Where to Visit in November for a week

I would hop on EasyJet and go to Budapest (about $100); naturally. The Christmas markets open 10 November.....

I would look at Spain for November.
Easyjet fly Barcelona to Geneva.

You're not giving us much to go on. All those places are good destinations, perfectly doable. For me, November in Edinburgh might be a bit too dark and damp, and a week might be longer than you need (but Glasgow is right there too).

I think you're right to focus on one big city that time of year and give it a week, with maybe a day trip or two. If I hadn't been to London or Amsterdam before, I'd appreciate a week in either city. Munich and the surrounding area would also appeal -- and I haven't been there. And James' suggestion of Budapest is also fine. And so would be Vienna, Paris, Berlin, various Italian or Spanish cities, Greece, you name it. Where do you want to go?

A week is a bit long for Budapest - 5 nights will get you round the key sites with some down time. The Christmas markets don't have much of an atmosphere until closer to Christmas and some don't open until late November.

All your options are possible, but all will be dark by 4.15-4.45 pm. There is more to see in London than Edinburgh. Amsterdam is a great city too and Munich would be at the bottom of my list of your chosen destinations. I prefer Berlin, which could keep you occupied for a week.

Without knowing your interests, it is hard to assist.

With the weather in mind I would focus on two great cities (London/Amsterdam? Prague/Budapest? Etc) and forget about more outdoorsy areas.

I wouldn't make an efort to visit any of the places on your list in that week, even if it isn't wet and miserable the early dusk is guaranteed. On a bad day it may never get properly light. Unless you intend to spend all day indoors walking around galleries and museums you'd be better off heading south, perhaps southern Spain (Granada, Cordoba, Sevilla) , maybe Portugal (but not north of Lisbon) - although Italy probably best, maybe Rome, Naples, Florence - not Turin, Milan, Lakes

When traveling in the winter I tend to lean towards places that do winter well, not places that survive it till the arrival of Spring. For me that means "Eastern" Europe. Yup, it gets dark early, do you think that for 6 months out of the year the town closes at 6pm? Sunset can 've when things start getting good. http://en.ambiancetravel.hu/page/winter-wonderland-budapest

I've been to the markets in November. Excellent. And the theater, concerts, ice skating, etc.

If you have 7 nights seeing two cities makes sense, less than 7 I would get an apartment in one city and do an overnight side trip some place. If a place speaks to me, like Paris or Budapest or Kyiv, I can spend a week or longer with out even beginning to get bored.

Last year we spent seven days in London during Thanksgiving week. It was our fourth time there, and we never get bored. Took two day trips, one to Windsor Castle, another to Hampton Court. Neither one was crowded. Yes, the sunrise is later and sunset earlier and temps were in the forties (which for an L.A. guy is getting on the cold side). But none of that mattered, it was an amazing trip. Also got to experience my first German Christmas Market . . . in Southbank. First time having warm plum cider! If it pours, there are gobs of places to go and stay dry and see and do an array of things. Cheers.

We visited Florence for one week last mid-November, and Nice the next week. I love Nice and have Thanksgiving week off, so I'm heading to Nice this November, too.

Florence was actually pretty chilly in mid-November 2016, and it got dark by 5PM, as many museums were closing up anyway. Days were sunny, though, so with a jacket we were good to go. Piazza Signoria got really packed with young people taking selfies mid-afternoons; I'm glad we weren't there in the middle of the summer, as I have to imagine the crowds would have been overwhelming.

Nice had some rainy days the following week, and it was just drenching us on a day trip to Monaco. We still enjoyed walking the Promenade des Anglais, although it was sobering remembering the terror truck attack from a few months earlier.

Thank you for all these suggestions. It is true that I didn't give you much to go on. Sorry about that. We are active people, love being outside and don't mind the cold. Museums, history and architecture are all of interests as well. We've been to Italy a few times and absolutely love it. Same for London. But we've not seen much outside of London- which is why we're considering it. Even with the short days, could we walk between any of the towns in the Cotswolds? Or perhaps visit Salisbury Cathedral or other areas? As for Amsterdam, the Anne Frank House and Corrie Ten Boom's house are on our bucket list not to mention the canals, museums and architecture. I only mentioned Munich because Bavaria seems to be nearby and we haven't been there before. However, with further research, it seems like it will be too early for the Christmas Markets and as much as I want to visit Neuschwanstein Castle, it may be too cold to do so. Admittedly, I don't know much else to do in that area. Thank you for all the advice. I'll look in to each one.

I vote for Prague, incredible city!
Or Barcelona.

As I've said elsewhere on this forum, the Cotswolds are only really famous because you can take a day tour from London, if they were slightly further away visitor numbers would plummet. If you want to visit England in November cold is not normally a problem, dampness can be, and lack of sunlight makes the damp worse. Since you don't need to be within a short ride of London head south west, by all means visit Salisbury and keep going, Exeter, Truro, St Ives, Newquay - and dare I say it, Port Isaac! This gives you the best chance of daylight. It's an area massively popular in summer but quiet in winter - but the scenery and villages are the same, you just get fewer hours of daylight to see it all.

Rome is ideal in early November and a week is a good time frame to visit the city.

London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam will be wet, dreary and cold. I've been to Munich in September, when it was really nice, and mid-October when we were wearing ski caps, scarves and gloves. The further north you go, the shorter the days will be.