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VersaillesWorth a full day
From Paris

Versailles

The palace of Louis XIV with its gardens and the Trianon estate, 14 minutes by train from Montparnasse or about 40 minutes on RER C.

14 min€ 37.10–40.10
HaarlemWorth half a day
From Amsterdam

Haarlem

A compact old city with a large market square, canals and the Frans Hals Museum, about 15 minutes by direct train from Amsterdam Centraal.

15 min€ 11–29.50
Zaanse SchansWorth half a day
From Amsterdam

Zaanse Schans

An open-air village of working windmills and green wooden houses on the Zaan river, 17 minutes by train north of Amsterdam Centraal.

17 min€ 13.50–39.50
Warner Bros. Studio Tour (Harry Potter)Worth half a day
From London

Warner Bros. Studio Tour (Harry Potter)

The studios at Leavesden where the eight Harry Potter films were made, 20 minutes by train from London Euston plus a 15-minute shuttle bus.

20 min
Colònia GüellWorth half a day
From Barcelona

Colònia Güell

A former textile workers' village in Santa Coloma de Cervelló with Gaudí's unfinished crypt, 20 to 25 minutes from Plaça Espanya by FGC train.

20 min€ 15.80
Malahide CastleWorth half a day
From Dublin

Malahide Castle

A castle with 800 years of Talbot family history, a walled garden and a butterfly house, a 10-minute walk from Malahide village on the DART north of Dublin.

20 min€ 21.50
The Kelpies and the Falkirk WheelWorth half a day
From Edinburgh

The Kelpies and the Falkirk Wheel

Two 30-metre steel horse heads and a rotating boat lift that joins two canals, at opposite ends of Falkirk, 21 to 29 minutes from Edinburgh by train.

21 min£ 30.55
UtrechtWorth a full day
From Amsterdam

Utrecht

A university city built around the 112-metre Dom Tower and canals with quays at water level, 23 minutes by direct train from Amsterdam Centraal.

23 min€ 33.50
North BerwickWorth half a day
From Edinburgh

North Berwick

A harbour town on the East Lothian coast with two beaches, the Scottish Seabird Centre and views of Bass Rock, 23 to 35 minutes by direct train.

23 min£ 29.10
HowthWorth half a day
From Dublin

Howth

A fishing harbour and headland with a cliff path on the north side of Dublin Bay, 24 minutes from Connolly on the DART.

24 min€ 4
Volendam and MarkenWorth a full day
From Amsterdam

Volendam and Marken

Two former fishing villages on the Markermeer lake, linked by a 30-minute ferry, about 25 minutes by bus from Amsterdam Centraal.

25 min€ 23.50–30
Ostia AnticaWorth half a day
From Rome

Ostia Antica

The excavated harbour town of ancient Rome, 25 km south-west of the centre and 26 minutes from Porta San Paolo on the Metromare line.

26 min€ 21
SegoviaWorth a full day
From Madrid

Segovia

A Castilian city with a Roman aqueduct at one end and the Alcázar castle at the other, 27 minutes from Madrid Chamartín by high-speed train.

27 min€ 37.80–67.40
ToledoWorth a full day
From Madrid

Toledo

A walled hilltop city above the Tagus with a Gothic cathedral, two medieval synagogues and El Greco's best-known painting, 34 minutes from Madrid by Avant train.

34 min€ 39.80
WindsorWorth half a day
From London

Windsor

A royal castle still in use, with State Apartments and St George's Chapel, about 35 minutes from London Paddington with one change at Slough.

35 min£ 58–62
KeukenhofWorth half a day
From Amsterdam

Keukenhof

A spring flower park in Lisse planted with 7 million bulbs, open about eight weeks a year, 35 minutes by direct bus from Amsterdam RAI.

35 min€ 38.50
LeidenWorth half a day
From Amsterdam

Leiden

A university town of canals and almshouse courtyards, Rembrandt's birthplace and home of the national antiquities museum, 35 minutes by train from Amsterdam Centraal.

