Best European city breaks gluten free

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Hi! I would love to hear your recommendations for European city breaks that are good for catering for gluten free diets (I also don’t consume meat, but I like eggs and fish). Looking for lunch and dinner options. I will also be 27 weeks pregnant at the time of the holiday so it would be a bonus if the city centre isn’t too far from the airport! We only want to stay around 3 days.

Italy is good as they are very clued up on coeliac disease.

Rome. Very clued up on coeliac and allergies of all kinds.

Never seen such comprehensive allergy labelling or so many places advertising gluten free pasta.

I am in Rome at the moment and mentioned to DH yesterday how many restaurants had signs outside saying they did gluten free pasta and pizza. Breakfast might be more difficult - mostly pastries! Our hotel breakfast buffet includes fruit and yoghurt though, as well as boiled and scrambled eggs, meats and cheeses which would work for you I think.

Yup, I was also going to mention Italy as well. Spain may also be another option because a lot of their food doesn’t necessarily involve pasta or wheat, rather rather rice. Greece possibly too. Anywhere where the focus of diet is actually meat and vegetables, so the Mediterranean :)

Literally anywhere in Italy!

Definitely Italy but Barcelona is supposed to be the gluten free capital of Europe, I can't wait to go ... I follow "the gluten free suitcase" on instagram

Another vote for Italy. My experience in Rome, Venice, Naples and Florence make me think it's a nation wide awareness. Not sure about small provincial villages.

Another vote for Italy. We had a week in Garda there with my 12 year who is a fussy eater who can’t eat gluten. Loads of restaurants have gluten free pizza, pasta, or risotto even in smaller places.
Supermarkets had lots of snacks as well.

Italy or Spain are very aware. France far less so.

Spain - my coeliac friend Alice it because the get McDonald's

Italy is v good for gluten free, definitely don't go to France - it's a nightmare plus they look at you as if you have two heads.

Italy and Spain...was in Rome a few years back and it was amazing. Literally any city in Italy will work. Unfortunately agree with PP re France. Nothing marked on the majority of menus. I'm a fluent French speaker and still managed to get glutened a couple of times whilst there last year 😞

Not gluten but similar experience to @guzzywuzzy I went to France the other week and was stunned by the incredulous expressions when I tried to ask about allergens (not fluent but competent french speaker).

Wow! So it seems Italy (particularly Rome) is a winner! Any recommendations for lunch and dinner in Rome?

This blog is usually good for recommendations, here's the Rome one:

www.mygfguide.com/gluten-free-rome-travel-guide/

Also join the 'Coeliacs Eat Out Abroad' group on Facebook.

My personal recommendation is Budapest - it's a beautiful and interesting city, friendly people, much more reasonably priced than most European capitals, and there are a surprising number of 100% GF bakeries/cafes/restaurants - we actually felt like we had a choice when we went there rather than grateful for anything!

Definitely Italy. They really care about food over there so they get the whole gouten thing.

We were in Venice and everywhere could do gluten free.

My favourites in Rome were Pizza in Trevi (near the Trevi fountain) and Pantha Rei (near the Pantheon). Both had delicious gluten free pizzas, a good selection of gluten free beers, very friendly staff and good safety measures.

Brussles is also pretty good, not everywhere is GF but quite easy to find out where / where not to go