EU countries you can visit without eating into your 90-day Schengen limit
dailystar.co.uk90 days per 180 days in the Schengen Area. The Schengen Area includes most EU countries, as well as Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.But not all EU countries are part of the Schengen, meaning you can visit them without eating away into your 90-day limit.READ MORE: Brexit travel rules: How to get around the 90-day restriction to stay in Europe longerThe Republic of Ireland doesn’t typically come to mind when thinking of summer holidays, but Brits can enjoy trips to places like Dublin and Cork without stepping foot into the Schengen Area.Being an island, Ireland has a coastline that is full of beaches and pretty coastal towns worth visiting, and unlike other countries, temperatures don’t get so hot that you can’t enjoy being outdoors.What’s more is that thanks to the Common Travel Area (CTA) agreement between the UK and the Republic of Ireland, British nationals can stay in Ireland for as long as they want without requiring a visa or residency permit.Croatia's profile as a popular tourist destination for Brits looking for a bit of sun and sand along the Adriatic coastline has been rising as of late.Tourists can enjoy resort towns such as Split, Zadar and Dubrovnik which straddle the country’s 2,000-kilometre coastline which runs adjacent to the Italian shore, where temperatures reach 30C over the summer.Just like the Schengen Area, British tourists can only stay in Croatia for 90 within a 180-day period without a visa, but staying in Croatia won’t deplete your 90-day allowance in the Schengen.Bulgaria and Romania aren’t as popular with summer vacations as they perhaps should be, but both countries are EU members which aren’t part of the Schengen Area.Together, the two countries have a combined coastline along.
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