Europe
Europe itineraries that survive contact with a map
Nine routes, sorted by how long you have and how far you want to move, each with the nights that actually add up.
Start here
If it is your first trip across Europe, start with the route rather than the country — everything else follows from it.
Choosing your route
Where a first trip across Europe actually works.
Eastern Europe Itinerary: 3 Routes That Actually Make Sense
You’ve settled on an eastern europe itinerary, and now you’re staring at a map wondering whether Prague and...
How long you have
The same continent at seven days, two weeks, or a month.
3 Weeks in Europe: A 21-Day Route With Time to Enjoy It
How to plan a realistic three-week Europe itinerary: six logical bases from London to Vienna, mapped day by day,...
Getting around
Trains, passes and travelling light between cities.
A Realistic Europe Backpacking Itinerary for First-Timers
You have booked flights before, but never a Europe backpacking trip that spans more than one country, and the number...
Two-country routes
Two countries in one trip, without spending it on trains.
France and Spain Itinerary: A Smart First Timer's Plan
Coherent 10, 14 and 21 day France and Spain routes, the two crossings that actually work, verified train times,...
One country, properly
Staying put, and seeing one country at its own pace.
Italy 10 Day Itinerary: The Route, Costs and Booking Guide
Rome, Florence, the Cinque Terre and Venice in ten days with the nights adding up, the trains that link them, what...