To ask for short haul/European break recommendations

[BecauseICan22]

Sorry for posting in AIBU, shamelessly looking for traffic.

DH and I got married in March this year. We've had 4 losses, latest being yesterday an Ectopic which I'm now being treated for.

Between the wedding, buying our new house, blending 2 families and commuting between London & the Midlands, we're utterly exhausted and emotionally spent. We love the life we are creating and we feel very grateful to have all that we do. However, we just need a break away. Our respective children are going to be with their other parents over October half term. Where can we go for 3 nights which will be far enough to be a break but near enough to only be a short flight? We want some downtime, a nice hotel, great food, museums and lovely walks.

Any recommendations please?

Another vote for Lisbon here (or Seville)

Definitely consider Krakow - compact, absolutely gorgeous at any time of year, a vast amount of things to see and do and prices that are rare these days

I have been to Lisbon, Porto, Mardrid, Barcelona, Milan and Rome. All are lovely but for October I would say Seville all the way as the weather there will be far better than the others. We had 35 degrees and sun in early October!