Honeymoon ideas in Europe for a reasonable price

I've done literally zero research on it but the Croatian coastline cruise that a poster posted in the Croatia thread looks pretty interesting.

First of all, congrats on recent nuptials! Sorry the timing didn't work out with COVID. Personally, I think the long, fancy honeymoon immediately after the wedding is overrated. Lots of stress to come down from. My wife and I spent our "honeymoon" in NW Georgia for a long weekend and did our true honeymoon trip when the timing made more sense for a long vacation. But to each their own.

Would love to help, but some preliminary info from you will go a long way.

How do you and your wife like to travel/vacation? Are you big on history and sight-seeing? Just want to chill and relax?

Are ya'll foodies, or just eat whatever is placed in front of you? (nothing wrong with either )

You mentioned the Mediterranean, so I'm assuming ya'll are looking for a beach scene? Or are you simply referring to countries adjacent to the Mediterranean?

And hopefully not intruding, but what sort of budget are we talking? "Reasonable price" is kind of subjective.

Thanks for the input. I worked in the Birmingham, UK right out of college for a year but never really travelled to the southern european countries. My wife is big into history and wants to head to Spain or Italy. She came over to visit me in Birmingham and we went to London and Paris. She wants to head to Southern Europe due to the warm climate. I'm down for whatever as long as its not going to break the bank.

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My wife is big into history and wants to head to Spain or Italy.

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In that case, my initial suggestion would be Rome, Naples (read: Pompei), and the Amalfi coast. I'm not a huge fan of Naples itself, but it's sort of necessary if you want to get to the Amalfi coast without having to drive yourself, which - trust me - you don't want to do.

Positano is very nice, but pricey depending on where you stay. It's the one town where me and my wife splurged a bit on our trip there. Sorrento is more touristy, but more reasonably priced, I think. Amalfi is another option. There's a bunch of towns on the Amalfi coast you can explore. And they are easy to travel between with the Sita bus, so it doesn't necessarily make a huge difference which town you stay in.

Check it out and see what you think. If that doesn't seem like the right fit, I have other suggestions.

If your wife wants to go to the Mediterranean, I would go to the Amalfi Coast and stay here Villa Gabrisa They have three rooms on the first level up the stairs with 24" X 24" private terraces overlooking the Mediterranean. The view is spectacular. Perfect for a honeymoon.

This is a small, family run B&B type hotel. The reason it is not real expensive is that it is a little walk up the hill from the beach.

I have been on a Mediterranean cruise and enjoyed it very much, but that is not my favorite way to experience Europe because you don't spend enough time in ports. This especially hampers your ability to appreciate the night time dining scene.

If you want a budget friendly place with great weather and lots of history in southern Europe, you might consider Greece. The smaller islands like Naxos are considerably less expensive than Santorini or Mykonos. There are some amazing beaches on Crete that would be perfect for a honeymoon as well.

Istanbul is very romantic and extremely affordable -- your meals will be half the cost of comparable meals in the US. There are tons of amazing historical sites.

More generally, I'd pick a couple of places I wanted to go, and then I'd look at cheap flights between them. Europe has so many low-cost airlines that it's easy to fly between cities inexpensively.

Depending on when you go, a week long trip to Italy with airfare is cheaper than driving to and spending a week in Disney.

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local markets & stores--one of my favorite parts of any travel adventure.

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I go out of my way now to visit a supermarket or something just to see the products.