REGION 01F
Western Europe
Old-world capitals, modern ease
Live region8 countries
Old-world capitals stitched together by fast trains — a region you can taste, hear and walk.
Member countries
FranceGermanyNetherlandsBelgiumAustriaSwitzerlandIrelandLuxembourg
8 countries in this world region · visa-friendly routings
Gateway airports
CDGParis
LHRLondon
AMSAmsterdam
Primary international arrivals · connections region-wide
When to go
SpringApr–JunBlossom, mild, fewer crowds
SummerJul–AugLong days, peak & busy
AutumnSep–OctHarvest, golden light
Destinations within
Hand-picked places — stay inside the region as you build.
LiveFranceParisThe world's most-visited cityLiveNetherlandsAmsterdamA 17th-century canal city of world-class art
LiveSwitzerlandThe AlpsPeaks, spas and slow trainsLiveSwitzerlandZermattBeneath the Matterhorn
LiveAustriaSt. Anton am ArlbergThe cradle of alpine skiingLiveFranceChamonix & Mont BlancThe birthplace of mountaineeringLiveSwitzerlandSt. MoritzThe Alps' original glamourLiveFranceCourchevelThe crown jewel of the world's largest ski areaLiveAustriaKitzbühelThe medieval Gamsstadt where the world's most feared downhillLiveFranceBurgundyThe world's grandest vineyard, at four miles an hour
LiveFranceAix-en-ProvenceCézanne's townLiveFranceAlpe d'HuezThe sunny giant of the OisansLiveFranceAlsaceFrance with a German accentLiveFranceAmboiseThe Loire's royal baseLiveSwitzerlandAndermattThe reborn Gotthard resortLiveFranceAntibes – Juan-les-PinsRamparts, Picasso and megayachtsLiveBelgiumAntwerpRubens' own city, the diamond capital of the worldLiveSwitzerlandAppenzellStorybook Switzerland
LiveBelgiumThe Ardennes & the Belgian CountrysideForested river valleys, ruined castles, Trappist beerLiveFranceArlesRome, Van Gogh and Gehry on the RhôneLiveAustriaAustriaA small country with an outsized bucket-listLiveFranceAuvers-sur-OiseVan Gogh's last villageLiveFranceAvignonThe walled city of the popes on the RhôneLiveGermanyThe Baltic Coast (Rügen & Usedom)Germany's Baltic northLiveGermanyBambergThe Rome of FranconiaLiveFranceBarbizonThe village where painters left the studio for theLiveGermanyBavariaBeer halls and fairy-tale castles, alpine lakes and medievalLiveFranceBayeux & the D-Day Landing BeachesThe town that survived the warLiveBelgium / LuxembourgBelgium & Luxembourg (node hub)Two small countries, a hundred great daysLiveGermanyBerchtesgaden & the KönigsseeAn emerald fjord-lake under the WatzmannLiveGermanyBerlinA capital rebuilt from historyLiveGermanyBerlin & the NorthTwo great cities and a Hanseatic coastLiveSwitzerlandBernSwitzerland's medieval capital
LiveGermanyThe Black Forest & Southwest GermanyGermany's fairy-tale southwestLiveGermanyBremenThe Hanseatic fairy-tale cityLiveBelgiumBruges (Brugge)A medieval city frozen in timeLiveBelgiumBrusselsThe EU's capital of beer, chocolate, and surrealismLiveHungaryBudapestWhere the Danube splits a capital in twoLiveFranceCannesThe Riviera's red carpetLiveFranceCassis & the CalanquesA pastel fishing port beneath white-cliff coves and aLiveFranceChantillyFrance's second LouvreLiveGermanyCologne (Köln)A 2,000-year Rhine city under the greatest Gothic cathedralLiveSwitzerlandDavosEurope's high-alpine all-rounderLiveFranceDisneyland ParisEurope's most-visited resortLiveFranceThe Dordogne (Périgord)Deep time and good livingLiveGermanyDresdenFlorence on the ElbeLiveGermanyThe Elbe ValleySaxony's river of pleasure-palacesLiveFranceÉtretatFrance's most painted cliffsLiveBelgiumFlanders Fields (Ypres & the Ypres Salient)Where the poppies growLiveFranceFontainebleauEight centuries of kingsLiveFranceThe French Riviera (Côte d'Azur)France's sunniest coastLiveGermanyGarmisch-Partenkirchen & the ZugspitzeGermany's rooftopLiveSwitzerlandGenevaThe world's smallest metropolisLiveBelgiumGhentA medieval harbour city, the greatest painting of theLiveNetherlandsGiethoorn & the CountrysideThe village with no roadsLiveFranceGivernyMonet's garden made realLiveFranceGordes & the LuberonPerched stone villages, a lavender-ringed abbey and the ochreLiveSwitzerlandGrindelwaldThe glacier village under the EigerLiveSwitzerlandGstaadUnderstated Alpine glamourLiveAustriaHallstatt & the SalzkammergutA pastel village between a mirror-lake and a mountainLiveGermanyHamburgGermany's gateway to the