Best Europe Trip With Kids
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We are thinking of planning our first European vacation with kids, either this summer or next. Kids would be 4, 7 and 9 (or 5, 8 and 10 if we wait). For those who have traveled to Europe with kids:
1) Would it be better to wait until the 4.5 yo is 5.5yo? 2) What cities/intineraries do you recommend with kids? The older two have both expressed interest in London/England, and I can picture a bunch of stuff to do with them there. The 9 yo wants to go to Paris, but I'm feeling like Paris would be more enjoyable for them in a few years. And yes I know that COVID or worse could throw a wrench in any plans, but we want to at least consider it. |
Anonymous
| It’s very easy to do both, take the channel tunnel - it’s easy and fun. Sure, you could wait a year but it really depends on your priorities and if you plan to return. |
Anonymous
| Our travel world opened up when the youngest turned 4. London is a great first family trip. So many things to do, easy to get around, a manageable flight, and no language barrier. Go and have fun! |
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I didn't love London with my kids that age. A lot of the most fun things to do in London aren't really for 4 and 5 year olds. But double decker busses and the museums were still pretty good.
My favorite thing for kids in the UK is the Black Country living museum. It is INCREDIBLE. Castles are also great (we went to Tamworth). The drive from London to Birmingham is worth it IMO. Also flights to Birmingham might be less expensive, but I'm not sure. |
Anonymous
| Anyone done Rome with young kids? |
Anonymous
| Scandinavia is awesome with younger kids. One of our favorite trips we've taken with the family, highly recommend. Denmark, particularly. |
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Honestly once toilet trained and finished with naps it doesn't matter.
We always do Berlin and London over the course of a week, then move around a bit - this summer we're doing Zurich, Copenhagen, Berlin and Milan. |
Anonymous
Would heavily recommend some mountains/beach/countryside time to mix things up, don't just go city to city. Kids in that age range would probably be in heaven in a Spanish/French/Italian beach town where you can get gelato a few steps from the beach. |
Anonymous
| We did a northern Italy/Dolomites trip with kids when they were 6 and 3 and with younger kids, walking around a historic European city has little appeal for them. It's exhausting and the fact that the architecture is very different from home doesn't captivate them very long. They did not enjoy our tour of Venice. Instead, they loved eating pasta and gelato at the beach. They liked hiking in The Dolomites (Italian Alps) and riding the ski lifts/gondolas. There are many "family hotels" in that region set up with kid clubs so you can have adult-only dinners, etc. |
Anonymous
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Iceland
Portugal Luxembourg San Marino (this will require travel through Italy, and the Italians love children!) |
Anonymous
We did Rome with our daughter when she was 2, so obviously much younger than OP’s kids. Getting around isn’t the easiest, as Rome’s subway system isn’t great with a stroller, but Italians are SO accommodating to kids and obviously the food is extremely kid-friendly. I would say Rome—and Italy in general—is a great option for kids. |
Anonymous
| We went with our then 4, 7, and 9 year olds to Paris, elsewhere in France and Netherlands. It was a great trip, but certainly the youngest didn't get a lot out of it. We had to go that year to see family but I think it would been better to have waited a year or two. But as someone above said, it depends on whether you expect to return - in which case there's no downside - or if this is going to be it for a while. It depends on your kids, but the cities were a bit much for some of our kids so it was good to break it up with smaller towns. |
Anonymous
| OP sounds seriously lame. Try Orlando please. |
Anonymous
What a basic list. |
Anonymous
Wow, you sound like a total b*ch. |