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Where to go in October

16 destinations at their peak in October, plus 8 more that are still a good choice.

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At their best in October

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Paris

France · best Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Boulevards, bakeries and the best people-watching on earth.

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Rome

Italy · best Mar–May, Sep–Oct

Three thousand years of history, and dinner at nine.

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Barcelona

Spain · best Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Gaudí, the Mediterranean and dinner after ten.

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Lisbon

Portugal · best Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct

Seven hills, yellow trams and the sweet ache of fado.

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Istanbul

Türkiye · best Apr–May, Sep–Oct

Where two continents meet over tea on the Bosphorus.

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Santorini

Greece · best May–Jun, Sep–Oct

Whitewashed villages on the rim of a sunken volcano.

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Tokyo

Japan · best Mar–May, Oct–Nov

Neon, temples and the most precise bowl of noodles you will ever eat.

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Kyoto

Japan · best Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov

Seventeen World Heritage sites and a thousand quiet gardens.

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Jaipur

India · best Oct–Mar

The Pink City: forts, palaces and bazaars in Rajasthan's royal capital.

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New York City

United States · best Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Five boroughs, eight million people and a pizza slice on every block.

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Mexico City

Mexico · best Oct–Apr

Aztec ruins, leafy colonias and tacos at every hour.

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Rio de Janeiro

Brazil · best Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Mountains, beaches and samba between them.

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Buenos Aires

Argentina · best Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Tango, steak and grand cafés that stay open until dawn.

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Cape Town

South Africa · best Oct–Mar

Table Mountain, two oceans and the winelands next door.

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Marrakech

Morocco · best Mar–May, Oct–Nov

Souks, riads and the Atlas Mountains on the horizon.

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Sydney

Australia · best Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov

The world's best harbour and a beach for every mood.

Also good in October

London, Reykjavík, Bangkok, Bali, Singapore, Dubai, Cusco and Machu Picchu, Vancouver.

Festivals and events in October