35 min€ 38
SitgesWorth half a day
From Barcelona

Sitges

A seaside town south of Barcelona with a long promenade, an old quarter on a headland and two art museums, 37 minutes away by Rodalies train.

37 min€ 11–23
NewgrangeWorth a full day
From Dublin

Newgrange

A Neolithic passage tomb in the Boyne Valley, part of Brú na Bóinne, reached only by shuttle from a visitor centre near Drogheda.

37 min
BolognaWorth a full day
From Florence

Bologna

The capital of Emilia-Romagna, a brick-red university city of porticoes and food markets, 38 minutes north of Florence by high-speed train.

38 min€ 30–80
Alcalá de HenaresWorth half a day
From Madrid

Alcalá de Henares

A university town east of Madrid where Cervantes was born, with an arcaded main street and a college founded in 1499, 39 minutes from Atocha by Cercanías train.

39 min€ 6.80
Disneyland ParisWorth a full day
From Paris

Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Park and Disney Adventure World at Marne-la-Vallée, about 40 minutes from Châtelet-Les Halles on RER A, with the station 2 minutes from the gates.

40 min€ 144.10–179.10
GironaWorth a full day
From Barcelona

Girona

A walled medieval city on the Onyar river with a cathedral and a well-kept Jewish quarter, 40 minutes from Barcelona Sants by Avant train.

40 min€ 25.40–42.30
SintraWorth a full day
From Lisbon

Sintra

A hill town of royal palaces and forest parks, 40 minutes by suburban train from Rossio station in central Lisbon.

40 min€ 25.10–34
CascaisWorth half a day
From Lisbon

Cascais

A former fishing town with small beaches, a marina and a seafront walk, 40 minutes by train from Cais do Sodré station.

40 min€ 5.10
Karlštejn CastleWorth half a day
From Prague

Karlštejn Castle

A 14th-century royal castle on a hill above the Berounka river, about 40 minutes from Prague main station on the S7 commuter train.

40 min
AeginaWorth a full day
From Athens

Aegina

The closest Saronic island to Athens, with a 5th-century BC temple on a pine hill, 40 minutes to 1 h 10 by ferry from Piraeus.

40 min€ 34
Castel GandolfoWorth half a day
From Rome

Castel Gandolfo

A small town on the rim of Lake Albano with the popes' summer palace, 41 minutes from Roma Termini by direct regional train.

41 min€ 16.20
RotterdamWorth a full day
From Amsterdam

Rotterdam

The second city of the Netherlands, rebuilt after 1940 with modern architecture around a working port, 41 minutes from Amsterdam on the fastest train.

41 min€ 53.90–57.90
Konopiště CastleWorth half a day
From Prague

Konopiště Castle

A castle outside Benešov tied to Archduke Franz Ferdinand d'Este, visited on timed tour routes, 41 minutes from Prague by the fastest train plus a 2.4 km walk.

41 min
Stirling CastleWorth half a day
From Edinburgh

Stirling Castle

The Renaissance castle of the Stewart kings, on a volcanic crag above Stirling, 41 minutes from Edinburgh Waverley by direct train.

41 min£ 31.10–33.10
GlasgowWorth a full day
From Edinburgh

Glasgow

Scotland's largest city, 42 miles west of Edinburgh, with free museums and a different mood from the capital, 44 minutes away by the fastest train.

44 min£ 16.80
Rosslyn ChapelWorth half a day
From Edinburgh

Rosslyn Chapel

A small 15th-century chapel covered in stone carvings in the village of Roslin, 45 to 60 minutes south of the centre on city bus 37.

45 min£ 16.80–18
GivernyWorth half a day
From Paris

Giverny

Claude Monet's house and the water-lily garden he painted, 46 minutes by train from Saint-Lazare to Vernon-Giverny, then a shuttle bus to the village.

46 min€ 43–59
ReimsWorth a full day
From Paris

Reims

The city where French kings were crowned and where the big champagne houses keep their cellars, 46 minutes from Gare de l'Est by TGV.

