Hello Travelers!

My friend & I are planning on traveling around Europe in March 2023 for ~10 days & were hoping to get feedback on: which traveling route for our itinerary is more feasible.

** Do note that London will ONLY be an exit & returning point. We will be traveling via rail for the whole trip. Our main priority for this trip is visiting museums, sightseeing & eating.

For the 1st Itinerary:

London --> Paris --> Venice --> Milan ---> Florence ---> Rome --> London

^ The traveling cost is approx. $450 if I include Rome. Personally, I don't think Rome should be included due our time frame. Also, the time spent on the rail is about 29+ hrs.

For the 2nd Itinerary:

London --> Delft, Netherlands --> Rotterdam --> Antwerp, Belgium --> Brussels --> Paris --> London

^ The traveling cost is approx. $426 & time spent on the rail is about 10 hrs.

** Which itinerary do you think we would get the most out of & would you change or add anything to either of the itineraries? **

Any feedback is greatly appreciated, thank you in advance!

My husband and I (both 26y) are planning a trip to somewhere in Europe in August. I know not very specific at all! We were highly considering Lofoten, Norway when our plan was to go in late September/early October but our timeline was changed to a bit earlier. We haven’t ruled out Lofoten, but are a bit worried of the tourism and related increased prices. I have heard tourism during peak months is taking a toll on the locals and I don’t really want to add to the problem.

We love to hike and the main draw of our travel is hiking and just seeing the natural beauty. We are not big fans of crowds and city life, however, I do appreciate some history/culture/architecture sprinkled in. Our favorite trip by far has been the Faroe Islands. It was the most breathtaking place and it was fairly remote so definitely our speed. Some places we’re considering (open to anything!) are: Dolomites; Swiss Alps; Madeira, Portugal; Tromsø, Norway, Tatra Mountains and the surrounding Slovak and Polish areas.

I would love your feedback on these places and others I may not have considered!

Next november 10th I'll be heading to Paris from L.A., I'm planning on travel to other countries besides France, what are your general recomendations considering it is a 10 day solo trip, first time in Europe, and I need to fly back from Paris?

Thanks :)

Hello everyone. Traveling solo and planing a 10 day trip to Europe in early May. My focus is small towns accessible without car. What do you think

Day 1-3: Colmar & Alsace Villages, France

Base: Colmar
Why here: Charming medieval streets, mild temperatures (15–20°C), and nearby storybook villages accessible by public transport.

Activities:

• Explore Colmar's old town, including "Little Venice" and its colorful half-timbered houses.

• Take buses or bike to Eguisheim, Riquewihr, and Kaysersberg.

• Sample Alsatian wines and local dishes at traditional winstubs.

Day 4-5: Annecy, France

Base: Annecy
Why here: Stunning lakeside views, canals, and a relaxed atmosphere with mild spring weather (16–22°C).

Activities:

• Stroll along Lake Annecy's promenade or rent a bike to explore its surroundings.

• Visit Annecy’s old town and Château d'Annecy.

• Take a boat ride across the lake for beautiful views of the Alps.

Day 6-7: Cinque Terre, Italy

Base: Monterosso or Vernazza
Why here: Coastal charm, hiking trails, and fresh seafood in mild weather (18–23°C).

Activities:

• Hike the trails between the villages (e.g., Vernazza to Corniglia).

• Relax on Monterosso's sandy beaches.

• Savor local wines and seafood specialties like anchovies and pasta with pesto.

Day 8-10: Grindelwald & Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

Base: Lauterbrunnen
Why here: Stunning alpine scenery, charming villages, and waterfalls in mild temperatures

Traveling from US late April.. Thinking 2-3 cities in 10 days. Few cities of interest include Paris, Munich, Sevilla, Lisbon, Vienna. Open to other suggestions. Looking for suggestions on what cities are most worth it to see and what makes most sense logistically for travel in that time span. Pretty easy-going, will be happy with good food, drink, sight-seeing.

I am planning a Europe trip for me and two of my cousins (all in college, M20 M21 M21). This is the current itinerary but I know it is probably a bit unrealistic.

