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Nimes is nice but not for 3 days. I was there in July, you can see everything in a day or less.
3 nights in Europe, where to go?
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Any recommendations?
You can even drive to Bruge. It's only an hour from Calais
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Prague? architecture, beer, great food, relatively cheap?
Didn't see your specific dates, so sorry if this is totally unhelpful, but you can squeeze in two for one if you like.
Sat 1st October
EDI - 18:15
TRN - 21:40 (Turin)
Ryanair FR5928 - £13
Train from Turin to Venice is €30 or €40 first class.
Tue 4th October
VCE - 19:30 (Venice)
STN - 20:40
Ryanair FR795
£12 or £60 to Scotland.
You could also do Rome/Venice.
I thought it was ruined when I went there, turned into a theme park full of hawkers selling gaudy tat to tourists. Not quite as awful as Dubrovnik, but not far off.
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So many cool places to visit - 3 days for me would be Munich, can't beat a bit of Bavaria!
I ended up befriending a couple of locals so they took me out and about and partied with their friends. However, there’s a very cool brewpub called Labietis. Nearby is a courtyard full of bars, galleries, outdoor cinema, etc. It’s at Tallinas iela 10-K3, Riga, Latvia-1001. There was a music festival when I was there, all free.
The KGB prison is worth visiting.
Folkklubs Ala Pagrabs, great underground bar with a huge beer selection, live music etc.
Riga is a nice city.
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Lots to see in Turin.
Lingotto - the old Fiat factory with the test track on the roof. Also a shopping mall and food court.
Mole Antonelliana - Europe’s tallest stone building
Alla Baita dei 7 Nani - Weird 7 Dwarves decoration, but the best pizza in town. Try the farinata. Disney tried to shut them down, but Turin told them to do one.
The Metro was pretty new when I was there last, but I’m sure it works smoothly now.
If you take the fast train to Milan, watch out for the pickpockets and don’t pick up any girls near the central station as they‘re packing more salami than the nearest macellerie (butchers).
Ibiza probably a bit awks/"lone drinking in a London pub" vibe (ala ShiWarrior).
Palma is a bit more of a family wasteland a la Fuerteventura (chav haven - saw a family using rented mobility scooters as a way to get around).
Dusseldorf is nice - the Germans are super friendly and the pub mile is brilliant. Worked there quite a bit and a good friend of mine lives there.
Estonia was nice - tbh I could have done with a day on my own to explore that place.
Palma is a bit more of a family wasteland a la Fuerteventura (chav haven - saw a family using rented mobility scooters as a way to get around).
Dusseldorf is nice - the Germans are super friendly and the pub mile is brilliant. Worked there quite a bit and a good friend of mine lives there.
Estonia was nice - tbh I could have done with a day on my own to explore that place.
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Düsseldorf - get yourself full of pork, sauerkraut and alt bier at Brewerie Schumacher or finish a nifty on the alt bier with a currywurst mit senf outside the Hauptbanhoff.
Go windowshopping on the Königsalle - only top earners with a cupboard full of Gucci belts can afford to buy anything there.
Go windowshopping on the Königsalle - only top earners with a cupboard full of Gucci belts can afford to buy anything there.
We went to Valencia last year. Didn't rate it at all
We stopped again this year as we needed a stop off enroute up north and loved it. Get a hotel in the centre. It's a place we will always stop off at during our Spanish road trips now.
However. Como is also nice for a weekend can fly and get the train into como.
We stopped again this year as we needed a stop off enroute up north and loved it. Get a hotel in the centre. It's a place we will always stop off at during our Spanish road trips now.
However. Como is also nice for a weekend can fly and get the train into como.
Düsseldorf is nice, but if I was going for a short trip to Germany I'd go to Berlin instead.
How about Copenhagen? It can be pricey but there's some really good museums and galleries, some fine old architecture, good food, nice places to wonder around and it's comparatively small with absolutely first rate public transport. For craft beer you need to look up some places to go but there are some really good craft beer bars around. Plus basically everyone speaks fluent or at least competent English. People will tell you they don't speak English and then hold a perfectly serviceable conversation with you. Literally the only person I met who didn't speak English in the month and a bit I was working over there was Chinese. Direct flights from Edinburgh too.
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How about Copenhagen? It can be pricey but there's some really good museums and galleries, some fine old architecture, good food, nice places to wonder around and it's comparatively small with absolutely first rate public transport. For craft beer you need to look up some places to go but there are some really good craft beer bars around. Plus basically everyone speaks fluent or at least competent English. People will tell you they don't speak English and then hold a perfectly serviceable conversation with you. Literally the only person I met who didn't speak English in the month and a bit I was working over there was Chinese. Direct flights from Edinburgh too.
(Failed to notice the not-capitals bit, my bad)
Get a flight to Brussels then a train down to Brugge. https://www.visitbruges.be/en you can get a train or drive from the UK. We normally drive.
Hi I can only write about Carcassone on your list. I had a great trip in summer 2020 for 3 nights, what I would say is really it is a nice quiet town with a medieval city attraction on the hill. You get the typical French town with the restaurants with either the local specialities like Cassoulet and the usual bakeries etc. We stayed on the hill near the medieval La Cité and spent most of the time around there with 2 trips to the new town, one to have a canal trip! The other day we had a tour out into the Minervois going to some crystal caves, wine tasting etc. The airport is tiny and everything was very chilled. There is a bus from the airport to all around town and the bus driver was helpful in directing everyone to their hotels. I enjoyed it but I am not sure it meets your criteria for modern art, architecture (unless medieval) or craft beer but the food was enjoyable as was the wandering about and the general pleasantness of the town and the medieval city with its castle, tournament show and tours! The medival city is a tourist place thought, when I went it was apparently only 1/4 as busy as usual and it still felt packed inside.
I haven’t done a lot of places with modern art or more likely I don’t pick up on it much!
I haven’t done a lot of places with modern art or more likely I don’t pick up on it much!