46 min€ 30–80
PenedèsWorth half a day
From Barcelona

Penedès

The cava country west of Barcelona, centred on Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, where the Freixenet cellars stand beside the station, 47 minutes from Sants on the R4.

47 min€ 20
MafraWorth half a day
From Lisbon

Mafra

A baroque royal palace and convent that takes up one side of a small town, 47 minutes north-west of Lisbon by direct bus from Campo Grande.

47 min€ 21.20
AranjuezWorth half a day
From Madrid

Aranjuez

A Bourbon royal palace with large formal gardens along the Tagus, about 48 minutes south of Atocha by Cercanías train.

48 min€ 17.10
CambridgeWorth a full day
From London

Cambridge

A university city on the River Cam, 49 minutes from London King's Cross on the fastest direct trains, known for King's College Chapel and punting.

49 min
The HagueWorth a full day
From Amsterdam

The Hague

The seat of the Dutch government and home of the Mauritshuis, with Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring, 49 minutes by direct train from Amsterdam.

49 min€ 51.60
TivoliOnly with a tour
From Rome

Tivoli

A hill town 30 km east of Rome with two UNESCO sites: the fountain gardens of Villa d'Este and the ruins of Hadrian's Villa, a few kilometres apart.

50 min€ 36
Kutná HoraWorth a full day
From Prague

Kutná Hora

A former silver-mining town with the Sedlec Ossuary and St Barbara's Cathedral, 50 minutes from Prague main station by direct train.

50 minCZK 552
TerezínWorth half a day
From Prague

Terezín

A fortress town north of Prague used as a ghetto and Gestapo prison in the Second World War, 50 minutes by bus from Letňany.

50 min
CanterburyWorth a full day
From London

Canterbury

A walled cathedral city in Kent, 51 minutes from London St Pancras on the fastest high-speed trains, built around the cathedral where Thomas Becket was killed in 1170.

51 min£ 45–53.40
St AndrewsWorth a full day
From Edinburgh

St Andrews

A small university town on the Fife coast with the Old Course, a ruined cathedral and a castle, about 53 minutes by train plus a 15-minute bus.

53 min
FigueresWorth half a day
From Barcelona

Figueres

The home town of Salvador Dalí and site of his Theatre-Museum, 57 minutes from Barcelona Sants by Avant train to Figueres Vilafant.

57 min€ 44.10–63.30
CuencaWorth a full day
From Madrid

Cuenca

A walled old town on a rock spur between two river gorges, known for its hanging houses and Gothic cathedral, about 1 hour from Madrid by AVE.

57 min€ 88.40–112.90
ChartresWorth half a day
From Paris

Chartres

A small town built around a 13th-century cathedral with its original stained glass, about one hour by regional train from Montparnasse.

58 min€ 20–42
BrightonWorth a full day
From London

Brighton

A seaside city on the south coast, 58 minutes from London Victoria on the fastest trains, with a pebble beach, a pier and the Royal Pavilion.

58 min
ChiantiOnly with a tour
From Florence

Chianti

The wine hills between Florence and Siena, where estates are spread along country roads and the market town of Greve is an hour away by bus.

58 min
DelftWorth half a day
From Amsterdam

Delft

A small canal town between The Hague and Rotterdam, known for Delft Blue pottery and as Vermeer's home, 58 minutes by direct train from Amsterdam Centraal.

58 min€ 52.10
Setúbal and ArrábidaOnly with a tour
From Lisbon

Setúbal and Arrábida

A natural park of limestone hills and small coves south of the Tagus, beside the port city of Setúbal, about 50 km from Lisbon.

58 min€ 11.40
Alnwick CastleWorth a full day
From Edinburgh

Alnwick Castle

A large medieval castle in Northumberland, England, used as a Harry Potter filming location, 58 minutes by train to Alnmouth plus four miles by bus or taxi.

