European Vacations

Great vacations in Europe start with the all-important travel planning. Here are several ideas and recommendations to help you plan a two to three week visit. Before you embark on your trip you need information about the best places to visit, not to mention passport requirements and currency exchange rates.

Travel within Europe is relatively cheap because of the many great deals on airfare and the availability of diesel fuel everywhere on the continent. But you could keep busy for the whole two or three week vacation visiting just one of Europe's major cities!

Often travelers are unsure exactly where to go in Europe. The paragraphs following include many suggestions for the best vacation spots and activities. There are great cities, out-of-the-way tourist spots, festivals, and much more. There's something for everyone, no matter what their interests.

Among the best cities need to visit during European vacations are London, Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Athens, Venice, Florence, Barcelona, and Munich. Plan your visit to London, England between May and October, and be sure to visit the British Museum, the Tate Modern, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, as well as Buckingham palace and Westminster Abbey.

No vacation in Europe is complete without a visit to Paris. This most famous and largest city in France is at its best in September, leading to a tremendous number of visitors at that peak tourist season. Book hotels or lodges early to avoiding uncomfortable accommodations during that period. Don't miss it!

Visit Holland (Amsterdam) any time and you're still likely to have rain. April and May are best for the famous tulips; summer is good for sun worshipers, especially July and August. There are a number of other famous activities in Amsterdam, too.

Before visit to this continent, the traveler considered the summer festivals in Europe. Here some details about summer festivals Redentore in Venice, Roskilde Festival in Denmark, Salsburg Festival, National Eisteddfod of Wales, Festival d'Avignon, Helsinki Festival, Palio di Siena, L'Ardia di San Costantino in Italy, Ghent Festival. If you're in southern Italy in early July, and you like festivals that have gone on since ancient times. d'Avignon celebrates July 8-27.

Travelers who need adventure and thrill need look no further than the Haute Route in France. It was established almost a hundred years ago as a high mountaineering route that linked together two of Europe's premier mountaineering centers, Chamonix and Zermatt. It was later developed into a ski route, and more recently a high-level mountain hike.