Bergen is also aUNESCO City of Gastronomy, so be sure to avail yourself of restaurants' ultra-local seafood.
There are so many funthings to do in Berlin, and many are relatively affordable for a single traveler.
Solo female travelers in particular can feel both free and secure in its capitalVienna.
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Lucerne
Sitting pretty on its 43-square-mile namesake lake,Lucerneis a peaceful place for solo travelers.
ForPortugal’s best beaches, head to the Algarve or to “the Hamptons of Portugal” inComporta.
In London, you’ll get European charm without any foreign language anxiety.
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Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens.Athens (c) Linda Garrison
