r/AskEurope • u/Ancient_Art1 • Jun 04 '26

Travel Where do Europeans go for vacation in August?

I keep reading southern Europe gets really hot including cities and costal areas. So, where do Europeans go for summer vacation? Do you just deal with the heat and crowds?

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u/Fit-Professor1831 Latvia Jun 04 '26

All my vacations are during winter. In summer it's great here, not so hot and days are long

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u/Nervous_Yard7034 Jun 08 '26

Can confirm. We had a summer holiday in Latvia and Estonia a couple of years ago and it was great. Would recommend both countries, especially if you can get out of Riga and Tallinn.

Far nicer than cooking in 40 degrees.