Here is an update on our full itinerary, which surprisingly hasn’t changed much since we originally conceived our year abroad, We've added a few side trips, but the distribution of our time has stayed the same: France, Spain, Italy and Greece are our primary destinations.
September
FRANCE: Paris
October
FRANCE/SPAIN: Make our way from Paris down to southern Spain (after a two-night stay in Sancerre, the source of our favorite French white wine) staying in the Dordogne, the Lot and the Cathar territory around Carcassonne
November
SPAIN: Explore the Costa Brava north of Barcelona and then head to Andalucía -- Cordoba, Granada and Seville; possible side-trip to Morocco
December
ITALY: Fly to Northern Italy to hike the Cinque Terre; make our way up to the Dolomites to ski in the Alps for Christmas
January
ITALY: Explore Florence and Tuscany; possible side trip to Corsica
February
ITALY: Head to Rome and the Amalfi Coast (Positano, Ravello); spend some time on Sicily and hike Mount Etna
March
GREECE: Fly to the Peloponnese (Olympia, Nafplio and the Mani peninsula); take the ferry to Mykonos
April
GREECE: Stay in the islands for long stays on Naxos and Rhodes; stop on Santorini
May
GREECE: Explore Crete and make a possible side trip to Turkey
June
EASTERN EUROPE/FRANCE: Fly to Budapest and then visit Prague, Berlin and Amsterdam; make our way to Chamonix, France to do the Tour de Mont Blanc hike
July
FRANCE: Explore Provence and stay near Aix en Provence
August
FRANCE: Continue our stay in Provence and then make our way back up to Paris
Sounds awesome! Can't wait 'til you get started.
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