Coolcation Travel Guides for Cooler Summer Destinations

A coolcation in Greenland is the Arctic version of the trend – long summer daylight, fjords, icebergs, hiking and small communities instead of traditional hot-weather resorts. It is more remote and more expensive than a Scandinavian city break, but it offers one of the clearest examples of travel built around…

A coolcation in Scotland gives you a summer built around Highlands, islands, sea air, walking and long daylight instead of chasing guaranteed heat. Scotland can still have warm and sunny days, but the Atlantic coast, northern islands and mountain regions make it one of Europe’s strongest choices for travellers who…

A Gothenburg coolcation is one of the easiest ways to combine a Swedish city break with cooler coastal scenery. Gothenburg – Göteborg in Swedish – sits on Sweden’s west coast, where trams, ferries and short journeys connect restaurants, museums and neighbourhoods with rocky islands, beaches and sea air. If you…

Europe has no shortage of summer destinations, but the best coolcation destinations in Europe are the places where you can stay active, explore outdoors and enjoy long days without building the entire trip around heat. For summer 2026, the strongest coolcation options stretch from Scandinavia and Iceland to Scotland, Ireland,…