Suggestions for a Europe Trip
I've got some time off and am planning a month-long trip around Europe this April. For those on here who either live in Europe or have traveled there, what would be some cool places to hit? I'm trying to keep it a fair mix of cities and more rural towns.
Initial thoughts would be to fly into Spain, then head into Italy and loop up and back west towards the UK. I'd like to visit the Alps on the way but otherwise don't know a lot about Europe. Any suggestions would be awesome
Salzburg, Vienna, Chamonix, Geneva, Capri, Santorini off the top of my head.
Planning on Salzburg and Vienna! Any other suggestions for smaller French towns like Chamonix?
Hmm, perhaps Bordeaux for the wine and towns around Mt. Ventoux (bedoin) for more wine and cafes to watch the cyclists.
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Spain, Italy, Greece are my favorites.
Lisbon is fantastic: safe, cheap, plenty of tourist sites, amazing restaurants, and clubbing if you are into that.
Definitely going there!
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Italy is my favorite. Think about it.
Yeah I’m drooling right now just thinking of how good the food and gelato is in Italy. I’m a big fan of espresso and cappuccinos too and love to stop at coffee shops there.
I'm spending 7 days there. 3 days in Rome, 2 in Florence, and 2 in Venice. Would you recommend adding some more time there? I want to get to Austria the next week
Alps are a must. Milan is cool if you like the city vibe. Budapest has a huge club scene and no cover. The French Riviera
What are you into?
Scenery? Food? Nice weather? Clubbing? Architecture History?
Honestly, I'd watch EuroTrip and Rick Steves for inspiration at least that way you have an idea of what you want to do or see.
Mostly scenery and food. I am not a fan of museums but obviously want to see the ones that you can't miss. I'm following a bunch of Rick Steves' videos right now for Italy and Austria and they've been super helpful. Didn't realize how much I was going to have to pack in though! Lmk if any suggestions
Swiss Alps
Stay the fuck off my beautiful continent, Burger! That being said, definitely go to Lisbon, it´s like a tiny version of all the cool sites around the Med compiled in one. Oh, and do a winery tour, you can thank me later.
Amazing, I'm definitely planning on hitting Portugal as one of my last stops. Any specific town or winery you'd recommend for the latter suggestion? And don't worry, I'll try to keep my clapping to a minimum when my plane lands in Europe
Well, I have enjoyed the winery Casa Fereirinha quite a lot, it´s also very popular, but in the Douro valley. Near Lisbon are the regions Bucelas, Colares, and Carcavelos, where many of the rich Portuguese have their own private wineyard (real class is knowing these people personally). Cascais is amazing, Sintra definitely worth the visit, basically everything on the coast west of Lisbon and then the coast up north is high culture and a must see. Inner Lisbon, couldn´t really say, consult Lonely Planet, they know their shit better than me.
London, Manchester, Paris, Cannes, Monaco, Barcelona, Ibiza, Gibraltar (day trip to Morocco, very much worth it), Greek Islands, Berlin, Frankfurt (if you're a finance guy)
That’s ignoring so much of Europe, including all of Italy which I think is a trip in and of itself
Ah yes, nothing like going to Europe to visit Manchester
Why the negative sentiment? There are lots of reasons to go to Manchester. Culture, football, art, history, music, nightlife... It's got a vibe that few other places have.
Prague, Budapest, Lake Bled, Munich all fantastic places
Spain is very nice and probably has the best mix of food, culture and history. Italy and Greece would be tied second imo.
I've gone to the UK on holiday twice and both times regretted it, it's a bit like a watered down version of the US that is cold and wet. Definitely there are things to see there you wont see elsewhere but I would go to Germany/Austria before the UK.
Yeah I'm planning on going to Italy and Austria first, then going to Germany. Did you go to Scotland when you were in the UK? I've seen a lot of pictures of pretty countryside there and wanted to go see it
I didn't get to Scotland so I can really say much about it. It was London/Cotswolds and London/Wales the twice I went. Probably the highlight was getting to see some cricket but I don't think that it is a very popular game to watch among most people on this forum. What I have heard about Scotland is that Edinburgh is the best place to visit but also try to visit there in the more Summer-y months to get longer daylight hours.
Not OC but if you want to see British countryside (very much recommended btw), either go to the Lake District or the Peak District. The latter is much better for hiking and tbh you wouldn't need to spend longer than a day there.
You also mentioned Scotland. Edinburgh is the best place to go. Fairytale-like place.
