City breaks in Europe – This summer’s hot ticket
by Andy Adams on 2008-07-23
Typically when you think of summer holidays you begin to conjure up images of sitting on the beach all day sipping an umbrella drink, but more and more holidaymakers are moving to the city for their holidays, European cities specifically.
Obviously European cities are popular for a multitude of reasons: The history, the cuisine, the shopping. There is something for everyone and it’s clearly a trend that many people looking to take holidays this year with many british tourists leaving the beaches of Spain and Greece in favour of city breaks all over the continent.
The main favourites for British tourists are Rome, Paris and Barcelona as they are well known. Paris has many famous landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, L’Arc De Triomphe and the Louvre for the art lovers out there. Rome also has a lot of historic remains from the days when Rome ruled most of Europe, amazing structure such as the Coliseum and the Circo Massimo have stood the test of time and can still be visited to this day.
There are plenty of other cities worthy of visiting though other than the big three of Western Europe, many of these can be reached by train from the previously mentioned big cities. One such attraction is Venice which is famous for being the city built on waterways rather than roads. Venice has been seen in many movies such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the new Italian Job and the recent James Bond movie Casino Royale. Not far from Venice is Milan which is famed for being one of the fashion capitals of the world.
Some tour operators may offer deals where you can have multiple stops on your trip to add a bit of variety. One such instance could be getting flights to Rome or Venice, staying a few nights and then catching a train to Rome or Milan. Near to Venice is also Lake Garda which can provide a break from the hustle and bustle of city life.
Other popular cities include Amsterdam and Prague, tow recent favourites for stag and hen weekends but also have amazing sights to see. Prague is a brilliant example of Eastern European culture with buildings and architecture than is amazing to see especially when the snow has fallen.
Flights to these cities can normally be found fairly cheap due to many holidays being booked in parts, one place for your hotel, and one place for your car hire and another for the cheap flights that get you there.
A lot of companies allow you to compose your own holiday and so you get to take on the role of a travel agent and make the perfect holiday for yourself. These multi-stop city breaks ensure you can see all the places you want to in a short space of time, depending on how much you want to see you could spend only a day or two in one location or you could spend a week, with this kind of holiday you’re the boss and you can march to the beat of your own drum.
Obviously European cities are popular for a multitude of reasons: The history, the cuisine, the shopping. There is something for everyone and it’s clearly a trend that many people looking to take holidays this year with many british tourists leaving the beaches of Spain and Greece in favour of city breaks all over the continent.
The main favourites for British tourists are Rome, Paris and Barcelona as they are well known. Paris has many famous landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, L’Arc De Triomphe and the Louvre for the art lovers out there. Rome also has a lot of historic remains from the days when Rome ruled most of Europe, amazing structure such as the Coliseum and the Circo Massimo have stood the test of time and can still be visited to this day.
There are plenty of other cities worthy of visiting though other than the big three of Western Europe, many of these can be reached by train from the previously mentioned big cities. One such attraction is Venice which is famous for being the city built on waterways rather than roads. Venice has been seen in many movies such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the new Italian Job and the recent James Bond movie Casino Royale. Not far from Venice is Milan which is famed for being one of the fashion capitals of the world.
Some tour operators may offer deals where you can have multiple stops on your trip to add a bit of variety. One such instance could be getting flights to Rome or Venice, staying a few nights and then catching a train to Rome or Milan. Near to Venice is also Lake Garda which can provide a break from the hustle and bustle of city life.
Other popular cities include Amsterdam and Prague, tow recent favourites for stag and hen weekends but also have amazing sights to see. Prague is a brilliant example of Eastern European culture with buildings and architecture than is amazing to see especially when the snow has fallen.
Flights to these cities can normally be found fairly cheap due to many holidays being booked in parts, one place for your hotel, and one place for your car hire and another for the cheap flights that get you there.
A lot of companies allow you to compose your own holiday and so you get to take on the role of a travel agent and make the perfect holiday for yourself. These multi-stop city breaks ensure you can see all the places you want to in a short space of time, depending on how much you want to see you could spend only a day or two in one location or you could spend a week, with this kind of holiday you’re the boss and you can march to the beat of your own drum.
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