Just throwing this out there to experiences & passionate European Travelers,
We have traveled to Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Scotland, Ireland, Iceland, Portugal and Spain. We have tickets for the Passion Play in Germany in September and would like to add another country to the trip. What countries do you love? We like nature & small cities over refined restaurants & busy cities. We are over 60, retired but active. Looking forward to what you suggest!
Posted by
California USA
3950 posts
Czech Republic and/or Hungary.
Posted by
SE US
2338 posts
I agree with Czech Republic. If Prague is too big you might consider Český Krumlov.
Posted by
7659 posts
Agree, the Czech Republic and Hungary would be an excellent choice.
Head for Prague then south to Budapest.
Posted by
Brooklyn, NY
3833 posts
Poland. So many great small cities, as well as their larger ones. Easy to get around, very inexpensive, friendly people.
Posted by
Duluth 🛶
6293 posts
You might consider the Netherlands. Amsterdam is a huge and wonderful city and very much worth a visit, but there are so many beautiful towns and smaller cities outside the area, like Hoorn, Leiden, den Haag, Utrecht and so on. If you like to bike, it's easy to rent a bike and travel from one town to the next. And it's right next to Germany so it's easy to get to.
But I would also agree with any of the other recommendations named above. :)
Posted by
2304 posts
I'll also ante in for Poland and here's my order of preference:
- Krakow
- Wroclaw
- Gdansk and/or Poznan
- Warsaw
Posted by
Toronto
126 posts
Czech or Poland would be my recommendations. Can't do wrong with either. I've only really been to Prague in Czech, but have been to a number of places in Poland, Krakow and Gdansk being my faves.
Posted by
Chicago
1943 posts
Slovakia. Many Americans still don't travel there.
Posted by
OP
Houston, TX, USA
59 posts
Those are excellent suggestions! Thank you!