Best European City Break?

[whelk]

Well maybe not the best but any hidden gems?

I feel I have done most and quite a few many times but Valencia and Seville yet to do. And Copenhagen.

Any recommendations?

[Farmer Saint]

Seville and Valencia are great, as is Florence.

[Tamesaint]

Ljubljana in Slovenia. Great for a weekend. 

[iansums]

38 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

Seville and Valencia are great, as is Florence.

We're off to Seville next month, looking forward to it. We did Berlin last year and that was good.

[badgerx16]

We like Vienna. 

[iansums]

Just now, badgerx16 said:

We like Vienna. 

Good shout, the wife wants to do that, Xmas market.

[Farmer Saint]

23 minutes ago, iansums said:

We're off to Seville next month, looking forward to it. We did Berlin last year and that was good.

I have visited Berlin a lot in the past through work and there is one abiding memory - it's so fucking cold in Winter.

[iansums]

We often like to add an extra night to any city break so we can do a day trip somewhere by train. Have been really impressed by the Italian train system.

[trousers]

Valletta, Krakow, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Palma, Dubrovnik 

[whelk]

No one can persuade me to do Belfast but keep hearing good things and others keen to go. 

[whelk]

31 minutes ago, trousers said:

Valletta, Krakow, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Palma, Dubrovnik 

Krakow is one want to do also - think I am the only person on planet not to have been

[sadoldgit]

I wasn’t bothered about going to Venice until we actually went there and loved it. I’d also endorse the vote for Florence. Nearer home Bruges and Amsterdam were enjoyable trips. Dublin for the craic and the Guinness.

Edited 7 hours ago by sadoldgit

[Wiggles31]

Salzburg was awesome. And a short drive into the mountains and lakes. 

[east-stand-nic]

28 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

I wasn’t bothered about going to Venice until we actually went there and loved it. I’d also endorse the vote for Florence. Nearer home Bruges and Amsterdam were enjoyable trips. Dublin for the craic and the Guinness.

Would have thought you would stick to London seeing as your hero khan has created the bestest and safest city in the world. 

[trousers]

Cork, Galway, Toulouse, Liverpool, Budapest 

[trousers]

31 minutes ago, Wiggles31 said:

Salzburg was awesome. And a short drive into the mountains and lakes. 

We did a day trip by train from Salzburg to Kitzbuhel. Had lunch at the top of the Hahnenkamm. Marvelous. 

Preferred Salzburg to Vienna, although the latter is a great destination too. 

Edited 7 hours ago by trousers

[benjii]

1 hour ago, trousers said:

Valletta, Krakow, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Palma, Dubrovnik 

To add to this. Salzburg <> Munich is an easy day trip.

[benjii]

53 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

I wasn’t bothered about going to Venice until we actually went there and loved it. I’d also endorse the vote for Florence. Nearer home Bruges and Amsterdam were enjoyable trips. Dublin for the craic and the Guinness.

Venice in the winter is a must. Take Wellies.

[Turkish]

Cant really go wrong with any Italian city break, the obvious ones like Rome Venice and Florence are great. For ones a bit of the beaten track though we've been to Bologna and Palermo for City breaks and they were both fantastic also cheaper than the major cities. We also did a day in Verona when we were on holiday there a few years ago, loved it there.

As others have said Krakow is good and cheap, Budapest nicer than i thought it would be. A bit further afield you can do Marrakesh in just under 5 hours which is brilliant, been twice and might be going back later this year. 

[trousers]

Our main reason for going to Krakow was to visit Auschwitz. I would urge everyone who hasn't been to go to there. Its harrowing and fascinating in equal measures and genuinely leaves you feeling overwhelmed in sadness and reflection.

The Wieliczka Salt Mine is also a 'must see'. Stunning. 

Edited 6 hours ago by trousers

[iansums]

1 hour ago, whelk said:

No one can persuade me to do Belfast but keep hearing good things and others keen to go. 

I think it could be very interesting Belfast.

[iansums]

1 hour ago, sadoldgit said:

I wasn’t bothered about going to Venice until we actually went there and loved it. I’d also endorse the vote for Florence. Nearer home Bruges and Amsterdam were enjoyable trips. Dublin for the craic and the Guinness.

We did Florence from Venice and also Verona, that's a nice city.

[iansums]

We have manufacturing partners in Gdansk and Budapest so been to both loads of times, both lovely cities. Krakow is a good shout, think you can fly from Bournemouth, but the wife refuses to visit Auschwitz.

[east-stand-nic]

Tallinn. 

Riga.

Anywhere weird and off the normal track. 

[benjii]

Pattaya.

[Gloucester Saint]

Antwerp is good and pretty easy from Southampton if you’re going from there. Or from Gloucestershire really. Great architecture including an amazing cathedral which Toby A had a tattoo of down his arms, zoo, stunning station, UNESCO listed museums, top level art galleries and in winter the jazz bars are full, summer lots of squares to eat and drink in, some of the best beer in the world, great chocolate and renowned for jewellery. 

Can’t wait to go there for work or play again. Rotterdam or Amsterdam not far on the train either.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Wakefield.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Went to Prague for new year a few years back. A pretty unique experience!

Anywhere in Italy. Did Verona and a few days around Lake Garda last year and it's brilliant. Same with most places in Italy.

Dubrovnik or Split (and probably other places in Croatia). Beautiful country, like Italy but a bit less up itself. And cheaper.

Dublin. Got pissed.

Bern/Swiss Alps. Beautiful place.

 

[bpsaint]

3 hours ago, iansums said:

We have manufacturing partners in Gdansk and Budapest so been to both loads of times, both lovely cities. Krakow is a good shout, think you can fly from Bournemouth, but the wife refuses to visit Auschwitz.

Another vote for Budapest here. Fantastic place for a city break.

[egg]

Another shout for Krakow. So much to see inside and outside the city. 

Budapest is lovely and a great weekender. 

Reykjavik is wonderful, as is the area around it. 

[egg]

3 hours ago, trousers said:

Our main reason for going to Krakow was to visit Auschwitz. I would urge everyone who hasn't been to go to there. Its harrowing and fascinating in equal measures and genuinely leaves you feeling overwhelmed in sadness and reflection.

The Wieliczka Salt Mine is also a 'must see'. Stunning. 

The salt mine is great. Easy hop on the train. 

[Weston Super Saint]

Hull. European city of culture so must be pretty good.

[ChrisPY]

3 hours ago, east-stand-nic said:

Tallinn. 

Riga.

Anywhere weird and off the normal track. 

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