21°OCT HIGH
OPO
PORTO
PORTUGAL · THE DOURO VALLEY
After the harvest, the Douro Valley's terraces turn red, copper and gold. On 11 November, São Martinho celebrates chestnuts and the year's first wines.
BESTSep – Nov
TASTEFrancesinha
SIPPort wine
DON'T MISSRibeira · Dom Luís I Bridge · Clérigos Tower · Douro Line to Pinhão
No. 1 / 8 · Harvest Seasondirectlifly.com
20°OCT HIGH
ICN
SEOUL
SOUTH KOREA · CITY OF PALACES
By late October the city's trees turn red and gold. Walk the Secret Garden of Changdeokgung, or head three hours east to the peaks of Seoraksan.
BESTLate Oct
TASTETteokbokki
SIPMakgeolli
DON'T MISSHuwon Secret Garden · Gyeongbokgung · Namsan · Seoraksan
No. 1 / 8 · Autumn Colorsdirectlifly.com
28°OCT HIGH
RAK
MARRAKECH
MOROCCO · THE RED CITY
October cools the Red City to 25–28°C — the best time to wander the medina's souks and watch Jemaa el-Fnaa come alive at dusk.
BESTOctober
TASTETagine
SIPMint tea
DON'T MISSJemaa el-Fnaa · Majorelle Garden · Bahia Palace · Ouarzazate & the Sahara
No. 1 / 8 · Goodbye Heatdirectlifly.com
Autumn 2026
Forty cities you can reach nonstop this autumn, in five sets: harvest towns, autumn colors, the end of the heat, spring in the south and the cozy north.