague Castle, the Charles Bridge at dawn, excellent Czech cuisine and prices 40–50% below Western European equivalents.

The eternal city — the Colosseum, Vatican City, the Pantheon, extraordinary pasta and gelato at every turn, and 2,800 years of accumulated history concentrated in one extraordinary city.

Blue-domed churches, whitewashed villages and stunning caldera sunsets make Santorini the ultimate romantic escape.