davey_c   10 #1 Posted June 16, 2004 Hi im going travelin round europe for a month with andmy rail ticket and i am trying to find some cool places to go off the beaten tourist track, anyone got any good places, anywhere in europe i dont mind i havent got a route planned or anything. any advice is welcome - cheers  DAVE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
ZEDEX48K Â Â 10 #2 Posted June 16, 2004 not off the beaten track but get yourself to Barcelona. Â Style city, architecture, beaches, museums, shopping, nightlife and gorgeous ladies a plenty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Xtro   10 #3 Posted June 16, 2004 Here's some of the obvious places first:  Amsterdam Prague Budapest Vienna Milan Barcelona   Some of the less obvious but still well known places: Berlin Bruges Copenhagen Oslo Stockholm  And now here's where I'd go after seeing a handful of the above: Utrecht (NL) Pilzen (CZ) Ixia (Greece) Bergen (Norway) trek through Oland (Sweden) Fjellerup (DK)   I would put a lot of reasons as to why and when etc but the Portugal v Russia match is on soon so PM me lol I've toured round Europe 3 times and still love it to bits. Whatever you do ENJOY Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Agent Orange   11 #4 Posted June 16, 2004 Originally posted by ZEDEX48K not off the beaten track but get yourself to Barcelona.  Style city, architecture, beaches, museums, shopping, nightlife and gorgeous ladies a plenty  I'd have to agree on all accounts. A must see European city!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest costessey   #5 Posted June 16, 2004 try lubjania in what was yugoslavia...it was nice in 1986! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Andy78 Â Â 10 #6 Posted June 16, 2004 I'd also like to mention Madrid. It's a lot more chilled out than Barcelona. Has loads of nice bars and restaurants. it's also immaculately clean and tidy. Also a lot safer than Barcelona and everyone speaks English. I'd try and see both Barcelona and Madrid as they're completely different cities. Best to get an overnight train from one to the other. Â Oh and also try Dubrovnik (Croatia), depending on how much time you have. We wanted to go last year but it would have taken up to much travelling time getting there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Yoshimi   10 #7 Posted June 16, 2004 Originally posted by costessey try lubjania in what was yugoslavia...it was nice in 1986!  definetely try ljublana, i went there on a stag weekend the weekend Sloveia joined the EU, (1st May) its known as the new prague (without all the tourists) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Emilychee   10 #8 Posted June 17, 2004 Gotta be Barcelona, its got so much energy and culture. Only went there for a day trip, as we were staying somewhere else, and we had nowhere near enough time to see everything Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Saxon   10 #9 Posted June 17, 2004 I understand anywhere beyond the Arctic Circle is pretty cool!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Wavey   10 #10 Posted June 17, 2004 I used to work in Valencia, Spain, and always found that a great place to be.  Milan was fanastic too.  Belgium is generally a great place to socialise whereas I found Holland to be a bit dull. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
noseyrosie   10 #11 Posted June 17, 2004 Stockholm! In the summer is best I reckon, or in the middle of winter. It's hot in the summer (usually...about as reliable as here anyway) and very very snowy in winter!  And insider's tip: Go to the Folk Music House in Stockholm on SUnday night and here a real taste of Swedish culture. They have a little cafe thingy going too. And nearby there's a colelction of brilliant sculptures by Nikki de Saint Phaille. Great stuff.  Also, go to Skansen, the wildlife park thingy, and make sure you pay extra to go in the Lemur enclosure, you won't regret it, I promise! And the the rest of the park is huge, and lots of things to see. They sometimes have concerts, and there's all kinds of craft shops, cafe's, animal bits (bears, mooses, nocturnal area, seals, wolves, etc...)  Hooray for Sweden. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Chris_Sleeps   10 #12 Posted June 17, 2004 Originally posted by davey_c im going travelin round europe for a month with andmy rail ticket How much is a Europe wide rail ticket? When i looked online i found around the £300 mark, but i'm just enquiring.  Chris. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...