May 15th: We will all leave from LA (LAX to Paris (ORY)

May 16-17: Paris for 2 days/2 nights sightseeing

May 18-19: Take the train to Amsterdam on the 18th and stay for 2 nights

May 20-23: Fly to Berlin and be in the city of a couple days/nights

May 24-25: Fly to London on the 24th be there for around day get a tour and sightsee hit a pub, leave the next day (25th) for U.S.

I know that this is a lot. The only thing booked right now is LAX -> ORY for us three. From previous itineraries, I know people will say to take off a couple of cities or add days. Sadly we can only do the 10 days since we have things to do in June (move out and start internships). The reason why we are packing the itinerary is to "see as much as possible" but I know this might be hectic as hell. Very open to knowing what other people with more experience in Europe think, open to any fun countries to visit. We are open to anything (history, nightlife, sightseeing, meeting people etc...). OFC if I had to narrow it down I would not know where to start. Maybe spend very little time in Paris and pick 2 from Italy, Spain, and Germany where it is easy to get around city to city while we have a hotel in one place.

Thanks in advance for any tips.

So travelling to Europe has always been a dream for me and I am finally taking my first Europe trip in September for 10-12 days with my sister. We are planning to cover 3-4 countries if possible. Honestly, there are a lot of countries I wanna visit but as there is limited time, I just checked what flights are the cheapest on Skyscanner.

So here’s what I thought- 2 nights in Milan, 2 nights in Paris, 2-3 nights in Barcelona and 2-3 nights in Vienna.

Please let me know if this can be done. I have decided this on the basis of cheapest flights as flight for Paris from Milan was very cheap and so on. I was thinking of going for trains or bus and then found out that these flights are affordable and save time. Let me know if I should add or subtract any destination.

Also, if my flights and accommodation is sorted, what is the approx amount I should be spending in these countries? Tbh, we do not shop a lot so I guess it will mostly be food and travelling within the city. Thanks in advance :)

I’m an American in my 20’s that likes to see culture, eat good food, and drink. I’m planning a spontaneous trip to Europe next week.

I was thinking of going to Paris>brussels>amsterdam>berlin but I have never been to Europe and need advice since idk what I’m doing.

-do I visit those cities? -which should I spend the most time in? -do I switch my order? -what bars/nightlife/restaurants/places to see/things to do? -how should I travel around? -any other advice?

This will be my first time traveling solo as a 29(F) at all and i’m thinking of spending 7-10 days. I’m interested in Barcelona, Portugal, and Florence. I’m torn on which to fly to first, however also depends on budget and airline fare which seem to be all around a similar price this summer and early fall. (800-1.2k)

I would love to take the train to any neighboring cities. Mostly would love to focus on art/architecture, sights, food/culture obviously - I don’t want to feel rushed if 7-10 days isn’t enough and would rather focus on one place.

Any insight tips for city itinerary, must see stops and best time to go are extremely appreciated! Thank you 😊

also my concerns of solo traveling are mostly nightlife activities etc. not much of a club person either but would love to possibly meet others at hostels if it’s an option

We've doing a 10th anniversary trip this fall. While we have had the opportunity to travel a lot within the US, it will be our first trip together to Europe and we want to see all that we can. Excluding the travel days to and from Europe, we will have 10 full days to spend. Wish it could be more, but that is all the childcare we will be able to find from family. The problem right now is figuring out how to split it up. Since we likely won't be able to visit Europe again until our kids are quite a bit older, we were originally thinking of trying to see a little of everything.

Originally, our plan was:

• Day 0 - Leave USA, redeye to Paris

• Days 1-4 - Paris

• Day 5 - Early train to Chur (TGV Lyria to Zurich, IR to Chur), then spend the afternoon and night there.

• Day 6 - Bernina Express, PM train to Florence (Tirano>Milan>Florence)

• Day 7 - Explore Florence, PM train to Rome

• Day 8-9 - Rome

• Day 10 - Naples, Pompei, stay night in Naples

• Day 11 - Fly home

However, after reading a lot of posts on this sub and other travel blogs, I'm concerned we might be making the common mistake of trying to see too much and not fully getting to explore each destination. I'm especially concerned with how little time we allocated to Rome, which has so much to see and do. We would also be spending quite a lot of time on trains.

Right now, the only real constraints we have are that we are starting in Paris and need to end in Naples (already bought flights). What changes would you suggest in the itinerary?

