I am traveling with my sister and she is limited to travel in July. I want to visit southern Italy, but fee it will be too hot for me. Wherein Europe should we go where we will both be excited and it will be moderate weather and not too crowded?
Suggestions please an thank you!
Lisa
It would help to know what activities you and your sister enjoy. Art? Museums? Hiking? Beaches? Other?
Any and all of the above. She doesn't mind the heat, but I do. We both want to try and avoid crowded places. Maybe it isn't possible to achieve this, but thought I would get some feedback. If it doesn't work out for us to go together, then I will go alone in September/October.
Thanks,
Lisa
Lisa, are you planning to stay out in 1 spot , rent a car or use public transportation?
Any place you do not want to see or revisit?
Have you considered Norway? Spectacular scenery, museums, hiking and other outdoor activities. All without the heat of the south, not too crowded and easy to explore without a car.
We would be using public transportation. We haven't considered Norway, but will check it out.
thanks so much,
Lisa
My daughter and I are traveling to Scandinavia in July. Normally I don't like to travel in the summer, but I don't mind this. For one thing, from what everyone has said, it will not be as crowded as the rest of Europe. Also, you have the advantage of long days with light, so you can see and do more during that time, and it's cooler there. In fact, it can even be cold depending on where you are.
We are traveling to Iceland for seven nights, then Sweden for three nights, and then Norway for 11 nights. The scenery looks incredible, and I can't wait to go. I would definitely suggest you take a look at any of those countries in Scandinavia, including Denmark and Finland.
How long do you have to travel?
Three weeks, plus. I would definitely not want to be cold though.. Will check it out.
Thanks so much,
Lisa
Our Norway trip was mid May/early June. Even above the Arctic Circle we were never cold. It was cool, damp, drizzly, warm and sunny during our trip. Some days were even t-shirt weather.
You could look at Northern Spain which is generally not too hot, but anywhere could have a heat wave these days. For example, Sweden had a lot of very hot weather last year.
Southern Italy gets very, very hot summers so I agree it’s probably best avoided.
Would you consider going to Poland? We went on the RS tour of Poland in June. There is so much to see and so much history and culture. We loved it way more than we expected to. It was a fantastic experience. Also there is good public transportation and typically the weather would be more moderate.
I would consider Ireland! We enjoyed the 14 day RS tour. We toured in August and the weather was mild.
Another vote for Ireland. We went several years ago when they were having a warm spell, which was very unusual. The bartender in a small town pub actually made us go sit at an outside table, saying they didn't get that much hot weather and we'd better enjoy it.