Really depends what you wanna see brotendo. If you're flying into Spain, I really hope it's Barcelona and not Madrid. If you can swing it, one of my favorite places in Spain in San Sebastian, would highly highly recommend going. If you like nature, I would try to spend a week in Norway, the hikes like Kjeragbolten, Pulpit Rock and Trolltunga are insane plus the women in the scandies are fire.
Citywise might be cool to do a mix of something like Berlin, Amsterdam, and Copenhagen on the way down if you do make it to Norway. Give us some more info into what you're into!
I'm actually flying into Rome and starting from Italy. Working up through Austria then heading to Munich. I don't have any plans so far for where to go afterwards. I was thinking of going through Switzerland to rural France, then into Spain and Portugal and then maybe flying up to one more northern European country before flying back to the US.
I'll look into San Sebastian for when I start planning out the Spain portion of the trip. Anything glaring I seem to be missing with this plan? I know it doesn't go northwards of southern Germany but I might have an extra week after Portugal to take a flight to one more more northern country as mentioned. Maybe that could be Norway?
Oh also in terms of what I'm interested in, it's probably a 50/50 mix of nature/cities. I'm not planning on going clubbing. Mostly just want to see a lot of beautiful stuff and eat a lot of great food. So there's nothing I'm particularly inclined to gearing the trip towards. It'll be my first time in Europe so I just want to see and experience as much as I can
Ok got it, in that case honestly just go to main cities in Europe. Super basic I know but it'll give you good grounding for what you like and what you want to see on a second trip. I'd advise on skipping rural France, it's pretty boring so unless you're with bae not really worth it given all the other things you could be doing. Also as much as I loveeee San Sebastian, it probably is a little out of your way for a condensed trip.
I think your plan makes sense, I'd say consider adding either Prague or Budapest when you visit Vienna, as well as Amsterdam, Berlin, and Paris into the mix. It isn't too hard to figure out the city stuff so as far as nature goes - you can get your fix in Switzerland but I much prefer Norway if you can somehow sneak that into your itinerary. Also, lots of flights tend to connect through Iceland which could be a good stop to consider as well as Scotland (haven't been there yet but only hear great things). Sorry for the generic advice, but feel like main cities are the move for a first trip to Europe. Cheers
Italian liberal government seems to be the only one willing to keep covid passes for basic activities indefinitely, I wonder if their goal is to actually make the tourist industry fail. Anyway, it'll likely ruin your staying with stupid ever changing bureacracy.
I quickly looked over their rules and am kinda confused. So I got covid and recovered this Jan. Do I just need to get an antibody test done and show that as proof to enter the country and get around? I also got the J&J shot (no booster though and not planning on it either). Does showing my CDC card also work?
You've had the booster. Will be fine. As long as you can get a QR code proving so, you'll be able to get around anywhere without trouble.
For good routing, if you want do Italy and Austria like you said and maybe extend to Germany and back west then Rome -> Florence -> Venice -> Vienna -> Salzburg -> Munich -> Berlin (take the Munich Berlin express train, the ice-sprinter only takes like 4 hours) and then you can either go to Copenhagen or Amsterdam from there, and from Amsterdam (if you want you can stop in Brussels as well) to Paris (also via a quick express train, Thalys) and from there to London. I recommend you look into interrail, not sure how it works but it is a pass for train travel in the EU. Generally can recommend express trains if there are direct connections over flying for short-medium trips between cities. It’s usually cheaper and train stations are mostly directly in the city center compared to airports on the outskirts.
You can add Portugal, Spain, southern France, and Switzerland before Italy obviously. At the end, it really depends on what you want to do.
Yeah this is almost exactly what I'm thinking so far. Might be throwing in a couple of smaller Austrian towns in the mix like Hallstatt and Innsbruck as I move west and ultimately to Munich. Maybe hit Prague on the way to Berlin? After Berlin I definitely want to visit Copenhagen and move up to Norway/Sweden. How does interrail work? I know that for the high-speed trains I have to buy a ticket in advance so will an interrail pass cover this cost?
Yeah, some high-speed trains are included (I think this includes e.g. ICE, but not certain) and you can make reservations with the interrail pass a few weeks (or days) in advance but some others are not included and you have to buy regular tickets. You would probably have to check case by case though. Generally you get a few days per month with unlimited train travel.
Unfortunately I don’t know how good the train connection between Munich, Prague, and Berlin is, but you can always fly or rent a car. I think it could be fun if you wanted to go on the Autobahn anyway. I have never been to Copenhagen but heard it’s really nice and great to get a feel for the Nordics.
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