Struggling with all the Europe travel tips you’ve found to come up with the perfect itinerary? Then how about a tour of an old European trade route: The Amber Road.

The Amber Road was a prosperous trade route that runs along the eastern portion of Europe. There’s some disagreement on where the name [...]

If you’re visiting my home town of Bristol it’s worth being aware that there are some excellent free Bristol museums here that are ideal for families and lovers of history and culture. Here are three great free Bristol attractions that I personally recommend as top Europe travel tips and that are all situated close to [...]

Visiting Assisi

February 28th, 2010

Assisi, a quintissential medieval hilltown in the Italian region of Umbria, makes an ideal day trip from Rome or Florence. My Europe travel tip would be to use Assisi as a base for exploring the multitude  of nearby sights in Umbria and neighbouring Tuscany.
Like many hilltowns in Umbria, Assisi has a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere and [...]

Most visitors to Galicia, one of my favoured Europe destinations, in the North/Western province of Spain, will probably fly into Santiago de Compostela. Whilst there is a lot to do and see in Santiago, the city is also an ideal starting point for trips and excursions to lesser known parts of Galicia which are full [...]

You could win two flights departing from the UK to the destination of you choice, up to a value of £1500 in the zugu competition. zugu.co.uk is a new flight comparison website whose name originates from a word with a travel related meaning. To win, you’ll need to give the most creative answer to [...]

During my first trip to France in 1989 I spent a month researching various prehistoric painted caves in the south of France and the Dordogne. Although I was visiting some of the finest archaeological sites in some outstanding countryside, it was still ‘work’ and for a holiday after this memorable month I spent a week [...]

I visited Liverpool in February 2010 and asked for Europe travel tips about the best Liverpool attractions. So here are some ideas to help with your Europe travel planning so you can get the most out of you Liverpool visit.

Tate Liverpool at Albert Dock

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Zoe Dawes the Quirky Traveller says that the Slavery Tour [...]