Chocolate is one of life's great indulgences, and there's no better place to give in to it than Europe, home to some of the most innovative chocolate makers in the world.

From Belgian pralines to Swiss milk chocolate, nearly every country has a specialty, but a few places stand out. This itinerary maps the best chocolate shops across France, Switzerland, Belgium, and beyond.

Airbnb wants the people you know to help plan your next trip. A new Travel Map shows where your friends have stayed and what experiences they've booked (you can opt out of sharing), and there's a new AI search you can type or talk to.

October Edition

Forget pumpkins: in German-speaking Switzerland, fall means turnips, carved with delicate scratched designs and lit from within. Each November, the lakeside town of Richterswil parades tons of them through its old town by the light of some 50,000 candles, in what Guinness named the world's largest illuminated turnip procession.

You probably already know paella. That's just one plate in a country whose cuisine runs from seaside to summit.

Here's a tour through the lesser-tasted corners of Spain: blue cheese aged in Asturian caves, goose barnacles gathered by hand off Galicia's Coast of Death, saffron fields that bloom violet across La Mancha each October, and wine grown in the black volcanic sand of Lanzarote.

Some travelers unwind with a beer, and others reach for something more herbal. Even where recreational cannabis is legal, you can generally only use it on private property or at licensed venues, which rules out most hotels, parks, and beaches.

Here's how to find a cannabis-friendly Airbnb, and how to be a good guest once you're there.

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