Lively City Breaks

Eat, drink and dance the weekend away! 



Heading off for a weekend of drinking and dancing is hugely popular with the Brits, and there’s no shortage of choices offering the perfect place to spend a lively couple of days away. From New York and London, boasting world-class bars and clubs together with a cutting-edge music scene, to classic European capitals like Berlin, Amsterdam, Milan, Copenhagen and Lisbon, known for their unique atmosphere and diverse style, there’s somewhere to suit everyone’s taste and budget.

Great range of options, from the Mediterranean to the Baltic

Few countries offer such reliable nightlife as Spain. Cities are packed with enjoyable music bars and discos, and the country’s late-night culture makes for effortless bar-hopping. When it comes to fun weekend breaks in Spain, few cities can match the pace of Madrid or Barcelona, however, even smaller cities such as Almeria and Murcia have plenty of easygoing weekend action. Beach resorts have a clear advantage when it comes to non-stop entertainment during the summer, with favourites being Malaga on the Costa del Sol, the Majorca capital, Palma, or the island of Ibiza.

Competitive prices in many Baltic and Eastern European capitals mean weekends away can be economical as well as fun, and many capital cities in the region are now known for their energetic and popular city breaks. Both Prague and Budapest have thriving clubbing scenes, and certain emerging Baltic capitals have rapidly gained a great reputation, with cities such as Tallinn, Riga and Bratislava packing a punch way above their size.

Plenty of destinations boasting an energetic and youthful vibe

Try to look further than the obvious choices, for example, both Stockholm and Hamburg offer surprisingly fun-packed weekend breaks, whilst cities like Athens, and even Brussels, offer plenty for determined clubbers. Surprising cities, such as the dynamic Reykjavik, and the multicultural city of Marseille, offer memorable lively weekends away. Closer to home, the UK now attempts to rival Milan and Barcelona in terms of trendy bars and fashionable clubbing, with Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff and Edinburgh remaining favourite destinations for weekends of non-stop action.