While some destinations are taking measures to combat overtourism, there are still parts of the European continent where visitors are few and far between. There's a certain irony to destinations calling themselves 'hidden gems', but we still can, so we've gathered the opinions of our well-travelled editorial team and ranked Europe’s most beguiling towns, parks, islands and attractions that deserve a little more fanfare. This is obviously deeply subjective, but hopefully you'll find some new fodder for your bucket list regardless of whether you agree with us or not.

Read on to discover the continent's mysterious castles, lesser-visited countries, underrated regions and more...