We will see a classic or basic itinerary perhaps for your first trip to Europe.
We will choose a flight from our home country in America to London. Ideally, we would be able to do so in mid-season, spring or autumn are good options, the prices will not be as high as in high season and at the same time there will be good weather and several hours of sunshine to make the most of it.
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We will dedicate 29 nights to the itinerary on this itinerary through Europe, not counting the round trip. This is a base; you will cut or add days where you feel it is necessary.
Indice:
London
We will dedicate 5 days to London of which one I dedicate to go to Harry Potter Studios, that will depend on whether it is important for you or not, so always with this base that I give you adapt it to your tastes.
Start with a free tour as always, they have several, through several areas, but I recommend the first day to do the essential London tour to get to know the city.
What to add near London?
If you want to add some day and make an excursion from London, there are two good options, one is Oxford with its colleges, the other is a tour of the Cotswolds, dream towns and some add Shakespeare’s town, Stratford Upon Avon.
We will now take the train to Paris.
París
We will dedicate 4 days to Paris, if they have more it is always better, but we are going to give it a base of four.
Starting with a free tour is also a good idea.
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Iati insuranceWhat to add near Paris?
If you want from here you can add a day to visit the Palace of Versailles, or a day to Disneyland Paris. They also have day trips to Mont Saint Michel, the Loir Castlesto, in short, they have many options if they want to add more days in Paris.
From here we will take a train again and go to Brussels in Belgium↓↓We continue with this itinerary through Europe.
Brussels
We will dedicate two days to the city, then we will see what we can add in the country.
To stay we can do it near the Grand Place, you have a variety of hotels and you can get a not so high price.
What to add near Brussels?
If you want to add more days you can take an excursion to both Bruges and Ghent, both cities are beautiful and I would not miss them, Bruges is always more requested.
►Excursion to Bruges and Ghent
From here we will take the train again, now bound for nearby Amsterdam.
Amsterdam
Once in the Netherlands we will spend 4 days in this city, because one of them will be spent visiting the nearby towns that are beautiful and I recommend you not miss them.
Where to stay? In the central area from the station where we will get off Amsterdam Central through the whole canal area is a good option. We stayed next to Dam Square.
What to add near Amsterdam
I wouldn’t miss an excursion to towns near Amsterdam such as Zaanse schans, Edam, Volendam or Marken. As well as going to see the tulips if you are in the month of April until the beginning of May.
►Excursion to the villages near Amsterdam
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And from here we will also fly or evaluate the train to Florence.
Florence
We will dedicate 3 days to Florence, just to the city and then we will see what to add.
We will look for centrally located accommodation so that you can do a lot on foot.
What must-sees. The views of Florence from Piazzale Michel Angelo, the best views of the city. The Duomo, the number one must-see in the city without a doubt.
The Ponte Veccio, the Degli Uffizi Gallery, the Palazzo Veccio, the Accademia Gallery, the central market of Florence, the Boboli Garden. Do a walking tour if you can, it will help you with the history and location in the city.
What to add near Florence
If you can add more days, from here you can go on excursions to some of the towns in Tuscany such as San Gemignano, Pensiunea, Montepulciano or Lucca. Or you can also visit Pisa or the Cinque Terre. As you can see, the range of options is quite wide, you will have to evaluate the days to add to this trip. These are places that I recommend staying overnight and not just visiting during the day.
We will take a train now to Rome.
Rome
What to say about Rome, we will give Rome 4 nights. And get ready to walk.
My accommodation preference is near the Pantheon, Piazza Navona, but as the price of hotels is high, look for a lot.►Hotels in Rome
Must-sees: the Colosseum, go in, you won’t regret it. The Palatine Hill. The Vittorio Emanuelle monument, go up, the views are very beautiful. The Trevi Fountain.
The Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Piazza Spagna. The Vatican and the Vatican Museums. There is a lot to see in Rome, walk a lot, plan your route well on a map.
What to add near Rome
►Excursion to the Catacombs and Appian Way
►Excursion to Naples and Pompeii
From here we will fly to Barcelona. We will dedicate 3 nights to Barcelona, but if you have more, take advantage of them.
Barcelona
Here they have many areas where you can stay, we have chosen near Paseo de Gracia at the last opportunity and it was a nice option, but the range of places is very wide. ►Hotels in Barcelona
What to add near Barcelona
►Excursion to Tarragona and Sitges
From here we will take the fast train to Madrid.
Madrid
We will dedicate 4 days to Madrid to be able to visit it in a more leisurely way and prepare for the return flight to our country of origin.
Where to stay?, the same, do your searches, my preference is near Gran Vía in the vicinity of Plaza del Callao.
What to add near Madrid
Here is just one option for a European itinerary that can be varied by exchanging cities, or adding or removing some.
We hope that this has been helpful and that it is the starting point for all the searches you will do. I hope that I have awakened the desire to create your own itinerary.
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