Ski resorts, cozy chalets, and all sorts of outdoor adventures await in these European mountain destinations.

Some of them are steps from ski resorts, while others are best experienced in the summer.

No matter your ideal vacation, theres a mountain town that will deliver.

Building facades in Italy with a snowcapped mountain in the background

Cortina d’Ampezzo, in Italy’s Dolomites region.Credit:Getty Images

From Keswick and Braemar to Krun and Brixen, here are the best mountain towns in Europe.

It kind of encapsulates the awe and wonder that the Alps have.

However, Innsbruck is so much more, she says.

A narrow, snowy lane is framed by ancient-looking wooden and stone buildings in Zermatt

Village of Zermatt, Switzerland.Christopher Larson/Travel + Leisure

Its a cultural gem, with beautiful palaces, great shopping, and fabulous local restaurants.

A simple day trip takes travelers to gorgeous monasteries, national parks, and even a schnapps trail.

She shares that the town is surrounded by stunning hiking and biking trails, making it an adventurers paradise.

Facade of Chamonix train station near Mont Blanc, France

The train station in Chamonix, near Mont Blanc.iStockphoto/Getty Images

Known as the Queen of the Dolomites, Cortina d’Ampezzo also gets points for its various hotels and resorts.

Lech, Austria

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Temple describes the town ofLechas Austria at its best.

But if you arent a big winter sports person, you wont be disappointed.

View of the colorful buildings in Innsbruck, Austria

Downtown Innsbruck, Austria.Violetastock/Getty Images

Other highlights includeBraemar Castle, a structure that dates back to 1628, and theBraemar Gathering.

Miller also considers Murren a great jumping-off point for travelers taking the scenic Jungfrau Railway.

A landscape view shows sharp snow-covered mountains rising up behind the green hills and wooden chalets of Grindelwald, Switzerland

Village of Grindelwald, Switzerland.Westend61/Getty Images

A traditional English garden, with tall flowers and stone statuary, sits in the foreground with a row of tall townhomes and a distant mountain range in the background

Hope Park in Keswick, England.AndyRoland/Getty Images

View of Cortina D’ampezzo

Village of Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy.Michela Sieman/Travel + Leisure

A snow covered castle and trees in Krun, Germany

A snowy landscape in Krün, Germany.Marc Rasmus/Getty Images

An aerial cityscape shot shows the town center of Brixen, Italy, including a large stone church with a tall single steeple and a yellow and blue painted church with two steeples

Grand Place in Brixen, Italy.Dirk Van Geel/Getty Images

River through Lech, Austria

Lech, Austria.hecke71/Adobe Stock

A winding road cuts through a village of squat stone buildings in Braemar, Scotland, with colorful autumn trees surrounding the street and mountains and a steeple in the distance

A street in Braemar, Scotland.Dennis Barnes/Getty Images

A landscape shot shows the rocky, rugget Dolomite Mountains poking up behind a rolling green field covered in small houses and green trees.

Villag of Corvara in the Dolomites of Italy.Westend61/Getty Images

Winter in the village of Murren, Switzerland

The village of Murren, in the Swiss Alps.Michal Stipek/Getty Images

Old traditional framehouses with grass on the roof in the middle of a valley in Geilo, Norway

Traditional houses in Geilo, Norway.Parinya Suwanitch/Getty Images

A cobblestone alleyway at dusk is surrounded by old-fashioned stone and wood buildings, some with elaborate alpine carving details

Wooden buildings in Alagna Valsesia.sedmak/Getty Images

Very fast ski driver in front of the mountains at a sunny day. The photo was taken at Alp St

Skiers in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.MaxBaumann/Getty Images