WINTER 2026–27 TRAVEL GUIDES
Europe in winter.
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Malta · Malta
Malta in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
Winter in Malta means 14-20°C afternoons, a cool sea, rain that arrives in short heavy bursts and a low-season calm in Valletta and Mdina. Boat trips and beach clubs go quiet while the fortified towns, museums and coastal walks carry on. Here is what each winter month feels like and who should book it.
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Portugal · Madeira
Madeira in Winter: Weather, What's Open and Things to Do
Madeira in winter is mild, green and quiet, with short days and a wetter, cooler high ground. Here is what November to March typically delivers, which sights and trails stay open, and how the season suits different kinds of trips.
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Spain · Málaga
Málaga in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
Málaga spends winter in shirtsleeves more often than coats, with bright midday sun, quiet museums and a city that keeps working long after the summer crowds leave. The catch is short daylight, occasional wet and windy spells, and a sea few people want to enter. Here is how November to March actually plays out.
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Italy · Sicily
Sicily in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
Winter in Sicily is mild, quiet and far more variable than the postcards suggest. Here is what typical weather looks like month by month, which cities stay lively, how the ruins and festivals fit in, and whether your trip is long enough to ride out a wet spell.
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Spain · Mallorca
Mallorca in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
Winter on Mallorca means mild, bright days, uncrowded sights and trails, and a Palma that stays fully awake while seasonal coastal resorts go quiet. Here is how the season works month by month, what stays open, and who should book a different time of year.
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Switzerland · Zürich
Zürich in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
Winter in Zürich is compact, cold and quietly rewarding: monthly temperatures from November to March, what stays open, which mountain trips are worth the transfer, and how crowds shift from the Advent bustle to a calm January.
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Albania1 guide
Austria2 guides
Croatia1 guide
Cyprus1 guide
France9 guides
- Aix-en-Provence in Winter: Weather, Crowds and What's Open
- Annecy in Winter: What the Season Is Really Like
- Cannes in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
- France in Winter: Where to Go and What to Expect
- Grenoble in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
- Lille in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
- Lyon in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
- Marseille in Winter: Decide Your November–March Trip
- Saint-Tropez in Winter: What to Expect Nov–Mar
Germany2 guides
Greece5 guides
Ireland2 guides
Italy11 guides
- Amalfi in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
- Bologna in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
- Genoa in Winter: Weather, Rain and What Stays Open
- Italy in Winter: Where to Go, What's Open and What to Expect
- Pisa in Winter: Weather, Crowds and Things to Do
- Positano in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
- Sicily in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
- Sorrento in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
- Taormina in Winter: What the Off-Season Is Really Like
- Turin in Winter: Weather, What's Open and Things to Do
- Verona in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
Lithuania1 guide
Luxembourg1 guide
Poland1 guide
Portugal3 guides
Spain7 guides
- Canary Islands in Winter: Where to Go and What to Expect
- La Palma in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
- Málaga in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
- Mallorca in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
- Nerja in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
- Sitges in Winter: What November to March Is Really Like
- Spain in Winter: Where to Go for Sun, Snow and City Breaks
Switzerland2 guides
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GUIDE / Oct 20, 2026
Christmas in Zurich: Markets, Dates and What's Open
Zurich at Christmas is a lakeside city under a low grey sky, brightened by indoor and open-air markets, a lit-up Bahnhofstrasse and an Alpine horizon at the end of every street. Days are short and evenings cold, so the season rewards planners who mix market time with museums and long lunches.
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GUIDE / Oct 20, 2026
Does It Snow in Turin? What to Expect in Winter
Turin's winters are cold and often damp rather than reliably white: snow can fall in the city but rarely settles for long, while the Alps above Piedmont carry the real snow country. Here is how the season works, what the mountains offer and who should plan a trip around it.
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GUIDE / Oct 20, 2026
New Year's Eve in Verona: Where to Be at Midnight
Verona does New Year's Eve quietly and elegantly: a long dinner, then a midnight toast in Piazza Bra with the Arena lit behind you. Expect cold air, short days and a walkable centre rather than a headline concert scrum.
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