europe in february?

[Anonymous]

Definitely Seville and Granada. We've been there at Christmas and March and enjoyed pleasant walking temperatures. It's unbearable in summer.

[Anonymous]

I did Lisbon for 5 days then Porto Santo for 5 days. Perfect mix in February. Also did Athens then Santorini in February

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Athens, Lisbon, Rome, Barcelona, Madrid and Istanbul all have nonstops from DC.

If you can go slightly out of Europe, Casablanca does too and that would be fun.

Do all those nonstops run in Feb? I don’t think so

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Venice and Cortina! Venice is magical without crowds.

There will be if it's Carnival week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Venice and Cortina! Venice is magical without crowds.

There will be if it's Carnival week.

Easter is very late this year - April 20! February will not be crowded.

[Anonymous]

OP here - Because one of us has never been to Paris, I think we'll do Paris in February. I will keep Venice in mind for subsequent February travel, though! Love that idea.

Does anyone have day trip or overnight they love from Paris? Since we'll be there a full week, we'd like to see one more place. Etretat? Strasbourg? Reims?

[Anonymous]

Strasbourg is lovely. You could also go to Normandy— Mt St Michel is a little farther but doable as an overnight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - Because one of us has never been to Paris, I think we'll do Paris in February. I will keep Venice in mind for subsequent February travel, though! Love that idea.

Does anyone have day trip or overnight they love from Paris? Since we'll be there a full week, we'd like to see one more place. Etretat? Strasbourg? Reims?

I would do Versailles as a day trip. It’s not far but can easily be a full day with tours and stuff, but we are an architect need and history nerd.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here - Because one of us has never been to Paris, I think we'll do Paris in February. I will keep Venice in mind for subsequent February travel, though! Love that idea.

Does anyone have day trip or overnight they love from Paris? Since we'll be there a full week, we'd like to see one more place. Etretat? Strasbourg? Reims?

I would do Versailles as a day trip. It’s not far but can easily be a full day with tours and stuff, but we are an architect need and history nerd.

Yes Versailles, Giverny, Fontainbleau are all easy day trips.

[Anonymous]

Ski trip to whichever alpine ski resort you feel like.

[Anonymous]

Just a heads up that I went to Venice in February and it was beautiful, but absolutely freezing. It was difficult to roam through the canals because I was so cold. My suggestion would be Barcelona or Madrid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ski trip to whichever alpine ski resort you feel like.

Strange to assume that OP skis.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ski trip to whichever alpine ski resort you feel like.

Strange to assume that OP skis.

It’s my suggestion, everything else seems awful that time of year. But take it or leave, no on is forcing OP.

[Anonymous]

For those suggesting day trips from Paris, do you rent a car for those, and if so is that an easy process?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those suggesting day trips from Paris, do you rent a car for those, and if so is that an easy process?

Personally I would pick a day trip that didn’t require a car. Most of these places can easily be reached by train. I’d probably sign up for a tour (hopefully private or at least small) before renting a car just for the day but ymmv.