Europe's 10 favorite cities for spring break for tourists

With the arrival of spring, the tourist season also begins, and travelers from all over the world take advantage of the good weather to visit their favorite destinations in Europe – but which city is the most popular? A recent analysis conducted by Casinova, a company operating in the online gaming sector, examined over twenty European tourist cities with the aim of identifying the most popular destinations for this time of year. The study was based on five main criteria to assess the popularity of destinations: the number of tourists arriving during spring, the volume of online searches related to the city and the concept of spring holidays, the availability of accommodation, the number of events organized between March and April, and finally the density of clubs and bars per urban surface area. Each of these aspects was given a specific weight for the calculation of the overall score, then normalized on a scale from 1 to 100, where 100 represents the most popular city. The analysis revealed that Porto, in Portugal, is the most appreciated destination for spring holidays. The city welcomed around 1,400,000 tourists during the Spring Break period, recorded more than 8.1 million online searches, hosted 176 events, has 42 nightlife venues per ten square kilometers, and offers 56 accommodations within the same area. Right after comes London, visited by a huge number of tourists, as many as 1,863,667, and especially full of events, with 8,030 scheduled between March and April. The city has 51 clubs and bars per ten square kilometers and 8 accommodations in the same area, while the volume of online searches stands at 9,000.

In third place is Florence, which welcomed around 750,000 tourists, reached over 7 million online searches, hosted 380 events, and has an average availability of 10 accommodations and 37 nightlife venues per ten square kilometers. Madrid follows, thanks to a strong tourist flow of around 1,800,000 visitors, an online search volume of almost 4 million, 500 scheduled events, 8 nightlife venues, and 7 accommodations per ten square kilometers. Barcelona ranks fifth with just over 700,000 arrivals during the spring period but stands out for its rich offering of events, as many as 616, and for its wide availability of nightlife, with 61 clubs and bars per ten square kilometers. Online searches have exceeded 5 million, while available accommodations are 22 within the same area. Dublin, in sixth place, welcomed 521,800 tourists but surprises with its 1,176 scheduled events and a very lively nightlife with 100 venues per ten square kilometers. Online searches stand at around 5.7 million, while the accommodation availability is limited to 6 per ten square kilometers.

Rome ranks seventh and has so far recorded impressive numbers with 3,900,000 arrivals, but presents a low volume of online searches, amounting to 940. The scheduled events are 315, with 2 nightlife venues and 5 accommodations per ten square kilometers. Vienna welcomed around 2,799,000 tourists and totaled over 1.7 million searches. The city hosted 260 events and has a density of 6 clubs and 9 accommodations per ten square kilometers. While Paris, although one of the most famous European capitals, ranks only ninth with around 2,500,000 tourists and an online search volume of 57,520, hosted 940 events, with as many as 89 nightlife venues and good accommodation availability, 46 per ten square kilometers. Lastly, Athens closes the ranking with around 874,000 tourists, totaled 1,110,560 online searches, hosted 54 events, with 3 clubs and bars and 58 accommodations available per ten square kilometers.