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Itinerary: Schengen Agreement

Posted on Jul 6, 2010 in Itinerary by 7 Comments

As I’ve posted before in the post Do I need a Visa? for European travelers, there’s an agreement for a select group of countries (Australia included), where a visa is not necessary to travel in the Schengen region, as long as the time in the Schengen zone is 90 days or less.

I’m trying to create a rough itinerary that allows me to see all the sites of Europe, and stay for the events and festivals that interest me the most, without overstaying the Schengen Visa Agreement. Below is a map of Western Europe, and the Schengen zone.

So the goal is to start off in Valencia / Ibiza, then move to Munich, from Germany perhaps see Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Greece, Slovenia… its all up-in-the-air really.

Once the 3 months (September –> November) is up, move over to the UK, and start my Youth Mobility Visa. This will give me the freedom to move around within the UK for up to 2 years, without worrying about Visas (except for Ireland).

 

So, the list of “like to see” things so far:

 

I have to work out a way to get to all the festivals and sites on my bucket list, without overstaying the Schengen Visa.

 

Have you done something similar? How did you “see” Europe? What were/are your “must see” destinations? Please comment.



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Written by: EagerExistence on July 6, 2010.

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  • evagill

    We're in Andorra right now to get out of the Schengen area. We also spent a couple of months in Croatia for the same reasons. Any time you spend outside the zone will not count, as long as you get your exit stamp when you leave. We had some specific timing issues, though, as people wanted to come join us for bits and parts of our trip when they could, mostly inside the Schengen zone.

    Good luck with the planning! Keep going and it will happen…

  • EagerExistence

    Thanks. Im still trying to wrap my head around how it will work out.
    So if I go into the zone for say, 30 days, as long as I get the exit stamp, I only have to spend 30 days out of the zone, and not the full 90?

  • evagill

    We're from the US, but I think the visa for Aussies is the same. Picture it this way: When you arrive the clock starts on your 180 days and you are given a “bucket” of 90 days you can use. During the next six months, any day you spend inside Schengen takes one out of your “bucket.” Any day you are not in Schengen doesn't.

    Like for us – we arrived in France at the end of February and spent 48 days in the zone before we went to Croatia for a couple of months. We came back through Schengen for the second half of June to meet friends in Northern Italy and used another 17 days. We're back out of Schengen in Andorra for a couple of weeks. We've used 65 of our 90 days. We'll be allowed a bit over 3 weeks (25 days) when we head back in later this month, then we'll ditch back out at the end to the UK. When we come back in at the end of August or early September, we'll be into another new 180 day visa period, and have a new “bucket” of 90 days.

    Kind of confusing. Just be sure to get that exit stamp. When we came into Andorra we arrived late and the booths at the border crossing were closed. We went back the next day and asked for the stamps in our passports.

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    I didn't think the Schengen mattered anymore for Aussies. I know for France and Spain it didn't. I traveled Europe in a campervan for 3 months and I don't remember worrying about the Schengen. I didn't go up to Scandinavia though.
    I think the four you have on your list are definite must sees. I did all but Ibiza. If you like a party then I think the Greek island of Ios is a must. That place is insane. The party never stops.. I went for a couple of days and got stuck there for 12 instead, and returned the next year. Also Lagos in Portugal is a good party place but it might be a bit harder to reach.

  • EagerExistence

    Yes, I would like to spend some time on the Med, on the Greek Islands.

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