Europe : Western Europe

Western Europe


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Countries / Other territories / Common sub-region names / Cities / Culture and History / Travel to Western Europe, visa requirements By Plane By Train By Car By Bus / Western Europe tours. Get around By Train 2 By Car 2 By Bus 2 / Western Europe attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Western Europe nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Get Out

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Western Europe is one of the regions of Europe.

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Countries

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Other territories

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Common sub-region names

Benelux:

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Cities

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Culture and History

  • Belgium, France, Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands and United Kingdom are members of the European Union; Channel Islands and Isle of Man are not.
  • Belgium, France, Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, and Netherlands use the Euro.
  • Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and Netherlands are members of the Schengen Agreement [1], removing border checkpoints.

The region "Western Europe" is sometimes confused with the "Western Bloc", which was a Cold War name for the market-economy countries of Europe, as opposed to the Eastern Bloc of communist countries. "Western Europe" is used here more specifically.

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Get In

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By Plane

Major airports can be found for the following cities:

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By Train

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By Car

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By Bus

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Get Around

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See

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Do

  • Climb over the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland
  • Go biking on the Dingle Peninsula in western Ireland
  • If you must, see the famous Blarney Castle, but avoid the spit and lipstick covered Blarney Stone, in Ireland
  • Explore pubs in Dublin
  • Cruise to the islands of the Scottish Highlands in Scotland
  • Scan for the Loch Ness Monster at Loch Ness
  • Tour a whiskey distillery in Scotland
  • Admire the massiveFirth of Forth Bridge near Edinburgh
  • Climb up the extinct volcano to Edinburgh's castle
  • Go to Blackpool, go out on a pier, go up Blackpool tower, ride antique trolleys, and ride "Europe's greatest collection of white knuckle rides" at Blackpoll Pleasure Beach
  • Go hiking or boating in the English Lake District
  • Walk or bike through the insanely quaint Cotswolds
  • Ride a Welsh railway, either go up Mount Snowdon on the Snowdon Mountain Railway or ride the Blaenau Ffestiniog Railway
  • Stroll the historic Welsh town of Conwy and see the massive castle
  • Visit an English university town like Oxford or Cambridge, and maybe do some punting
  • Admire Stonehenge, from a distance, since you can't go directly up to it
  • Tour the bizarre domes of the Eden Project
  • See the White Cliffs at Dover
  • Call home from a phone booth near Big Ben at the top of the hour white the bells chime
  • Explore the creepy Tower of London
  • Ride the London Eye Ferris Wheel
  • Stroll in a London Park like Hampstead Heath, Regents, St. James, or Hyde
  • Ride a classic routemaster double-decker bus in London (only on routes 9 & 15)
  • Zip through the chunnel on a high speed train from London to Paris
  • Go to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
  • Stroll grand Parisian Boulevards
  • Climb Montmarte Hill in Paris
  • See a managable amount of art in the Louvre, or see the art in the Orsay Museum, in a former train station
  • See the surprisingly modern architecture in the business district of La Defense
  • See the Science Museum in Villette Park, and the other odd attractions assembled there
  • Stroll an old train viaduct on the Promenade Plantee in Paris
  • See the stunning, but crowded, Versailles Palace
  • Ride the TGV, one of the fastest trains in the world, from Paris to Lyon
  • Cross the beach at low tide and then climb to the top of Mont Saint Michel
  • See the D-Day Beaches of Normandy
  • Explore Chartres Cathedral
  • See the quaintness of the Alsace
  • Sunbathe on the beaches of the French Riviera
  • Eat Belgian chocolate, cheese, and beer
  • Take a canal cruise of Bruges
  • See the unusual atomium and nearby little Europe in Brussels
  • See the battlefield at Waterloo
  • Bike alongside or cruise the canals of [[Amsterdam]
  • See Anne Frank's Amsterdam house
  • See, cautiously, Amsterdam's Red Light District
  • Bike through the tulip fields of Holland and its windmills
  • See the astounding architecture of central Rotterdam

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Sleep

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Eat

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Drink

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Get Out


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