58 min
OxfordWorth a full day
From London

Oxford

England's oldest university city, about 1 hour from London Paddington by train, with colleges, libraries and museums in a walkable centre.

1 h
PisaWorth half a day
From Florence

Pisa

A university city 80 km west of Florence whose main sights all stand on one lawn, the Piazza dei Miracoli, an hour away by regional train.

1 h€ 39.60
ArezzoWorth half a day
From Florence

Arezzo

A hill town in eastern Tuscany with Piero della Francesca's fresco cycle in the Basilica of San Francesco and the sloping Piazza Grande, an hour by train.

1 h€ 28.60
ÓbidosWorth half a day
From Lisbon

Óbidos

A small walled town with a castle and whitewashed lanes, one hour north of Lisbon by direct express bus from Campo Grande.

1 h€ 18.90
Ancient CorinthWorth half a day
From Athens

Ancient Corinth

The excavated Greek and Roman city with its museum, 10 minutes by car from modern Corinth and about an hour from Athens by suburban train.

1 h 05€ 28.60–48.60
El EscorialWorth half a day
From Madrid

El Escorial

The granite monastery-palace built by Philip II in the Guadarrama foothills, with a royal pantheon and a library, about 1 hour 10 minutes from Atocha by Cercanías train.

1 h 07€ 22.10
HydraWorth a full day
From Athens

Hydra

A Saronic island with no cars, a stone harbour town and a coast path, 1 h 10 to 1 h 30 from Piraeus by high-speed ferry.

1 h 10€ 70–84
RouenWorth a full day
From Paris

Rouen

The old capital of Normandy, with the cathedral Monet painted, half-timbered streets and the square where Joan of Arc died, 1 h 13 min from Saint-Lazare.

1 h 13€ 32–44
NaplesWorth a full day
From Rome

Naples

Italy's third-largest city, about 220 km south of Rome and 1 hour 15 minutes from Termini by high-speed train, with trains two or three times an hour.

1 h 13€ 67.80–138
PilsenWorth half a day
From Prague

Pilsen

A West Bohemian city built around the Pilsner Urquell brewery, which sits a 5-minute walk from the main station, 1 h 13 min from Prague by train.

1 h 13CZK 790–930
SienaWorth a full day
From Florence

Siena

A medieval hill city 70 km south of Florence, built around the shell-shaped Piazza del Campo and a cathedral with an inlaid marble floor.

1 h 15€ 35.60–37.60
BathWorth a full day
From London

Bath

A compact Georgian city built around Roman thermal baths, 1 hour 20 minutes west of London Paddington by direct train.

1 h 20
Costa BravaOnly with a tour
From Barcelona

Costa Brava

The rocky coast north of Barcelona, from Tossa de Mar up to Cadaqués. The nearest beach town, Tossa, is about 1 hour 20 minutes away by direct bus.

1 h 20
LuccaWorth a full day
From Florence

Lucca

A flat walled town west of Florence, ringed by 4.2 km of Renaissance ramparts you can walk or cycle, 1 h 20 away by direct train.

1 h 20€ 17.80
GlendaloughWorth a full day
From Dublin

Glendalough

A 6th-century monastic settlement with a round tower and two lakes in the Wicklow Mountains, 1 h 20 south of Dublin by bus.

1 h 20€ 23–28
FátimaWorth half a day
From Lisbon

Fátima

A Catholic pilgrimage shrine built where three children reported apparitions in 1917, about 1 hour 30 minutes north of Lisbon by coach.

1 h 20
ProvinsWorth a full day
From Paris

Provins

A walled medieval trading town on the UNESCO list, with ramparts, a 12th-century keep and underground galleries, reached by a direct Line P train from Gare de l'Est.

1 h 21€ 21.10–22.10
OrvietoWorth half a day
From Rome

Orvieto

An Umbrian town on a volcanic rock 100 km north of Rome, known for its striped Gothic cathedral and reached by train in about 80 minutes.

