Europe is a large continent that offers a wide variety of different experiences, cultures, sites, climates and scenery. This means that whatever kind of holiday you’re looking for you can find it somewhere in Europe, and at the same time still enjoy a particular quaint European flavour that will set it apart from holidays in other parts of the world and the kind of luxury and amenities that you can only get from developed countries.
In terms of the climate and scenery there really is a European country for any taste; from the hot sunny beaches of Spain, Turkey and Southern France, to the milder temperatures of England and Poland, or the snow capped mountains of the Swiss Alps. And with these climates of course comes a range of different ways of life, cuisines and cultures. Whether you want to sip vodka in a market square in Krakow, eat an authentic Pretzel and admire the lederhosen in Frankfurt, or haggle for the price of a Hookah pipe in Kemer.
With the exciting cultures of Europe comes its rich history and many historical sites. With many European countries having been major players in the economic, religious and political history of the world, from the Roman Empire to Colonial Britain, there is no shortage of things to see. Among the best known of these are the Vatican City and the Coliseum in Rome, the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London. Each of these is a definite ‘must visit’, though anywhere you go in Europe you will come across countless cathedrals, monuments, architectural marvels and historical sites nestled in with the rest of the city or scenery.
At the same time all of these places offer a lot more comfort and familiarity than going farther afield to somewhere in the Middle East or Africa. In Europe you get just as much a slice of another culture, but at the same you get all of the safety, luxuries and amenities that you have come to expect from living in the West. That means the toilets will be clean, and you’ll be able to eat food you enjoy and ordered in a language you understand or at least recognise from school.
The Western location of Europe also means that there’s more to do for tourists of a consumer nature, whether it’s going shopping and looking at the designer labels in France and Italy, or going for exciting nights out that will be all the better for being in another country – and the nightlife in Europe can certainly hold its own with Magaluf in Majorca for example boasting the largest nightclub anywhere on the planet.
Europe then is the only place where you can eat real pizza, go drinking all night in an ice bar and then sit watching the sun rise by the Coliseum. Whatever your tastes and whatever your ‘holiday style’ Europe will have more to offer than you could enjoy in a lifetime.