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 downhill
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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