PORTO RAFTI, Greece (AP) – Bus coupon in hand, Diamantoula Vassiliou headed for the sea, determined to make the most of her brief beach excursion. The Athens resident was among thousands who took a four-hour tour this month to Avlaki Beach, one hour north of Greece’s capital, many hauling plastic coolers and homemade lunches – the accoutrements of summer holidays in leaner times.

Dodge the crowds and treat yourself to one of the Mediterranean’s best-kept secrets! Bordered by the Adriatic and Ionian seas, Albania is the Balkan country once massively overlooked by travellers traipsing through Europe.

ROME (AP) – Tourists visiting the Trevi Fountain are now going to pay more than just the legendary coin toss over their shoulder to get the Instagrammable selfie in front of one of the world’s most celebrated waterworks.

Stay off the beaten track with these interesting destinations in Europe that will delight kids and parents alike. There's Euro-trips - and then there's Euro-trips with kids that doesn't mean you have to stick to the same ol' string of amusement parks.

KALSOY ISLAND, Faroe Islands (AP) – While once the Faroe Islands might have slipped under the radar, more tourists than ever are arriving on the remote archipelago in the north Atlantic.

PHOENIX (AP) – Hotels and lodges will welcome back visitors to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim after the national park halted overnight stays for more than a week because of multiple breaks in a water pipeline, the park said Monday.

From the moment you step off the ferry, you're greeted by a landscape that's as much an outdoor gallery as it is a living, breathing art installation. Naoshima, often called Japan's “Art Island”, offers an experience with the same allure as Tasmania's MONA.

KALSOY ISLAND, Faroe Islands (AP) – The tiny Faroe Islands in the north Atlantic could be a poor choice for travelers with vertigo, seasickness or a fear of enclosed spaces. There are crumbling cliffs, sudden gale-force winds and hillsides so steep that even the sheep can tumble.