Some options I'm considering:

• Skip Florence and go straight to Rome on Day 6. That would give us one extra full day in Rome (Day 7), but would mean that pretty much the entirety of Day 6 would be spent on the train.

• Do we give up on Switzerland/Bernina Express and just fly straight from Paris to Rome on Day 5? If we caught an early flight, then we would get 4.5 days in Rome.

• Similar to above, but fly to Florence on Day 5 and spend half a day and night there, before heading to Rome on Day 6.

Hey everyone, long time lurker here. I (23 M) was fortunate enough to get an entry to the Berlin Marathon and I thought it would be nice to make a solo European adventure out of it. I’d love your thoughts on my 10 day itinerary.

Munich -> Berlin -> Prague -> Vienna -> Salzburg -> Munich

Land in Munich on the 27th -take a morning train to Berlin)

Berlin Sat 28th - Monday 31st -take an evening Deutsche Bahn to Prague

Prague Tuesday 1st - Wednesday 2nd -take an evening ÖBB RJ to Vienna

Vienna Thursday 3rd -take an evening ÖBB RJ to Salzburg

Salzburg Friday 4th -take an morning ÖBB RJ to Munich

Munich Saturday 5th ( just in time for Oktoberfest) Fly back to the US on the 6th

My budget is 1000- 1250 euros (air tickets not included). Should I brace myself for unexpected expenses, or does this look like a doable budget for the trip? Appreciate any insights and tips!

Hi, I am going to Europe for 10 days and travelling to 3 different countries while I am there. I noticed that for a lot of budget airlines baggage allowance allows for 1 small bag and a large bag for a fee. Is it worth getting an additional large bag or should I pack minimally in 1 small bag? Any tips and tricks on how to do so?

Edit: I am going to Ireland, Spain, and Portugal at the end of August.

My husband and I are planning our first trip to Europe next fall. We are trying to fit in as much travel as our job allows, also keeping in mind that we will be starting a family in 2 or 3 years. Obviously worldwide travel won't be as easy at that point. We are both pretty easy going/low maintenance travelers and envision taking one backpack each. I love beautiful, serene views, and we both love to check out local cuisine on trips. Art and history are more appealing to my husband than myself, but aren't a make or break on the trip for him.

Here is our first go at a list of places that interest us:

Paris Amsterdam Berlin Prague Vienna Budapest Venice Florence

I feel like Spain is for another trip altogether, and my husband is somewhat interested in Rome and the Vatican City, but if it helps save time for other locations we are willing to skip them.

Paris and Amsterdam are really just on the list because it's likely we will fly into one of the two. Budapest because it's so close to Vienna. Berlin because we have heard good things about the culture and it seems like an in between point for other destinations. Munich would be fine too.

We realize this is way too much to do in a 10 to 12 day time frame. Can anyone help us get a handle on this?

As much as we love visiting popular attractions, seeing all the "must sees," etc., we want this to be more of a casual, walk around all day and see some pretty sights, shop at local businesses/restaurants, buy clothes we don't need (lol) type of vacation, while visiting a place we've never been. No stress, mostly no schedule, and mostly hanging out with ourselves (i.e. no big group tours or anything). That being said, we're both HUGE foodies (for lack of a better word), so getting at least a couple unique and/or over the top culinary experiences would be great as well.

We are torn between something like Northern Spain/Southern France, Southern France/Northern Italy, just Italy or just France, etc. We're just not sure which ones would be the easiest to get around, which ones are better to visit in the spring, etc. I am partial to France and my fiancé is partial to Italy, so if there's an efficient way to visit both without taking away from the stress-free, relaxing vacation thing we're trying to do, that would be great. lol We are okay with using one of our days for a long trip (4-6 hours), but not constantly traveling 1 hr+ just to get to the next spot since we're there for such a short time.

We can spend around 6500 euro for the trip not including flights, but obviously that's a limit not a goal. We are very much interested in hearing about some smaller, more laid-back areas vs going to the famous luxurious vacation spots.

My wife and I went to Europe for the first time in April. We spent 10 days in Rome and Florence. Planning our second trip for April of next year. Where should we go?

Hi everyone - this year I am responsible for booking a family vacation to Europe. I am having a hard time deciding and was hoping to get some help.

