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Our Europe is really the Balkans and the Caucasus — the affordable, soulful, under-touristed edge of the continent. Think Ottoman bazaars, Orthodox monasteries, mountain road-trips and Georgian wine, much of it visa-free and easy to string together by car.
May–June and September–October give warm days without the July crowds. The Adriatic coast (Montenegro) peaks in summer; Georgia's wine country is loveliest at the September harvest.