Mosquitos? - BOE 21 day tour July 12 departure

You can have mosquitoes almost anytime, anywhere. How are they in the US in July? Depends on where you are and the weather the previous week or so. Pretty hard to generalize about a whole continent.

This is a wonderful tour and you will have a terrific time.

I went the end of August so was in Italy the first week in Sept. I had some mosquito encounters in Venice but the hotel had AC so that was helpful for sleep at night. I don't remember any mosquitoes anywhere else.

Is this your first trip to Europe? What is different is that none of the places I've been routinely have screens on the windows so obviously you are letting everything in when you open the windows to look out and see the view.

I meant to pack the mosquito repellent wipes for my trip but I forgot. I wanted to use these so I didn't take up space in my 3-1-1 with bug dope as I was packing light. If you are sensitive to bites, you might consider this option, or buy some when you get there if they are annoying to you.

Thanks for your replies. They do seem to like me a lot but I will bring repellant with me. I had just read one persons blog that said they were devastated with mosquitos. I think it was in Venice.

If they were in an un-air-conditioned hotel with the windows open and no screens then I can see how that would happen especially if they are mosquito targets. It seems as if I got some bites on my ankles walking around in the evening after I went to one of the Vivaldi concerts but not really bad. I don't remember them being a problem in the other Italian stops last fall, then you have the blessedly cool days in Switzerland which were wonderful after the Cinque Terre!

we were bit up in Florence more than Venice. But you can find repellent anywhere over there if you need it.