One month in Europe

I am throwing all caution to the wind and flying into Brussels, buying a Eurail pass, and traveling for one month over the summer. Any suggestions on must see/sample itineraries?

Thanks,

Grant

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Hi uplandway,

I am also from the Phila area. About 40 mins south of you. Anyway, do you have a budget? Are you planning on staying in hotels, hostels? Traveling with anyone else?

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I wouldn%26#39;t throw all caution to the wind, buy your Eurail pass in the US as I don%26#39;t believe they are sold in Europe. The only thing that I would suggest is that you spend at least 5-7 days in a few places so that you can enjoy them at a relaxed pace instead of madly dashing all over trying to %26quot;see it all%26quot;, which isn%26#39;t remotely possible in most countries in a lifetime.

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Not planning on traveling with anyone else. Don%26#39;t have a huge budget, but enough to treat myself respectably. Most likely staying in hostels.

Yourself?

-Grant

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Hi uplandyway

Are there any areas of Europe you prefer (Scandinavia, the South, Eastern Europe, the coast, beaches, mountains,...)?

Are you interested in nature, culture, remote areas or metropoles?

It%26#39;s quite difficult to give advise without knowing what you like. However, I agree with the idea that you should spend a couple of days in the same area to have a more relaxed time.

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Anything but metropoles. I of course need to at least see Paris, but would much prefer the countryside. I am looking to stay mostly in southwest europe - France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria.

Let me know what you think.

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Hi Grant

South Tirol (e.g. Meran) might be an option for your, or one of the lakes in Italy (Lago di Como, Lago di Garda,Lago Maggiore - partly in Siwtzerland, Lago di Lugano) or may be one of those in the south of Germany (Bodensee, Koenigssee, Chiemsee, Tegernsee) - I%26#39;m sorry, I don%26#39;t know the English words for these lakes. San Marino is very nice as well

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_marino

and also the southern coast of France and Moncaco (but both rather exquisite and expensive).

And you definitely need to go to the mountains but I%26#39;ve only been skying there so I cannot really give good advise for summer holidays in that region.

If you are interested in seeing some cities as well, I would suggest Salzburg in Austria, Florence in Italy and if going into Germany would also be ok for you I would suggest Heidelberg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg) or Pforzheim (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pforzheim). Pforzheim is near to the Black Forest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Forest) which is also worth a visit, as well as the areas at the rivers Neckar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neckar) and Rhine. The Rhine goes through Germany as well as Switzerland and France. May be you could travel along that river (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhine_Valley)

What also many people like doing is a tour along the loire river (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loire_River) in France.

I hope I could give you some ideas.

Enjoy your trip!

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Thank you so much. So far I am flying into Brussels, then to Paris, Loire Valley, Piedmont region, Cinque Terra, Tuscanny, Venice, then into Austria and Switzerland.

Thank you for your help again,

Grant

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