Thread: First Euro Trip

So I will be traveling to Europe for the first time at the end of this month and just wanted to share my plans/ get some input. Here is the itinerary.

Rome (22nd-23rd)
Hotel Forum
Hotel Forum Rome Roma Official Website - Four Star Accommodation Colosseum

Florence (24th-25th)
Plaza Lucchesi Hotel
Plaza Hotel Lucchesi Florence - Official site : extraordinary florence hotel 4 star | 4 star Florence hotel

Monaco (26th-27th)
Hotel Port Palace
Hotel Monaco, Port Palace

Cannes (28th-29th) BOOKED
Carlton Hotel Intercontinental
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts | Home

Paris (30th) BOOKED
Hotel Le 123 Elysees
http://www.paris-le123.com

London (1st-2nd)
Citadines

Very nice.....That's really a lot of places to see in such a short amount of time. Business or pleasure? Are you just planning a quick tour so that you'll get a feeling for where you'd like to spend more time on a subsequent trip? Hit me up if you want suggestions. I've been to each one of those places a few times.

pleasure trip. I am going with a friend as a grad gift. Time is limited and we wanted to check out quite a few places while we are there. Any suggestions where to go(day/night) in any of those locations. We're really going to each place with little info other than our hotel.

You should add Belgium to that list!
Oké, Italy and France are nice, especially this time of the year, but Belgium has some characteristics too .

I've been to Monaco, Cannes and Paris.. If you have a question, just give me a ring.

Sounds like a sweet trip! The only thing I would drop is Cannes. It's like 20 miles from Monaco and you can easily go there for a cup of coffee and then pop back into MC if all you want to do is see it. Switch it for San Remo or Portofino in Italy. It's close enough but very different.

Originally Posted by jox

Sounds like a sweet trip! The only thing I would drop is Cannes. It's like 20 miles from Monaco and you can easily go there for a cup of coffee and then pop back into MC if all you want to do is see it. Switch it for San Remo or Portofino in Italy. It's close enough but very different.

I would agree with dropping Cannes. Pad the extra days in Florence and try to make it out to the Tuscan countryside. Or if you're renting a decent car, you can take a little drive up from MC to the Gorges du Verdon. Excellent driving roads (switchbacks, curves, scenery). I think Top Gear regularly shoots their driving trips up there.

Or you could drop Cannes and drive a little bit further, to Saint Tropez.. Or you could check out Venice...