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Dreamy Europe Trip Summer 2024 - Part 1 Itinerary

 


Last summer, we spent about 2 weeks in Western Europe. More specifically Germany, Austria, Northern Italy, and France with a pass through Monaco. This was our first European trip after the pandemic, so we were really looking forward to it!

On this post, I will cover the itinerary for the whole trip, and then the following posts will be the usual details and stories from each place. We flew in from Jakarta to Frankfurt and flew out from Paris. Why? Well it was simply because those are the only available promo fares for Europe at that time hahaha. 

For Schengen visa, I applied via German Embassy, represented by the VFS in Kuningan City. Note that the German embassy will only accept your application if you are staying there the longest, or if itā€™s one of the longest and you land there first if that makes sense. It means that even if you enter the EU area via Germany, if you donā€™t stay there the longest they wonā€™t accept your application. The visa processing took about 3 weeks, but the appointment time is scarce. So make sure you give yourself enough time to apply for a visa if you need one.

Now letā€™s move on to the itinerary:

  • Day 1: Arrive in Frankfurt and immediately take the train to Munich. Explore Munich
  • Day 2: Day trip to Fussen to visit the iconic Neuschwenstein Castle.
  • Day 3: Go to Innsbruck, Austria and explore Innsbruck
  • Day 4: Go to Top of Innsbruck and then drive to the Dolomites, Italy. Explore Dolomites
  • Day 5: Explore more of Dolomites
  • Day 6: Drive to Parma with stops in Bolzano and Verona
  • Day 7: Parma ham tour, and explore more of Parma
  • Day 8: Drive to Ventimiglia with a stop at Genova and Finale Ligure
  • Day 9: Drive to Valensole with a stop in Monaco and Mandelieu / La Napoule
  • Day 10-11: Explore Provence area and the lavender fields
  • Day 12: Drive to Arconcey with a stop at Marius Fabre soap factory, Avignon, and Vienne
  • Day 13: Drive to Paris, explore Paris
  • Day 14: Fly back to Jakarta


For this trip, weā€™ve mixed our transportation mode between trains and rental car. At first I wasnā€™t sure about doing such a long road trip but after talking to a few friends I gained confidence :D We rented a car from Sixt in Munich, and dropped off the car in Paris. There was an extra charge for a one-way trip rental but it was better than buying round trip plane tickets from the same place.

Throughout our trip, we stayed in hotels in Germany and Austria, and for the rest of the trip we stayed in a privately-managed accommodations. All of them were booked via Agoda, Booking, and AirBnB. 

Food-wise, Europe definitely didnā€™t disappoint. You pay dearly for the food, but they were delicious. :D I think that covers the main things, please look forward to the next post!

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