Quote Originally Posted by tone View Post
.......I am also wondering should we get the visa after we book a holiday or before? I'd usually prefer to get before but I note they want sight of travel itenaries etc?......Tone
There's two ways to approach it. Either using EU regs & directives or via an agent.
There's plenty of threads for review.

Technically, my post #23 states the EU regulation.

If you look at a typical Visa application form you'll note that there's no requirement for you to answer those questions marked with * on the form (employment,resources,itinerary, Medical Insurances etc.) The entire form is only three pages long.