50 Things to do in Europe before you die

How many of these have you already ticked off?

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  • 01 March 2017
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We’ve devised the ultimate bucket list for wanderlusters who are utterly in love with Europe. And who wouldn’t be? The continent has SO much to offer!

Why not take a road trip from city to city, country to country and see how much you can fit in? These are the top 50 REALISTIC things to do in Europe before you die! How many have you already ticked off? Don't forget to take our QUIZ at the bottom to find out which one you should do next..

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1 Visit Iceland and experience the spectacular Northern Lights


2 See the world's best art in Paris at the Louvre, the home of Mona Lisa


3 Climb your way to the top of the Eiffel Tower at night to see the magnificent view of Paris


4 Pay a trip to the Vatican City and admire the beautiful ceilings in the Sistine Chapel


5 Cycle around the Dutch city of Amsterdam on traditional basket bikes


6 Attend the famous Grand Prix in Monaco


7 Travel to London and visit the Queen at her famous home “Buckingham Palace”


8 Walk along the Berlin Wall


9  Visit one of the longest on-going construction projects in history, the Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona


10 Drink the famous golden beer in Prague

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11 Watch a Flamenco show in Seville


12 See an Opera show in Vienna


13 Sail around the French Riviera on someone else’s superyacht


14 Hop the stones of Giant’s Causeway in County Antrim


15 Follow the In Bruges trail, in Bruges


16 Party with the Irish and go on an epic Irish bar crawl in Dublin


17 Eat authentic Italian spaghetti on a street-side restaurant in Rome


18 Experience the very best coffeeshops of Amsterdam


19 Pay your respects at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin


20  Explore the mystical fjords of Norway


21 Go to a massive festival like Reading, Glastonbury or Benicassim and have a wild time


22 Drink bundles of beer at Oktoberfest


23 Walk along the Red Light District in Amsterdam at night (yup, Amsterdam is cropping up a lot)


25 Take a Roman bath in BATH


26 Skinny dip in the clear waters of Santorini (or somewhere in Greece)


27 Go on an epic ski trip to Switzerland


28 Experince the haunts of the Paris Catacombs


29 Eat all kinds of tapas in a Spanish city like Barcelona or Madrid

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30 Take a dip in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland


31 Spend New Year's Eve in Holland. As a Dutch tradition, everyone runs into the freezing water of the North Sea (in 130 locations across the country)! IT'S EPIC.


32 Get yourself to Athens and see the Acropolis, the most striking ancient Greek monument still standing


33 Soak up the medievel architecture in Prague


34 Visit the beautiful Mosques of Istanbul, most notably the Blue Mosque


35 Take a stroll through Edinburgh Old Town for a hearty haggis lunch, and then climb to the top of Arthur's Seat to get fanastic views of the Scottish capital (this is a great hike - but steep and rocky!)


36 Visit Madrid during Gay Pride!


37 Eat Cannoli in Sicily. It's so delicious


38 Go to DISNEYLAND PARIS


39 Go on a Pinxtos food tour in San Sebastian 


40 See the Colosseum in Rome (and actually go inside)


41 Walk down Las Ramblas in Barcelona and see the street acts


42  Sit in a rooftop bar in London during the summer and drink British Pimms


43 Cruise around Venice on a gondola


44 Visit the Gaudi Park (Park Güell) in Barcelona


45 Party with the Portuguese and attend the Hammer Festival in Portugal


45 Wine tasting in Florence or Tuscany


46 Go on the epic Harry Potter Studio Tour near London


47 See the Moulin Rouge in Paris


48 Hike around the beautiful Lake Como in Italy


49 Visit the Auschwitz concentration camp


50 Taste currywurst in Berlin (it's a curried sausage fast food staple)


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