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'I want to travel in Europe... I'm only going to a graveyard, but it's a most precious graveyard' Dostoevski

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Austria Travel Guide - best May-Sept; worst Jan, Feb, see also Vienna Tourism | Austria Pictures | Austria Tours

Belgium Travel Guide - best May-Sept; worst Jan, Feb, see also Brussels Tourism | Belgium Tours

Croatia Travel Guide - best May-Sept; worst Jan, Feb, see also Croatia Beaches

Czech Republic Travel Guide - best Apr-June, Sept; worst July, Aug, see also Prague Tourism | Prague Pictures | Czech Tours

Denmark - best May-Sept; worst Jan, Feb; see Copenhagen Tourism

Finland Travel Guide - best June-Sept, worst Jan, Feb; see also Helsinki Tourism | Finland Pictures | Finland Tours

France Travel Guide - best April- Sept; worst Jan, Feb; France Beaches | France Tours Picture/Guides: France | Aix-en Provence | Annecy | Antibes | Arles | Avignon | Biarritz | Cannes | Carcassonne | Corsica | Eze | Grasse | Loire Valley | Menton | Monaco | Mont St-Michel | Nice | Nimes | Paris | St Jean de Luz | St Paul-de-Vence | St Tropez

Germany Travel Guide - best May -Oct; worst Jan, Feb. see also Berlin | Heidelberg | Germany Tours

Greece Travel Guide - best March-June, Sept, Oct. Worst Nov-March; see also Athens Tourism | Athens Pictures | Greece Beaches | Greece Pictures | Greece Tours

Hungary Travel Guide - best May-Oct; worst Nov-Feb; see also Budapest City Tourism | Hungary Pictures | Hungary Tours

Iceland Travel Guide - best June-Aug; worst Jan, Feb; see also Reykjavik | Iceland Pictures

Ireland Travel Guide - best May-Sept; worst Nov- Feb; see also Dublin City Tourism

Italy Travel Guide - best March-Sept; worst Dec- Feb. Guides: Florence | Rome | Venice | Siena | Sardinia | Italy Tours Picture/Guides: Italy | Florence | Genoa | Lake Como | Lucca | Rome | Venice

Monaco Picture/Guide - best April-July, Sept; worst Jan, Feb, Grand Prix time; see also Cote d'Azur

Netherlands [Holland] Travel Guide - best April-Oct; worst Jan, Feb; see also Amsterdam Tourist Guide | Netherlands Pictures Holland | Netherlands Tours

Norway Travel Guide - best May-Sept; worst Nov-Feb; see also Oslo Tourist Guide | Norway Pictures | Norway Tours

 

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Special deals on City Break Holidays in Europe!

Portugal Travel Guide - best April-Sept, worst Nov-Feb; see also Lisbon Tourism | Portugal Pictures | Portugal Tours

Romania Travel Guide* - best May-Sept; worst winter except for skiing.

Russia Travel Guide* - best May-Sept; worst winter; see also St.Petersburg City Guide | Moscow City Guide | Russia Pictures | Russia Tours

Spain Travel Guide - best April-June, Sept, Oct. Worst Aug, Dec- Feb; Guides: Barcelona | Canary Islands Guide | Madrid | Majorca/Balearics Guide | Seville | Spain Beaches | Spain Tours Picture/Guides: Spain | Arcos | Barcelona | Cadiz | Cordoba | Granada | Madrid | Malaga | Ronda | Seville

Sweden Travel Guide - best May to July, Sept; worst Jan, Feb; see also Stockholm City Tourist Guide | Sweden Pictures

Switzerland - best June-Sept for summer and Dec-March for snow activities; see also Switzerland Pictures | Switzerland Tours | Berne | Engelberg | Lausanne | Lucerne | Montreux | Vevey | Zurich

Turkey Travel Guide* - best April-Nov; worst Dec-Feb; see also Istanbul City Tourism | Turkey Pictures | Turkey Beach Pictures | Turkey Tours

UK Travel Guide - best Apr-Sept; worst Nov-Feb; see also England Guide | Scotland Guide | Edinburgh City Tourism | London City Tourism | England Pictures | London | Edinburgh | Brighton | Canterbury | British Beaches

 

 

And the best European cities in these months:

January | February | March | April | May

June | July | August | September

October | November | December

 

*These countries are partly in Europe!

 

 

 

European Travel Information

 

Information on driving to France from the UK, hints and links on ferries, tolls, speeding controls, insurance.

The ten best cities in Europe [massive disagreement expected here!]:
Paris [France]; Venice, Florence and Rome [Italy]; Barcelona and Seville [Spain]; Amsterdam [Netherlands]; Prague [Czech Republic]; London [England]; Istanbul [Turkey]; Vienna [Austria] Oops! That's eleven, but can't be helped. City Pictures and guides above. Travelling by Train?

