My friends and I will be backpacking Europe from the very end of April through mid June this year. I am looking for some advice on a possible order of countries to visit during this time. Obviously would love to maximize nice weather as best possible.
We were originally planning on flying into Barcelona, training through Southern France, Northern Italy, Switzerland, Southern Germany, Austria, then North through various cities and finishing in Amsterdam, Paris, and London in June.
However, I am getting worried about the weather/scenery in May, particularly in Switzerland (currently planned for mid May). I would love to see green and wildflowers. Would it be better to start north and move south to try to get better weather in Switzerland, Italy and southern France? I understand it is somewhat of a trade off either way and also unpredictable, but I didn’t know if there was generally a best route for traveling Central/Western Europe in May and June.
Thanks for any thoughts/advice!!