In the second half of the year, I will exchange in the Netherlands and plan to travel around Europe. How to make the most reasonable itinerary?

20 10 summer vacation, self-help tour. I have been to all the four countries you mentioned.

Retired people can apply for a Schengen visa, with a pension as proof. After going on a self-help tour in Europe, I wrote a guide to self-help tour in Europe based on my personal experience, which was serialized in my blog. There are several articles detailing what materials are needed to apply for a Schengen visa. You can look at the Schengen visa red book.

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Holland and France are not adjacent, but they are not far away. France, Italy and Switzerland are neighboring countries, so it is very convenient to travel to these countries. Go to four countries in two weeks and take care of the elderly. There is not enough time. If you want to relax, can you consider going to France instead of Holland?

I suggest you: Holland-(via Belgium)-France-Switzerland-Italy.

Paris is beautiful and worth staying for a few more days. Rome, Venice and Florence are also worth visiting. Milan is average. You can also visit the south of France, which is close to the Mediterranean and has beautiful scenery. Switzerland has excellent natural scenery. Go to some small towns in the Alps, such as Interlaken, grindal Wald and so on.

If it is a round trip from different places, such as entering from France and leaving from Italy, the air ticket will generally be more expensive than a round trip from the same city. If you want to save money, you'd better apply for a visa in advance and search for air tickets extensively. I booked a round-trip ticket from Beijing to Amsterdam, a little over 4000.

Schengen for short-term tourism purposes is generally easier to sign, and it has little to do with whether it is a white paper or not.

The cost varies from person to person, and there is a big difference between staying in a high-end hotel and an ordinary hotel. Per person per day 1000 RMB. If the plan is good, it may be settled in several hundred RMB every day. Haha, that's what I am. All expenses (including air tickets, catering, hotels and shopping) are only 15000. It is said that 30 thousand for three people for two weeks is unlikely, not including air tickets.

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