EuroTrip Adventure

Miranda Betz

7 Mar 2024

Embark on a thrilling 28-day journey through Athens, Rome, Florence, Venice, Vienna, Cologne, Amsterdam, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, London, Edinburgh, and Cork. Discover iconic landmarks, immerse in vibrant cultures, and create unforgettable memories.

Trip to Athens

Tours & Activities

Viator Tours

Day 1Athenian Wonders - Athens National Garden & Stavros Niarchos Park

$ 3

Big historic park with native & exotic plants, plus archeological remains & a children's library.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Free

13 - 16 min

Directions

Expansive green space next to a cultural center with landscaped walking paths & a playground.

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

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Free

Day 2Majestic Athens - Parthenon & Acropolis of Athens

$96

Restored, landmark temple ruins on archaeological site with iconic Doric columns built from 447 BC.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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$48

1 - 2 min

Directions

Ruins of iconic 5th-century B.C. temple complex on Athens' rocky hilltop undergoing restoration.

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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$48

Budget breakdown: $1343 In total

Activities & Food:$1253

Transport:$91

Trip to Rome

Tours & Activities

Viator Tours

Day 1Athenian Wonders - Athens National Garden & Stavros Niarchos Park

$ 4

Late Renaissance church by architects including Michelangelo & holding up to 20,000 worshippers.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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Free

22 - 27 min

Directions

Steps with irregular butterfly-shaped design, built in 18th century at French diplomat's bequest.

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

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Free

Day 2Majestic Athens - Parthenon & Acropolis of Athens

$34

$ 4

Vast excavated area of Roman temples, squares & government buildings, some dating back 2,000 years.

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

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$34

18 - 22 min

Directions

Vast urban park with formally landscaped gardens, a lake & villas now housing important museums.

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

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Free

Budget breakdown: $1343 In total

Activities & Food:$1253

Transport:$91

Trip to Florence

Tours & Activities

Viator Tours

Day 1Athenian Wonders - Athens National Garden & Stavros Niarchos Park

The city's heart, a square dominated by the 14th-century crenellated tower of the Palazzo Vecchio.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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Free

4 - 6 min

Directions

Picturesque medieval arched river bridge with Roman origins, lined with jewelry & souvenir shops.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Free

Day 2Majestic Athens - Parthenon & Acropolis of Athens

Landmark 1200s cathedral known for its red-tiled dome, colored marble facade & elegant Giotto tower.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Free

2 - 3 min

Directions

Cathedral-flanked square with iconic historic, religious & artistic landmarks & museums.

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

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Free

8 - 11 min

Directions

Gourmet food hall on top floor of historic market, with Italian & international fare & events.

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Free

Budget breakdown: $1343 In total

Activities & Food:$1253

Transport:$91

Trip to Venice

Tours & Activities

Viator Tours

Day 1Athenian Wonders - Athens National Garden & Stavros Niarchos Park

Cozy, offbeat bookstore featuring lots of vintage titles along with unique displays & resident cats.

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

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Free

7 - 10 min

Directions

Iconic square & gathering place dating back to the 12th century & dominated by St. Mark's Basilica.

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

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Free

Day 2Majestic Athens - Parthenon & Acropolis of Athens

$64

Ornate Gothic palace buildings hosting exhibitions with duke's rooms, prison & armoury tours.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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$64

Budget breakdown: $1343 In total

Activities & Food:$1253

Transport:$91

Trip to Vienna

Tours & Activities

Viator Tours

Day 1Athenian Wonders - Athens National Garden & Stavros Niarchos Park

$150

$ 6

500 species of animals, including giant pandas, Siberian tigers & elephants, in 18th-century zoo.

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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$54

13 - 20 min

Directions

18th-century summer palace with tours of lavish rococo ceremonial rooms, plus gardens with a maze.

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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$62

24 - 29 min

Directions

Medieval Roman Catholic place of worship with an ornate spire, catacombs & a treasury museum.

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

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$34

Day 2Majestic Athens - Parthenon & Acropolis of Athens

$ 6

Large park with old-time amusements, including a landmark giant wheel dating from 1897.

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Free

17 - 21 min

Directions

Vast market with 16th-century origins, with more than 100 food & vintage stalls, plus restaurants.

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

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Free

Budget breakdown: $1343 In total

Activities & Food:$1253

Transport:$91

Trip to Cologne

Tours & Activities

Viator Tours

Day 1Athenian Wonders - Athens National Garden & Stavros Niarchos Park

$50

Long-established zoo with elephant park, aquarium & rainforest house, plus bird shows.

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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$38

4 - 6 min

Directions

Garden with 11.5 hectares of plants from all climatic zones, plus spring blooms & greenhouses.

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

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$13

Day 2Majestic Athens - Parthenon & Acropolis of Athens

$50

$ 7

Landmark Gothic cathedral with a huge facade, plus guided tours & Rhine views.

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Free

25 - 30 min

Directions

Kids' slides & pool in water park complex with spa & treatment center, plus sauna for adults.

12:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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$50

Budget breakdown: $1343 In total

Activities & Food:$1253

Transport:$91

Trip to Amsterdam

Tours & Activities

Viator Tours

Day 1Athenian Wonders - Athens National Garden & Stavros Niarchos Park

$34

$ 7

Expansive, 19th-century urban park with a playground, ponds & an open-air theater.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Free

12 - 15 min

Directions

Museum house where Anne Frank & her family hid from the Nazis in a secret annex, during WWII.

