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Dog friendly travel in Europe

European Cultural Travel (with a dog)

Jeanne Devon, travel blogger, and her husband David

This Is Your Time to Explore Europe’s Hidden Gems!

I’m Jeanne, a New York Times best-selling author who has spent years living, traveling, and writing from my home in rural southwest Germany.

I adore travel, but I also have a semi-neurotic french bulldog with attachment issues. So can you do European cultural travel with a dog along for the ride? The answer is yes!

As a Gen-Xer with wanderlust, I’m feeling the need to see and do as much as I can, while I can! So I’m soaking up the museums, castles, ruins, Christmas markets, and hidden gems in Europe (with husband and dog in tow), and sharing photos, history, city guides, itineraries, plus dog-friendly travel tips.

Don’t let anything stop you from doing all those things you’ve always wanted to do. “Some day” is now!

START HERE!

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✅ European destinations and city guides
✅ Attractions like castles, museums, and Christmas markets
✅ Explore European cultural travel with a dog

A beautiful church on a cliffside in Ravello Italy, a popular European destination

European Destinations

The blue and gold mosaic ceiling of Aachen Cathedral in Germany, and amazing and popular attraction

Attractions

European cultural travel with a dog

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