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Europe Road Trip
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Road trip through europe, about 15 or so days
- Explore locations featured in this Trip List: Aberdeen, Brighton, Bruges, Luxembourg City, Strasbourg, Basel, Konstanz, Vaduz, Innsbruck, Lake Garda, Genoa, Monte-Carlo, Nice, Cannes, Millau, Chartres, Paris, Newcastle
- Category: Roadtrip
- Traveler type: Sightseeing, Active/Outdoors, Never been before
- Appeals to: Couples/romantics, Singles, Large groups, Students, Active/adventure
- Seasons: Summer
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- 1. Aberdeen
- Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
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Day 1:
Start off early in Aberdeen and head for Brighton, will need a lot of stops to cope with the long journey.
10 hours 22 mins plus stoppages
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- 2. Brighton
- Brighton
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1 night in Brighton
Day 2:
early start towards the channel tunnel and through towards Belgium
4 hours and 8 minutes to Brugge
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- 3. Bruges
- Bruges
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We stay here for 2 nights.
During our free day on Day 3, we will wander around the town and visit the Bell Tower and the Diamond Museum.
Day 4:
We head towards Luxembourg City
3 hours to Lux City
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- 4. Luxembourg City
- Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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Morning of Day 4, and we drive to Luxembourg, stopping here for a bit to look round the town.
Then we continue down to Strasbourg.
2 hours and 11 minutes to strasbourg
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- 5. Strasbourg
- Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin
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All being well, we arrive in Strasbourg early/mid afternoon on Day 4, so have the afternoon to look round the city.
We will start by visiting the Cathedral during daylight, and again whilst its lit up at night. If we have time we will also visit the Petit-France area of the city, or may visit this tomorrow morning.
1 night's stay here.
Day 5:
Drive to Basel, Switzerland
1 hour and a half to Basel, easy peasy!
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- 6. Basel
- Basel, Switzerland
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Plenty time in Basel to chill and relax, have a chill day and a night in Switzerland
Day 6:
Short (ish) drive to Konstanz, Germany an hour and a half drive
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- 7. Konstanz
- Konstanz, Baden-Wurttemberg
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we continue our trip down to Konstanz, a small town on the shore of Lake Konstanz in Germany.
We stay here for 1 night.
Day 7:
We drive to Vaduz, Liechtenstein 1 hour and 20 minutes
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- 8. Vaduz
- Vaduz, Liechtenstein
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We soon drive on to Vaduz for a quick look around the town
We continue to Innsbruck in Austria still Day 7.
2 hours and 10 minutes to innsbruck
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- 9. Innsbruck
- Innsbruck, Tirol
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We arrive in Innsbruck about lunchtime, and spend the afternoon looking round the city. Our priority destination is Bergisel, the ski jump towering above the city, offering great views of the valley and the mountains above.
1 night's stay here.
Day 8:
We head to Italy, Lake Garda 3 hours and 20 minutes
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- 10. Lake Garda
- Lake Garda, Lombardy
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After a late start in Innsbruck, we travel down through Austria, Switzerland and Italy to arrive at our destination, Torri del Benaco, on the shore of Lake Garda.
We spend 2 nights here, allowing ourselves a free day to relax and explore the villages around the Lake.
Day 10:
We head to Genoa, Italian Riviera 3 hours 20 minutes
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- 11. Genoa
- Genoa, Italian Riviera
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After a day's rest at Lake Garda, we leave early and travel down to Genoa, arriving mid-afternoon.
We spend the afternoon exploring the old town and port.
1 night's stay here.
Day 11
We head to Monte carlo 2 hours
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- 12. Monte-Carlo
- Monte-Carlo, Monaco
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After leaving Genoa early, we travel along the coast of the Italian Riviera, soon crossing the border into France. We continue driving round the coast, stopping at Monte Carlo to admire the yachts in the marina.
We continue towards Nice 32 minutes :)
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- 13. Nice
- Nice, French Riviera - Cote d'Azur
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We arrive in Nice for our next night's stop
Day 12:
We head to Cannes 36 minutes
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- 14. Cannes
- Cannes, French Riviera - Cote d'Azur
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Leaving Nice early in the morning, we arrive in Cannes in time for breakfast. We spend a short while star-spotting and then continue our journey. We have a long way to go today.
Cannes to Millau 4 hours and 9 minutes
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- 15. Millau
- Millau, Aveyron
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We eventually arrive at our destination - the Millau Viaduct, a very high road bridge crossing the Millau valley. After stopping for photos, we continue across the viaduct and onto our destination for the night.
1 night's stay here.
Day 13:
We head to Chartres 5 hours or so drive
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- 16. Chartres
- Chartres, Loire Valley
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After a night's camping at Millau, we start early and drive up the middle of France. We arrive at Chartres as early as possible. Our reason for stopping here is to visit the very grand Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Chartres.
We head for Paris after a while 1 hour and 10 minutes
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- 17. Paris
- Paris, Ile-de-France
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No trip to Europe is complete without stopping in Paris, which is the Grand Finale. We will visit as many of the famous sights as we can: Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Sacre-Coeur, Champs-Elysees, and so on.
2 Nights in Paris, chill and enjoy the last few days!
Day 15:
We head back home, a night in Newcastle for good measure :)
10 hours drive from Paris to Newcastle..
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- 18. Newcastle
- Newcastle
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Stay in Newcastle and head home in the afternoon of Day 16:
Drive back to Aberdeen 5 half hours.. Phew, what a trip! :)
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