Hello all!
I am in desperate need of some advice. I have had this trip booked for months and I cannot finish planning it without getting overwhelmed.
What I need is help deciding what makes the most sense. We want an easy as possible, with as little difficulty travelling but with seeing as much as we can as well. We enjoy exploring both architecture and nature. We love warm weather and beaches (But this would just be a bonus). So exploring ancient ruins, intact churches, hiking trails, etc.
We fly in and out of Paris at the end of September till the end of October. I have the first 3 days and the last 3 days planned for Paris, it is the in between that is undecided.
Please provide suggestions on the following itineraries OR please provide a tested itinerary! Each destination the plan is to stay for 3-4 nights:
Itinerary 1:
Paris --> Athens (island hop between Mykonos, Naxos, Santorini) 1 Week
--> Fly or ferry to Italy, visit Rome/Florence/Venice by train (1 week)
--> fly or ferry to Barcelona, visit what we can from Barcelona by train (1 week)
--> fly back to Paris
Itinerary 2:
Paris --> Porto (fly) --> Lisbon --> Faro --> Seville --> Valencia/Barcelona --> (fly) Paris
(Travel in Portugal and Spain would be by train, 3-5 nights per place)
Itinerary 3:
Train from Paris to major destinations such as Munich, Prague, Vienna, Venice, Milan, Marseille, back to Paris (this one has been less explored but I love the idea of seeing these places and travel by train seems so much easier than flying with kids sometimes!).
Itinerary 4:
I have no idea! Please provide suggestions! :D
Cheers!