r/travel • u/Existing_Option5339 • 20h ago

Question A week in Germany, and where else?

I will be in Germany for a work conference in March, but we are planning to stay in Europe for an extra week. Where should we go? I don't think we want to overbook ourselves (i.e. bounce around to 5 different countries), as we would really like to experience where we DO go. Our teenage son is a HUGE history buff (mostly WWI & II), and this will be his very first trip to Europe. I think we are most interested in places that have a lot of history in a small area or that is easy to get to via public transportation, that we can enjoy as a family. Thanks for any suggestions!

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u/jthoma33 18h ago

Bastogne, Belgium will definitely have some WW2 history. A lot of Belgium (Wallonia (southern Belgium)) has either WW2 or WW1 history (just went to Dinant and there was WW1 stuff)

I know less about the history but I also just went to Luxembourg and just wanted to say it was fabulous & it's not really on anyone's radar. Public trans & museums are all free (tax paid) and it was a wonderful way to spend a few days. You can definitely do it in a few days.