European honeymoon destinations

Whitewashed cliffs over a drowned volcano, with sunsets the whole island stops to watch.

Best May–Oct$1,526–$3,836 a week3–5 nights

Catamaran cruise into the caldera at sunset · Volcanic-wine tasting among basket vines · Clifftop hike from Fira to Oia

Pastel villages stacked above the sea, lemon groves and long lunches by the water.

Best May–Oct$1,750–$4,130 a week4–6 nights

Private boat to Capri and the grottoes · Path of the Gods hike above the coast · Lemon-grove cooking class

Bistros, bridges and a tower that sparkles on the hour. The classic, for good reason.

Best Apr–Oct$1,904–$4,004 a week3–5 nights

Dinner cruise on the Seine · Picnic below the sparkling Eiffel Tower · Montmartre lanes and Sacré-Cœur at dawn

Gaudí’s city and tapas until late, then a short hop to Mallorca’s coves, cliff villages and sunsets over Deià.

Best Mar–Nov$1,470–$3,010 a week5–7 nights

The Sagrada Família · Sunset over the city from the Bunkers del Carmel · A tapas crawl in El Born

Glacier trains, chalets and lakes so blue they look painted. In summer or in snow.

Best Sep–Oct, Dec–Mar$3,020–$5,470 a week5–8 nights

Glacier Express panorama train · Matterhorn sunrise from Gornergrat · Fondue in a mountain chalet

Cave hotels, fairy chimneys and a sky full of balloons at sunrise.

Best Apr–Oct$1,015–$2,730 a week3–4 nights

Hot-air balloon flight at dawn · Breakfast on a terrace as the balloons rise · Sunset horse ride through Love Valley

Walk the walls of a medieval city above the Adriatic, then sail to lavender islands and hidden coves.

Best May–Sep$1,470–$3,430 a week5–7 nights

Walk Dubrovnik’s city walls in the late afternoon · Sea kayaking around the walls · Island-hopping to the Pakleni islands

Glass igloos under the northern lights, husky sleds and saunas in the snow.

Best Jun–Mar$2,170–$4,900 a week4–6 nights

Northern lights hunt by snowmobile · A night in a glass igloo · Husky safari through the forest

A city on two continents: sunset ferries on the Bosphorus, Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, rooftop dinners and the Grand Bazaar.

Best Apr–Nov$945–$2,170 a week3–4 nights

Sunset ferry on the Bosphorus · Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque · A traditional hammam for two

Waterfalls, black-sand beaches, glacier lagoons and steaming hot springs for two.

Best Jun–Mar$2,800–$5,180 a week5–9 nights

Lagoon spa under the open sky · Glacier hike with crampons · Chase the northern lights

Castles, lochs and wild glens, with a whisky by the fire at the end of the day.

Best May–Jun (rated Good)$1,855–$3,325 a week5–8 nights

A night in a castle hotel · Whisky distillery tour · Jacobite steam train over the viaduct

Tbilisi’s sulphur baths and balconied old town, the Kakheti wine country and the hilltop church below Mount Kazbek.

Best Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct$665–$1,400 a week5–7 nights

A private sulphur bath in Abanotubani · Gergeti Trinity Church below Mount Kazbek · A wine tasting and supra feast in Kakheti

Crater lakes, hot springs and whales in the open Atlantic. Europe’s best-kept secret.

Best Mar–Nov$1,400–$2,660 a week5–8 nights

Hot-spring pools in Furnas · Whale and dolphin watching · Crater-rim hike at Sete Cidades