Smaller cities preferred
2006-10-20 17:43:12 · 19 answers · asked by burtonpark7 2 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Other - Europe
Edinburgh, Bath, Athens, Rome, Venice, Prague
2006-10-20 20:04:55 · answer #1 · answered by nativeAZ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely Barcelona Spain- although this is a big city it is easy to tour with great red and yellow bus routes that allow hop on hop off at all the major sites, Madrid Spain, smaller, but good squares for people watching, Milan Italy - beautiful and very stylish. Roma and Venice if you are visiting Italy, Definitely London and while in the UK try Brighton on the south coast, fantastic Royal Pavilion which is amazing to visit. Also you have to go north to Scotland, Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as the mountains and Lochs, Geneva Switzerland on Lake Geneva - very beautiful, Vienna Austria, again easy to manage city so many places to see - so little time!!
2006-10-21 01:44:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are interested in smaller cities or towns (which is smart if you really want to recognise the country and people in any country because Paris in not France, London is not UK, Prague is not The Czech rep. etc) I would advice you Dresden in Germany, Cesky Krumlov and Kromeriz in The Czech republic, Salzburg and Hallstadt in Austria, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Augsburg and Strassburg in Germany, Venecia in Italy, Budapest (it is quite big but also nice), maybe you could have a look at Geneva - one of seats of Europian Union. Of course there are the big cities like Paris, London, Roma... a bit smaller but still quite big like Prague, Bratislava or Viena... ANyhow I tried to get you information about smaller cities and towns as you asked. I hope it will help you and I wish you a nice vacation in Europe :o).
2006-10-24 07:54:25 · answer #3 · answered by paweru1969 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be honest I wouldn't concentrate on just small towns you'll miss too much, but I agree I love the small towns too, my suggestions start in southern Italy, Amalfi coast, via train to Salerno, (Hotel Belvedere) head north to Rome, then on to Tuscany, here you can experience small hill top towns, Siena, San Gimignano, Orvietto, Todi, Montepulciano, then hit Florence and Venice is a must, up further to Northern Italy/ Southern Germany, the Alps are very nice and a lot of quaint small towns, San Candido, Bolzano, Fussen Germany and Schwngau Germany, Munich is very nice, I didn't like Frankfurt (dirty and drug dealers) go west, Vienna Austria, Budapest/ and the Matrahaza mountain range, Prague in the Czech Republic, Or up Further north to Amsterdam and the belgium area. My advice : get an "eyewitness" book on either Europe or separate countries, buy a rail pass, start in southern Italy and work your way north, if you're concentrating on small towns, you could stay in Italy for 30 days easy, Tuscany and Umbria especially, so much to see.
2006-10-22 21:20:11 · answer #4 · answered by dannydolphin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you really want to get the flavor of Europe stay out of the Excelsior Hotel with the prime rib...that's nonsense.
To understand Europe, visit as many houses of worship as you can. The history, architecture and understanding of the Europeans, are written in the houses of worship and offer the best view into the mind and culture of any European nation. Visit the house of worship during the normal scheduled hours and /or whenever its convenient for you.
Take pics with the local clergy in any small town away from the beaten path. Rent a car and get a map and enjoy.
Stay away from McDonald's with the double dip whatchamacallit...
2006-10-21 00:57:57 · answer #5 · answered by marnefirstinfantry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would spend half the time in western europe and half the time in eastern europe.
Here are the best smallish cities in Europe, in my humble opinion:
San Sebastian, Spain
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Cinque Terra (which are 5 small towns), Italy
Halstatt, Austria
Gimmelwald, Switzerland
Budapest, Hungary
Brugges, Belgium
Prague, Czech Republic
If you hit these places, you will have seen incredible beauty and gotten a flavor for small city Europe.
Enjoy! Take the trains...don't drive....you will meet local people and other travelers and lower your stress.
2006-10-22 07:34:27 · answer #6 · answered by outtahere 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Without any doubt, Amsterdam. Absolutely incredible. The most peacefull, cultural, historical, friendly place on Earth. The culture of The Netherlands appreciates your right to privacy and has something for everyone. Public transportation there is clean and secure, extremely easy to navigate. Also an incredible $$ value. Alot of great value airfares from the states start at Schipol. I favor the Hotel Prinsengracht. Google it, they have a website. Centrally located and mid priced. Very much Euro and a great value.
2006-10-21 01:07:49 · answer #7 · answered by tropicals99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Holland is reasonible the poeple are very friendly. You can take a train trip to Belgium, Lux, or into Germany. Skip France it's way to expensive. Switz, & Austria Many good places. Overnite train trips will get you to most of these places & worth it. Book train trips thru a travel agent along with motel / hotel stays. Don't take for granted you will be able to find a place once you get there.
2006-10-21 00:58:45 · answer #8 · answered by oilfieldinsultant 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
london is very expensive. If you go to england try to find a place an hour or so away. It's much less congested and cheaper. Switzerland is very friendly and has a lot of very cool, quaint villages. also visit belgium, just about anywhere. all those villages have great shops with those pastries and belgian chocolates. mmm germany has a lot of places that are wonderful, just too many to mention. have fun and avoid france
2006-10-21 00:51:03 · answer #9 · answered by jose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bruges, Belgium
Geneva, Switzerland
Vienna, Austria
Budapest, Hungary
Prague
Rome
Capri
Sorrento
2006-10-21 01:56:34 · answer #10 · answered by fatsausage 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