June is when Europe truly opens up for summer, with long daylight hours and warm weather spreading across most of the continent.
Scandinavia marks Midsummer around the solstice, with celebrations that take advantage of the nearly endless daylight this far north. Southern Europe warms up quickly too, though June still falls just short of the intense heat that arrives later in July and August. The Mediterranean coast becomes noticeably busier as the month goes on, with beach season fully underway by the final weeks. Northern Europe stays cooler and greener, with long evenings that make late dinners outdoors an easy habit to fall into. Alpine regions also come alive again for hiking once the last of the winter snow finally clears from the trails.
The destinations on our list for Europe reflect that same shift into summer, from Nordic daylight to warm Mediterranean coastlines.
