WELCOME TO EUROPE

Even with a vast ocean between us, the lure of the Old World is inescapable and its magic untranslatable. Every region in every country has its own deep, wholly unique roots. These roots connect intricately throughout the continent, a complex network from which sprouted the origins of nearly every facet of Western society.

Squint into the distance: you can still see the ghosts of rising dust clouds on roads leading to Rome or Athens. Time travel becomes easy when staying in a historic castle in the wilds of Ireland; among the cypress-guarded hills of sun-drenched Tuscany; or amid the azulejos-tiled buildings of Seville. It simply stands still when sipping an espresso on the canals of Venice or Amsterdam or while listening to the whistle of the wind through the heather of Scotland.

Travel inland and feel the rumble of carriages over age-old cobblestones, reverberating through your soles in places like Frankfurt, Porto, and Paris. Crane your neck until you can stretch it no more to take in majestic spires that twist into the sun in London, Zurich, or Barcelona. Trade those towers for whitewashed buildings capped in blue in Greece or Croatia.

Regardless of the European destination, find yourself swept up in the romance of a fairy tale—a story still being written.