Most Underrated Attraction in Every European Country

With 44 countries officially recognized by the United Nations, Europe is a wonderful mix of languages, cultures and cuisines cramped together into an area that’s slightly larger than Canada.

But next time you go to Europe, you might want to skip the long lines at the Eiffel Tower or the Uffizi Gallery and, instead, spend your precious vacation days in places that haven’t been overtaken by the masses. 

Don’t know where to start? We have the most underrated attraction in every European country, and they’re so incredible, they might be worth visiting a specific country or city just to see them.

Location: Komani

Where to find it: Accused Mountains

Price: $7/person for a ferry ride

Bottom line: This wide slivering lake is set amongst forested hills and is one of Albania’s most astonishing landscapes. Intrepid travelers can hike the Accused Mountains to earn a view of the lake from the top, but you can also cruise along and take in the landscape on the Komani Lake Ferry.

Location: Andorra la Vella

Where to find it: Plaça de la Rotonda

Price: Free

Bottom line: Nestled within the Pyrenees Mountains at the border of France and Spain, Andorra is an often-ignored country. But even visitors to the tiny nation’s capital, Andorra la Vella, sometimes miss the chance to see a genuine Salvador Dali sculpture on public display. 

Titled “La noblesse du temps” or “The Nobility of Time,” the sculpture displays one of Dali’s signature melting clocks, which stands on a barren tree trunk.

Location: Tarrenz

Where to find it:  Brauerei Schloss Starkenberger Brewery

Price: $298/pool (Drinkable beer not included)

Bottom line: We all know Austrians like their spas, but why go to a boring old spa pool filled with water when you can soak in hot beer? 

Starkenberger Brewery — which is located in a 700-year-old castle — had the genius idea of letting people relax and soothe their muscles in vitamin- and calcium-rich beer. Of course, you shouldn’t drink the beer in the pools, but you are certainly encouraged to order tap beer while you soak your worries away.

Location: Minsk

Where to find it: Praspiekt Niezaliežnasci 116 

Price: Free

Bottom line: The landlocked country of Belarus is usually foregone in favor of its more famous neighbors, Russia and Ukraine. However, if you like going where most people don’t and end up in the capital city, make sure you visit the country’s national library. 

Built in 2006, it is the largest library in the country and has gained worldwide attention for its rhombicuboctahedron, a shape with eight triangular faces and 18 square faces. The library holds more than 8.6 million items.