30: The best places to go for autumn in Europe

Looking for an Autumn city break in Europe? We've been to 159 towns & cities in the last 10 years and, naturally, we belie that we know the best places!

In this episode, we count down (quite literally!) the top 6 places to choose for an autumnal city break. So what are you waiting for? Press 'play' you fool!

Places we mention:

• Maribor, Slovenia
  • The oldest vine in the world
  • Wine museum (ask for Natasa or Marco) 
  • Wine Festival (San Martin) on the 11th November
• Lake Bled, Slovenia
• Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Belgrade, Serbia
  • Castle is Belgrade Fortress
  • The rooftop bar we went to is SkyLounge Belgrade
  • You have to try a burek!
  • The cobbled area that's the cultural quarter is Skadarlija
  • The cocktail bar that's like a speakeasy is the Riddle Bar
• Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • The old bridge in Mostar is a must!
  • Čitluk is the village we mention with great wineries
  • The monastery in Blagaj (outside Mostar) is this one
  • We also mention this walking tour in Sarajevo 
• Istria, Croatia
  • The towns we mention are Rijeka, Optajia and Rovinj
  • In Rovinj, avoid the Monte restaurant (even though they have a Michelin star!) and instead go to Snack Bar Rio and get the truffle pasta
• Lisbon, Portugal
  • This is the famous custard tart that Al couldn't remember the name of 
  • The best chicken we ever had was from this takeaway shop (Google map)
  • Listen to our full episode on Lisbon here.
• Salamanca, Spain
  • The James Bond villain Al was trying to remember is Scaramanga, and the large lizard Leanne was getting confused by is the Salamander. Neither of these is a city in Northern Spain...
  • Learn more about the Salamanca Feria in September here. (Usually second week in September)
  • The square that we argued about is called Plaza Mayor 
  • Our episode on Salamanca is here
• Please check COVID entry requirements as they seem to change hourly!