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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$34

Day 2Majestic Athens - Parthenon & Acropolis of Athens

$138

$ 7

Museum chain for life-size wax replicas of famous people & historic icons in themed galleries.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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$52

7 - 9 min

Directions

Interactive science exhibits, experiments & shows in a huge, waterfront, boat-like museum.

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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$42

14 - 21 min

Directions

Zoo park founded in 19th century, with chimps, zebras & elephants, plus aquarium & planetarium.

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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$44

Budget breakdown: $1343 In total

Activities & Food:$1253

Transport:$91

Trip to Paris

Tours & Activities

Viator Tours

Day 1Athenian Wonders - Athens National Garden & Stavros Niarchos Park

17th-century park with formally laid-out gardens, trees planted in patterns & statues on pedestals.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Free

Day 2Majestic Athens - Parthenon & Acropolis of Athens

$28

$ 5

Expansive, 17th-century formal garden dotted with statues, including 18 bronzes by Maillol.

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

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Free

11 - 16 min

Directions

Major public square, scene of executions, decorated with fountains, statues & an Egyptian obelisk.

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

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Free

8 - 10 min

Directions

Iconic triumphal arch built to commemorate Napoleon's victories, with an observation deck.

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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$28

Day 3Roman Treasures - St. Peter's Basilica & Spanish Steps

$40

Public park, created in 1937, with sculptures & a central fountain featuring 20 water jets.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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Free

8 - 12 min

Directions

Gustave Eiffel's iconic, wrought-iron 1889 tower, with steps and elevators to observation decks.

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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$40

Budget breakdown: $1343 In total

Activities & Food:$1253

Transport:$91

Trip to Barcelona

Tours & Activities

Viator Tours

Day 1Athenian Wonders - Athens National Garden & Stavros Niarchos Park

$12

Central, tree-lined, sculpture-filled square lined with shops & cafes, used for special events.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Free

8 - 11 min

Directions

Famous indoor public market with meat, produce, cheese & an array of other food in a bustling space.

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

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$12

Day 2Majestic Athens - Parthenon & Acropolis of Athens

$118

$ 11

Antoni Gaudí's renowned unfinished church, started in the 1880s, with museum and city views.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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$56

6 - 8 min

Directions

Fantastical, curving dragon-roofed apartment block, now a museum, created by architect Antoni Gaudi.

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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$62

14 - 17 min

Directions

Huge circular fountain renowned for its scheduled shows of water & light choreographed to music.

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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Free

Budget breakdown: $1343 In total

Activities & Food:$1253

Transport:$91

Trip to Madrid

Tours & Activities

Viator Tours

Day 1Athenian Wonders - Athens National Garden & Stavros Niarchos Park

Expansive, 19th-century park with boating lake & rose garden, plus numerous fountains & statues.

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Free

Day 2Majestic Athens - Parthenon & Acropolis of Athens

Leafy square surrounded by imposing buildings, with stone & bronze statue of Cervantes on horseback.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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Free

8 - 11 min

Directions

Ancient Egyptian temple & museum moved from Aswan & rebuilt in lush parkland, with sunset views.

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

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Free

Budget breakdown: $1343 In total

Activities & Food:$1253

Transport:$91

Trip to London

Tours & Activities

Viator Tours

Day 1Athenian Wonders - Athens National Garden & Stavros Niarchos Park

$112

$ 8

Panoramic views from high-level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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$30

18 - 22 min

Directions

Huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks.

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

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$82

Day 2Majestic Athens - Parthenon & Acropolis of Athens

$74

$ 8

Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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$74

18 - 22 min

Directions

Nelson's Column rises above this iconic square's LED-lit fountains, artworks and lion statues.

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

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Free

Day 3Roman Treasures - St. Peter's Basilica & Spanish Steps

$ 8

Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Free

14 - 17 min

Directions

Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard.

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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Free

Budget breakdown: $1343 In total

Activities & Food:$1253

Transport:$91

Trip to Edinburgh

Tours & Activities

Viator Tours

Day 1Athenian Wonders - Athens National Garden & Stavros Niarchos Park

$58

$ 5

Long-standing tower with 5 floors showcasing hands-on exhibits of whimsical optical illusions.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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$38

12 - 15 min

Directions

Manicured 70-acre gardens with palm house and temporary exhibitions, kids' events, tours and cafes.

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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$20

Day 2Majestic Athens - Parthenon & Acropolis of Athens

$113

$ 5

An 11th-century castle and barracks housing the Crown Jewels and National War Museum of Scotland.

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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$63

12 - 18 min

Directions

Green Flag park of geological/botanical interest, home to several public monuments and memorials.

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

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Free

9 - 11 min

Directions

The 16th-century palace of the Stuarts, with tours of royal reception rooms, antiques & relics.

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

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$50

Budget breakdown: $1343 In total

Activities & Food:$1253

Transport:$91

Trip to Cork

Tours & Activities

Viator Tours

Day 1Athenian Wonders - Athens National Garden & Stavros Niarchos Park

$83

Ancient stone in a medieval castle keep said to give those who kiss it a mystical eloquence.

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

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$38

2 - 3 min

Directions

Ruined castle housing the famed Blarney Stone, a kiss of which is said to grant the gift of the gab.

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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$45

Day 2Majestic Athens - Parthenon & Acropolis of Athens

$ 5

Popular green space with a museum, fountain, sculptures, walking paths & manicured landscaping.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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Free

6 - 8 min

Directions

Traders selling organic and locally produced food in an 18th-century covered market.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Free

Budget breakdown: $1343 In total

Activities & Food:$1253

Transport:$91