1 h 22€ 28.20–35.80
Loire ValleyOnly with a tour
From Paris

Loire Valley

Renaissance châteaux spread along the Loire valley south-west of Paris; the nearest big one, Chambord, is 1 h 23 min by train plus a shuttle bus.

1 h 23€ 47.80–105.80
StonehengeOnly with a tour
From London

Stonehenge

A 5,000-year-old stone circle on Salisbury Plain, about 85 minutes by train from London Waterloo plus a 35-minute bus from Salisbury station.

1 h 25
NazaréBetter to sleep there
From Lisbon

Nazaré

A fishing and surf town with a long beach and a clifftop quarter, about 100 km north of Lisbon, 1 hour 25 to 1 hour 50 by coach.

1 h 25
TarragonaWorth a full day
From Barcelona

Tarragona

A port city built on Roman Tarraco, with an amphitheatre by the sea and UNESCO-listed ruins, 1 hour 27 minutes from Barcelona by regional train.

1 h 27€ 22.20–32.20
KilkennyWorth a full day
From Dublin

Kilkenny

A compact medieval city with a Norman castle and a cathedral round tower, about 1 h 30 south-west of Dublin by direct train.

1 h 27€ 25.75–29.75
ÁvilaWorth half a day
From Madrid

Ávila

A small Castilian city ringed by a complete circuit of medieval walls you can walk on top of, about 1 hour 30 minutes from Madrid by regional train.

1 h 27€ 33.40
San GimignanoWorth half a day
From Florence

San Gimignano

A small walled hill town 55 km south-west of Florence with 14 surviving medieval towers, reached by train to Poggibonsi and a 20 minute bus.

1 h 29€ 34.60–39.60
MontserratWorth a full day
From Barcelona

Montserrat

A Benedictine monastery and pilgrimage basilica set high on a serrated mountain, about 1.5 hours from Barcelona by FGC train and rack railway.

1 h 30€ 50
Saronic IslandsWorth a full day
From Athens

Saronic Islands

Three islands in the Saronic Gulf, seen together on an 11-hour cruise or singly by ferry from Piraeus, 1 h 10 to 1 h 55 away.

1 h 30€ 24–84
Mycenae and EpidaurusOnly with a tour
From Athens

Mycenae and Epidaurus

The citadel of Mycenae and the theatre of Epidaurus, two sites in the Argolid, 1 h 30 from Athens by road and 30 minutes either side of Nafplio.

1 h 30
The CotswoldsBetter to sleep there
From London

The Cotswolds

A rural area of limestone villages north-west of Oxford, about 1 hour 35 minutes by train from Paddington to Moreton-in-Marsh, then local buses.

1 h 33
FlorenceWorth a full day
From Rome

Florence

The Renaissance capital of Tuscany, 260 km north of Rome and about 1 hour 35 minutes away by direct high-speed train.

1 h 35€ 72.80–114.80
SalamancaBetter to sleep there
From Madrid

Salamanca

A sandstone university city with two joined cathedrals and a large Baroque main square, 1 hour 37 minutes from Madrid Chamartín on the few Alvia trains.

1 h 37€ 59.90–100.20
PortAventura WorldWorth a full day
From Barcelona

PortAventura World

Spain's largest theme park, next to Salou on the Costa Daurada, 1 hour 42 minutes from Barcelona by direct regional train or 1.5 hours by coach.

1 h 42€ 55.70–61.70
Loch LomondOnly with a tour
From Edinburgh

Loch Lomond

The largest loch in Britain by surface area, north-west of Glasgow, reached by train to Balloch in about 1 hour 42 minutes with one change.

1 h 42
ÉvoraWorth a full day
From Lisbon

Évora

A walled Alentejo city with a Roman temple, a cathedral and a chapel lined with bones, about 1 hour 40 minutes east of Lisbon by Intercidades train.

1 h 43€ 32.50
CórdobaWorth a full day
From Madrid

Córdoba

An Andalusian city built around the Mosque-Cathedral and its old Jewish quarter, far south of Madrid in Andalusia but only 1 hour 44 minutes away by AVE train.

