Best walking shoes for Europe?? Great support, nice looking and comfy
Keens? Keds?

Mephisto is extremely comfortable and good looking. Ecco and Timberland have some comfy, nice looking shoes also. Don't know much about Keen or Keys.

Geox is my go-to sneak for Europe trips. They're super comfortable, look great with everything and last.

Did a Mediterranean cruise and a week in Italy. My husband and I both had bought walking shoes for this trip. It was July and it was very hot. The only thing we both ended up wearing were a good pair of flip flops. Go to rhe flip flop store in south center and buy a good pair. They have support. Otherwise your feet will be hot and sweaty.

I wore Skechers Go Walk slip ons for 6 weeks of walking in Italy. On hot days it was Go Walk flip flops!

I second this! Wore them in Spain in May and it was warm. Love my Sketchers.

I love my keens! I've been stuck a couple times over the years wearing them for 36 hours straight and they were still comfy! If you watch the keens website they have lots more selection and sometimes sales. I find them true to size (hiking boot, sandal or runner I wear the same size!). Gravity pope shoes also has some good sales on them.

Keen's or Merrill's

Mephisto all the way. Way less expensive in Europe.

Another idea when you are doing a lot of walking is to wear one pair of good shoes the first half of the day....then switch to a second pair for the second half.

Great idea

Skechers Go Walk - wore them for 3 weeks in Europe. Work like a charm.

Geox Respira. Averaged 25,000 steps per day. Helped take the edge off. If anything, my legs were more tired than my feet.

Keen shoes

Never buy Birkenstock. The bottom is now made of cork and they feel like walking on cement! Feet ache after an hour or so. I should have clued in when the sales clerk told me they had to be broken in? Da on my part.

They have always been made of cork...it definitely takes a break in period as they form to your foot. I can walk forever in my Birkenstocks!! Been wearing them for 20+ years:)

Me too!!!!

I love my birks but breaking in is necessary. Also the fit has to be perfect too

I second sketchers

I love birkinstocks

Mephistos

...withoutta doubt...Keen

Which type Keens do you have? I like the look better of the converse style

Lisa I have 6 pairs of Keens for all weather conditions but I swear by the H2

thanks

Keens

Teva flip flops. Just got a brand new pair for my upcoming trip to Croatia. They have a good arch support.

If you want something funky but super comfortable- try Fly London

Please don't get something Hot Pink or orange that screams " running shoe" and marks you as a tourist. Anything with a good sole in a neutral colour pared with a great scarf and you will be all set!

Amen to that! So many guides have told us that flashy runners and backpacks are calling "tourist!" to pickpockets.

So my neon pink workout shoes are a no go? Ha

I have a kind of darker pink running shoe, incredible comfy, but some places I feel incredibly out of place. Something darker and more neutral in colour is a definite need for my next pair.

Fitflop... they will save ur legs

I have 3 pairs of Keens I love (2 mary jane style, 1 slip on type). Great arch support. Also, if you are looking for sandals and arch support is important, Chaco sandals are excellent. I've had mine for over 5 years, and they are still in great shape. Also have lifetime warranty on the webbing.

Keens -Uneek

I wore mine on 3 week mostly walking trip to Italy last year. I took 2 pair and switched out

What stores are the Keen and Mephisto shoes sold in?

Try Soft Moc

sketchers mesh

all i bring is Keens and flipflops

Ecco are the only shoes I can walk 8hrs in

Clarks

Naot

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Ahnu leather boots

I looove my keens!!! I also really love my merrells.

Merrells for sure!

Merrill sandals are amazing. Or NAot. But make sure they fit well. Both are memory foam

* merrell

Stephanie Shepherd

I did all of Europe in keens!!! no blisters ever!! All I pack on trips are keens and a pair of flip flops

Sketcher gels

Birkenstocks

Sketchers go walks - did New York five days straight in them! Such a cushy sole - like walking on marshmallows!

I have these for my trip to Europe this fall. I am glad to see this review

Great question and answers!

Birkenstocks are fab! We did Italy last year so tons of walking and were there in October. I brought some keds to walk in but I ended up wearing my flip flops most of the time.

Birkenstocks allllll the way. I have a bad back and have tried soooo many different kinds of shoes but always go back to Birkenstocks!

Merells are great Lisa! That's why most nurses use them!

Naot sandals, Ecco shoes and Keens hiking boots are my favs

Love Keens!

Geox or clarks. I have always bought clarks walking shoes but recently bought a pair of Geox with net breathable sides and love them!! I went to a convention in Anaheim (no car so walked from our hotel too) and both Disney parks and they were so comfortable! I have bought Clarks for years too and they are great as well. Walked all over Europe in them. Took them for a 2 week trip to Paris and Geneva - again no car - walked everywhere and we did a 15 day river cruise (Budapest to Amsterdam) with walking tours every day. Geox at crossiron has a great sale on right now

I love my Goex runners. Look good enough for going out and are super comfy. Did miles in them in Prauge and Austria and they look as good as new.

I'll throw my vote in for Birkenstocks. I have used them on 3 trips to Europe now. I have 3 pairs -different colours and a couple different styles. Walked 25+ km some days in them and feet not tired.

Agreed! I did Disney in my Birkenstocks and didn't have any pain.

The Native Apollo sneakers are amazing.

I know a lot of people are recommending brands that are well known for making great hiking/walking footwear, but don't overlook some of the more common brands like Nike or Adidas for flip flops. I would highly recommend ones with memory foam. I've had numerous pairs and they don't last forever, but you can wear them all day. They are also very light so pack easily and won't weigh you down if you just bring them along to change into.

Alegria are the most comfortable shoes I have ever worn. I could hike in them I swear.

I just bought a nice pair of black Nike runners. They go with anything, not too bulky or heavy.
A girl on my tour read tons of reviews and bought croc sexy flips for sandals. We were walking 20 km a day on cobblestone and she LOVED them.

I have done trips with Keens and Merrills. I just came back from a trip to Quebec where we walked everywhere wearing my Taos sandals. Great support, comfy and cute. No sore feet for me!

Vans light wieght shoes are awesome

Naots!

Chucks

Mephisito ....helen

I will give a different perspective. EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT FOOT!! I am a kong time Keens wearer, but have a very high arch & Instep and I need a wider toe box because of my longer 2nd & third toes, so Keens were good, compared to other products. However, while in Maui recently, I went into a store called The Walking Company. You need to walk on a computer connected pad to assess your foot and they recommend what is best for your foot. They carried a brand I never heard of called ABEO. Best sandal for MY FOOT ever. I need more arch than Keen and they had it. For my foot, I also love Olukai flip flops, which I discovered on the Big Island, but MEC carries them now.

Olukai are amazing! You can get them at quite a few stores and online. My Sole Addiction (online or the physical store is in Grande Prairie) has a number of them on for a very good sale price right now.

Fitflops!!!!

I loved wearing my birks all through italy. I took runners but I rarely wore them because it was so hot

I can't even remember what I wore the last time we were there. Older now, need more support. Ha!

I have Merrill sandals for the summer, and Blundstones for spring and summer. I can walk miles in both of them.

chucks

Ones that fit.

Did Italy and Japan in Geox. Comfy, a bit of urban stylin', and waterproof.