City Break Holidays

When it comes to planning that well-deserved short break, the sheer choice and variety nowadays may very well leave you dazed and confused. There is a mass of choice for classical continental cities, sleepy historic market towns and riotous clubbing weekends. You are not just restricted to London's big three airports either if an adventurous exotic city break holiday is on the cards. Intriguing destinations in Eastern Europe, Africa and the Americas can be enjoyed direct from UK regional airports. City break holidays to elegant European capitals like eternal Rome, Berlin or Madrid have a universal appeal for all ages and are still the number one draw for art and history lovers.

 

Enticing golden beaches and blue skies make the Mediterranean a main family attraction all year round. Palma de Mallorca, Alicante and Malaga are as popular as ever or you can spend an idyllic weekend away in sun-baked Malta, Dubrovnik, Palermo or Nice. The pace of life cranks up a notch or two in Europe's party capitals of Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin and Milan. A city break holiday is the perfect excuse to attend one of the continent's spectacular annual events. The Munich Oktoberfest, Cannes Film festival or a riotous St Patrick's Day in Dublin are all one of a kind experiences that are sure to live long in the memory. These are all hot tickets and really have to be booked months in advance to avoid disappointment.

 

There is nowhere that can to compare to continental Europe for dedicated art and history fans and sightseeing opportunities are virtually endless in the entrancing Italian cities of Florence, Verona and Venice for example. Elsewhere you can live and breathe captivating medieval history in magical Bruges and Carcassonne or explore the exquisite classical music heritage of Salzburg, Vienna or Bratislava. The astonishing central European capitals of Prague and vivacious Budapest are as alluring as ever but are facing stiff competition from emerging Eastern Europe in places such as bewitching St Petersburg, Riga and romantic Tallinn. For a welcome change of scenery and pace of life, explore the winding lanes and attractive squares of sleepy Aix en Provence or elegant Murcia and Almeria, the perfect spots for a no stress romantic escape and all guarantee hot sunny weather.