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Berlin operates on its own logic. The conventional wisdom says go in summer. The better answer is more interesting than that.
June through August
Barcelona has a reputation as a year-round city, which is true, but that doesn't mean every month delivers the same experience. August in Barcelona is a specific kind of punishment.
Athens gets two things wrong in the popular imagination: it isn't just a summer city, and summer there is significantly harder than most people plan for.
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