I have only 2 weeks in europe for a visit. What itinerary i should take?

Question

PLs advise as I never been in Europe before and 2 weeks sound too short to visit all the places i want to as London, Paris, Edinbugh, Amsterdam, Rome... Should i choose 2 to 3 countries for this trip? Cuz i rather spend time exploring the places than tiring myself on travelling

Answer 1

Yeah you're not going to enjoy all this city-hopping because 1. you'll eat a lot of your time and/or money on travelling between them and 2. you won't give yourself enough time to even enjoy the places. I mean Paris, London, and Rome demand AT MINIMUM, 3 full days.

So here are some suggestions:
1. London and Paris:
London 3 days exploring the city, 4 days for side trips (I recommend Wales, Bath, and Greenwich). Alternatively, you can spend 4 days in London and 2-3 days in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Transfer to Paris with the Chunnel or go to Dover and take the ferry across to Calais (France) and get to Paris from there. Paris 3-4 days with another 3-4 days for trips to Versailles, Fontainebleau, (you'll find dozens of organized tours for these locations), and Dijon (1hr40 minutes with TGV - may want to make this a two-day trip).

2. Now if you choose Amsterdam, then you could do the Benelux countries (BElgium, NEtherlands, and LUXembourg). Amsterdam is an absolutely beautiful and unique city (in more ways than one ;)) rich in culture and friendly people. Take a canal cruise or hop on a bike and ride around the bike friendly streets. You can also take a day tour of Holland from Amsterdam (it's a pretty small country like the other two Benelux countries) which will take you through Rotterdam, Den Haag, Delft, and one other village or town which I forgot now (sorry!). You can then take the train to Brussels (Belgium) and spend a couple of days there, with day trips to Bruges (a mini Amsterdam but without a red-light district or "coffee-houses") and Ghent. Then you can move on to Luxembourg and spend a day there in the capital city (of the same name). In my opinion though, Luxembourg is nice but a little boring - so maybe you can just skip it and focus on Holland and Belgium (3 days in each). There is a Benelux Eurorail pass if you're interested. See http://www.raileurope.com/us/rail/passes/eurail_benelux_pass_index.htm.

3. Finally, you can go to Rome and essentially spend your two weeks in southern Italy because you'll have a lot to see in and around the city. An idea might be 4 days in Rome, then do day trips to Pompeii, the Island of Capri (take ferry from Naples which is about 2 hours south of Rome by train), Grotto Azzurro (fascinating caves with turquoise blue waters - can be taken from Naples or Capri), and the Amalfi Coast towns of Positano, Sorrento, Ravello, and Amalfi (can be done with an organized tour from Rome). You can also take a day-trip a little North of Rome to the town of Orvieto which is up on a plateau and has a church with a gorgeous gold facade (the town is also known for its ceramics and wines). You could even go up to Firenze (Florence - approx. 2 1/2 hrs by train from Rome) and see the iconic statue of David at the Uffizi Museum.

So these are just some suggestions...as I said, you'll be stretching yourself too thin if you attempt to hit all those cities you mentioned in 2 weeks. Well, hope I helped and enjoy your time in Europe...no matter where you choose to go, I'm pretty sure you'll love it.

Answer 2

I completely agree with you on not tiring yourself out because if you spend a day in 14 different places imagine how tired you would be! It's better to explore the places in depth to see what they are really like cause if someone back at home asks how your trip was and what place u liked best you wouldn't know because you didn't spend enough time in the places and wouldn't know if u liked them or not! I suggest visiting Paris for 5 days, Amsterdam for 4 days, Rome for 4 days and drop into London for about a day. Next time visit the United Kingdom and spend most of the time in London and Edinburgh because they are closer to eachother! Have a great time! Hope I helped. :)

Answer 3

Three countries could be done in two weeks, like Rome, 2 days for the town and 2 days for day trips into the countryside, flight to Paris, 4 days for Paris, an extra 3 days for a different town in France or days into the countryside, and the rest in either London or Amsterdam, both easy train trips, with again time to see the highlights of the town and time to explore the country.

Actually Paris and Amsterdam are closer to London than Edinburgh.
You can also buy a train pass for France and Italy:
http://www.raileurope.com/us/rail/passes/france_italy_pass.htm
Or buy (locally) passes for France and the UK, as the Eurail system does not seem to have them, but they do exist.
If you buy an Eurail pass, you can add a ticket for the Eurostar ticket to London for a reduced price.
Explore the Eurail site to see what is available.
http://www.raileurope.com/us/rail/passes/eurail_index.htm

For air tickets do a search, cheap flights tickets and the towns you want to fly from and too.

And many people happily go to just one town for 14 days, so doing 3 or more is not being lazy, it is just right.

Answer 4

why dont u start with netherlands (den hague,amsterdam...), then belgium (antwerp,bruges and brussels), luxembourg (small country,u can check it all in 3 days) and finaly paris?
the cities are close to each country, from 2h to 4h distance by car. u have trains that conect each country and u'll have less time flying around to each place and ull see alot.
what u think? ;-)