City Breaks?

[PeteB]

She has the hankering to book a foreign city break for a long weekend, early next year. Tallin, Estonia has been mentioned and looks an interesting spot. Where have you been? Where would you recommend? 

[djbobbins]

My other half and I set ourselves the challenge many years ago of going to see every European capital city. Up to now we have done most of the western side of Europe and are starting on the east. Of all the places we have been (Madrid, Lisbon, Paris, Brussels, Luxembourg, Amsterdam, London, Dublin, Berlin, Rome, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Moscow, Bern, Monaco, Valletta) I would say:

Lisbon for a winter break
Rome for sightseeing (again, also good to go in autumn or spring)
Warsaw for interestingness (contrast between old Poland, WW2 stuff, communist era then more modern, also good value for money)
Berlin v. good overall including excellent German science and technology museum

Baltic capitals are on the to do list; in a few weeks we are off to Montenegro to do Podgorica.

We like it - hunt for cheap flights, find accommodation and get it booked, then the challenge of actually making your way to the accommodation. This part has got much simpler since the advent of smart phones and international roaming!

[stihlmadasever]

Copenhagen is great for a long weekend,tivoli gardens beung a big christmas attraction or Brussells if you like amazing food,architecture and wandering around a beautiful city.

[Mick Dempsey]

Prague was very good in winter.

Rome was absolutely brilliant, but  use guide books and smartphones apps and all that so you don’t waste any time.

[nepia]

We found Copenhagen OK but only OK (in May); the mermaid was a total letdown!  Not a bad place, just...underwhelming.

 

Ljubljana is beautiful and compact; you can walk across the old city in 20 minutes.  Many large riverside restaurants with excellent food.

 

I think many middle and eastern European cities have the same characteristic; beautiful old cities, unremarkable modern bits.

Zagreb springs to mind; the 70s residential blocks you see on the way in from the airport could be Moscow but the old city is a different world.  The cathedral, the Jewish cemetery, glorious architecture.  And more good restaurants.

[Mark Bolam]

7 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Prague was very good in winter.

Rome was absolutely brilliant, but  use guide books and smartphones apps and all that so you don’t waste any time.

Got to agree here.

Malta is always great.

Also loved Belfast.

[Ratman]

Anyone done the trip to Warsaw including the trips to krakow and auschwitz? Really fancy this and its history.

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Nostalgia? Seems an odd choice of word!

Edited September 30, 2018 by Mick Dempsey

[Ratman]

Yeah your right Mick, knew soon as i’d sent it! ??‍♂️ apologies!
I meant historical relevance, wasnt a nice period in its time at all, i’m told its a very eerie place to visit, but i’m very intrigued all the same.

[Mick Dempsey]

Yeah I know, only ragging?

 

We have a place near here called Oradour Sur Glane http://www.oradour.org/

 

Site of a Nazi massacre, sort of a local attraction, in a weird way.