{"id":7823,"date":"2023-04-30T01:25:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T01:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/?page_id=7823"},"modified":"2023-11-05T00:34:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T00:34:24","slug":"planning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/planning\/","title":{"rendered":"PLANNING"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7823\" class=\"elementor elementor-7823\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a094d1 elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4a094d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24ee1c5\" data-id=\"24ee1c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d71451c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d71451c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Living Like a Local <br \/>in Europe <br \/><\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Means . . .<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fdcfdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fdcfdf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c92dd6\" data-id=\"2c92dd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1841215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1841215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d49aaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d49aaf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c5648b\" data-id=\"0c5648b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcea8fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcea8fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5deb4b\" data-id=\"b5deb4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac0044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ac0044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It means becoming <em>temporary residents<\/em> in a smaller town or a singular big city<br \/>neighborhood where we can experience, appreciate and immerse ourselves in a <br \/>unique European\u00a0community \u2014 something not easily done when<br \/>\u00a0traveling\u00a0as a typical tourist.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9ed6f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9ed6f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd93a0d\" data-id=\"fd93a0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2258dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2258dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It also means <em><strong>avoiding the barriers <\/strong><\/em>we usually put up between ourselves and the places we visit, and <em><strong>creating bridges<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>instead<\/strong><\/em>. For example, renting a cozy, economical apartment rather than staying <br \/>at an impersonal, expensive hotel. Joining our neighbors at the farmer\u2019s market to buy ingredients for some<br \/>of the meals we will prepare in our own kitchen. At other times, finding restaurants patronized not by tourists but by locals. And in general, <strong><em>venturing a little out of our comfort zones<\/em><\/strong> to engage with the community.<\/p><p>And while one can live like a local in a smaller town as we usually do, you can also enjoy everything a big city <em>neighborhood<\/em> has to offer while still living there like locals, as we write about <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/look-whos-in-the-big-town\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">In any case, if you want to make your next European vacation a more purposeful and memorable experience,<br \/>we think the philosophy of <em>living like a local<\/em> is worth considering, as we hope you will discover in the pages that follow.<\/span><\/p><p>Thanks for joining us!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc412d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc412d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d599f08\" data-id=\"d599f08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5b84b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f5b84b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df847c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df847c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-545509e2\" data-id=\"545509e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-92f8761 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92f8761\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c77fc1d\" data-id=\"c77fc1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e99d3b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e99d3b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Living Like a Local is . . . <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64270330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64270330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Renting an apartment<\/em><\/strong><\/span> &#8212; preferably in the old part of a town, rather than staying at an impersonal hotel with other tourists<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong><em>Meeting your neighbors<\/em><\/strong> &#8212; getting to know <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the locals, as well as chefs, bakers and other shopkeepers<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li><em style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor2 ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\"><strong>Preparing some meals in your own kitchen<\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor2 ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\"> &#8212; joining the locals at <\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor2 ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor2 ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor2 ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor2 ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor2 ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor2 ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor2 ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor2 ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor2 ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor2 ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\">the farmer\u2019s market to buy fresh produce to prepare yourself rather than going out for every meal<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Taking time to explore<\/em><\/strong><\/span> &#8212; discovering areas off-the-beaten-path, not with a tour but on your own, by foot or on bicycle<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Seeking out local activities<\/em><\/strong><em> &#8212; <\/em>checking the calendar for community events and performances to support<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li><strong><em>Finding a<\/em> <em>favorite hangout<\/em><\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor2 ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\">\u00a0 &#8212; relaxing in a cozy and familiar place where you can plan each day to do as much or as little as you want<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11d69dfe\" data-id=\"11d69dfe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a2aa4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c30fc3\" data-id=\"1c30fc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d25038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6d25038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5fbb22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5fbb22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5b0c52\" data-id=\"d5b0c52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ded00d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ded00d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfaf6c2\" data-id=\"cfaf6c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cc5bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21cc5bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Five Essential Principles for Choosing that perfect place <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f216ac3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f216ac3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4bf7ae\" data-id=\"a4bf7ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4705702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4705702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We rely on <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>5 essential principles<\/em><\/span><\/strong> for choosing the perfect live-like-a-local town or neighborhood in Europe. (Of course, you may want to consider other factors as well.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61a6a0e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61a6a0e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51f6947e\" data-id=\"51f6947e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a411def elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5a411def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bd67fd4 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3bd67fd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;lightSpeedIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b73288f\" data-id=\"3b73288f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ed2849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21ed2849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20150509_142756-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI3MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2V1cm9wZWxpa2VhbG9jYWwuY29tXC9zdGFnaW5nXC80MDM3XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvSU1HXzIwMTUwNTA5XzE0Mjc1Ni1zY2FsZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20150509_142756-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1270\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20150509_142756-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20150509_142756-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20150509_142756-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20150509_142756-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20150509_142756-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7593a0a7\" data-id=\"7593a0a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71ba0b3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71ba0b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><br>1. Easy To Reach<br><\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor6 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">The place must be relatively easy to get to. You don&#8217;t want to be exhausted from a multi-stage journey, nor spend your vacation dreading the trip back. Maybe an easy train or bus ride from your arrival city, or a reasonable&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor6 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">drive&nbsp;by rental car.