I want to get the opinions of some more experienced travelers in order to focus the first stage of our planning. Here are the facts:

• Married couple in our early 20s, no kids
• Currently living in the south, but from the northeast (i.e. Boston)
• Planning a two week trip next June to reunite after we'll have been apart for several months
• I've never been outside the US & Canada; wife has only been to Europe as a kid

We are primarily interested in going to Europe. To me, that includes Scandinavia even though it has its own forum (but I'm posting here). By all means, if you have another suggestion after reading this, let me know.

Our interests include the following:

• Visually attractive, walkable cities
• Learning about history
• Food (especially chocolate and baked goods)
• Beaches and water
• Day-hikes in the mountains

We do not care for the following:

• Bars, breweries, wineries, nightlife
• Driving anywhere
• Bus or trolley tours
• Camping

To provide a baseline, the best trip that we've done so far was actually a long weekend to Savannah, GA. We stayed at a bed and breakfast, did a couple private walking tours, and attended a "cooking school" experience. We left feeling like we were very intimate with the city.

What we don't want is a stereotypical whirlwind of sightseeing, checking all the obligatory boxes, like most tourists seem to do. Since we're reuniting after several months apart (doing some very stressful work), we definitely want some quiet time together. I'm thinking that we should spend the entire two weeks in only one or two places in order to minimize time/effort spent moving around, also so that we can get to know the area(s) more deeply.

So what are your thoughts?