Broadly speaking, you can choose to travel to warm and
cold locations in Europe. The warm locations include the nations near the
Mediterranean sea, southern nations of the peninsula. The cold regions include
the alpine regions and the nations to the north.
- - Warm Places
Southern Portugal is one
of the warmest winter destinations in Europe, and has a heavenly cool cum warm
climate in most of the seasons. The Algarve, which can be translated as 'the
west' is a haven for people who love food, beaches, bars, casinos and a warm
climate. The Algarve region has several coastal towns and cities, with Faro and
the other prominent towns and cities.
The coastlines are dotted
with limestone caves and scenic locations on sea-side cliffs. Rich food, sea
food, local drinks and cuisine are some other attractions.
Southern Portugal and
Spain provide some very good cheap winter destinations in Europe.
Although the climate in
Italy is not exactly suitable, the rich culture and history of Italy tends to
attract phenomenal visitors from across the world.
Rome, Venice, Vatican, Milan and Florence are some of the many cities that
remind us of the great architecture of the Renaissance and the Middle
ages.
Other warm climate locations include, Sicily,
Spain and parts of the Aegean regions, are always amongst the best winter
destinations in Europe. Temperate climate is also found in several central
European nations such as Germany, France and Austria, which make them the
perfect winter vacation destinations.
- - Cold Places
Switzerland has some of the finest
winter vacation spots in Europe, as of course, it is considered to be the most
beautiful region on earth. Within Switzerland, there are countless ski resorts
as well as mountain lodges to visit. In winter, Switzerland mountains are also
an attractive spot for ice climbers and mountaineers. If you love snow sports
then this is the place for you. Further up Germany and its culture is also a
fascinating locations in Bavaria and the Rhine region. In fact some people
visit these regions only to have a look at some of the best castles that were
built this region.
For even colder climates, Ireland and Scotland are
probably the best vacation spots in Europe. The Scottish land is especially
very beautiful in the winters and there several locations where you can go,
including, Edinburgh, Glasgow and the best monument of the region, the Wallace
monument.
A part from this, there are also conventional
locations in Europe such as Paris, London, Barcelona Stockholm (Sweden),
Berlin, etc, not to mention the top ten European cities. Overall, may it be a
warm climate or a cold climate, European vacations offer a lot of fascinating
locations and destinations, which are culturally and historically significant
and have cuisines which will trouble us in our dreams after the vacation.