We are definitely going to visit
France
Italy
England
Ireland
Scotland
Spain
Greece
maybe the Netherlands?
any recommendations on which cities to go to and what to do? We will probably be there for 3 weeks to a month. we are going next summer so money shouldn't be too big of a deal but we're not looking to splurge.
thanks!
I agree with Willeke that your time is very short for so many countries, unless you want to sya that you visitred them but not seen.
I take it that you are from the States. If so, the best you can do is to combine the following: England, Ireland, Scotland and from there across to Netherlands. That is about 5 days on each including the between travels.That will be about the 3 week timing and if you want to be here longer add France too.
That is a reasonable itinerary that you can look up and decide on what you want to see while on each country.
London for one, will easily cover the 5 days and it will leave the rest of the country out Ireland and Scotland can be on shorter visits but then again much will be left out, especially their countrysides that are fabulous. Netherlands on the other hand, a country that many young people visit has a lot to show and a longer stay may be in order. France, will not again be visited broadly, since Paris will be a must of at least 5 days.
Ponder on this itinerary and schedule the places you want to give more time and then decide what to do on each one. Keep in mind that travel from the one to the other can be costly, so plan your moves accordingly.
There are several things in each country you should visit, but whether they will be of any interest to you is another question entirely.
Wow, you plan on taking in a lot of countries on one trip. Assuming you're going to make the most of your time available, you'll need a week at least in each country to get the best out of it. I think you need to consider the total time you'll be in Europe, and choose which countries carefully - you're not likely to visit all of them.
Then once you have picked the countries you definitely want to visit, you should go to the travel section of your local library and do some research on things like where you can stay, how you'd get around, etc. as well as the possible touristy things you might want to visit. Note that you can google locations like the Eiffel Tower and the Colosseum, they all have websites in various languages, and this way you can find out how long queues tend to be, how much they cost and if you can combine them with another ticket.
If you are there for 3 weeks, a month at most, you should cut down on the number of countries you want to visit.
You can see a city in a day, you can even see two cities in two days if they are close together, but when you keep up in that pace you will not remember much of anything you have seen and you will be very tired.
You can expect at least half a day of travel between the cities/locations in the countries you mention, often a full day or even more.
And all your countries have many places to visit that are worth a few days each, so you will find that you will miss so much while having to move on while you have not seen what there is to see where you are.
Let me take one of the countries, England.
London of course, that rates at least 3 days, 3 weeks would be easy to fill just in that one city.
Lake district, doing a few hikes in beautiful nature. One of the main cities outside of the capital, like Manchester, Liverpool or Bath, each of them has different attractions but in all areas you will find pubs and inns, as well as culture and history.
And that leaves aside Dartmoor, Exmoor, the Yorkshire moors and the Peak district national parks.
Many cities and small towns.
You can eat good food (if at a price) as well as pub grub and fish and chips. Grab a local brew in about each area and on.
France has Paris, but also a whole load of other cities and towns and loads of good spots to enjoy nature, coast and nightlife.
And so we can go on for each of the countries.
Best select the country or countries you most want to visit, select two places in each and combine them into a tour.
You can just visit national capitals and other main cities, like one per country, but they do blend together. You get much more out of your travels when you mix in smaller towns and countryside and/or beach locations.
Traveling high speed, backpacking, using hostels and cooking your own food, you can expect to spend about $US 100 per day each, maybe a bit more when you also want to drink. If just doing main cities, up that to $150 per day each.
And on top of that comes your travel costs.
In three weeks travelling around Europe I spent around ￡800.
There is a map of the route I took here:
https://luckytravelblog.wordpress.com/20...
We travelled through:
Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, Barcelona and Prague.
There is plenty of fun things to do in all these places!
