City Breaks by Car

City Breaks by Car - Elegant Northern Europe
Taking your own car on a continental holiday is still a popular choice with UK travellers for the simple reasons of cost and convenience. The rising cost of holiday car hire and the freedom to relax with an overnight stopover en route or detour offers the flexibility that fly drive holidays simply cannot match. There are many interesting city breaks by car that are easily accessible and require surprisingly little driving. Alluring Paris, Amsterdam and charming Lille with its colourful French and Flemish ambience are just hours away with frequent cross channel ferries or the super efficient Eurotunnel motorail shuttle. Belgian city breaks by car will see fairytale canals and architecture in lovely Bruges, great nightlife in Antwerp and inspiring fine art museums in Brussels.

City Breaks by Car - Explore the sunny Mediterranean
City breaks by car are not only restricted to the elegant cities of northern Europe. The golden sands of the azure Mediterranean beckon for motorists via the excellent French auto routes or allow the train to take the strain. SNCF overnight motorail trains serve stylish Nice, Toulouse and Avignon, opening up a wealth of intriguing destinations across the south of France, Spain and Italy. Shop for designer labels in chic Milan, dance the night away in lively Barcelona or go celebrity spotting along the glamorous Cannes seafront. The raw beauty of the French countryside is also easily accessible and provides a tranquil escape in medieval Carcassonne; Catalan influenced Perpignan or artistic Aix-en-Provence.

City Breaks by Car - Scandinavia and Spain are just a ferry ride away
The UK has international ferry ports dotted throughout its coastline and many countries can be easily reached with direct sailings. City breaks by car to fun loving Dublin are as popular as ever from Holyhead providing a quick and easy route to sample the entire Emerald Isle from charming Shannon to vivacious Cork. The fascinating, eccentric Basque country of northern Spain awaits the adventurous motorist with sailings to chic Bilbao - one of the most unique cities in Europe. From here trendy Madrid is just a few hours’ drive. A Scandinavian city break by car leaving from Harwich offers the hauntingly beautiful Danish countryside to explore en route to vibrant Copenhagen.