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Anonymous10/09/25, 21:28No.2831267Visiting Europe in Winter
Is it even worth coming here as a tourist during the Winter months, or should I go somewhere else and save Europe for some other time?
Obviously Christmas and New Years can be litty, but I mean besides that. Will the short days, cold weather, dead nightlife, and occasional site closures hamper the experience and make me regret coming at this time? Or is it just as good as any time to visit?
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Anon10/09/25, 22:08No.2831294
Depends on why you are visiting.
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Anon10/09/25, 22:09No.2831295
If most of the stuff you plan on seeing/doing is indoors then absolutely. Plus flights and hotels are cheaper.
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Anon10/10/25, 01:36No.2831360
>dead nightlife
Why would it be dead? Clubs are still packed on the weekends
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Anon10/10/25, 03:07No.2831379
i live near paris, it suck during winter
seriously don't come during winter, it's dark, cold and sad
if you could come in summer or later like may i would def wait
i guess as a tourist staying inside the city it's not as bad, but paris is way better in summer
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Anon10/10/25, 18:13No.2831546
As others have noted it's not optimal for typical hostel trash/backpacking activities. Save it for the summer months if that's what you're looking for.It is pretty special if it's a romantic trip or you have connections wherever you may be going. The Christmas markets in the Germanic countries are neat. The skiing is spectacular and cheaper than in the US.But yeah, it's cold, the days are short and the people are stressed. 7 years ago I spent a December in Vienna with a friend. Maybe it was because I had a group to latch onto that I enjoyed it so much but it was really neat to hang out with a bunch of university students on holiday. It would have been kind of dull without that.
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Anon10/12/25, 00:57No.2831860
I went to Portugal during the winter.It was nice.
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Anon10/12/25, 23:31No.2832059
Be careful with the Airbnbs. I was there in September and a host sent a scam request for $473 to fix a broken shower rod. She waited until 2 weeks after our trip so we couldn't leave a bad review. We're obviously not paying it, but the Airbnb scams are really bad right now because tourism is way, way down in Paris this year and hosts are struggling. I'd HIGHLY recommend a hotel.
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Anon10/13/25, 01:22No.2832077
Dresden's Christmas Market
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Anon10/18/25, 12:06No.2833565
I am planning to travel to Zagreb to celebrate New Year's Eve from Dec 28th to Jan 2nd. They are voted the best Christmas/Winter city for several years apparently. Everything I read so far about them is really positive but I am not really sure it is better than Slovenia or Austria. I am split between the 3. My first choice is Slovenia but it isn't rated highly by anyone. Vienna is 3x as expensive even 30 min outside the city. Zagreb is shilled hard and won some acclaims. Or is there any other cities I should consider? No Munich, Budapest, Prague, Amsterdam or Riga since I already visited them. Krakow is also a no for me.I hope this thread is still alive. I am not used to /trv/
