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My Revised 12-Week Europe Trip - Thoughts and Advice

Hi All,

I previously made a post regarding my Europe trip. I have revised and tightened my itinerary, and would like the advice of the community on my updated plan.

About us:

  • Late 20s couple living in Australia, first time to Europe, arriving on 14th Oct 2026.
  • Interests includes history, art, museums, culture, and food.
  • Prefer more relaxed holidays rather than a touch-and-go one.
  • Mid 60s parents tagging along, however departing on 4th November, after 20 Nights)

October

  • 14 - Wife and I arrive in London from Doha.
  • 15 - My parents arrive in London from Singapore.
  • 14-22 - London (9 Nights)
  • 23-25 - Bayeux ( 3 Nights)
  • 26-1st Nov - Paris (7 Nights)

November

  • 2-5 - Amsterdam (4 Nights). Parents departing on the 4th from Amsterdam.
  • 6-10 - Barcelona (5 Nights)
  • 11-15 Madrid (5 Nights)
  • 16-18 Granada (3 Nights)
  • 19-23 Sevilla (5 Nights)
  • 24-1st Dec Rome (8 Nights)

December
- 2-6 Dec Florence (5 Nights)
- 7-9 Venice (3 Nights)
- 10-13 Lucerne (4 Nights)
- 14-16 Wengen (3 Nights)
- 17-19 Salzburg (3 Nights)
- 19-21 Prague (3 Nights)
- 23-26 Vienna (4 Nights)

I recognise I am doing a lot of big cities, but i have planned for some day trips along the way :
- Montserrat, Toledo, Segovia, Cordoba in Spain
- Ostia Antica and Siena/Tuscany in Italy.

Right now I am scrutinising the last 2.5 weeks of my itinerary, starting from Lucerne. I am aware I am visiting 5 places across 17 nights and that trains from Wengen-Salzburg, Salzburg-Prague (via Lintz) takes quite a bit of time. My first thought would be to remove Salzburg and allocate more days toward Prague/Vienna? I am pretty happy with my destinations so far, but what changes would you recommend, or do you think it is well paced enough?

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The curse of having too much time. My inclination would be to make it just about Spain and France. But then again, maybe not. Maybe my biggest issue is the tail end of the trip. I just personally have very little interest in it. Especially in December ... well Vienna and Salzburg maybe, the rest no. But thats me so no help to you.

The other thought is that you are doing some pretty long moves, like Barcelona to Madrid. Why not steal a day out of Barcelona and a day out of Madrid and spend those two days half way .. Zaragoza for instance. Do that between your big ciites and that beraks up all the A to B transfers a bit. Lets you see more of the world.

Sorry, not much help. Looks good the way it is too. You put a lot of thought into it.