[Travel] Quick Break Next Week

[raymondo]

Valencia is lovely. Much much nicer than Barcelona or Madrid. Laid back, the people are lovely and by all accounts so much less tourist crime.
Lots of wonderful eateries and bars. I thoroughly recommend it.

Another shout out for Valencia! Great tapas bars in the centre, fairly laid back, great beach front for a walk with fish restaurants, and stunning architecture at the marine/aquarium complex thingy ()

 

[raymondo]

Malta? English speaking and loads of history. Thousands of restaurants.
I can advise if required.

Just be careful if you hire a car on a hot day, as in my experience the locals drive in the shade

 

[The Optimist]

Florence

I love this city.

I would also highly recommend Ortigia in Sicily (stay in Ortigia itself not in another part of the wider city of Syracuse).

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Just returned from Zadar. 2 days Long enough for Zadar, a longer trip would include Split and Dubrovnik.
Cheap , nice weather, recommend. Flight was £12.99

Checked on easyjet and can never find £12.99 flights, they all seem to start at £120 and then the return is like £200, maybe I'm looking at the wrong places

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Do this approximately once a year and love it though we take the car. Mad to do a foreign trip and return home having put only 50 miles on the car.

We did similar, went to Fecamp

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Thank you all, I have submitted a few ideas to Mrs OW and I'll keep you posted

 

[chrisg]

Checked on easyjet and can never find £12.99 flights, they all seem to start at £120 and then the return is like £200, maybe I'm looking at the wrong places

Depends where you fly from. I flew from Bournemouth airport with Ryanair.
Whole of June departures are less than £20 each way if you have a look.

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Another thumbs up for Vienna...stunning city. We went for the Xmas markets in Nov/Dec though, which may be a wildly different experience to going in early summer.

I've always fancied Girona - meant to be lovely.

Girona: the perfect short break from Barcelona

Girona, a city steeped in history, is perfect for a short break. Stroll through its streets, visit the Cathedral and discover locations from the Game of Thrones series.

www.barcelo.com

 

[Wardy's twin]

I've lost count, it's my favourite city in Europe

It's a great place to go , my daughter did a year of university there.

 

[DerekZoolander]

As no one else has mentioned it, Gdańsk. A truly historic beautiful city with a lovely riverfront of bars and restaurants. Great Museums, the largest castle in the world and lovely sandy beaches at Sopot. Dirt cheap and the people are lovely. Only problem is that you have to fly from Luton or Stanstead.

Seconded. Went there at the start of May with daughter and along with Tallinn, probably my favourite place in Europe. The history around the city is incredible and gutted we didn't get a chance to do the WW2 museum there, but I don't think it was the place for a 7 year old! They say you need at least 4 hours to walk round it all.

If you can, do a sunset boat cruise, stunning. So easy to get round on the trams, but Ubers were dirt cheap, think it cost 9 quid from hotel back to airport for about 25 minute journey.

 

[Wardy's twin]

Another shout out for Valencia! Great tapas bars in the centre, fairly laid back, great beach front for a walk with fish restaurants, and stunning architecture at the marine/aquarium complex thingy ()

and another shout for Valencia.... (though I think Seville is better) great tapas and lots to see and do.

 

[Lethargic]

If you want somewhere off the beaten track try Český Krumlov. Bit of a challenge to get to but worth the effort.

 

[Rodney Thomas]

If you want somewhere off the beaten track try Český Krumlov. Bit of a challenge to get to but worth the effort.

Cesky Budajovisky not far away either

 

[Train Spotter]

České Budějovice
Is only a couple of hours on train from Prague. Got a massive square with bars & restaurants all around it. Stayed there a few times. Great place!