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Personally I'd go to Montenegro, Albania and Macedonia (perhaps Kosovo to loop back around) with about half the time in Albania, one week in Macedonia and then a few days in Montenegro and Kosovo each. But then again I've already been to many, many places in Europe.

If you're asking where I would recommend YOU go then I'd say Italy for 2 or 3 weeks, given that that would only leave about a week then somewhere nearby probably Slovenia.

Certainly I wouldn't recommend you try to fit Italy, France, Spain and Morocco in a month. Each of those countries need a bare minimum of 2 or 3 weeks (and I'm not talking about for a deep exploration, just for the highlights.

Of course you could take a different perspective of seeing Europe as an entity rather than a series of countries and just pick a number of places of interest and map out an itinerary so rather than spend time visiting Italy you spend your 30 days getting from, say Paris to Rome.

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With only 30 days, I would visit only one of the countries in your random list. All of them have more than enough attractions as to have you busy for 30 days (and even more).

I'd also like to point out that most European countries* are much more than one or two of its main cities; i.e.: if you only visit one or two cities in one country you could get an idea of that/those city(ies) but not of the country as a whole.

*Examples of exceptions could be The Vatican or Monaco.

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Instead of rushing about and experiencing very little of each place, stick with one and build longlasting memories. Spain is top of the heap for me.

Dave

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I once had a 30-day holiday together with my best friend and I did a combination of Italy, then the boat to Albania, and from there by bus on to the greek mainland and then by boat to Crete. We had a great time and I would definitely recommend this trip because it is a good combination of exploring cities, 3 completely different cultures, wonderful nature, and relaxation on the beach. It also gave us the chance to see some Europe-highlights/must-sees (such as the city of Florence and the Acropolis in Athens) in combination with the less-known but wonderful country of Albania.

However if you would be more interested in the West of Europe I would recommend Spain because of the diversity of the country, the interesting places, and the great food!(maybe in combination with france or portugal).

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I'd pick 15 places and spend two nights in each. Preferably places that can be reached by train, so that I could get a Eurail Pass to cut costs.

And to save time I'd fly into one place, out from another, rather than doing a loop. If you're coming from somewhere like North America, you can fly in/out of London, then get cheap one-way flights from there.

Maybe something like this:

Lisbon, Toledo, Barcelona, Nice, Florence, Rome, Venice, Belgrade, Budapest, Lviv, Krakow, Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris.

That would give you a spectacular variety of cultures and experiences.

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"Do Europe in a month and learn nothing"

Dave

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Spending a whole month in one place would get boring quick. Better to get a sampling of a lot of places, and then have an idea of where to go next time to spend more time.

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Maybe something like this:

Lisbon, Toledo, Barcelona, Nice, Florence, Rome, Venice, Belgrade, Budapest, Lviv, Krakow, Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris.

That would give you a spectacular variety of cultures and experiences.

A route like that (make by train as you suggested) would give better knowledge about trains that about any of the cities quoted.

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andalucia/southern Spain
a week

UK /London
a week

southern Italy
a week

Albania
a week.

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In a monthyou could combine 2 countries from your list (e.g. southern France and Italy, or Spain and Morocco). That way you get to experience two countries whilst spending a produtive amount of time in both. Another way to look at it is that you might want to maximise the range of things you see; an italian city, a medieval castle, an alpine lake, a morrocan bazaar. That way you maximise the experiences you get out of your holiday. It sounds a little cold, but once you've seen one Roman Ampitheatre, you've basically seen them all.......

Kulafey's post is very good. The key things to rememeber are that its no fun if you're rushing things, and that YOU CAN'T SEE EVERYTHING! There will be things that you read about in your guide and really want to see, but that you won't be able to for reasons of time and money. Don't sweat it, just remember that you're incredibly lucky to be living in a time and place that allows you to go travelling and see the things that you do. Enjoy what you can see to the maximum of your abilities, and forget about what you miss.

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yes , you can't see everything that looks interesting in a guide book .