Which country in Europe would you recommened visiting?

[wolf5370]

Even the French hate the Parisians! Expensive, dirty and boring (queue all day to get into the Louvre and then whiz by the interesting stuff like the Mona Lisa (too crowded to see anyway) - and Eiffel tower is great for half a day max. Euro-Disney is a poor imitation (and typically expensive) and way out of town. Bucharest's Arc De Triumph is better too

Rome, London, Venice, Moscow, Athens/Crete great places for sightseeing (none cheap though) - only Rome perhaps in winter though! (London will likely be wet more than snowy - same as Ireland really if you are used to that at that time of year - London Christmas and especially new year can be great though).

Spain is nice as warmer and plenty to see - Christmas is disappointing though, its very religious rather than partyish (although parades can be good - Alicante for example ancient wooden effigies of saints paraded in procession).

Turkey and Malta can also be nice places too. Jersey, Guernsey, Sark, Alderney and Herm (Channel Islands - but fly from UK rather than ferry this time of the year - unless you are a good sailor) - but only for short visit as small and mostly set around tax-free shopping and WW2 hospital (which is interesting - only part of the British Isles occupied by Germany) - can go in small private planes/helicopter (actually surprisingly cheap for a one time affair) or larger commercial.

[craigt3365]

I don't know about that. I spent 10 days in Paris and loved it. Up at 7am, back in the hotel for a rest around 5pm, then back out for dinner and cruising around till 10 or 11pm every day. Several ways to avoid the queues and crowds at the Louvre. We skipped Disney.

Walked all over the city, ate at many great places, had a fantastic time. We were there in late October. A bit chilly, but a great time. And only on our departure did we encounter a rude Parisian. She worked at the cheap hotel we used near the airport the night before we left. Otherwise, everybody we met treated us very nicely. Including the 2 weeks driving around the country in a rental car. It was like driving in a post card.

[alexa1121]

GREECE !!! GREECE !!! GREEECE !!!!!

Greeks take their time.
They let beautiful moments longer.
They are passionate.
Like their ancestors, Greeks are still thinkers (and often big talkers).
They live closer to nature than we do.
For Greeks, time with family and friends always comes first.
.. and they party like its their last day on Earth.
The Romans really loved it here.
As did the crusaders.
So did the Venetians.
Eighty percent of the country is picturesque mountains
...but the beaches are absolutely
The towns look like this
The Mediterranean diet is from here.
Greek food is so much more than souvlaki and gyros.
Feta. The real, salty, creamy, crumbly stuff.
Freshest. Seafood. Ever.
Figs grow wild. Lots of them. Everywhere.
Breakfast in Greece is something special.
Coffee breaks are serious affairs.
They make mighty fine beer.
Athens is one of the most underrated cities in the world.
Athens nightlife goes on till the wee hours every day of the week.
Athens central market is a wonderland of delicious food.
The Exarchia neighborhood in Athens will never gentrify and never surrender.
Greeks leave paradise intact, unlike their Mediterranean neighbors.
Over 1,200 stunning islands to choose from.
Most of Greece is hard to reach and thats a very good thing.
From May to September youll almost never see a cloud.
Mykonos is summers biggest beach party.
This unsuspecting island village is home to an even more debauched party scene than Mykonos.
Lesbos is a real spot and its beautiful.
Crete has more history and landscapes on one island than some large countries have.
Mount Athos is still mysterious nearly 1,000 years later.
The acoustics at Epidavros will blow your mind.
Rock climbing on the island of Kalymnos is some of the best there is.
Yes, yes, that famous sunset from the village Oia on the island of Santorini (Thira) is OK too.
The mind-boggling monasteries at Meteora.
The Greeks saved Western civilization right here.
This WAS Sparta.
Alexander the Great was from here.
Zeus once ruled the world from up there.
The oracle worked its magic up here on Mount Parnassus in Delphi.
...and Poseidon from down there.
Icarus would have seen this beautiful place just before he crash-landed.
Theater was born here.
Philosophy too.
Democracy was conceived here on this rock.

What more can one country wish to be Proud, as Greece is

[Dutchbike]

GREECE !!! GREECE !!! GREEECE !!!!!

Greeks take their time.

They let beautiful moments longer.

They are passionate.

Like their ancestors, Greeks are still thinkers (and often big talkers).

They live closer to nature than we do.

For Greeks, time with family and friends always comes first.

.. and they party like its their last day on Earth.

The Romans really loved it here.

As did the crusaders.

So did the Venetians.

Eighty percent of the country is picturesque mountains

...but the beaches are absolutely

The towns look like this

The Mediterranean diet is from here.

Greek food is so much more than souvlaki and gyros.

Feta. The real, salty, creamy, crumbly stuff.

Freshest. Seafood. Ever.

Figs grow wild. Lots of them. Everywhere.

Breakfast in Greece is something special.

Coffee breaks are serious affairs.

They make mighty fine beer.

Athens is one of the most underrated cities in the world.

Athens nightlife goes on till the wee hours every day of the week.

Athens central market is a wonderland of delicious food.

The Exarchia neighborhood in Athens will never gentrify and never surrender.

Greeks leave paradise intact, unlike their Mediterranean neighbors.

Over 1,200 stunning islands to choose from.

Most of Greece is hard to reach and thats a very good thing.

From May to September youll almost never see a cloud.

Mykonos is summers biggest beach party.

This unsuspecting island village is home to an even more debauched party scene than Mykonos.

Lesbos is a real spot and its beautiful.

Crete has more history and landscapes on one island than some large countries have.

Mount Athos is still mysterious nearly 1,000 years later.

The acoustics at Epidavros will blow your mind.

Rock climbing on the island of Kalymnos is some of the best there is.

Yes, yes, that famous sunset from the village Oia on the island of Santorini (Thira) is OK too.

The mind-boggling monasteries at Meteora.

The Greeks saved Western civilization right here.

This WAS Sparta.

Alexander the Great was from here.

Zeus once ruled the world from up there.

The oracle worked its magic up here on Mount Parnassus in Delphi.

...and Poseidon from down there.

Icarus would have seen this beautiful place just before he crash-landed.

Theater was born here.

Philosophy too.

Democracy was conceived here on this rock.

What more can one country wish to be Proud, as Greece is

You're Greek aren't you? You forgot to mention Greece was causing the eurocrisis..................just kidding.

Agreed nice islands.and delicious food.

[californiabeachboy]

Another vote for Spain. I was there many years ago and I have always wanted to go back. Beautiful scenery (look at Northwest part of Spain, above Portugal), great food and great wine. Fun people.

A bit cool in Winter, but not bad. The only problem for me was that they did not eat dinner until midnight!!!

A Spain/Portugal combo would be good.

Edited September 15, 2014 by californiabeachboy