If you book a hotel on your own in Europe, try to make sure breakfast is included. It is VERY expensive to eat breakfast in cities like London, Paris and Rome. A latte costs around 5 Euro which is currently around $6.50 USD, and these are not “GRANDE” sized cups – this is a small, regular cup of coffee.
On Europe tours and even our independent vacation packages, in most cases breakfast is included. The tour companies like Globus Tours, Insight tour vacations and Trafalgar Tours, all contract with the hotels for full American breakfast daily, but as it turns out, you are not always going to find typical items we are accustomed to as options.
You can count on salty meats being part of your breakfast…ham, bacon or sausage. There are usually scrambled eggs, but apparently most Europeans don’t really know how to cook eggs, so even in the best hotels they were quite runny. You’ll also find cheese, toast and croissants along with yogurt, granola and cereal.
Then you are sure to find unique items. If in Italy, count on seeing a selection of desserts for breakfast. In London you normally find baked beans and bangers (mashed potatoes.) In Spain you may see churros which are doughnut like long sticks that you dip in warm chocolate syrup. In Hungary, hotdogs with mustard; Sweden you may see tomatoes and cucumber or caviar for breakfast.
If you are adventurous you just might end up enjoying salad, tuna fish or hotdogs for breakfast.
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Why Europe Remains the World’s Most Rewarding Travel Destination
After more than 35 years of sending clients to Europe, our advisors at Atlas Travel Center can tell you something the guidebooks don’t always say clearly: every European country rewards slow travel. The travelers who come home raving aren’t the ones who checked twelve cities off a list — they’re the ones who lingered in a market, had a conversation with a local winemaker, or watched the light change over a harbor at sunset. Europe is best savored, not rushed.
That said, there are real logistics to master — and that’s where our expertise makes a meaningful difference. Rail passes versus point-to-point tickets, which airports have the smoothest connections, how far in advance to book the most popular museums and restaurants, which neighborhoods to stay in versus which to avoid — these are the details our agents have spent decades learning firsthand. Many on our team have visited the destinations they book, which means the advice you get from Atlas is grounded in real experience, not just brochure copy.
How Atlas Travel Center Plans European Trips
We work with a carefully vetted network of overseas partners — local guides, boutique hotels, and transportation providers — who share our commitment to quality and authenticity. Whether you want a fully escorted tour with a group, a custom independent itinerary, or a river cruise through the heart of the continent, we design the experience around you. Our group travel program is especially popular for European destinations: we handle all the logistics so you can focus on the experience.
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Contact Atlas Travel Center to speak with an advisor who knows Europe deeply. We’re CLIA-certified, ARC-accredited, and have held an A+ BBB rating throughout our 35+ years in business. Whether you’re a first-time visitor or returning to a destination you love, we’ll make sure your European trip is everything you’re imagining — and more.
