I am Mitlesh from Patna, and I have joined the forum to find out a few things about Europe. My questions are as follows: How many countries are in Europe? I would like to know whether England is a part of Europe or not? The reason I ask this question is that England is not a country which is included in the Schengen Visa. Which countries would you recommend visiting in Europe?
There are a total of 50 countries which make up the Europe continent. Some of these small countries are also a part of Asia as well as Europe and are called Eurasia. The following is a list of all the countries in Europe. Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City England (United Kingdom) is a part of Europe but it is not a country included in the Schengen visa. Apart from the United Kingdom, there are five other countries which are not included in the Schengen visa which are Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Cyprus, and Ireland. It's a personal choice to which countries you would like visiting, as everyone has their own preference and prefer seeing and doing different things. But as you have asked for a suggestion I would recommend you visiting, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Greece, and Cyprus.
Please do not be confused from Europe as a continent, and EU. Talking about continents of Europe is like talking about continent of Asia which includes India, China, Pakistan and others. Almost all when talking about Europe mean EU. EU has 28 states, for time being, this includes Great Britain(until Brexit). 28 states of EU work together as one state with freedom of movement and borderless transaction, this included EURO which 19 of 28 countries uses as their currency. Of course it is much much more. With regards to visiting Europe, it has some amazing historical sites. It is worth visiting Paris, traveling around Belgian cities of Brussels, Bruges, and Gent which you can do in couple of days, and worth visiting city of Prague. And of course, United Kingdom, you can not miss out on visiting England with with it's great museums, and historical sites and cathedrals dating back to 1089, and historical architecture, and few great sites of the UK, including city of Edinburgh. And of course buzzing historical city of London, it'll awe you. In south of Europe it is worth visiting Barcelona. Member countries of Schengen visa are, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein are not part of the EU but it has joined Schengen area scheme, so Schengen visa will allow you freedom to travel between these countries, you will require separate visa for the UK.