1 h 44€ 129–155
YorkWorth a full day
From London

York

A walled medieval city in the north of England, 1 hour 45 minutes from London King's Cross on the fastest direct trains, centred on York Minster.

1 h 45£ 67.20–73.20
Karlovy VaryWorth a full day
From Prague

Karlovy Vary

A 19th-century spa town in West Bohemia with free colonnades and drinking springs, 1 h 50 min from Prague by the fastest direct bus.

1 h 50
ValenciaBetter to sleep there
From Madrid

Valencia

Spain's third-largest city, on the Mediterranean, with a Gothic old town and the City of Arts and Sciences, about 1 hour 54 minutes from Madrid by AVE.

1 h 54€ 130–174.60
GiethoornOnly with a tour
From Amsterdam

Giethoorn

A village of canals, footbridges and thatched farmhouses in the north-east of the Netherlands, about two hours from Amsterdam by coach.

2 h€ 58
Cape SounionWorth half a day
From Athens

Cape Sounion

A 5th-century BC temple of Poseidon on the southern tip of Attica, 2 hours from Athens by public bus or 65 minutes by car.

2 h
TomarWorth a full day
From Lisbon

Tomar

A small river town below the Convent of Christ, a former Templar stronghold, about 2 hours north-east of Lisbon by direct Regional train.

2 h 01€ 37–37.60
DresdenWorth a full day
From Prague

Dresden

The capital of Saxony in Germany, with the Zwinger, the Royal Palace and the Frauenkirche, 2 h 07 min from Prague by the fastest direct train.

2 h 07
BelfastWorth a full day
From Dublin

Belfast

The capital of Northern Ireland, with the Titanic Belfast museum on the old shipyard site, 2 h 08 from Dublin on the hourly Enterprise train.

2 h 08€ 35
NafplioWorth a full day
From Athens

Nafplio

A harbour town in the Argolid with a Venetian fortress on the hill above it, 2 h 10 from Athens by direct KTEL bus.

2 h 10€ 49
PompeiiWorth a full day
From Rome

Pompeii

A Roman town buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD, south of Naples and a little over 2 hours from Rome by train with one change.

2 h 11€ 72.80–143
Normandy D-Day BeachesOnly with a tour
From Paris

Normandy D-Day Beaches

The 1944 landing beaches, the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer and the German batteries, spread along the coast beyond Bayeux, 2 h 12 min from Paris by train.

2 h 12
VeniceBetter to sleep there
From Florence

Venice

A car-free city of canals in the Venetian lagoon, centred on St Mark's Square and the Rialto, 2 h 14 from Florence by direct Frecciarossa.

2 h 14€ 55.80–124
GalwayWorth a full day
From Dublin

Galway

A compact harbour city on the west coast, with a pedestrian centre between Eyre Square and the Spanish Arch, about 2 h 30 from Dublin by train.

2 h 20€ 33.30
Stratford-upon-AvonBetter to sleep there
From London

Stratford-upon-Avon

The Warwickshire market town where Shakespeare was born and buried, 2 hours 23 minutes from London Marylebone on Chiltern's fastest train.

2 h 23£ 37.80–39.80
Cork and Blarney CastleBetter to sleep there
From Dublin

Cork and Blarney Castle

Ireland's second city, about 2 h 30 south of Dublin by hourly train, with Blarney Castle and its stone 8 km outside on the 215 bus.

2 h 28€ 90.40
Cinque TerreBetter to sleep there
From Florence

Cinque Terre

Five coastal villages in Liguria linked by a short train line and footpaths, about 150 km north-west of Florence and 2.5 hours away by train.

2 h 33€ 53.80–66.80
Český KrumlovBetter to sleep there
From Prague

Český Krumlov

A small UNESCO-listed town in South Bohemia built around a large castle, 2 h 35 min from Prague by the fastest direct bus.

