A Schengen visa is a short stay visa allowing its holder to circulate in the Schengen area. The Schengen area covers 26 countries ("Schengen States") without border controls between them. These countries are: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Europe is a wonderful continent to travel around. There are many historical sites to see and wonderful experiences to be had but it was a mission to travel around the various countries before 1985. Many tourists would have had to obtain travel visas for every country that was on their travel itinerary, which would have added up to a lot of paperwork and a lot of expense before you even set off on the journey. However, all of this hassle was eliminated as a result of the Schengen Agreement.
Europe is a wonderful continent to travel around. There are many historical sites to see and wonderful experiences to be had but it was a mission to travel around the various countries before 1985. Many tourists would have had to obtain travel visas for every country that was on their travel itinerary, which would have added up to a lot of paperwork and a lot of expense before you even set off on the journey. However, all of this hassle was eliminated as a result of the Schengen Agreement.