Travelers: 2 adults and 2 teens When: late July (I know - busy)

What we like: more nature than cities

Places in Europe we’ve been: Switzerland, Barcelona, Turkey, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bavaria in Germany, England, Paris

I’d prefer to start in one place and end in another so we can see as much as possible. We want to have at least some beach/ swimming time

Some itineraries I’ve been thinking about:

1. French Riviera and Sardinia or maybe Corsica

2. France in general (a few days in Nice/French riviera, a few days in Lyon/ Mont Blanc, maybe Loire Valley

3. Dolomites combined with northern Croatia

4. Bilbao/ Basqu country with a side trip/ flight to Sardinia

5. Portugal (Lisbon and south Portugal)

Swimming is important for the kids but we also love hiking, rafting, kayaking, etc. of the previous European vacations we most enjoyed Croatia due to variety of scenery and activities.

Thank you all for your input

Planning a trip to Europe to visit Prague, Vienna and Budapest. We have 9 days to visit all 3. How are your splitting the days? 3 in each city or any other combination of days? 1 day will definitely be allocated to visiting wine country is Austria. It’s an 8.5 hour day trip. Yes, I know this is tight, but it’s all we have and will not be able to come back to visit the area. At least not until the kids are out of college and that’s a LONG time from now.

Hey everyone, I’m planning a 10-day Europe trip and trying to balance seeing multiple places without feeling too rushed. My tentative itinerary is:

•	Switzerland (5 days) – Planning to explore Zurich, Lucerne, and the Jungfrau region.

•	Prague, CR (2 days) – Mainly for sightseeing and soaking in the city’s charm.

•	Dubrovnik, Croatia (3 days) – Relaxing, exploring the Old Town, and maybe a boat trip.

Does this seem realistic, or am I trying to squeeze in too much? Any suggestions on whether I should cut a destination or adjust the time spent in each place? Would love to hear your thoughts!

For context I am a single 25 year old American guy. The entire trip is about 2 months with family and friends for different parts but I have roughly 10 days to myself from about May 20 - 30th. I’ll already have been to Morocco, Southern & Western Germany, Florence, Croatia, Kotor, and coming off a week in Turkey right before this. I can fly from Istanbul to pretty much anywhere- I just need to be in the Madrid area around May 30th. Then I want to be in Paris by June 3 before flying out. I’ll have a continuous Eurail pass for what it’s worth.

Looking for recommendations on where to go. Aside from what I already listed on destinations this trip, I’ve been to Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, most of Germany (sans Berlin), Prague, London, Rome, and the Dolomites in the past. Looking to go new places. Thinking maybe 3 ish cities. Also for what it’s worth and I know it’s shamed on this sub a lot- personally I love the go-go-go trips, I’m perfectly fine doing just one day in plenty of cities and jamming it full of activities and sites. If I wanted a relaxing trip I’d be on a beach in Hawaii lol.

Anywhere specifically that’s fun for someone my age, and would be new to me?

I’m really into architecture, food, museums (although not modern art, like at all), nature, mountains and landscapes. Switzerland would be my ideal destination but seems way too spendy. I enjoy nightlife pretty heavily although since I’m alone I probably won’t do much bar hopping or clubbing at all. I’ll probably be staying in hostels close to the city centers (this is new to me, kind of nervous!). Not against smaller towns and destinations but will probably stick to the bigger cities.

Thanks in advance!

Hey all. I’m planning to go on a 10 day trip for my bday in May to Europe (but I’m also open to Middle East, Africa, or South America). I’m trying to consider if I split it between two countries or just dedicate that time to one country. My goal is to just detach and give myself some really good personal time to eat good meals, have a few drunken nights to meet people, and try to have some memorable experiences I’m not used to.

Here’s a list of countries I’ve already been to:

Spain (Barcelona) Greece (Athens and some islands) England (London) France (Paris, Normandy, Lille) Belgium (Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent) Netherlands (Amsterdam) Iceland (Reykjavik)

Here are some prospective countries I’ve been looking at:

Italy (top of my list) Czech Republic Portugal Denmark (tied for top of my list) Turkey Poland Romania

Lastly, here are things I love to do: museums (art and history, finding great local restaurants, thrifting, hiking/exploring, short day trips from where I’m staying).

Thanks for reading and any advice!