A guide for the decisions before the trip
What can you comfortably see in a day? Does a beach address make sense for a city break? Which market belongs on your route? These are the questions behind our guides. Architecture, food, neighborhood life and practical transport deserve to sit on the same page.
Our suggested routes allow time to eat and stop. The attraction lists explain what to choose, rather than implying that every church door is a compulsory appointment. A good visit can include fewer places and more attention.
How to read our recommendations
Recommendations here are editorial planning suggestions, not reports of personal stays or restaurant visits. We do not claim a local author, professional guide credential or first-hand experience that has not been established. Neighborhood descriptions describe practical tradeoffs; they are not guarantees about a particular street or property.
Official tourism, attraction and transport pages are linked within relevant guides. Time-sensitive opening arrangements, fares and access rules should be checked directly before travel. A source being linked does not mean the organization endorses this publication.
Photography and independence
Real destination photographs illustrate the place named in each caption. Reusable photographs are credited in the image credits, including their licence and any resizing. Older photographs can show a place differently from its appearance today.
No affiliate partnerships, paid placements or accommodation booking engine are configured in this edition. Read the disclosure for how commercial relationships would be identified. For a first visit, begin with the planning guide.