Regions of Europe in travel priority order:
(Places in bold are places I have been to.)
1. British Isles
United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) and Ireland
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- London, England, United Kingdom
- Stonehenge, England, United Kingdom
- Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2. France & Benelux
France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Monaco
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- Paris, France
- Mont Saint-Michel, France
- Château of the Loire Valley, France
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3. Italian Peninsula
Italy, Vatican City, San Marino, and Malta
4. Iberian Peninsula
Spain (including Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla), Portugal (including Azores and Madeira), Andorra, and Gibraltar (UK)
5. Greek Peninsula
Greece, Albania, Cyprus, Northern Cyprus, and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK)
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- Athens, Attica, Greece
- Santorini, Cyclades, Greece
- Mycenae, Peloponnese, Greece
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6. Black Sea Eurasia
Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and Belarus
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- Istanbul, Turkey
- Cappadocia, Turkey
- Pamukkale and Hierapolis, Turkey
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Note: this region is also listed under Asia.
7. Russia
Russian Federation
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- Moscow, Russia
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Trans-Siberian Railroad, Russia
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Note: also listed under Asia.
8. Germany & Alps
Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, and Hungary
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- Neuschwanstein Castle and Munich, Germany
- Matterhorn and Zermatt in Swiss Alps, Switzerland
- Vienna, Austria
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9. Nordic Europe
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland
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- Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) and Norway’s fjords
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Copenhagen, Denmark
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10. Balkans
Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo; Serbia, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Moldova
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- Dalmatia, Croatia (Dubrovnik, Split, Korčula, etc.)
- Mostar, Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Lake Bled, Slovenia
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11. Central Europe
Czechia (Czech Republic), Slovakia, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
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- Prague, Czechia
- Kraków, Poland
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