winter city break

catoutthebag

I want to book a winter European City break for a few days. I like culture. I've been to Rome,Paris, bruges, Brussels, Copenhagen, dubrovnik, Berlin, Barcelona, palma, Budapest, lisbon & few others.

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richardw

Granada, if LCY is convenient they have direct flights, otherwise to Malaga and then a frequent regular coach transfer.

catoutthebag

I have never considered those. Is granada a more sun break attracting a more 'package holiday with kids' type crowd or am I totally wrong with the Malaga being mentioned?

I'd like scandi but poor light now.

Thinking Prague. .hopefully no hen or stag do around this time.

Amy thoughts on Vienna or Munich too?

As an aside I've never booked in Dec or Jan - do companies offer January sales on flights or hotels to go in Jan / Feb?

catoutthebag

richardw wrote: »

Granada, if LCY is convenient they have direct flights, otherwise to Malaga and then a frequent regular coach transfer.

Granada looks lovely.
Not looking to mess with coach transfers though. Would like a quick clean no messing flight direct.
And granada would be more a spring break I think.

melanzana

Nice, France.

Lovely out of season.

esuhl

I enjoyed Amsterdam -- there are some great museums and galleries (the Van Gogh Museum is amazing) and street markets. The city is compact so it's easy to walk around (even easier if you hop on a tram) and quite pretty with all the canals and not-very-much motor traffic.

Personally I'd avoid Friday and Saturday when the place gets overrun by visiting tourists hoping for a weekend they'll never remember, but the rest of the time it's really nice.

HHarry

Munich is pretty, but quite small - you might not be able to fill more than afew days with sightseeing.

Mels suggestion of Nice might be a good idea. Or, as slightly 'out there' suggestion how about Monaco? We've just come back from a weekend and had a fantastic time. Booking through BA Holidays gets you a whole load of vouchers for free entry to the main attractions and museums, and if you look around for places to eat it doesn't have to be stupidly expensive. Nice weather, lots of landmarks - it was a pleasant surprise.

catoutthebag

I'm going solo too. I see nice and Monaco to be sunny destinations and probably quite windy being coastal. Only going for a few days.

Amsterdam and Prague seem to be frontrunner

Chocolate&Baubles

melanzana wrote: »

Nice, France.

Lovely out of season.

Ditto on Nice plus flight prices tend to be cheapish.Worth taking the train over to the iconic Cannes and Monaco. Milan is great for shopping and designer "culture". My favourite is always Venice for a short break.

joerugby

If you like culture and excellent food consider Madrid

catoutthebag

joerugby wrote: »

If you like culture and excellent food consider Madrid

Will do. Thankd.