Sample itineraries and route ideas for planning a trip across Europe.
Three Spanish cities fit into ten days, but only if the route treats train days as part of the itinerary. This 10-day Spain itinerary uses nine nights: three in Madrid, three in Seville, and three in Barcelona. It avoids a fourth base and leaves room for one optional day trip. The cleanest flight pattern is … Read more
Portugal looks compact on a map, which makes a one-week trip easy to overfill. A realistic 7-day Portugal itinerary gives Lisbon and Porto enough time to feel distinct, treats Sintra as a proper day rather than a photo stop, and avoids a third hotel base. This plan covers seven calendar days and six nights: three … Read more
A 7-day Greece itinerary should not become a race through ferry ports. Athens and the Cyclades can fit into one week, but every island change costs more time than the sailing time shown on a booking screen. This route uses seven calendar days and six nights: two nights in Athens, two in Naxos, and two … Read more
A 10-day Italy itinerary gets much better when it stops trying to include every famous place. Rome, Florence, and Venice already fill the trip. Add too much more and the vacation becomes a sequence of train platforms, hotel lobbies, and timed reservations. This route uses ten calendar days, with Day 1 as arrival day and … Read more
Learn how to plan a Europe itinerary for 7 to 10 days without cramming too many cities into one rushed trip.