Whitewashed cliff-top houses on Santorini overlooking the Aegean Sea at sunset

Complete Europe Travel Guide

Europe, planned with intention.

Ten countries, fifty places and every practical detail in between — from the Eiffel Tower to the Lofoten Islands, from Roman carbonara to Croatian island ferries.

Featured view

Santorini, Greece

Whitewashed villages perched above a flooded volcanic caldera — best seen at golden hour.

10Countries
50Places
6Itineraries

Season planner

Shoulder months — April to June and September to October — balance weather, prices and crowds across most of Europe.

01 Explore Europe

Five guides, one continent

Each guide answers a different planning question: where to go, what to see, what to do and eat, where to sleep and how to move, and how to put it all together. Start anywhere — they link to each other.

02 Countries

Ten countries at a glance

The fifty places covered across our guides, grouped by country. Use this as your master shortlist, then dive into the detail.

The River Seine flowing through central Paris, France

France · Euro

France

Café culture, world-class art and a coastline running from a tidal abbey to Riviera glamour.

  • Paris
  • Eiffel Tower
  • Louvre Museum
  • French Riviera
  • Mont Saint-Michel
Gondolas moored along a canal in Venice, Italy

Italy · Euro

Italy

Ancient ruins, Renaissance cities and a food culture that shapes every day.

  • Rome
  • Colosseum
  • Venice
  • Amalfi Coast
  • Florence
  • Vatican City
Modernist architecture on a sunny street in Barcelona, Spain

Spain · Euro

Spain

  • Barcelona
  • Sagrada Família
  • Madrid
  • Seville
  • Costa del Sol
The Acropolis on its rocky hill above Athens, Greece

Greece · Euro

Greece

  • Athens
  • Acropolis
  • Santorini
  • Mykonos
  • Crete
Lake Lucerne framed by snow-capped mountains in Switzerland

Switzerland · Swiss franc

Switzerland

  • Zurich
  • Lucerne
  • Interlaken
  • Swiss Alps
  • Lake Geneva
Hallstatt village reflected in its alpine lake, Austria

Austria · Euro

Austria

  • Vienna
  • Salzburg
  • Hallstatt
  • Innsbruck
  • Schönbrunn Palace
A historic yellow tram climbing a hilly street in Lisbon, Portugal

Portugal · Euro

Portugal

  • Lisbon
  • Porto
  • Algarve
  • Sintra
  • Madeira
Canal houses and bicycles along an Amsterdam canal, Netherlands

Netherlands · Euro

Netherlands

  • Amsterdam
  • Rijksmuseum
  • Keukenhof
  • Rotterdam
  • Giethoorn
Steep green cliffs plunging into a Norwegian fjord

Norway · Norwegian krone

Norway

  • Oslo
  • Bergen
  • Norwegian Fjords
  • Tromsø
  • Lofoten Islands
Terracotta rooftops and city walls of Dubrovnik beside the Adriatic, Croatia

Croatia · Euro

Croatia

  • Dubrovnik
  • Split
  • Plitvice Lakes
  • Hvar
  • Dalmatian Coast

Not sure where to start?

Compare all ten countries side by side — currency, pace and what each does best — in our destinations guide.

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