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First holiday as couple - ideas welcome!

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  • danielley
    danielley Posts: 744 Forumite
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    Skiathos?

    It's very cosmopolitan in the town centre, but the outer resorts are pure chill out relaxation, filled with tavernas and bars.

    And the beaches are to die for :)
  • Salou? There's the portaventura theme park, two water parks, Barcelona just up the road. It's my favourite European holiday!
  • hushman
    hushman Posts: 10 Forumite
    could not recommend Santorini highly enough. Have been several times and have never had a bad holiday. We stay at "Hotel Zorzis" in Perissa {have a look on trip advisor} Hard to get booked into but it is brilliant.Plenty to do and see.......


    good luck hush.
  • greenface
    greenface Posts: 4,871 Forumite
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    Puerto Mogan is a really nice relaxing place with the best fish foodies around . Great palce & Gran Canaria is itself a great area
    :cool: hard as nails on the internet . wimp in the real world :cool:
  • 23rdspiral
    23rdspiral Posts: 1,929 Forumite
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    Florence in Tuscany is stunning, and very nice for a somewhat romantic city break - i would say that... i was proposed to there!

    i found Rome quite full on, busy and sadly dirty, i doubt i'll go back, but Florence, and out into the hill side towns like Sienna i'd return to in a flash.
    Relax, Breathe, Love 2014 Challenges:Cross Stitch Cafe Challenger 23. Frugal Living Challenger. No buying cleaning products. I used MSE advice to reduce my car insurance from 550 to 325!! & paid it off in full!!!
  • Conrad
    Conrad Posts: 33,137 Forumite
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    edited 21 February 2013 at 12:39AM
    Montenegro - next to Croatia. People say it's the place to go now and if you check trip advisor, Kotor seems the most stunning place in Europe and is attracting people from accross the world.


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    Otherwise I'd suggest Kas in Turkey. I preferred it to anywhere in Greece or Spain and deffo way nicer than the Canaries. Really atmospheric and different.

    Stay on Kad peninsular and hire a small car. Brand new marina. Loads of great restaurants - best is way out of town on road to Kalcan.

    We stayed in this villa and it was magical (this is not us btw)

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  • Hello :)

    I would highly recommend Olu Deniz, Turkey. I have to admit to being sceptical at first, but now hubby and I struggle to want to go anywhere else on holiday, and now even take our wee man with us. It's such a gorgeous place, so friendly and lots to see / do. And really good value for money when you're there.

    If you fancy a look on Trip Advisor, check out St Nicholas Heights (where we stayed - slightly outside Olu Deniz). This year we're off to Orka Village (in Hisaronu, the town next door!) and Lykia World is also worth a look, we'll be going there when my son is old enough to appreciate it!

    Enjoy holiday shopping! :T
  • johannalf88
    johannalf88 Posts: 2,827 Forumite
    Just to say if u r ever planning on going to Paris, go before you are 26. All the museums etc r free for EU young people!
    :T
  • lee111s
    lee111s Posts: 2,987 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Me and my girlfriend went on our first holiday together last month and went to Puerto del Carmen in Lanzarote. Was ideal for what we wanted, nice weather, very reasonable, plenty of choice and not too busy (but by no means a ghost town).
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