Chrissy

hi, me and a friend, both aged 22 are thinking of organising a short beach trip to
europe in early july for 7 days. we want to visit somewhere with nice beaches and
possibly warm sea. the thing is, we don't want somewhere where it will be full of
kids and cramped with tourists. any ideas where to go??

Chrissy

Alethea

On 23 Apr 2002 06:17:38 -0700, [email protected] (Chrissy) wrote:

    >hi, me and a friend, both aged 22 are thinking of organising a short beach trip to
    >europe in early july for 7 days. we want to visit somewhere with nice beaches and
    >possibly warm sea. the thing is, we don't want somewhere where it will be full of
    >kids and cramped with tourists. any ideas where to go??
    >
    >Chrissy

Nope. In July and August you will find kids everywhere. I suggest you do it in spring
or autumn, when they are at school. That's what I do.

Douglas W. Hoyt

    > we don't want somewhere where it will be full of kids and cramped with tourists.
    > any ideas where to go??

We have friends in Lisbon who say they go in summer to the part of the Algarve that
is east of Faro (the main airport) and toward the Spanish border--I think at Monte
Gordo. It is starting to get ambitious about tourism, but it is one of the last areas
to develop in the Algarve. Near Faro and points west the coves and strands are
choc-a-block, but they say in this area you can walk forever across broad beaches and
see very few people. Of course there is nothing much else to DO around there--but you
will at least find uncrowded beaches, and there are some decent day trips not far
away. http://www.realholidayguides.com/monte%20gordo.htm In fact, that Real Holiday
Guides link http://www.realholidayguides.com/contents.htm looks really
interesting--it tries to give you a sense of what the places are like in
nitty-gritty, critical ways--and covers most areas in Europe you may want to try.
I've also been to the beach area near Ravenna (north of Rimini, south of Venice), and
although it is developed, there are long stretches backed by pine woods that are
pretty uncrowded.

Aitor

Consider Mediterranean instead Atlantic if you prefer warm water.

[email protected] (Chrissy) wrote in
news:[email protected]:

    > hi, me and a friend, both aged 22 are thinking of organising a short beach trip to
    > europe in early july for 7 days. we want to visit somewhere with nice beaches and
    > possibly warm sea. the thing is, we don't want somewhere where it will be full of
    > kids and cramped with tourists. any ideas where to go??

R J Carpenter

Aitor wrote:
    >
    > Consider Mediterranean instead Atlantic if you prefer warm water.

Maybe better put: "cool water instead of cold water". AFAIK, the European Atlantic
never gets out of the 60s F like the US New England states or west coast).

Download my weather data, including some sea water numbers, from:
http://users.erols.com/rcarpen

    >
    > [email protected] (Chrissy) wrote in
    > news:[email protected]:
    >
    > > hi, me and a friend, both aged 22 are thinking of organising a short beach trip
    > > to europe in early july for 7 days. we want to visit somewhere with nice beaches
    > > and possibly warm sea. the thing is, we don't want somewhere where it will be
    > > full of kids and cramped with tourists. any ideas where to go??

Mpprh

Hi

I'm sorry to say this, but 300,000,000 Europeans dream of the same thing, at the same
time ! More than half of them head South.

School holidays start mid June in Scandinavia and varying times up to end July
elsewhere.

I would suggest you change the dates and go to Southern Europe in September,
if possible.

I know, I live here !

Peter

[email protected] (Chrissy) wrote in message
news:<[email protected]. com>...
    > hi, me and a friend, both aged 22 are thinking of organising a short beach trip to
    > europe in early july for 7 days. we want to visit somewhere with nice beaches and
    > possibly warm sea. the thing is, we don't want somewhere where it will be full of
    > kids and cramped with tourists. any ideas where to go??
    >
    > Chrissy

Heikki Kantola

mpprh <[email protected]> informed rec.travel.europe with the following:
    > I'm sorry to say this, but 300,000,000 Europeans dream of the same thing, at the
    > same time ! More than half of them head South.
    >
    > School holidays start mid June in Scandinavia and varying times up to end July
    > elsewhere.

And in Finland the school holidays start already at the end of May or early June
(and ends in mid-August), while "normal" workers keep their summer vacations usually
in July...

--
Heikki "Hezu" Kantola, <[email protected]> Lähettämällä mainoksia tai muuta
asiatonta sähköpostia yllä olevaan osoitteeseen sitoudut maksamaan oikolukupalvelusta
EUR100 alkavalta tunnilta.

ariadni

Hi,

why dont' you try the island of Crete, in Greece. It is so big that for sure there are a lot of "quiet" beaches. Especially on the South part. (Where Libyan sea is).
I suggest to find some information about it in http://www.holidays4all.com, and then contact them for better advise, info, costings etc.

Have a nice holiday
ariadni

dodin

You can travel to SICILY: Off The Beaten Path. On the South coast of the Island,
Please visit our site:
http://verdetecnica.tripod.com

Aitor

Yes, you are right Everything is relative...

R J Carpenter <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

    > Aitor wrote:
    >>
    >> Consider Mediterranean instead Atlantic if you prefer warm water.
    >
    > Maybe better put: "cool water instead of cold water". AFAIK, the European Atlantic
    > never gets out of the 60s F like the US New England states or west coast).

Chrissy

    > In fact, that Real Holiday Guides link
    > http://www.realholidayguides.com/contents.htm looks really interesting--it tries to
    > give you a sense of what the places are like in nitty-gritty, critical ways--and
    > covers most areas in Europe you may want to try.

thanks alot!..looks interesting. will hava look.

chrissy