Cycling around Lake Annecy at your own pace
Choose a short ride on the western greenway or prepare for the full lake circuit, which includes hills and some shared roads.
Things to Do
Free viewpoints, subsidized museum days, self-guided walks, and evaluating paid attractions.
All Things to Do guides
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Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel: tickets and a useful plan
Give the Vatican Museums enough time to be a museum visit, rather than a fast walk to the Sistine Chapel. Choose a few collections you particularly want, reserve the appropriate entry and leave the next appointment well clear. The route, crowds and time spent looking can all make the visit longer than a map suggests.
Bordeaux or Toulouse for a short break?
Choose between wine-focused visits and aviation or space museums, then leave time for the river and the city itself.
Bologna or Milan for a two-day visit?
Pick Bologna for a compact centre and long meals, or Milan for the art, design and big-city visits you want to book.
Brussels or Bruges for your Belgian stay?
Pick Brussels for museums and neighbourhood visits, or Bruges for a compact historic centre that rewards an unhurried evening.
Piran or Dubrovnik for a town-wall walk?
Compare two different coastal visits, with a shorter hilltop wall section in Piran and a much larger circuit around Dubrovnik's old town.
Free Lisbon viewpoints that fit a comfortable walk
Choose a Lisbon viewpoint by its hill and your route, with clear advice on public terraces, Santa Justa access and leaving time for a break.
Free cathedral visits in Europe
Notre-Dame in Paris and Rouen offer free cathedral entry. Check towers and special visits separately, and note Cologne's new tourist ticket.
Architecture walks in Barcelona and Prague
Look closely at façades in the Eixample and Vinohrady, with routes that leave time for details instead of a long list of interiors.