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Don’t seize the day in Europe. Seize the night

Don’t seize the day in Europe. Seize the night

It’s another gangbusters season for continental travel, and the usual suspects are dealing with baking heat and swarms of tourists. Here’s how to avoid both.

Natalie B. Compton and Andrea Sachs

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All day, ferries come and go, depositing hundreds of people onto the tiny Italian island of Capri. The tourists cram into restaurants and shops and stand in snaking lines for a scoop of a gelato or a ride on the funicular. The pedestrian traffic is stop-and-start. And then the magic hour arrives.

Evenings in Dubrovnik’s old town.  Getty Images

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