For some reason, it is generally accepted that November is a month of tourist calm: they say that on European beaches, even the most southern - in Greece and Spain - it is already cold, and there is no snow at ski resorts. It is rainy and damp in cities, and even more so in rural areas. However, all this is a myth: this month, tourists have places to go to relax, and you can organize yourself an unclouded vacation. Moreover, November is just such a time when it would be possible to combine seemingly incompatible things. For example, in the southernmost European ski resort, in the Sierra Nevada mountains, near the Spanish city of Granada, the skiing season begins in the second half of the last month of autumn, while the waters of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the neighboring city of Malaga are still not sufficiently cooled and are suitable for comfortable swimming.
Those who appreciate a beach holiday in November will find a wide selection of places to go on vacation. In the coastal resorts of Egypt, the unbearable African heat finally subsides, and the weather pleases +28 ... + 30 ° quite suitable for a European, and the waters of the Red Sea are already really refreshing, although to a minimum (+20 ° ), which will occur in January is still far. The velvet season begins in the United Arab Emirates. This country is good in November, when evenings and nights are still summer, and the influx of tourists is not so noticeable.
A beach holiday in November is also possible in Portugal, where the sun shines even in winter and the temperature never drops below zero. Late autumn is the time for windsurfing, the weather favors lovers of this sport first of all. However, for other vacationers, beaches at this time may seem too windy, and the sea - worrying. The Canary Islands is a unique place where the summer months are not hot and the autumn is just wonderful. Until December, stable, sunny and warm weather is maintained, when air and water temperatures are almost equal. Cyprus will become the best place to relax in the fall, because at this time there is an opportunity to swim, sunbathe, and explore the ancient sights of the island (since in the summer months this is problematic due to the sweltering heat).
In exotic countries - Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Sri Lanka - a beach holiday in November is just beginning. The tropical rainy season is already ending, the sky is becoming clear, the sea is calming down. But the influx of tourists, starting in the second half of December (for the Christmas holidays), is not there yet, and prices are pleasing for their democratic nature. The Royal Palaces of Bangkok, diving and snorkeling on the islands of Phuket or Samui - neither cultural attractions nor the beaches have annoying crowds. Those who want to hang out will already find their company on the beaches of Goa, and the reggae motifs do not subside on the islands of the Caribbean.
A beach holiday in November can also be organized in Mexico, at the world famous resorts Cancun and Acapulco, where the dry season also begins. Dominican Republic, Maldives, Seychelles, Cuba and Jamaica - all these countries are waiting for tourists to give them an unforgettable vacation on their snow-white sandy beaches bordered by the lush greenery of the tropical jungle. In Indonesia and the Philippines, the rainy season is just ending, but by the end of the month you can go there too.
But the rest is not limited only to the beach and the sea. Ski lovers should not wait for winter - already at the end of autumn they can go to the alpine resorts of Zermatt and Cervigny. On November 17, the skiing season inaugurates in Austria, in the resort of Obergurgl. Where to go in November to relax people who never skied? The cities of Western Europe this month are turning into merry Christmas fairs brightly decorated for the New Year. Germans are especially serious about celebrating the New Year: on the 11th of November, at eleven o'clock local time, fairs open in Cologne, Mainz, Dusseldorf and other German cities.