The 20 cheapest cities in Europe

16 European countries use the euro [€] as currency: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain.
11 other countries in the European Union do not use the euro: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Sweden, United Kingdom [also known as UK, including 'Great' Britain].

Online visa information and applications:
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Schengen-agrrement-Europe

Schengen Area

 

The Schengen Agreement is an agreement between most EU countries and three non-EU countries [Swizterland, Norway, Iceland] to remove border controls. People can move between the 25 countries in the 'Schengen area' without the need to show their passport at border crossings. Vatican City, Monaco and San Marino are included but Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania are not.
The UK [England, Wales, Scoland and Northern Ireland] and the Republic of Ireland do not subscribe to this accord, meaning everyone, including British/Irish people, has to show a passport on entry/exit.

San Michele in Foro church, Lucca, Italy

San Michele in Foro, Lucca, Italy.

So what has European Travel got to offer you?

Architecture: This crammed and chaotic part of the world has a stunning variety of architectural styles, both public buildings and private. From Paris' Eiffel Tower to the cramped but characterful canalside housing of Amsterdam, from Barcelona's melting Sagrada Familia to Venice's decaying palazzos, and from London's Houses of Parliament to Vienna's backstreets, the area has the greatest
And don't forget some amazing post-modern architecture too, ranging from Bilbao's wacky Guggenheim museum to Berlin's crystal Reichstag.

 

Plaza Mayor mural, Madrid, Spain

Madrid, Plaza Mayor, Spain

 

 

Walkabout: most Euro city centres are compact, reasonably well preserved and have developed car-free or car-limited pedestrian areas that make getting around the city centres a pleasure. And then there's Venice...

History: 2,000 years of brutal, fascinating history lurks behind the civilized facades of most Euro cities. World changing civilizations like ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, Napoleonic France, Victorian England, Turkey's Ottoman Empire, Spain's conquistadors and Germany's Third Reich rose and fell in Europe - and the scars are still visible.

 

British Museum, London, England

London, British Museum, England

Culture: The cultural heritage on show in every Euro city is staggering. Among the world beating museums and galleries are St Petersburg's Hermitage, Paris' Louvre, London's British Museum, Madrid's Prado, Istanbul's Topkapi palace, and Rome's Vatican. In most cases the building housing these treasures are treasures themselves.

Cuisine: European cuisine has also given the world some everlasting icons. Taste the original pizza in Italy, caviar in Russia, roast beef in England, coffee in Vienna, croissants in France, sausage in Germany. Then go and have a Mcdonald's if you must...

 

 Photo of  Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest, Hungary

Budapest, Hungary

Style: Style and fashion are a dynamic part of everyday life in much of the Euro zone too. From London's punk/grunge/whatever to Paris' haut couture to Italian leather to Scandinavian minimalism, the creative process is constantly being pushed to the limit. Shopping in the right places in Euro cities will yield styles ranging from wild and wacky avant garde to perfect classical, though prices often require deep pockets.

 

Venice Carnival, Italy

Venice Carnival, Italy

Festivals: Europe's cities also offer a rich crop of strange and wonderful festivals, like the Bull Running in Pamplona [Spain], the masked Carnival in Venice [Italy], Scotland's huge and crazy Edinburgh Festival, Salzburg's prestigious music festival in Austria and, and...

 

Special deals on City Break Holidays in Europe!

 

Escape: And when you're tired of the cities, there's plenty of interest in the countryside: castles and palaces and ancient ruins and mountains and lakes and sports of every description to refresh you before you go back to the cities.

Moher cliffs walk, County Clare, Ireland

Ireland, Moher cliffs walk, County Clare

According to a Backpacker Index for 2011 the Twenty Cheapest Cities in Europe are:
1 Sofia, Bulgaria, US$20.75 per day.
2 Krakow, Poland.
3 Bucharest, Romania.
4 Budapest, Hungary.
5 Istanbul, Turkey.
6 Warsaw, Poland.
7 St Petersburg, Russia.
8 Prague, Czech Republic.
9 Zagreb, Croatia.
10 Moscow, Russia, US$46.79 per day.
11 Tallinn, Estonia.
12 Bruges, Belgium.
13 Lisbon, Portugal.
14 Berlin, Germany.
15 London, England.
16 Dubrovnik, Croatia.
17 Athens, Greece.
18 Madrid, Spain.
19 Florence, Italy.
20 Edinburgh, Scotland US$65.69 per day [but not during the Festival!].

Surprises in the list are due to the availability of cheap hotels, hostels and apartments.

 

 

 

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