Looking for advice on a rough draft of my 3 week Europe itinerary

(Note: I posted on /r/solotravel as well - just updated based on recommendations and looking for more opinions thanks!)

I'm planning a 3 week (19 days technically) vacation in Europe.

I've come up with a few basic itineraries but I know that it's probably optimistic and a tad bit crazy :). So I'm looking for any advice people can provide.

I'm flying into and out of Lisbon and the tickets are already booked so I cannot change that unfortunately. I have no idea why I picked Lisbon... I just did.

I've already been to Switzerland, Belgium, Northern France (Paris, Bayeux and around), and parts of Italy (mostly just Florence and Rome) before. I want to see different parts.

I'm not a huge fan of beaches, surfing or summer stuff so that's why I'm skipping or not spending too much time in most beaches and surfing towns.

What I do love is food (well most... not a huge seafood fan), history (I went out of my way to go to Verdun a couple of years ago as an example), and nightlife. And also I'd like to see the basic tourist attractions at least the first time.

The places that I consider a must in this trip are: Porto, Naples (for Pompeii), Krakow (for the Auschwitz museum) and Amsterdam. Yep all over Europe.

Itinerary 1:

  • Arrive in LIS 1/19 night
  • 1/19 - 1/22 - Lisbon
  • 1/23 - 1/25 - Porto
  • 1/26 - 1/28 - Seville
  • 1/29 (night) - 1/31- Naples (Pompeii tour on 1/30 or 1/31)
  • 2/1 - 2/3 - Krakow
  • 2/4 - 2/6 - Amsterdam
  • 2/7 (eve) - Back in Lisbon
  • Depart LIS very early 2/8

So that's 4 nights in Lisbon (first night is a wash), 3 nights each in Porto, Seville, Naples, Krakow and Amsterdam.

Itinerary 2:

Same as #1 except 1 fewer night in Krakow in favor of Amsterdam

So that's 4 nights in Lisbon and Amsterdam, 3 nights each in Porto, Seville, Naples, and 2 nights in Krakow.

Itinerary 3: (No Seville, More Naples)

Based on advice from /u/elstampcollector, I'm considering more time in Naples to really discover the Amalfi coast. Yes it's winter, but that's probably better with fewer tourists. In order to do this, I cut out Seville (and thus Spain except for a few hours in MAD)

  • Arrive in LIS 1/19 night
  • 1/19 - 1/22 - Lisbon
  • 1/23 - 1/25 - Porto
  • 1/26 - 1/30 - Naples, Pompeii, Amalfi Coast, etc
  • 1/31 - 2/2 - Krakow
  • 2/3 - 2/6 - Amsterdam
  • 2/7 (eve) - Back in Lisbon
  • Depart LIS very early 2/8

So that's 5 nights in Naples/Amalfi, 4 nights each in Lisbon and Amsterdam, 3 nights each in Porto and Krakow.

Itinerary 4: (No Seville, but add Prague)

Same as #3 except adding Prague (only 2 nights 1 day tho).

  • Arrive in LIS 1/19 night
  • 1/19 - 1/22 - Lisbon
  • 1/23 - 1/25 - Porto
  • 1/26 - 1/30 - Naples, Pompeii, Amalfi Coast, etc
  • 1/31 - 2/1 - Prague
  • 2/2 - 2/3 - Krakow
  • 2/4 - 2/6 - Amsterdam
  • 2/7 (eve) - Back in Lisbon
  • Depart LIS very early 2/8

So that's 5 nights in Naples/Amalfi, 4 nights in Lisbon, 3 nights each in Porto and Amsterdam, and 2 nights each in Krakow and Prague.

Itinerary 5: (No Seville, No Amalfi, just add Prague):

Basically cut out Seville but keep Naples to 2/3 nights and take the rest for a good 3-4 nights in Prague.

I realize that this is crazy but it's not often I get a huge block of vacation and I want to take advantage of it. All travel will be via flights (except Lisbon to Porto) so I won't be spending days on a train.

Any thoughts or tips on these basic itineraries? I was originally leaning towards 1 or 2 but honestly I'm now thinking 3 or 5. Basically this becomes a West-Central Europe + Portugal trip instead of all over.

Should I increase or lower time in any of these cities? Or go somewhere else?

Thank you!



Submitted December 29, 2019 at 07:19PM by royrules22 https://ift.tt/2F2UHe7

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