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1767eff6\" data-id=\"1767eff6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a603dc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a603dc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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elementor-element elementor-element-2b0c7595\" data-id=\"2b0c7595\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1727ffa8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1727ffa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d549033 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" 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data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDUxNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2V1cm9wZWxpa2VhbG9jYWwuY29tXC9zdGFnaW5nXC80MDM3XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMVwvbGlnaHRlci1JTUdjb3B5LV8yMDE3MDQzMF8xOTQ4MDMtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lighter-IMGcopy-_20170430_194803-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4515\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lighter-IMGcopy-_20170430_194803-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lighter-IMGcopy-_20170430_194803-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lighter-IMGcopy-_20170430_194803-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lighter-IMGcopy-_20170430_194803-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lighter-IMGcopy-_20170430_194803-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d69c297\" data-id=\"4d69c297\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-786e1101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"786e1101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><br \/>2. Off the Radar<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor6 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">You want a town or neighborhood that is <\/span><i style=\"font-weight: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor6 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">not<\/i><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor6 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\"> associated with the terms &#8220;Trendy&#8221; or &#8220;Popular Vacation Destination.&#8221; There are countless gems out there that are generally off the radar of <\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor6 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">the typical tourist, allowing for a more authentic and <br \/>laid-back experience.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7026b89b\" data-id=\"7026b89b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-572da9f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"572da9f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-28-copy-2-copyIMG_1713-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzk3MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2V1cm9wZWxpa2VhbG9jYWwuY29tXC9zdGFnaW5nXC80MDM3XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNFwvMS0yOC1jb3B5LTItY29weUlNR18xNzEzLXNjYWxlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-28-copy-2-copyIMG_1713-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7971\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-28-copy-2-copyIMG_1713-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-28-copy-2-copyIMG_1713-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-28-copy-2-copyIMG_1713-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-28-copy-2-copyIMG_1713-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-28-copy-2-copyIMG_1713-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3032df09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3032df09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-262e0908\" data-id=\"262e0908\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b342128 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1b342128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c3c2fcf animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6c3c2fcf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;lightSpeedIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-779aac48\" data-id=\"779aac48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65555f32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65555f32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20150510_103610-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI3OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2V1cm9wZWxpa2VhbG9jYWwuY29tXC9zdGFnaW5nXC80MDM3XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvSU1HXzIwMTUwNTEwXzEwMzYxMC1zY2FsZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20150510_103610-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1278\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20150510_103610-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20150510_103610-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20150510_103610-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20150510_103610-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20150510_103610-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5607906d\" data-id=\"5607906d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dbb0203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dbb0203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><br \/>3. Not too Big, Not too Small<\/strong> <br \/>The town or neighborhood should be small enough to be walkable (or with convenient public transportation), but with enough shops, cultural sites and activities to hold your interest. You will not need a car to get around except for an optional day trip, where you can go to the local rental office.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31cb5c43\" data-id=\"31cb5c43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e34db3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25e34db3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1778-2-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" 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https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1778-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36f373a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36f373a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-826ce18\" data-id=\"826ce18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c07472 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2c07472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c72200e animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5c72200e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;lightSpeedIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38c042c8\" data-id=\"38c042c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f816a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10f816a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1683-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMwOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2V1cm9wZWxpa2VhbG9jYWwuY29tXC9zdGFnaW5nXC80MDM3XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvSU1HXzE2ODMtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1683-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1308\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1683-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1683-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1683-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1683-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/staging\/4037\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1683-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1df50136\" data-id=\"1df50136\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69384c95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69384c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><br \/>4. Farmer&#8217;s Market<\/strong><br \/>Your chosen town should have a good daily, bi-weekly or weekly farmer&#8217;s market where you will purchase much of your food. Shopping alongside your neighbors and picking out fresh, local produce to cook in your own kitchen <em>is an essential and tasty part of this type of vacation<\/em>. And the opportunity to mingle with your fellow shoppers, discover new vegetables and cheeses, or ask recipe advice from a vendor, <br \/>is part\u00a0of the fun.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1224c6a8\" data-id=\"1224c6a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-193f9d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"193f9d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/resize-IMG_20170912_210148.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" 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Charm<\/strong><br \/>A place may be easy to reach, off the radar, the right size and have a good market, but how special is\u00a0it, really? <br \/>It should have several charming attributes that make it distinctive and memorable. You&#8217;ll know it <br \/>when you see it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d0c7c1\" data-id=\"1d0c7c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4711aeaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4711aeaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europelikealocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/resize-IMG_1803.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" 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