worldLiveGermanyHannoverThe green royal capital of the northLiveFranceHonfleurThe harbour that invented ImpressionismLiveFranceÎles de LérinsCannes's green escapeLiveAustriaInnsbruck & TyrolThe capital of the AlpsLiveAustriaIschgl239 km across two countries, a mountain that throwsLiveSwitzerlandJungfrau / InterlakenThe Top of EuropeLiveGermanyKoblenzWhere the Rhine meets the MoselLiveSloveniaKranjska GoraSlovenia's alpine cornerLiveFranceLa PlagneFrance's great family mountainLiveSwitzerlandLaax (Flims-Laax-Falera)Europe's freestyle capitalLiveSwitzerlandLake Geneva (Lac Léman)Europe's grandest Alpine lakeLiveSwitzerlandLausanne & LavauxThe Olympic capital and its UNESCO vineyardsLiveAustriaLech-Zürs am ArlbergThe jet-set ArlbergLiveGermanyLeipzigThe city of Bach and the Peaceful RevolutionLiveFranceLes Deux AlpesGlacier skiing on one of Europe's biggest, a two-kilometreLiveFranceThe Loire ValleyFrance's valley of kingsLiveSwitzerlandLucerneSwitzerland's fairy-tale lake townLiveLuxembourgLuxembourg CityA fortress capital carved over a ravineLiveFranceMarseilleFrance's oldest cityLiveAustriaMayrhofenAustria's steepest piste, a world-class freestyle park, 476 kmLiveFranceMegèveThe chic French classicLiveGermanyMeissenWhere Europe first made porcelainLiveFranceMentonThe Pearl of FranceLiveFranceMéribelThe wooded heart of the world's biggest ski areaLiveMonacoMonacoThe world's most concentrated square mile of glamourLiveFranceMont-Saint-MichelThe abbey in the sea
LiveSwitzerlandMontreuxBelle-Époque lakefront, jazz legends and a castle on theLiveGermanyThe Mosel ValleySteep-slope Riesling, hairpin bends, and a castle on everyLiveGermanyMunichBavaria's capital of beer gardens and BaroqueLiveNetherlandsThe NetherlandsA compact country of canals, art and tulipsLiveGermanyNeuschwanstein & FüssenLudwig's fairy-tale castle over an Alpine gorgeLiveFranceNiceThe capital of the RivieraLiveFranceNormandyWhere history meets the seaLiveGermanyNurembergFranconia's imperial cityLiveAustriaObergurgl-HochgurglThe Diamond of the AlpsLiveFranceProvenceThe scent of summerLiveFranceProvinsA complete medieval town inside its own rampartsLiveFranceRambouilletA presidents' château, a queen's dairy, and a royalLiveGermanyRegensburgBavaria's medieval city on the DanubeLiveGermanyThe RheingauGermany's Riesling heartlandLiveGermanyThe Rhine & Mosel (node hub)Castles, cathedrals, and Riesling on two great riversLiveGermanyThe Rhine Gorge (Upper Middle Rhine Valley)Castles, cliffs, and RieslingLiveGermanyRothenburg ob der Tauber & the Romantic RoadThe fairy-tale walled townLiveNetherlandsRotterdamThe city they had to rebuildLiveFranceRouenNormandy's medieval capitalLiveAustriaSaalbach-Hinterglemm270 km around the Skicircus, a World Championships pedigreeLiveSwitzerlandSaas-FeeThe Pearl of the AlpsLiveFranceSaint-Germain-en-LayeThe royal town on the RERLiveFranceSaint-TropezThe fishing village that became a legendLiveAustriaSalzburgMozart's baroque jewelLiveGermanySaxon SwitzerlandGermany's stone wildernessLiveGermanySaxony & the EastTwo great Saxon cities and the storybook eastLiveAustriaSchladmingFour linked mountains, up to 760 km on oneLiveFranceSenlisThe town that made a kingLiveAustriaSöldenTwo glaciers, a fleet of 3,000-metre peaks, the WorldLiveSwitzerlandSwiss Panoramic RailSwitzerland by the window seatLiveNetherlandsThe HagueThe royal city of peace, justiceLiveFranceTignesSki into July on a 3,600-metre glacierLiveGermanyTrierGermany's oldest cityLiveNetherlandsThe Tulip Region (Keukenhof & the Bollenstreek)Eight weeks a year, the Netherlands turns to stripesLiveNetherlandsUtrechtA canal city on two levels, the tallest towerLiveFranceVal d'IsèreSnow-sure to May at 1,850 metresLiveFranceVal ThorensThe highest resort in EuropeLiveFranceVaux-le-VicomteThe château that dazzled a king into building VersaillesLiveSwitzerlandVerbierSwitzerland's freeride capitalLiveFranceVersaillesThe Sun King's palaceLiveAustriaViennaThe imperial city of musicLiveAustriaThe Wachau ValleyThe Danube's most beautiful 40 kilometresLiveNetherlandsThe Wadden Islands (Texel)The Netherlands' wild north edgeLiveAustriaZell am See / KaprunMountain, glacier and lakeLiveSwitzerlandZurichSwitzerland's cultured capitalStep 2 of 4 complete
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