City Break Ideas

[Blue Valkyrie]

Tallinn, and Dubrovnik are also well worth considering alongside those mentioned already.

 

[atfc village]

Trogir Croatia ,4 miles from Split Airport .Small compact and a Unesco World Heritage site. Other than that Belgrade ,Salzburg,Valencia and Vilnius are all worth a visit.

 

[atfc village]

I fancy going to Iceland at some point, what's it like price wise?

£4.50 to £6 a beer back in October ,a top place to visit.

 

[Tight shorts]

My top 3, based on my own experiences, would be:-

Krakow - will be cold but beautiful square and interesting city, very good value and loads of interesting things to see, esp Aushwitz, Schindlers Factory. Recommend AAA Krakow Apartments
Budapest - see what Sully said earlier
Marrakech - if you want some heat and a total contrast stay in a Rhiad in the old area, its quite manic so if you're not up for that go for a hotel in the newer sanitised area. Amazing Atlas mountain trips - ski and sunbathe on the same day if you wish

 

[fcportaloo]

Copenhagen
Sevilla
Llubjana

 

[fcportaloo]

Copenhagen
Sevilla
Llubjana

Oh and Lisbon

 

[Bold Seagull]

I fancy going to Iceland at some point, what's it like price wise?

I'm going with the wife at the end of March....I'm expecting it to be expensive!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I'm going with the wife at the end of March....I'm expecting it to be expensive!

Best way to approach it. Then (a) you're not shocked and (b) occasionally you're pleasantly surprised.

 

[shangambling1]

Amsterdam! Just booked Thur-Sun for 200 per person incl hotel & flights (BA from gatwick) from BA site

 

[Springal]

Managed to get a decent deal with BA to Barcelona with a hotel (£350 for both of us, including 3 nights in a decent 4* hotel), so popping there next month.

Missus has OK'd the Barcelona / Ossasuna game if it falls on the Sunday evening. Result.

Thanks all, some great choices here. Dubrovnik also looked great, but not a regular BA service (only twice a week) unfortunately.

 

[Puppet Master]

I really liked Budapest. It was so beautiful and just "different". A good mix of not quiet but not rammed with twatty stag do's.

 

[Driver8]

Managed to get a decent deal with BA to Barcelona with a hotel (£350 for both of us, including 3 nights in a decent 4* hotel), so popping there next month.

Missus has OK'd the Barcelona / Ossasuna game if it falls on the Sunday evening. Result.

Thanks all, some great choices here. Dubrovnik also looked great, but not a regular BA service (only twice a week) unfortunately.

I'll be there that weekend as going to the Ossasuna game!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I'm meant to be going to Toulouse soon. It's meant to be lovely. Is that the case? Anyone been?

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

I'm meant to be going to Toulouse soon. It's meant to be lovely. Is that the case? Anyone been?

Tonight possibly.

Here all week by the way.

 

[dougdeep]

Barcelona is a great city. If you are there Sunday you may be able to catch a match at the New Camp.

This.

 

[Spider]

Bit late, but my favourite city break was Lisbon. Really pretty to look at, cheap food and beer, lots of cool drinking terraces with amazing views, interesting things to see, lovely city to wander in. Most of all, it's not too big, which I always find overbearing on weekend breaks.

Sintra also well worth a day trip.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Stockholm is fantastic. Expensive, but fantastic.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

If u haven't been before go to Venice.

Most beautiful city in the world IMHO.

Won't be smelly or too overrun at this time of year and if u shop around needn't be that expensive either. Loads to do and see.
Been 4 times. Would love to go again.

Another vote for Venice - I went there in March time couple of years back - ideal climate.
I'm not particularly in to art, culture, religion, etc but the side-street bars and cafes were a pleasure.
Not seeing a motor car for a full 48 hours was kinda therapeutic too, as I'm sure, was the fresh unpolluted air.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I'm meant to be going to Toulouse soon. It's meant to be lovely. Is that the case? Anyone been?

I did but it was during the world cup. I did not watch England play but England were the next team to arrive after the game I watched. Sad really as the day after the game the town was barricaded up in anticipation of the England fans arrival. It was a really nice place for the first 2 days I was there. The local carpenters must have made a fortune givne the number of business they boarded up.

 

[vegster]

This, especially if you can work a trip to Bruge in.

edit: didn't see Piltdown Man's recommendation before posting Bruge is a lovely place though.

Travel light to maximise the amount of beer you can carry back.