Europe

Regions of Europe in travel priority order:

Trooping the Colour
Trooping the Colour, London, England

1. British Isles

United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) and Ireland

      • London, England, United Kingdom
      • Stonehenge, England, United Kingdom
      • Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Eiffel Tower, Paris (Photo: parisperfect.com)
Eiffel Tower, Paris (Photo: parisperfect.com)

2. France & Benelux

FranceNetherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Monaco

      • Paris, France
      • Mont Saint-Michel, France
      • Château of the Loire Valley, France

Colosseum, Rome (Photo: skyscanner.com)
Colosseum, Rome (Photo: skyscanner.com)

3. Italian Peninsula

Italy, Vatican City, San Marino, and Malta

      • Tuscany, Italy (Florence, Siena, Pisa, etc.)
      • Rome, Italy and Vatican City
      • Venice, Italy

Real Alcázar de Sevilla
Real Alcázar de Sevilla, Seville, Andalusia, Spain (Photo: usocvseguridad.com)

4. Iberian Peninsula

Spain (including Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla), Portugal (including Azores and Madeira), Andorra, and Gibraltar (UK)

      • Andalusia, Spain (Seville, Córdoba, Granada, etc.)
      • Barcelona, Spain
      • Windmills of Consuegra, Spain

Acropolis, Athens, Greece
Acropolis, Athens, Greece (Photo: www.history.com)

5. Greek Peninsula

Greece, Albania, Cyprus, Northern Cyprus, and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK)


6. Black Sea Eurasia

Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and Belarus

      • Istanbul, Turkey
      • Cappadocia, Turkey
      • Pamukkale and Hierapolis, Turkey

Note: this region is also listed under Asia.


Winter Palace and Hermitage Museum, St. Isaac's Cathedral, and Admiralty building along Neva River
Winter Palace and Hermitage Museum, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, and Admiralty building along Neva River, St. Petersburg, Russia (Photo: www.viagemcomcharme.com)

7. Russia

Russian Federation

Note: also listed under Asia.


Neuschwanstein Castle
Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavarian Alps, Germany (Photo: www.weinerelementary.org)

8. Germany & Alps

Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, and Hungary

      • Neuschwanstein Castle and Munich, Germany
      • Matterhorn and Zermatt in Swiss Alps, Switzerland
      • Vienna, Austria

Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock)
Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock; 5 miles round trip hike), Norwegian fjord country  (Photo: northernfjords.com)

9. Nordic Europe

Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland

      • Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) and Norway’s fjords
      • Stockholm, Sweden
      • Copenhagen, Denmark

Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Croatia
Dubrovnik, Dalmatian Coast, Croatia (Photo: szallasbazis.hu)

10. Balkans

Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo; Serbia, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Moldova

      • Dalmatia, Croatia (Dubrovnik, Split, Korčula, etc.)
      • Mostar, Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • Lake Bled, Slovenia

11. Central Europe

Czechia (Czech Republic), Slovakia, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

      • Prague, Czechia
      • Kraków, Poland

Top 20 European Cities to See


Top European Festivals and Holiday Celebrations