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City breaks
Monday October 30 2023, 12:23pm
Welcome to the city break
There’s a unique kind of thrill to zipping off to the airport or train station after work one day, and waking up in a new city the next. Welcome to the modern city break: a few days stuffed full of culture, great food and drink, interesting people and, most importantly, a brilliant time.
Budget airlines have made European city breaks far easier for much of the UK, so the prospect of a long weekend in lively cities such as Lisbon, Rome or Krakow is an intoxicating one. Or, closer to home, swap London for Leicester, Bristol for Belfast or Cambridge for Cardiff — there’s nothing like a few days spent learning another city’s rhythms to make you appreciate home turf.
Scroll down to see a selection of guides to our favourite cities and destinations.
Main photo: A Primavera do Jeronimo restaurant in Lisbon, Portugal (Alamy)
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