{"id":1305899,"date":"2026-10-02T20:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T20:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1305899"},"modified":"2026-10-02T20:46:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T20:46:01","slug":"may","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/best-places-to-travel\/may\/","title":{"rendered":"Best places to travel in May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Look through our city guides and one phrase comes up again and again in May: the best month. Lisbon, Rome, Athens and Krak\u00f3w all give it that title. The sea is warming in the Mediterranean, terraces are open everywhere, and prices haven’t reached their summer peak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are the best places to travel in May, picked from our city guides using their own weather, crowds and daily costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf0d The best places to travel in May<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccd Lisbon, Portugal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Lisbon,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2600\ufe0f 22\u00b0 average high<\/span>\ud83d\udc65 busy<\/span>\ud83d\udcb6 about \u20ac45 a day<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Lisbon guide calls May the best month: warm, long evenings, everything open, at about 22\u00b0. Ride the yellow trams up the seven hills, find a miradouro for sunset and stay in the hostel capital of Europe. It’s getting busy, at about \u20ac45 a day on a shoestring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read the full Lisbon guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccd Athens, Greece<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Athens,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2600\ufe0f 25\u00b0 average high<\/span>\ud83d\udc65 fairly busy<\/span>\ud83d\udcb6 about \u20ac43 a day<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May is Athens at its best, according to our guide: warm, green and uncrowded, at about 25\u00b0. The Acropolis is far more pleasant than in the summer heat, and the city’s late, loud nightlife is in full swing. A shoestring day costs about \u20ac43.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read the full Athens guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccd Rome, Italy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Rome,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2600\ufe0f 23\u00b0 average high<\/span>\ud83d\udc65 busy<\/span>\ud83d\udcb6 about \u20ac57 a day<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rome’s guide calls May the best month too: warm, with long days, at about 23\u00b0. An arena, a Pantheon, a pope and the best carbonara in the country are all within walking distance. Rome isn’t cheap, at about \u20ac57 a day on a shoestring, but May is the month to pay it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read the full Rome guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccd Krak\u00f3w, Poland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Krak\u00f3w,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2600\ufe0f 20\u00b0 average high<\/span>\ud83d\udc65 busy<\/span>\ud83d\udcb6 about \u20ac28 a day<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krak\u00f3w’s best month is May, at about 20\u00b0. Europe’s largest market square, the castle on the hill and the old Jewish quarter turned bar district are all lively without the summer crush. At about \u20ac28 a day, it’s the best-value city break on this list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read the full Krak\u00f3w guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccd Dubrovnik, Croatia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Dubrovnik,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2600\ufe0f 22\u00b0 average high<\/span>\ud83d\udc65 very busy<\/span>\ud83d\udcb6 about \u20ac57 a day<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May is warm and swimmable in Dubrovnik, at about 22\u00b0, and our guide notes the city isn’t yet overwhelmed. Walk the walls at eight in the morning and it’s unforgettable. It is still busy and expensive, at about \u20ac57 a day on a shoestring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read the full Dubrovnik guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccd Sarand\u00eb, Albania<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Sarand\u00eb,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2600\ufe0f 23\u00b0 average high<\/span>\ud83d\udc65 very busy<\/span>\ud83d\udcb6 about \u20ac26 a day<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Albanian Riviera in May is warm, affordable and quiet, says our guide, at about 23\u00b0. Sarand\u00eb looks across at Corfu, with the ruined UNESCO city of Butrint down the coast. At about \u20ac26 a day on a shoestring, it’s the cheapest beach pick of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read the full Sarand\u00eb guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccd Tbilisi, Georgia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Tbilisi,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2600\ufe0f 24\u00b0 average high<\/span>\ud83d\udc65 very busy<\/span>\ud83d\udcb6 about \u20ac19 a day<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May is excellent in Tbilisi: warm, at about 24\u00b0, and everything open. Sulphur baths under brick domes, wooden balconies and the best food and nightlife in the Caucasus cost a fraction of European prices, about \u20ac19 a day on a shoestring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read the full Tbilisi guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccd Goreme, T\u00fcrkiye<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Goreme,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2600\ufe0f 21\u00b0 average high<\/span>\ud83d\udc65 busy<\/span>\ud83d\udcb6 about \u20ac31 a day<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cappadocia’s valleys are excellent in May, at about 21\u00b0. Sleep in a cave room, walk among the fairy chimneys and painted rock churches, and get up at dawn for a hundred hot-air balloons. A shoestring day is about \u20ac31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read the full Goreme guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfd6\ufe0f Best places for a beach trip in May<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our guides with a beach and a beach-weather high in May, the most hostels first.<\/p>\n\n\n

[City list: beach]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcb8 Cheapest places to travel in May<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Good weather in May and the lowest shoestring budget.<\/p>\n\n\n

[City list: cheapest]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\udd2b Quietest places to visit in May<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Good weather and quiet or very quiet in May, from each guide’s month-by-month table.<\/p>\n\n\n

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