2 h 35
PortoBetter to sleep there
From Lisbon

Porto

Portugal's second city, on the Douro river in the north of the country, reached from Lisbon in 2 hours 39 minutes by the fastest Alfa Pendular train.

2 h 39€ 64.50–74.50
Amalfi CoastBetter to sleep there
From Rome

Amalfi Coast

A stretch of cliffside towns south of Naples, reached from Rome by high-speed train to Salerno and then a 35-minute ferry to Amalfi.

2 h 46€ 73.80–167
AssisiWorth a full day
From Rome

Assisi

The Umbrian hill town of Saint Francis, about 2 hours 20 minutes from Rome by direct regional train, with a bus from the station up to the Basilica.

2 h 50€ 31.50
Val d'OrciaOnly with a tour
From Florence

Val d'Orcia

A valley of hill towns and cypress-lined farm roads south of Siena, where Pienza, Montepulciano and Montalcino sit too far apart to link by public transport.

2 h 55
BrugesBetter to sleep there
From Amsterdam

Bruges

A medieval Flemish city of canals and brick guild houses in Belgium, just under three hours from Amsterdam by train with one change.

2 h 58€ 94–120.60
AndorraBetter to sleep there
From Barcelona

Andorra

A small Pyrenean country between Spain and France. Its capital, Andorra la Vella, is about 3 hours from Barcelona Sants by direct coach.

3 h€ 63–70
DelphiWorth a full day
From Athens

Delphi

The ancient oracle site on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, with a museum next door, about 3 hours north-west of Athens by coach.

3 h€ 50.20
Loch Ness and the HighlandsOnly with a tour
From Edinburgh

Loch Ness and the Highlands

Scotland's best-known loch, 113 rail miles north of Edinburgh near Inverness, usually combined with Glencoe and Fort William on a one-day coach loop.

3 h 18
CapriBetter to sleep there
From Rome

Capri

An island in the Bay of Naples, reached from Rome by high-speed train to Naples and then a 50-minute hydrofoil from Molo Beverello.

3 h 25€ 96.80–171
Mont-Saint-MichelBetter to sleep there
From Paris

Mont-Saint-Michel

A medieval abbey and village on a rock in a tidal bay on the Normandy coast, about 3.5 hours from Paris by TGV and bus.

3 h 30€ 63–96
Ancient OlympiaBetter to sleep there
From Athens

Ancient Olympia

The sanctuary of Zeus and the original Olympic stadium in the western Peloponnese, with two museums, about 3.5 hours from Athens by car.

3 h 30
Cliffs of MoherOnly with a tour
From Dublin

Cliffs of Moher

Sea cliffs on the Clare coast, on the far side of Ireland from Dublin, about 4 hours away by road each way.

4 h
MeteoraBetter to sleep there
From Athens

Meteora

Six working Orthodox monasteries built on sandstone pillars above Kalambaka in Thessaly, roughly 4 hours north of Athens by coach.

4 h
ViennaBetter to sleep there
From Prague

Vienna

The Austrian capital, with Schönbrunn Palace and a large historic centre, 4 h 12 min from Prague main station by the fastest direct train.

4 h 12
FontainebleauWorth a full day
From Paris

Fontainebleau

A royal and imperial château with Napoleon's apartments, free gardens and a forest around it, reached by suburban train from Gare de Lyon plus a short bus ride.

€ 22.10–26.20
Giant's CausewayBetter to sleep there
From Dublin

Giant's Causeway

About 40,000 basalt columns on the north coast of Northern Ireland, past Belfast, at the opposite end of the island from Dublin.

€ 35
Bohemian SwitzerlandOnly with a tour
From Prague

Bohemian Switzerland

A national park on the German border with the Pravčická brána rock arch and river gorges, reached via Děčín, 1 h 16 min from Prague by train.

Isle of SkyeBetter to sleep there
From Edinburgh

Isle of Skye

The largest island of the Inner Hebrides, off the north-west coast of Scotland, joined to the mainland by a road bridge and far beyond day-trip range from Edinburgh.