Thinking of wearing leggings around Europe!

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Anonymous wrote:I wore leggings around Spain and France in 2019. No one seemed to care.

+1. No one cares what people in those big tour groups are wearing.

You must not have toured any religious places or churches. Let me tell you, they care A LOT!!! They want pants or skirts down to almost your knees and no bare shoulders. If you somehow get in and you're inappropriately dressed, they will escort you out if you can't modify your attire in some way to meet their requirements. We saw it happen in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.

The first rule of being a good tourist is to respect the rules of the hosts, whether that be the host country or the host facility or a private home.

They care that your are covered up, and leggings meet that requirement.

+1. This has been my experience too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wore leggings around Spain and France in 2019. No one seemed to care.

+1. No one cares what people in those big tour groups are wearing.

You must not have toured any religious places or churches. Let me tell you, they care A LOT!!! They want pants or skirts down to almost your knees and no bare shoulders. If you somehow get in and you're inappropriately dressed, they will escort you out if you can't modify your attire in some way to meet their requirements. We saw it happen in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.

The first rule of being a good tourist is to respect the rules of the hosts, whether that be the host country or the host facility or a private home.

They care that your are covered up, and leggings meet that requirement.

+1. This has been my experience too.

+1 Don't take your tightest pair. Take a substantial pair of leggings and a longer, looser tunic that comes to near the knee and you should be good to go. Along with a scarf for you head if it's really conservative there.

[Anonymous]

Op, I really like these pants: https://athleta.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=198671112&vid=1#pdp-page-content

They are very lightweight and would wash/dry quickly, but can be dressed up easily as well. I own several pairs in various colors.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve done a lot of travel like this.

What you need is pants like this instead. If they’re labeled travel pants, they’ll be easy to hand wash, but look more appropriate than leggings.

Buy 2 of these, a dress that doesn’t wrinkle, a few shirts and a cardigan and you’ll be set.

https://athleta.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=988039

Something like this is good too:

https://vuoriclothing.com/products/womens-miles-ankle-pant-black

Yup. These are great. Bring a pair of these, leggings, and jeans. That will cover everything. Maybe a dress if you wear them. A few tops & cardigan/wrap.

Bring lightweight underwear & socks - they dry faster. And travel size febreeze.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Specific situation is a fast paced one month group tour starting in London, traveling through France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Lots of museums and historic sites. Dinners out, but nothing super fancy. Lots of moving from hotel to hotel. No Airbnbs on this trip. Not a lot of down time. I understand this type of travel is not for everyone, but I’m excited about it.

Leggings won't be accepted in a lot of historic churches or religious places so you'll need long (knee-length) shorts or skirts for those. Only a back-pack? Really? Another option is to have clothes that you box and ship from hotel to hotel.

Western European churches have no dress code. I don't think OP will have a problem unless she visits an active monastery. In Greece, monasteries require a certain dress code (covered shoulders, skirts for women), and even then, we saw people flout it and the monks said nothing - they need the money.

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I think the only place that cares is the Vatican and they care about being covered. However it has happened to me twice at monasteries in the US that they require (and provide) skirts for women which i pulled on on top of my pants.

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Pants have so much spandex nowadays, there's not a huge advantage to leggings outside of the gym

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Just back from italy last night. I didn't wear leggings, but tons of people around us were in leggings. We went to a million churches and the vatican and most didn't care about dress at all; those that did just said no bare shoulders or shorts. Leggings are fine. Lots of europeans in leggings or tight pants too.

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So glad this issue is being discussed. I am in a bit of a dilemma over here. We are packing for Spain, France & Italy. First up is the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona and we are going to be climbing one of the towers. I just read today that the descent down is quite a harried experience. I was planning a very modest maxi dress, but let's get real, I don't want to climb down the tower in a dang maxi dress. ( I will wear the Maxi dress to the Vatican) Do you think I can get by with skirted leggings? They look like this, I consider them quite modest and I will wear black. Help me!
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https://www.amazon.com/ANIVIVO-Skirted-Legging-Leggings-AllBlack/dp/B07H19FQ41/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1YK7LNPWBEI8K&keywords=skirted+leggings&qid=1682366302&sprefix=skired+leggings%2Caps%2C220&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExUUpOWE5KTDZNMTUyJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODU1NTEyMTlWN0RWTjlCMDQ4VCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMjM1MjQ2MU43WkhTMllKMEJKOCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=[]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So glad this issue is being discussed. I am in a bit of a dilemma over here. We are packing for Spain, France & Italy. First up is the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona and we are going to be climbing one of the towers. I just read today that the descent down is quite a harried experience. I was planning a very modest maxi dress, but let's get real, I don't want to climb down the tower in a dang maxi dress. ( I will wear the Maxi dress to the Vatican) Do you think I can get by with skirted leggings? They look like this, I consider them quite modest and I will wear black. Help me!
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https://www.amazon.com/ANIVIVO-Skirted-Legging-Leggings-AllBlack/dp/B07H19FQ41/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1YK7LNPWBEI8K&keywords=skirted+leggings&qid=1682366302&sprefix=skired+leggings%2Caps%2C220&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExUUpOWE5KTDZNMTUyJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODU1NTEyMTlWN0RWTjlCMDQ4VCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMjM1MjQ2MU43WkhTMllKMEJKOCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=[]

Just looked at the website and it doesn't specify you need to wear a skirt, just that your pants/skirt should come down to at least mid-thigh and that you shouldn't wear see-through clothing.

Why not just wear non-legging pants, or a pair of leggings with like a tunic length dress over it. The skirted leggings look weird to me and I don't understand why you are leaning that direction.

[Anonymous]

The kind of leggings that show all the contours of your butt are not looked well upon in Europe.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t wear leggings that are stretchy and tight.

What about lightweight pants that have some stretch?
I have 2 pairs of these and have travelled with them. They pack small also.

https://indyeva.com/products/lastik-7?variant=40483773022267

[Anonymous]

Can you wear lightweight pants like nylon? I have a couple of pairs of athleta nylon pants that work for this purpose and still look like real pants

[Anonymous]

Bring a pair of jeans and dresses. When it hits 70 in Europe the sundresses come out! Sneakers with the dresses will be fine. You could do fashion sneakers or trainers. Do you really only have a backpack to bring?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Specific situation is a fast paced one month group tour starting in London, traveling through France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Lots of museums and historic sites. Dinners out, but nothing super fancy. Lots of moving from hotel to hotel. No Airbnbs on this trip. Not a lot of down time. I understand this type of travel is not for everyone, but I’m excited about it.

Leggings won't be accepted in a lot of historic churches or religious places so you'll need long (knee-length) shorts or skirts for those. Only a back-pack? Really? Another option is to have clothes that you box and ship from hotel to hotel.

They care more about covering shoulders.