Porto is beautiful, agreed, and my wife's keen on kt, but bit far from beaches?Only one that hasn't been mentioned so far is Porto
Porto is beautiful, agreed, and my wife's keen on kt, but bit far from beaches?Only one that hasn't been mentioned so far is Porto
Looking for a town/city in Europe where there is a funky/arty kind of vibe and beaches close by too. I'm happy just to read and swim - and eat/drink every evening - but my ADHD wife gets bored and loves pottering round shops, galleries etc. Budget fairly limited, and have to go in August, alas - considering air bnbs or cheapish hotels. Any tips gratefully received...
Yes! Gdańsk. My fave place in Europe too but assumed this was a post about Med type holidaysGDANSK GDANSK GDANSK.
Lovely city, Sopot beach is about 10 minutes away on the train and it’s beautiful. You can get there and back from LBA from £50. Book Downtown Apartments on Airbnb from £25 per night. 80p for a beer, £5 for a main meal.
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It's nice. We've been a few times and you can get the train to Granada for a night or 2 if you want a change of scenery.Interesting. Its reputation has always been Costa Del Crime mass tourism kinda vibe
This , I could also say Málaga and Porto. Porto is very close to beaches on the metro20 minutes. But Bilbao in August, for the above reasons, lots of Mountains nearby which are easily accessible and cooler and also in addition you have Guernica which is worth a day visit Also 60km away is Vitoria Gasteiz well worth visiting and maybe spending a night,very chilled Basque city.Bilbao. It has the Guggenheim museum. San Sebastian close by and everything else you've asked for. It even has a Transporter bridge.
I think flights to Málaga are overpriced from the North.I think Malaga is a good call. It’s got some great history and a really good Fiesta towards the end of August. Its often ignored as the place to fly in and out of but it’s lovely
Personally I’m not a fan of Barcelona, but I’m probably on my own on this
Spain is deffo cheaper than most of the major European countries for flights and Airbnbs
No, your not on your own - it’s nice enough but overrated for me.Personally I’m not a fan of Barcelona, but I’m probably on my own on this
That's a really good tip, thanks. We'll probably play it safe and head for the sun - although Poland is usually warm in August - as last summer was Ireland - great but rubbish weather. My parents went to Gdansk in the 1950s as part of a student exchange delegation from Ruskin College. They had some memorable stories, so even if we don't go this summer, I'll be looking at a city break there. at some stageGDANSK GDANSK GDANSK.
Lovely city, Sopot beach is about 10 minutes away on the train and it’s beautiful. You can get there and back from LBA from £50. Book Downtown Apartments on Airbnb from £25 per night. 80p for a beer, £5 for a main meal.
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After watching loads of Scandi-noir we've got a big hankering to go there one day. Bit concerned about costs once there mind...Thessaloniki
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I think you can pay what ever you want. If you hammer the beer and eat out every night sure it will sting.But air bnb one or two pints and street food it's very reasonable.(well it was 10 years ago)Also has great beaches not far away surprisingly, and they are into swimming so river and lake options. It is soooo cool and weather should be good in summer.After watching loads of Scandi-noir we've got a big hankering to go there one day. Bit concerned about costs once there mind...
Avoid Norway if you have concerns about cost.After watching loads of Scandi-noir we've got a big hankering to go there one day. Bit concerned about costs once there mind...