The Greek city of Kalamata in the Peloponesse is among 13 European cities you never thought to visit (but really should) according to Telegraph.
The British newspaper notes that the problem with apparently known quantities is that, often, they are not well known at all. Europe is a case in point. While our home continent is awash with celebrity capitals that have been endlessly dissected and devoured via a million mini-breaks – Paris and its gleaming avenues, Rome and its noble temples, Madrid and its party ambience – it is also a canvas for a slew of cities that are less appreciated, yet just as deserving of attention.
Who ever dreams, for example, of Eindhoven, of Basel, of Charleroi? Very few of us. But the joy of peering beyond the obvious when it comes to planning a European weekend away is the space this leaves for discoveries: museums of unexpected fascination, local dishes of untold flavour, nightlife of undocumented vigour, vistas of less remarked upon beauty.
All the cities in this feature offer something of this. They are the overlooked, the undervisited. But each has something in common – good reasons to explore them, and at least one direct flight from the UK. The debate on the referendum on Britain’s EU membership may think it is dealing in firm, acknowledged facts, but Europe still has mysteries galore…
The complete list of Telegraph includes:
Read more here.1. Genova, Italy
2. La Coruna, Spain
3. Linz, Austria
4. Stavanger, Norway
5. Leipzig, Germany
6. Kalamata
7. Eindhoven, The Netherlands
8. Charleroi, Belgium
9. Malmo, Sweden
10. Brno, Czech Republic
11. Basel, Switzerland
12. Espoo, Finland
13. Debrecen, Hungary
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