The table starts at bakery breakfasts.
A short phrase (Schengen) is the door to etiquette.
Food
- bakery breakfasts — bakery breakfasts is a coordinate on the Europe table. Prefer markets to tourist menus.
- market lunches — market lunches is a coordinate on the Europe table. Prefer markets to tourist menus.
- wine regions — wine regions is a coordinate on the Europe table. Prefer markets to tourist menus.
- cheese boards — cheese boards is a coordinate on the Europe table. Prefer markets to tourist menus.
- coastal seafood — coastal seafood is a coordinate on the Europe table. Prefer markets to tourist menus.
Etiquette
- Greeting — Schengen — shared border zone
- Sacred sites — Cover shoulders and knees; read no-photo signs before the caption.
- Tipping — Tipping customs differ; read whether service is already on the bill.
- Queues — Skipping a queue is not a time save; it is a scene you cannot unshoot.
Festival notes
- Easter / Semana Santa — Easter / Semana Santa lands in April — transport and beds move together. Lock dates first.
- May bank holidays — May bank holidays lands in May — transport and beds move together. Lock dates first.
- Ferragosto / August close — Ferragosto / August close lands in August — transport and beds move together. Lock dates first.
- Christmas markets — Christmas markets lands in December — transport and beds move together. Lock dates first.
Phrases
- Schengen — Schengen: shared border zone. Timing beats accent.
- shoulder — shoulder: May-June and Sept. Timing beats accent.
- ferragosto — ferragosto: August shutdown. Timing beats accent.
- Interrail — Interrail: rail pass logic. Timing beats accent.
Culture is a speed, not a checklist. Slow is more accurate.
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