Easter holidays inspiration?

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Want to go away in the Easter holidays but lacking in inspiration...

Will be going to France for a couple of weeks in the summer so not there...quite fancy a city break if there's a destination suitable with a nearly 3 and 4 year old?

I've always fancied Morocco but not sure it's suitable...only other places that's caught my eye is Vienna.

Any recommendations?

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Thought about Barcelona with a day trip (or 2) to PortAventura?

Not sure how much a 3&4 year old will get out of Barcelona, but they will enjoy the theme park.

Paris or Amsterdam

Palermo

Second Italy. We love Venice at Easter time and Florenze.

Thank you!

We've done Barcelona pre children and agree, not sure what they'd get out of it at this age (although they'd probably enjoy the buses)

Italy - is there enough to entertain two children when it won't be a beach/pool holiday?

Italy - is there enough to entertain two children when it won't be a beach/pool holiday?

I might had been missing something but I could never find much in European cities for young children that wasn't available in London (where it was often better). Hence when DS was younger I always looked for a compromise by combining a city break with either a theme park or a beach/pool.

Tempuser that's true I had been thinking of city breaks = city hotels but guess that's not always the case.

I think Vienna would be good with children for a long weekend- zoo, funfair/amusement park, boat trip, easily walkable, trams (if they're a novelty for you).

I wouldn't take a 3 and 4 year old to Venice or Florence - firstly they'll be heaving at Easter and secondly there is nothing there to interest them, so they'll be bored and whiney. If you want to go to Italy I would go to Rome, which my kids enjoyed. The Colosseum was surprisingly dull, but they loved scrambling around in the Forum, the ice cream was always amazing (and a good bribe, when needed), there are lovely fountains to search for and dabble in, a nice zoo, the food is child-friendly and Italian waiters are fab with DC - they always bring colouring pencils and paper and joke around. Plus, there are parks and a few playgrounds if you search around.

My top choice, however, would be Paris, which is great for kids of all ages - really good playgrounds, boat trips, natural history museum and lovely parks for strolling. We've taken our DC several times, the first when DS2 was only 18 months.

The other place I'd recommend is Bilbao, which we all loved. Lots of lovely outdoor space along the river, museums that are quite fun for DC in small doses, a funicular railway, good playgrounds and lovely pintxos (Basque tapas).

We're going to Valencia in Feb, which looks good. Lovely parks and the City of Arts and Sciences, which looks like it has plenty for young ones to look at and potter around.

If you go to Rome or Paris get the DK Rome or Paris with Kids guides. They are really good and help you to locate the nearest playground or ice cream stop wherever you are and detail what is in the various museums and things and what age groups they suit.