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Europe Travel Guide

'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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Europe Travel Guide

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-July, Sept; worst Jan, Feb, August; see also Paris Tourism | France Pictures | France Tours

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 City 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 | Iceland Tours

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

Italy Travel Guide - best March-Sept; worst Dec- Feb. See also Florence | Rome | Venice | Lucca | Siena | Genoa | Italy Pictures | Rome Pictures | Sardinia Pictures Guide | Italy Tours

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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And the best European cities in these months:

January | February | March | April | May

June | July | August | September

October | November | December

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. Romania Tours

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; see also Barcelona Tourism | Madrid Tourism | Seville Tourism | Spain Pictures | Spain Tours

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

Switzerland - best June-Sept for summer and Dec-March for snow activities; see also Switzerland Pictures | Switzerland Tours

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 Travel Guide | Scotland Travel Guide | Edinburgh City Tourism | London City Tourism | England Pictures | London Pictures | Edinburgh Pictures | UK Tours

*These countries are partly in Europe!

So what has Europe 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 concentration of sensational old buildings in the world.
And don't forget some amazing post-modern architecture too, ranging from Bilbao's wacky Guggenheim museum to Berlin's crystal Reichstag.
Walkabout: most Euro city centres are compact, reasonably well preserved and have developed car-free or car-limited pedestrian areas that make travelling 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.
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 Britain, coffee in Vienna, croissants in France, sausage in Germany. Then go and have a Macdonald's if you must...

Style: Style and fashion are a dynamic part of everyday life in much of the Euro zone too. From London's punk 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.
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], Edinburgh's [Scotland] huge and crazy International Festival, Salzburg's [Austria] prestigious music Festival and, and ...
Escape: Finally, when you're tired of the cities, there's plenty of travel 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

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