leaving Malaga for a cooler climate in Late July
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leaving Malaga for a cooler climate in Late July
in Europe for 12 days, starting with Malaga for 5 then plan to escape (by plane, train, car) to a cooler climate with good architecture, food, vibe. Could be a city and /or villages. Willing to travel as far as Germany. Any thoughts from seasoned travelers?
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Switz will be cool (you can always head up a mountain) and expensive. Germany will be cooler - very probably - but not guaranteed. Berlin is a great city with a ton to do and budget friendly.
Strasbourg is charming and - along with Colmar and the wine road - worth 4 or 5 days at lest.
Heidelberg is cute but small.
Cologne has a great cathedral.
Strasbourg is charming and - along with Colmar and the wine road - worth 4 or 5 days at lest.
Heidelberg is cute but small.
Cologne has a great cathedral.
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The Dordogne has enough if you like castles, wine, walking, more castles along rivers, spectacular medieval towns, fabulous food, caves and grottoes, early human history (mostly in caves).
Google up a picture of Sarlat, for starters.
Google up a picture of Sarlat, for starters.
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Actually, East Central Europe can get much hotter in July than France or Italy.
The Continental climate begins more or less in Eastern Germany, and having six weeks of 90F or more is no weather abnomaly during summer. IF we will have any summer anywhere this year.
Anyway, if you don't have much luggage, Ryanair has a pretty extensive number of services from Málaga. You can fly non-stop to Northern Germany as well as to Memmingen (west of Munich), less than an hour by rental car from Neuschwanstein and the Alps.
The Continental climate begins more or less in Eastern Germany, and having six weeks of 90F or more is no weather abnomaly during summer. IF we will have any summer anywhere this year.
Anyway, if you don't have much luggage, Ryanair has a pretty extensive number of services from Málaga. You can fly non-stop to Northern Germany as well as to Memmingen (west of Munich), less than an hour by rental car from Neuschwanstein and the Alps.
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And I think Vueling will start the new route from Málaga to Munich more or less now for the summer season (yes, European tourists actually fly down there a lot in July and August - if you could look out of the window here you would know why).