Tours
Tailor-made Europe tours
From Lapland to Sicily, and for many countries without a flight. A tour of Europe starts with the region you want to see, not with the number of countries.
Combining
Which countries go together
In the north, the Øresund Bridge links Denmark with southern Sweden. Lapland spans three countries, and a route across the border usually gives the fullest picture: from Stockholm a night train runs via Kiruna and Abisko to Narvik in Norway. Latvia and Lithuania go together with Estonia, as long as you give each country enough time.
In the middle, the German Alps connect with Austria and Switzerland, and the Rhine Valley with Alsace. Ticino runs almost seamlessly into Lake Como, and from Geneva you are quickly in the French Alps. In Austria the train links Vienna directly with Tyrol. Poland combines with Lithuania or Slovakia, depending on whether you head for the coast or the mountains.
In the Balkans, the border crossings between Montenegro, Croatia, Albania and Bosnia are straightforward, and Albania lies close to North Macedonia and Corfu. Serbia goes together with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro or North Macedonia, and Bulgaria with northern Greece or with Romania.
Around the Mediterranean, you are better off choosing less: in Italy one, at most two regions, in Greece two or three islands or regions. From Sicily you sail to the Aeolian Islands, and between Malta, Gozo and Comino the ferry runs frequently.
The countries
Europe, country by country
Each country and each region has its own page, with the regions, when to go and what to know before you leave.
Scandinavia
Norway
Vertical and unyielding: rock faces plunging straight into the fjords, with villages clinging to the edge between mountain and water.
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Scandinavia
Sweden
Forest and water repeat in every direction, broken only by rust-red villages that feel as much a part of the scenery as the pine trees themselves.
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Scandinavia
Denmark
Flat, coastal and steeped in a light that never shouts, a country that finds its calm in understatement.
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Nordic countries
Finland
Forest and water alternate so often that the boundary blurs, a country that never needs to sell its silence because it already has plenty.
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The High North
Lapland
A region without hard borders, where tundra and pine forest live under a light that swings between two extremes throughout the year: months of sun or months of night.
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Baltic states
Estonia
Forest and marsh stretch to the horizon, a digital capital, and a stillness that feels further north than the map suggests.
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Baltic states
Latvia
Woodlands, coastal dunes and an architecture that refuses a single style, in a country that quietly goes its own way.
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Baltic states
Lithuania
Lakes, forests and a baroque old town that feels surprisingly southern for a Baltic capital.
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Central Europe
Poland
A country with more landscape than its history suggests, with forests, lakes and towns each rebuilt with real character.
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Central Europe
Germany
Germany combines urban precision with forest just a short walk away, and simply lets the two coexist.
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Low Countries
Netherlands
The Netherlands has fought for its space from the water for centuries, and loves an empty polder as much as a busy canal.
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Low Countries
Belgium
Belgium keeps its grandeur indoors: behind a façade, in a workshop, on a plate, and never needs a big story to go with it.
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Atlantic Europe
France
France changes character at every provincial border and refuses to be reduced to a single image.
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British Isles
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom never has to prove its character, made up as much of a wet moor as of a smart London street.
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Atlantic fringe
Ireland
Ireland lets the weather set the scene, and a conversation in the pub rarely stays small talk.
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Alpine countries
Switzerland
In Switzerland the mountains do not ask for attention, and order is almost a feature of the landscape.
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Alpine republic
Austria
Austria pairs the calm of high mountains with an urban elegance that rarely raises its voice.
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Alpine arc
The Alps
The Alps ignore national borders and impose their own, slow rhythm above the tree line.
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Central Europe
Czech Republic
Prague is only the beginning; beyond it lie castles, forests and small towns that rarely make anyone's list.
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Carpathians
Slovakia
Mountains, castles and wooden villages tucked away in the shadow of the Czech Republic.
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Danube basin
Hungary
A land of plains and rivers, thermal springs beneath the surface, and a capital that looks weightier than it feels.
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Alpe-Adria region
Slovenia
Alps, karst caves and a sliver of coast all lie within a few hours of each other, in a country that never overdoes it.
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Adriatic coast
Croatia
A coastline of stone and pine, island after island, where life slows down as soon as the roads narrow.
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Southern Adriatic coast
Montenegro
A fjord that is not really a fjord, mountains that fall straight into the sea, and a country smaller than its landscape suggests.
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Western Balkans
Albania
Mountains that plunge straight into the sea, towns layered with history, and a coastline that has not yet bent itself to visitors.
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Central Balkans
Serbia
A country that does not sell itself to visitors, with hospitality that is unfiltered and nightlife that lives up to its reputation.
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Carpathians and Black Sea
Romania
Mountains where bears and wolves still roam freely, villages with a pace of their own, and a capital that keeps reinventing itself.
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Balkans
Bulgaria
Bulgaria is a land of rose fields and mountain villages that has not yet learned to perform for visitors.
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Aegean world
Greece
Every island is a different Greece, and the mountainous mainland remains unknown territory for most visitors.
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Eastern Mediterranean
Cyprus
An island that calls itself Greek, feels Turkish, and is fully neither, with an interior that few visitors ever see.
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Anatolia
Turkey
A country spanning two continents and some ten layers of civilisation, with an interior far larger and quieter than its coast.
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Caucasus
Georgia
Tbilisi, the Kakheti wine region and the villages of the Caucasus, with medieval monasteries and a script of its own.
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Mediterranean Europe
Italy
In Italy, beauty is not the exception but the habit, from a kitchen table to a square's façade.
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Tyrrhenian Sea
Sardinia
Sardinia has a rugged interior that wants little to do with the glamour of its own coastline.
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Strait of Sicily
Sicily
Sicily carries the traces of Greeks, Arabs and Normans, with a volcano that always keeps the last word.
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Central Mediterranean
Malta
Malta is an island of limestone and fortress walls where every layer of history is still legible.
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Iberian Peninsula
Spain
Spain differs as much from itself as from its neighbours, with a dry interior, a green north, and a day that starts late and ends later.
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Iberian Peninsula
Portugal
Portugal turns its back on Europe and its face to the ocean, with a wistfulness that rarely turns heavy.
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Atlantic Ocean
Madeira
A Portuguese island in the Atlantic, with peaks up to 1,862 metres, levadas along the mountainsides and a laurel forest on the north side.
Discover MadeiraQuestions about a tour of Europe
How many days do you need for a tour of Europe?
That depends on the country and on how many regions you combine. In France, allow a week for one region, and ten days to two weeks for two. For two or three Greek islands or regions, allow ten days to two weeks, and in Slovenia too you take in the Alps, the Karst and the coast in ten days to two weeks. In the Netherlands, a week to ten days is enough for two or three regions. In Belgium a long weekend is enough for one city or region, and a week if you combine the art cities with the Ardennes.
Do you tour Europe by train or by car?
Often both. Between the big cities the train gets you there fast: the high-speed train in France, the AVE in Spain, a dense rail network in Italy from fast to local lines. For the regions themselves a hire car is usually the logical choice, as in the French regions, the villages of the Spanish Meseta or the lakes of Dalarna in Sweden. In the cities you leave the car behind. If you would rather not drive yourself, you travel with a driver.
What is the travel advice for Europe?
Travel advice applies per country, within Europe too, and it is updated regularly. You will find it with the Belgian Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, at diplomatie.belgium.be. We follow it for every country on your route, before you leave and during your trip, and discuss with you what it means for your journey.
Your trip
Tell us what you want to see in Europe.
With us, a trip starts with a conversation. We think along about the country, the regions and the pace, and work out the trip with a local partner who knows the country.
Updated in October 2026