My sister and I are trying to figure out where to go in Europe before Sardinia this summer and we genuinely cannot decide 😭
My sister and I are trying to figure out where to go in Europe before Sardinia this summer and we genuinely cannot decide 😭
We’re both early 30s, single, social, and looking for somewhere for ~1-2 weeks before Sardinia that has a little bit of everything:
- beautiful beaches/water
- fun dinners and drinks
- good energy/social atmosphere
- attractive crowd late 20s–40s
- chic and beautiful but still relaxed
- not insanely expensive or impossible to plan
We don’t really want somewhere sleepy where everyone is coupled up and keeps to themselves. We want somewhere with actual life to it where it feels easy to meet people naturally if you want that vibe, but also not full chaos like Ibiza.
Basically somewhere with fun summer energy that still feels effortless. Somewhere you can spend all day by the water, wander into places for drinks or dinner at night, and meet people naturally without needing reservations for every second of your life or spending Saint-Tropez-level money everywhere 😅
Right now we keep going back and forth between:
- Paros
- Antibes
- Corsica
- Puglia
- or somewhere else entirely?
We’re probably ending the trip in Paros after Sardinia, so also open to places that flow well with that route because right now we’re a bit all over the place trying to make a logical July itinerary.
So far this is what’s booked:
June 26: Arrive in Paris
July 16–30: Sardinia (booked)
July 30: Open, maybe Athens
August 1–8: Open, maybe Paros
Would genuinely love honest opinions from people who’ve actually spent summers in these places recently. Which places had the best mix of beautiful + social + fun without feeling too intense or too sleepy?
Thank you for any suggestions or recs!