The 9 most underrated cities in Europe

Everyone loves Paris. After all, no one sings, "I love Lisbon in the springtime!" But maybe they should. Because while Europe's heavy-hitters (think: Rome, Madrid, Paris) will always have our hearts, they also have massive crowds and the most expensive high-season hotel rates.

Plus, there's something enchanting about setting out to discover a little corner of Europe that isn't on everyone else's itinerary.

With that in mind, we've nominated nine European cities that have big-time appeal but small-time crowds.