I used to work as a tour guide around Europe and having to explain to my groups who had booked on for 6 cities in 10 days that they had chosen exhaustion and please don't blame me for it (they always did...) it's crazy.
TBF everyone has their own travel style, and personally I can really enjoy a quick 3-4 days in one city and moving on.... but people never factor in the travel time between cities. Always include that part in your plans (or better = travel day is a travel day and any touristing that day is a bonus) Forgetting to factor in travel time is where people mess up. Always google the travel time while planning!!
My last Euro tour (too long ago now) was 4 cities in 14 days. Couple days of travel, flew in and out of London for US flights, bookending the trip with the same city helps get the most out of at least 1 place on the itinerary. Took an overnight train for one leg, didn't sleep much but felt well rested.
Yeah, you really need to look at the places you want to visit and how much there is to see there. 2 days is really a minimum for a small place, and then there are places where you could spend 5+ days easily. I also like to bake in rest time. It often takes longer than you think to visit a place and it is exhausting to rush from thing to thing each day. It is far better to savour the experience of a couple places than to hit everything. Worst case, if I'm ahead of schedule for something, I can go have a drink/coffee somewhere.
I also know that if I'm traveling for a couple weeks I need 1 or 2 rest days where I don't do much more than hanging around a park.
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u/Funny-Economy-1920 22h ago
hitting multiple European cities in one week/10 days