🏛️ City & sightseeing - packing checklist
Old towns, museums, monuments, galleries and long days on your feet in a city.
- Comfortable walking shoesSightseeing means kilometres of pavement and cobbles daily.
- A slim anti-theft daypackZips that close properly; keep it in front in crowds and on transit.
- A transit card or appSort out the metro/bus payment before you arrive.
- A refillable water bottleMany cities have public fountains; save money and plastic.
- A light layer + compact umbrellaFor museum air-con and a sudden shower.
- Offline maps + key tickets pre-bookedSkip queues at the big sights by booking timed entry ahead.
- Photocopy of your passportCarry a copy, leave the original in the hotel safe.