Places To Visit & Monuments
Europe has a lot of amazing places to see, and each one has monuments special to them. Whether it’s the Brandenburg gate in Germany, or the Louvre in France. So which ones are best to explore during summer?
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Germany
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France
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Italy
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Switzerland
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England
While also having warm and hot summers, as of May 2022 Germany has the most museums in Europe with about 6,257 museums in total.
France is home to Paris, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, and also has a large amount of art museums and cafes to spend your trip exploring and trying.
Italy, as of 2023 Italy has had the most, surpassing China’s 57 with 59 monuments in the entire world. Some of the most famous ones being The Tower of Pisa, and the Colosseum.
Switzerland is one of the most beautiful places in Europe, it has lush grass and stunning mountains. It’s a great place to go hiking on your trip, because of the stunning scenery, and it generally doesn’t require an entrance fee or a hiking permit.
England is also home to a lot of monuments, like the Big Ben, Tower Bridge, and Beatles Statue, it was also home to a handful of famous scientists like Isaac Newton. Additionally, as of 2021 the UK has published around 180,000-200,000 books a year, which is #3 in the world. With China #1 with around 444,000 and the United in #2 at around 304,900.
Weather
In summer, Germany’s temperature is generally around 95°F (35°C). However, summer is also the season with the most precipitation in Germany. So if you plan to go during the summer you need to plan to bring an umbrella.
France, while it’s still warm in France during summer, the temperatures are a bit lower than Germany’s at around 69°F (20.5°C). But the precipitation is a lot lower and it will be a lot dryer than Germany, but you still might want to bring an umbrella.
During the summertime Italy doesn’t have much precipitation and the temperatures are generally colder than the other countries with around 50°F. Though, the summer does have slightly worse rainfall the winter and fall months have the most precipitation.
Switzerland’s weather is around 70°F in the summer and the rainfall is the worst during June, July, and August. June gets around 12 days of rainfall, while July gets around 13. If you plan to travel in Switzerland during the summer, you’ll want to bring an umbrella for all the rain.
England might have occasional thunderstorms during the summer, and the weather is unpredictable. But its temperature is around 50-60°F. In England the winter is the rainiest season but it generally experiences rain at any time of the year. In January, England rains for more than half the month, raining around 19 days. In July there’s a bit less, but still almost half a month with 14 days of rainfall.
Currency
Most places in Europe will use Euros, but a large number of countries don’t. For example Switzerland uses Francs instead of Euros, and Bulgaria uses Leva. So while it might seem that the currency of the continent would all be the same, a lot of the countries have their own. Most museums there will cost an entrance fee, and even places like the Eiffel tower have an entrance fee of around 20,00 euros.
The continent has a lot of trains, train tickets can be around $50-200 USD per person. However, while in America housing might be miles away from cities. In Europe people tend to live in places inside the city, with sidewalks, pedestrian crossing, and others. So while in America you might be more used to relying on cars, in Europe, walking is a normal main form of transportation.
