TravelAwaits
Jul.17.2021
Honestly? September is my absolute favorite month to travel around Europe. First, the kids are back in school, and with them, their parents. The sun is perfect for sitting outside and swimming in the sea, but you can walk around the emptier city centers without suffering a heatstroke.
I don’t think there is a European city that isn’t worthwhile visiting in September: All the sunny regions are still sunny, all the northern regions not yet cold, all the cities less crowded but just as much fun. The classical music season opens with opera, concert, and ballet performances held in the most iconic venues, and it seems to be the month for antique fairs and flea markets, and two really fun ones feature in my list.
Most recently, we’ve binged on the fabulously glossy
Lupin, starring the charismatic Omar Sy as a very smooth criminal. Filmed against Parisian rooftops and beautiful shots of the Louvre, the first instalment of five episodes was just not enough.
Netflix estimates that 70 million households will have seen
Lupin in the 28 days since its release in early January. To put that figure in context,
Bridgerton has been seen by 63 million households.
Paris is possibly the most mythologised city in the world. There’s even a thing called Paris Syndrome used to describe the acute sadness some people experience when they visit Paris but find it does not live up to their expectations.