Last minute city breaks

[wakeytom]

Brussels - go on the Eurostar, so much easier than flying, nice and comfy and quick. Book on http://www.lastminute.com/city-breaks/eurostar.html you can easily get a city centre hotel for £200 each. Went there last autumn and it was very good

 

[seagulls99]

Brilliant - thanks for all the suggestions so far!

 

[crodonilson]

I concur with most of what has already been said but another to recommend is Ljubljana. Great city and do a day trip to Lake Bled which is stunning.

 

[mylesfdo]

I concur with most of what has already been said but another to recommend is Ljubljana. Great city and do a day trip to Lake Bled which is stunning.

+1 to this....stunning city and Lake Bled is amazing.

I love Amsterdam though as well for a weekend break, load of cultural stuff to do there and obv good nightlife if u want it too!

 

[dannyboy]

If you fly to Split which has already been mentioned the airport is actually closer to a place called Trogir than it is to Split itself . Brilliant place old walled city which is also a little island. it has no cars loads bars restaurants and squares to wander around. Its a unesco heritage site. if you want the beach just walk over the bridge to the mainland or another island on the other side and bingo . Croatia is pretty cheap too.

Where I live now I wont be able to go to Croatia again . Apart from the albion and mates holidays to Croatia are a thing ill miss

 

[Blue3]

Best to go in Spring/Autumn but if you dont mind the heat,if anyone asks me what is the best City in Europe I always say Rome.
Fabulous City.

Agree if it was not full of thefts and con artists collectively known as Italians

 

[KingKev]

Bologna. Great food. Nice town. Airport 10km from centre of the old town. Not many tourists but English widely understood as it's a big (and old) university town.
The free open air cinema festival may even be on now...
What's not to like?

 

[Jim in the West]

I'd second the Berlin recommendation - so much history, relatively cheap, cool vibe, most people speak English (if that's important). Also, we went to Lyon in April - great city, and relatively easy to get to (via Eurostar).

 

[Pudos]

My favorite City in Spain. But this time of year.. Jesus.

Agree here. Lovely place, incredibly hot, all the Spanish locals good looking, cool and smart. Then there was me and the Mrs....

 

[Notters]

Easyjet now fly to Granada. Surely nowhere better?

 

[Wardy's twin]

My favorite City in Spain. But this time of year.. Jesus.

it must have been over 45 degrees last weekend as an average. Lovely place though.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

One of the best European city breaks we've had in recent years was Belfast, well worth a visit IMHO.

Seconded. Only came back from a 4 night break in Belfast on Monday. So much to see and do. The Titanic Museum of course. Hop on hop off open top bus around the city taking in all the sights. A walking tour of the Shankill and Falls Roads where the troubles started. Crumlin Road Jail, Botanic Gardens and the Ulster Museum. The list goes on and on.

In fact we left a lot undone, even though we were there for 4 full nights. Just outside the city there is plenty on offer too. The Giants Causeway is ony about a ninety minute drive away along the beautiful Antrim Coast. Various castles, and the Bushmills Distillery are close by, and the locals are all very friendly too!

You won't come away disappointed thats for sure.

 

[Notters]

Seville

Granada is similar but cheaper, prettier and a little cooler. Excellent free tapas with every drink - no need to buy any food.

 

[Bakero]

Seville

You'd be mad to come to Seville for a weekend at this time of year.

 

[Trufflehound]

I love Amsterdam though as well for a weekend break, load of cultural stuff to do there and obv good nightlife if u want it too!

No point in coming to Amsterdam this weekend - the weather's shit at the moment.

Also practically impossible to find a good deal on hotels at short notice. They tend to fill up months in advance (or the good places do at any rate).

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

You'd be mad to come to Seville for a weekend at this time of year.

What gives?

I did exactly that in July 2014. It was 35-37 degrees all weekend. Managed to survive somehow. The old town had narrow streets with tallish buildings so were in the shade for much of the day. Highly recommend the Hotel San Gil which has marble floors, air-conned rooms, a lovely shaded courtyard with orange trees. Oh, and a rooftop pool

 

[Bakero]

What gives?

I did exactly that in July 2014. It was 35-37 degrees all weekend. Managed to survive somehow. The old town had narrow streets with tallish buildings so were in the shade for much of the day. Highly recommend the Hotel San Gil which has marble floors, air-conned rooms, a lovely shaded courtyard with orange trees. Oh, and a rooftop pool

A pool and air-con without the prospect of a whopping electric bill certainly make it bearable.

 

[Brother Sid]

Bilbao, great food, bars, not difficult to get a football ticket. Friendly people, entirely safe and walkable, plus the Guggenheim ,. Cheap flights from Gatwick a bonus.

 

[East Staffs Gull]

Hard to go wrong with any non-industrialised European city. Just look for cheap flights and accommodation, with easy transfers.

 

[Blue3]

Just on a Norwegian flight somewhere over Germany have had a great few days in Split Croatia highly recommend if you like loads of History, nice and very classy people, great well priced food and drink loads of youngsters lots of night club if you like that no drunks all good