Summer increasingly feels like a distant memory at the moment, however, there are places in Europe that are still warm and welcoming. One of those is Bergamo in Northern Italy. Even as late as October, the temperature there is still a balmy 17C.
If you've never heard of Bergamo, you're not alone. It sits in the shadow of its more famous neighbours, notably Milan , which is around 60km away, as well as the Italian Lakes: Lake Garda, Lake Maggiore and, of course, Lake Como, where George Clooney famously has a holiday home. However, despite being less well-known than other areas in Northern Italy, Bergamo has a lot to offer, which I discovered when I travelled there after deciding to book the cheapest flights from Edinburgh Airport to "Anywhere".
The Skyscanner website lets you take a chance on a random destination by entering your departure airport and then putting in a month of the year, then selecting "Anywhere" - it will then find the cheapest flights from that airport for that month. I wanted to go away in September, and when I searched for options, Skyscanner informed me that the cheapest overseas destination I could reach from Edinburgh that month was somewhere called "Milan Bergamo Airport," for just £40 return on Ryanair). The flight time from Edinburgh is just over two hours.
Although the airport is often used by people travelling on to Italy's fashion capital of Milan, it's actually based in the historic city of Bergamo - where prices are much lower and accommodation.
