European City Breaks

deano ou812 said:
Has anybody been to Munich for the Oktoberfest,was thinking of going with a few friends ..
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Yes, it’s brilliant. City were there too but I want to do it again.

Just back from Brugge last weekend which is a fabulous place, recommended.
 
deano ou812 said:
Has anybody been to Munich for the Oktoberfest,was thinking of going with a few friends ..
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Went there for our first CL away game in 2011, when the Oktoberfest was on. Brilliant. Went for it again, the next day, when we’re flying home late afternoon ; so fucking hammered. Me and my mate got spilt up, had no battery and then randomly bumped into each other about an hour later miles away from where we spilt up. Highly recommended btw!

Great place to go for the Christmas market too.
 
manchester blue said:
Yes, it’s brilliant. City were there too but I want to do it again.

Just back from Brugge last weekend which is a fabulous place, recommended.
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Went to Brugge in my way down to Monaco when we played there in the CL a couple of seasons ago. Brilliant place. Wish I could have stayed more than a night.
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
Got engaged in Seville. Magical weekend. Don’t think I’ve ever been more happy (apart from watching City, obviously)

San Sebastián, Vienna, Porto, Berlin, Milan and Zurich are all exceptional in their own way.
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There is something about Seville. I really think it is my favourite European city. Breakfast at noon, lunch (tapas) at 6pm and dinner at 10pm. And then the flamenco bars ......
 
BlueMoonie said:
Tallinn in Estonia is a hidden gem great for a long weekend wouldn't go for longer though.

Stockholm is beautiful but expensive as fk.

Krakow in Poland is great Warsaw is shite both are far from dodgy though
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Second this. Tallin is fantastic.

Disagree about Warsaw, great city
 
It doesn’t matter where you go, it’s the mates you are with that make it. Go where the wallet takes you, big cities (apart from the old Eastern bloc countries) are generally expensive all year round but Malaga is relatively cheap and has brilliant bars and restaurants. Holiday resorts are less expensive out of season if you are on a budget, Alvor (amongst many others mentioned on here) in Portugal is great and the Euro bar lives up to its name.

Bit of advice, get your flights booked asap, take hand luggage and look at booking a Villa or apartments through Owners Direct, Air BnB, etc online, it can save you a good wedge.
 
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Another vote for Warsaw. New town looks like a bad Croydon but is a cracking city.

Been to most of the cities mentioned on here. Riga is OK if a bit small but seeing as you're going on your 21st you'll just need a few titty bars and clubs which it has in abundance. Can't go wrong with Germany to be honest, love that country and had weekends all over, Bremen being my latest favourite, Becks brewery tour a must.

If you want cheap though, I recommend Sofia, Bulgaria. It's got the lot like any capital city and its about £1 a pint. If you smoke about £2 a pack. Loads to see if you want the culture (doubt you will) but plenty of sleaze to sniff out too.
 
Met Line Hammer said:
Another vote for Warsaw. New town looks like a bad Croydon but is a cracking city.

Been to most of the cities mentioned on here. Riga is OK if a bit small but seeing as you're going on your 21st you'll just need a few titty bars and clubs which it has in abundance. Can't go wrong with Germany to be honest, love that country and had weekends all over, Bremen being my latest favourite, Becks brewery tour a must.

If you want cheap though, I recommend Sofia, Bulgaria. It's got the lot like any capital city and its about £1 a pint. If you smoke about £2 a pack. Loads to see if you want the culture (doubt you will) but plenty of sleaze to sniff out too.
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My youngest daughter bought a house out in Bulgaria some 6 years ago now and we`ve stayed over in Veliko Tarnovo,which is approx a 3 hour journey from Sofia.She live about 10 miles away in a village.
A wonderful place.On the first Sunday we were there,our daughter and her hubby took us out to one of their local pubs.
I got the ale in and for 3 pints and one orange juice I was robbed blind.4 bastard levs which equated to £2.00.
You can honestly get pissed up on a fiver.
Love the place,Bulgaria.
 
hilts said:
Is it pricey? I’m a tight arse.
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We went in March which is off season but we had 28c and wall to wall sun every day. Food and drink was very reasonable. Some of the places around the cathedral are tourist rip offs but that’s more to do with quality rather than price. Live like a local, eat in tapas bars, drink sherry and wine and you can’t go wrong.
 
andyhinch said:
I’ve spent plenty of my life up there, one of my jobs was running a 12 strong gang of Glaswegian scaffolders and used to have £12m deal with power jacks in Pestwo kids, was always entertaining :-)
Auto correct doesn’t like Prestwick for some reason
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You’re practically one of us then. :)
 
manchester blue said:
Yes, it’s brilliant. City were there too but I want to do it again.

Just back from Brugge last weekend which is a fabulous place, recommended.
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I would highly recommend Munich too. Beautiful place and the people are great. Always well to remember they don’t sell whale piss beer, so if you tend to fall over with 9 English pints, you’ll be on your arse with five there.
 
After living out there. Gotta recommended Munich it's amazing, Oktoberfest is an experience but everywhere gets proper expensive. Nuremburg is a top little city, cheap flights from Manchester and easy enough for Munich. Bit late for this but Fruhlingsfest in May is a mini Oktoberfest, as fun but not as mentally busy.
 
Nuremberg
Verona
Seville
Bratislava
Porto

Alongside the usual suspects like Prague, Budapest, Berlin, Rome, