Don't take this the wrong way but if you travelled to Europe and your main criticism is that places are swamped by huge swaths of Tourists all trying to see the

Don't take this the wrong way but if you travelled to Europe and your main criticism is that places are swamped by huge swaths of Tourists all trying to see the same thing then unfortunately you're one of them. Michelin guides are generally fairly comprehensive, obviously they also include the big tourist traps but they list too many places of interests to have all of them be swamped by tourists. If you follow a Michelin guide and ignore everything listed in the common "Visiting Europe 101" guides then you're probably off to a good start.