If the pandemic has taight us anything, it's not to take travel for granted – and you don't even have to go far to experience a whole new culture! Discover every facet of Europe through the continent's greatest cities. European countries are chock full of fascinating history, great food, even better wine, stunning scenery, shopping destinations, wild nightlife and incredible beaches. From the ever popular capitals of Paris, Rome, London and Amsterdam to lesser known cities like Poland's gingerbread city, Toruń, Norway’s northern Arctic fishing port of Tromsø, where you can witness the Northern Lights, and the cave municipality of Matera, Italy – Explore Europe as you've never seen it before!
European City Breaks 3rd Edition
WELCOME
PLANNING A EUROPEAN CITY BREAK • A BIT OF PREPARATION MEANS YOU CAN RELAX AND ENJOY YOUR VACATION, WHETHER IT’S A LONG WEEKEND OR A LEISURELY WEEK-LONG HOLIDAY
TOP CITIES • What do you want from a city escape? Are you keen to delve into a nation’s history? Explore the arts scene? Take a breather in nature? Enjoy a little retail therapy? Whatever it is that you want to escape to, you are guarenteed to find it in one of these incredible European cities…
INTRO
NORTH
BERGEN • IF YOU’RE PINING FOR THE FJORDS, NORWAY’S FORMER CAPITAL IS THE PLACE FOR YOU
TROMSØ • THIS BUZZING ARCTIC METROPOLIS HAS MORE TO OFFER THAN JUST CHASING THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
OSLO • EXPLORE THIS NORTHERN CAPITAL’S MASTERY OF BOTH NATURAL BEAUTY AND ARCHITECTURAL GRANDEUR
STOCKHOLM • DISCOVER WHY SWEDEN’S BEAUTIFUL CAPITAL IS A CITY OF CONTRASTS
GOTHENBURG • SMALLER THAN STOCKHOLM BUT LARGER THAN LIFE, THE WEST COAST OF SWEDEN SINGS
TURKU • AN AGE-OLD RIVER SEPARATES THIS FINNISH CITY’S MIX OF OLD AND NEW
HELSINKI • DISCOVER WHY FINLAND’S CAPITAL IS KNOWN AS THE “PEARL OF THE BALTIC”
COPENHAGEN • DISCOVER SCANDI STYLE IN THE CONSTANTLY EVOLVING DANISH CAPITAL
AARHUS • HERE’S WHY THE CITY OF SMILES WILL LEAVE YOU BEAMING…
REYKJAVÍK • JOURNEY TO ICELAND’S CAPITAL TO EXPERIENCE BREATHTAKING SCENERY AND SPECTACULAR NATURAL WONDERS
VILNIUS • THE CLOSEST A CAPITAL CITY CAN GET TO BEING A HIDDEN GEM…
TALLINN • IMMERSION IN THE MIDDLE AGES HAS NEVER FELT SO REAL
RIGA • THIS CITY HAS BECOME POPULAR AS A HIP AND STYLISH CENTRE, WITH A YOUTH AND VIBRANCY THAT SITS WELL WITH ITS HERITAGE
SOUTH
ROME • VISIT THE STUNNING CAPITAL OF ITALY AND EXPERIENCE A PART OF HISTORY
MILAN • THIS NORTH ITALIAN CITY IS PEERLESS WHEN IT COMES TO ART AND DESIGN – IT’S NOT BAD FOR A SPOT OF RETAIL THERAPY EITHER
PARMA • PARMA IS SMALL BUT MIGHTY – ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CURED MEAT AND CRUMBLY CHEESE
FLORENCE • A SHRINE TO THE RENAISSANCE ERA, THIS CITY IS BRIMMING WITH ART AND CULTURE
BOLOGNA • FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD! IN A COUNTRY THAT IS FAMED FOR ITS GASTRONOMY, BOLOGNA IS THE CHERRY ON THE CAKE
CREMONA • THE IDEAL CITY FOR VIOLIN AND MUSIC LOVERS TO RELAX
NAPLES • NAPLES IS EXCITING, EXOTIC AND MAKES THE HAIRS ON THE BACK OF YOUR NECK STAND ON END
MATERA • SOUTHERN ITALY’S CITY OF CAVES FROM A FANTASY WORLD
VENICE • NAVIGATE THE UNIQUE WATERWAYS OF ITALY’S CITY OF BRIDGES
PALERMO • SICILY’S CAPITAL LIES AT THE CROSSROADS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN AND BENEFITS FROM A FASCINATING HISTORY, BOTH ANCIENT AND MODERN
SEVILLE • FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH HISTORY, CULTURE AND PASSIONATE LOCALS, YOU’LL DEFINITELY FEEL THE HEAT IN THIS FIERY SPANISH CITY
BARCELONA • BARCELONA IS A CITY OF FAMILIAR SIGHTS WHERE THE INFLUENCE OF ONE MAN RISES HIGH
VALENCIA • DISCOVER THE COASTAL CITY FAMED FOR ITS...