Crowded with tourists in summer, fall offers more relaxed tempos for leaf-peeping.Īutumn breaks Count Dracula’s spell in Transylvania, a place steeped in legend and imagery of sepia-toned medieval castles and hazy moonlight. Meander along the 224-mile (360 km) Romantic Road, beginning in the Franconia wine region-where local wine festivals punctuate the autumn calendar-and heading south through centuries-old towns such as medieval Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Dinkelsbühl. Southern Germany is saturated with Alpine forests that pop with color against snow-dusted mountains. Take a cruise along the 125-mile (200 km) waterway, fortifying yourself against the autumn chill with a glass of the region’s famed local port. Hike the mountains of Parc National de la Gaspésie, or leaf-peep while whale-watching in Forillon National Park, where seven types of whales visit through October.Īutumn transforms the Douro River Valley, which slices across northern Portugal, into a sea of red, orange, and yellow as the terraced vineyards that slope along the riverbanks prepare for winter. On the Gaspé Peninsula, the trees have the blue waters of the St. Drive under the boughs of bright reds and yellows, sharing the road with horse-drawn carriages of the Old Order Amish and stopping at roadside farm stands along the way.Īlong coastal Quebec, maple leaves turn reds reminiscent of the leaf on Canada’s flag. In the heart of central Ohio’s Amish Country, maple, oak, and the iconic state tree, the buckeye, hang over narrow roads that meander through wavy fields of corn. Drive the 83-mile (134 km) Enchanted Circle stretching from Taos to Red River, a diverse and scenic landscape of verdant valleys, cottonwood forests, and aspen-rimmed mountain lakes that turn to gold in late September and October. In a state mischaracterized as a one-season desert, New Mexico’s northern tip-which brushes the foot of the Rocky Mountains-beats to a seasonal rhythm. Continue through the Russian River Valley, where vineyards paint the ground with sun-fire hues and wines are paired with the October squash harvests. Drive through Sonoma Valley along Arnold Drive, lined with multicolored canopies of oak and maple. With leaves on both tree and vine, fall foliage is doubly intense in Sonoma County. From the National Geographic book Four Seasons of Travel
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