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where to go for a city break? Madrid, Barcelona, Rome etc?

(16 Posts)
bishboschone Tue 09-Feb-10 12:45:32
Hubby has a load of air miles and wants us to go somewhere without kids for our 10th anniversary in June..Can anyone recommend a city. I can pretty much choose any where in Europe although Venice is not available. Also a hotel if anyone knows one too..Thank you
wordsonascreen Tue 09-Feb-10 12:47:33
Rome is fab and shouldn't be too hot in June.
Portofino Tue 09-Feb-10 12:53:33
Barcelona every time! Mr&Mrs Smith great for Grown Up weekends....
Portofino Tue 09-Feb-10 12:54:14
Actually Seville and Prague are pretty fab too.
strudelface Tue 09-Feb-10 12:58:18
We went to Rome for our 10th Wedding Anniversary - lots to do and easily walkable.

But I would also recommend Vienna too.
bishboschone Tue 09-Feb-10 13:02:17
thanks ladies..more confused now. I do want it to be easily walkable. We did the same in Paris years ago and both got blisters we walked so much. What did you do in Rome ..strudel? I do quite fancy it altough Barcelona looks good to...argh!
Rubyrubyruby Tue 09-Feb-10 13:05:13
Rome - I love Rome.
Quintessential12belowZero Tue 09-Feb-10 13:06:01
Oslo.
Oslo is beautiful. smile
Good museums, good restaurants, and not so big that you get blisters!

Or you can be really adventurous and visit the arctic. wink
strudelface Tue 09-Feb-10 13:08:19
We did the Colleseum and other assorted Roman ruins, Acropolis, Vatican, Sistine Chapel museum, Spanish Steps, interspersed with lots of stopping at cafes for coffee, lunch and dinner.

Vienna is also easily walkable too or you hop on a tram - could suggest lots for you to do there too.

I would like to go Barcelona too so understand your dilema.
dingledangle Tue 09-Feb-10 13:18:22
Barcelona is a great city, lots to do and see.

Madrid is great perhaps less popular than Barcelona.

Rome, excellent lots to do.

Oslo a fabululous place, VERY expensive however, more so than say Stockholm or other Scandinavian places.

Fes a really interesting place to go or the more popular Marrakech.

Budapest is a great city to visit as well.

Palma is also an interesting place to visit, flights are very cheap and you can visit the city and drive a little around the island too. A good mixture.

Moscow is really interesting too. June a good time to go!

I travelled a lot before the children arrived. Some of these places are great with children too!
Depends how long you want to fly for!
bishboschone Tue 09-Feb-10 13:19:05
its tricky isn't it? I am sure they are all beautiful cities. I do fancy a bit of adult culture and sitting in cafes etc. Also some sight seeing. Thank you for your advice
bishboschone Tue 09-Feb-10 16:53:13
anyone else?
Openbook Tue 09-Feb-10 17:00:09
Madrid is fab for art - 3 great galleries also great bars and restaurants, Barca great for architecture and apparently for nightlife but we didn't indulge, Rome - well it's Italy so it's got everything at a price. i think i enjoyed Madrid marginally more than Barcelona because of the food. Seville is gorgeous - love it, love it, love it, great buildings, history, food. if you like renaissance art there is always Florence.
bishboschone Tue 09-Feb-10 17:49:59
wow thanks open book..good to get an opinion from someone who has been to a few cities. Is Rome very expensive to eat and drink etc?

i am not really into art or anything but would like to try something new!
bishboschone Tue 09-Feb-10 17:52:46
thanks dingle dangle ..lots of info there. Don't mind how long we fly for but we probably will only have 3 nights so the nearer the better I think.
wordsonascreen Tue 09-Feb-10 17:57:14
Rome is expensive if you sit in a cafe directly overlooking the Colosseum (don't eat there its shit)

What you do is find the little place down the side roads (much better and half the price)

We stayed in a little hotel just off the Spanish steps (so fairly central)

You can walk to most places (thats part of the fun) but to get to the vatican we took a train (v easy)

And the night life was v good (lots of bars and bootiful people)
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