Cultural City Breaks

Cultural city breaks - The great enriching cities of Europe
The illustrious cities of Europe offer a veritable feast of cultural weekend breaks that are sure to satisfy all lovers of art, architecture, music, opera, theatre, cinema, museums and history. Art fans have an enticing choice of cultural city breaks to choose from. High on any list of cultural short breaks for art lovers is Madrid with its superb Prado, Thyssen and Reina Sofia galleries. Cultural city breaks in Amsterdam will feature Van Gogh, while New York boasts the extraordinary riches of the Guggenheim, the Metropolitan, the Whitney and the Museums of Modern Art and the Moving Image. Barcelona cultural weekend breaks feature Picasso, Gaudi and a city where Gothic splendours rub shoulders with the finest in 20th century and contemporary architecture. Eastern European cultural city breaks in Prague and Budapest are a constant architectural delight as are lesser-known destinations like Brussels and Bruges.

Cultural weekend breaks - From Ancient Rome to modern Berlin
Cultural short breaks in Rome offer a unique abundance of astonishing ancient sites and stunning churches magnificently set in the heart of a vibrant city. Venice has staggering art treasures within its beautiful churches and Renaissance palaces. In terms of culture few city breaks can match Berlin, which presently boasts over 170 museums! For sheer variety few culture city breaks can match London, with its world-renowned museums, historic buildings, magnificent galleries, terrific live music venues, famous musicals and thriving theatre world.

Cultural short breaks - Popular culture worldwide
While cultural weekend breaks conjure up images of art, architecture and classical music, many city break destinations offer irresistible culture of a more popular kind: the pubs of Dublin and Edinburgh, the tapas bars and flamenco of Seville and Malaga, fado in Lisbon, jazz in New York and fashion in Milan. Cities like Vienna, Berlin, London, New York, Venice and Budapest stage magnificent festivals of classical music, opera and cinema and attract superb temporary art exhibitions. Destinations worldwide offer a fascinating choice of cultural city breaks where the attraction is the living culture of the people themselves: the exotic mystery of Marrakech, the colour and atmosphere of Istanbul, and the mix of tradition and modernity in Dubai.