Foodies pay attention: these are the 7 destinations you want to go to

Weekend getaways or vacations, for me they always go hand in hand with food. No exception. When I'm at home, I mainly exercise to maintain that eating pattern, because I just really love food (and unfortunately not so much sports). But the destination of choice always depends a lot on what the pot offers at that destination. And well, to be honest, Eastern Europe often falls off the list because of that, even though Russia has been on my bucket list for years. I just don't really like Borscht (yes yes, Russian cuisine is much more than that, I know, but does it win over a night of tapas? Exactly). Do you fully understand that and have you also gotten hungry at the whole idea of a food trip, then check out the following destinations. Who knows, your food-loving heart might just beat faster. And if you have any tips about this: holla at ya girl here. I always want to discover new places where I can wander around while eating.

Basque Country
This autonomous region in Spain is really a top destination if you love Spanish culture and good food. The most famous destinations here are San Sebastian and Bilbao, with the former being by the beach and the latter not. So maybe keep that in mind when making your decision. Also, be aware that you can't fly directly to San Sebastian but can to Bilbao, but you can easily combine these two cities during a trip. And then the most important: FOOD. You come here to enjoy pintxos (that's never a problem), but also various types of ham (definitely try the Jamon de Bayonne), Gâteau Basque (unless you're watching your weight; this is a type of butter cake) and piperade — a kind of shakshuka à la España. That's just a small part of all the delicious dishes that are typical of the Basque Country. Want. To. Go.

Lyon
This French city is also known as the ‘capital of gastronomy’, so well, a bit of a lover of French haute cuisine will be très bien sitting here. You have about 2000 restaurants to test this cuisine, so you'll be busy for a while. And especially if you're a meat lover, by the way, you'll find meat on the menu at many of these restaurants. It's not all fine dining; there are also nice bistros with a French atmosphere and just really good food. Be sure to check out Place Saint-Paul for the coziest spots and the market along the Saône (except on Mondays).

Berlin
Vegans gather here. Berlin is called the vegan capital of Europe, so if you haven't experienced that yourself yet, you definitely should. By the way, Amsterdam has also been called a vegan capital, so if you want to do a weekend getaway in your own country where you can fully indulge in the vegan lifestyle; now you know that too. Berlin is where you want to go right now, and then to these spots: Brammibal (vegan donuts), Goura Pakora (vegan Indian food), Vux (vegan cupcakes), Hot Dog Soup (vegan hot dogs), Café Neue Liebe (vegan breakfast), Santa Cantina (vegan Mexican), Vincent Vegan (vegan burgers), Momos (vegan dumplings), and if you're in the mood for extensive fine dining: Lucky Leek. Oh yes, and La Stella Nera for vegan pizzas. You can already see it a bit: in Berlin they really have all kinds of vegan cuisines. Love it.

Tel Aviv
Vegans, you can gather here too. But also non-vegans; vegetarians, flexitarians, or just omnivores... This is truly a food paradise. Anyway, Tel Aviv is a fantastic city (quite pricey though), not ideal for a weekend getaway — because it's about a six-hour flight, but spending a week here is really no punishment. Super nice weather, by the beach, and you can also make impressive excursions. And that food. THAT FOOD. In terms of street food, Tel Aviv is also the place to be. Fine dining: that’s possible too. Anything goes. And I want to eat everything here.

Copenhagen
Of course, you can spend your monthly salary on a dinner at Noma, which for a bit of a foodie is a dream come true, but if you're not really feeling that, Copenhagen has hundreds of other hotspots that will also make you very happy. Especially the spots where you can eat local food are my top recommendations, and where Lyon is the place for meat lovers, this is the place for fish lovers: so fresh and so good. Be sure to go when the sun is shining a bit (although you never really have that in your hands), because the food markets are also very nice to visit.

Puglia
So nice here, so beautiful and so delicious. Not just the food, by the way, but also the wine. And yes, with food, you naturally also drink, and such a nice Italian wine completes it all. What is typical for Puglia? The red Primitivo wine, the burrata, their olive oil, and the hard wheat (for the dried pasta). Puglia has quite a long coastline, so it's not very surprising that there is a lot of seafood on the menus. You also obviously stay in a trulli, otherwise you can't in Puglia. You fly to Bari or Brindisi.

Porto
I found this last one difficult because I'm also a huge fan of Lisbon. But still, it has become Porto, because Porto is the city of port wine and then you win this battle. If you don't like port but do like wine, take a trip to the Douro Valley, which is known as the oldest wine region in the world. Furthermore, the search for the best pastel de nata is a nice mission during your trip here (and they are quite small so you can just eat a lot of them, which is also quite easy). While you see more fish on the menu in the Algarve, in the north near Porto, meat takes precedence.