Trying to find suitable month

Yeah. When is important.

April is fertia in Seville. Still not sure when, after all this time.

May is good. June is pretty crowded and August. Never in August unless its you only time possible.

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fertia?
Noonooo!
FERIA

Hi gawk,

Thanks for the reply.
I thought on May, a lot of hiking paths are still closed down?

It will be very unfortunate if the hiking paths are closed because my main objective is to hike :)

Regards,
R

Any other inputs are deeply appreciated :)

Edited by: r_balest

I think you've planned a difficult itinerary... looks like 13 cities in 21 days, assuming you count Italy as a city? That's 1.6 days days per city, a breakneck pace... for me i would try planning 7 cities for 21 days but since i see you're doing all those day trips then at most 10 cities.

Two days in Paris also includes travel time, eating, finding accommodations, sleep? I'm not going to say don't go to Paris but two days from Italy is nothing more than a wink and a sniff. Either skip it or stay a little longer, but that city sticks out like a sore thumb on your itinerary...

Hi,

Thanks for the feedback.
I am so sorry for did not make myself clear.

Those 4 days in Italy we only intended to go Rome and Venice
And for France, we only wanted to cover Eiffel, Arc de triomphe and Versailles

Do you think it's enough?

Regards,
R

For weather take a look at the trip planner on wunderground.com. It shows historical weather details for specified time periods. Of course the weather cannot never be certain but we have found the weather in May/June and Sept/Oct pretty good. Warm but not hot. When we go hiking, we prefer it to be cooler so as long as the paths are clear, for myself, I'd opt to go earlier (e.g. late May). I've been in the Bernese Oberland in April twice and the first time it was clear of snow until fairly high up but the second time, there was really heavy snow falls and it wasn't practical to hike. So it just depends - which doesn't help you much.

You could also contact the tourist office at the key towns where you are weather dependent and ask their advice.

The first part of your trip looks really rushed. Is there a reason why you are flying into Zurich when your main objective seems to be to get from there to Italy - can you not get an open jaw ticket into perhaps either Milan or Rome? Alternatively, what time do you arrive Zurich - is it too late to get to Venice on the same day?
Your present itinerary has you leaving Bellinzona on the morning of day 3, so it will be mid-afternoon in Venice by the time you've found your hotel. Then presumably on day 4 you've a 4+ hour train ride to Rome (so think 6 - 7 hours between leaving one hotel and arriving at the next) which will leave you just 2 days to see Rome before departure. I think you've got the balance between travelling and sightseeing a bit out of kilter!

My last trip was for six weeks at the end of March and returned the beginning of May. It was a wonderful time of year and would recommend it. I did not do any hiking, unless you count all the hiking I did in Paris, so can not advise on that.

I also feel you are trying to do to much. Paris definately needs four or five days, there is so much more in that city than you mention.. Rome and Venice also need more time. Calculate the total travel time you have and then add in all the time getting to and from hotels and train stations and checking in and out of hotels, much of your time will be taken.

I would also suggest you look into an open jaw ticket.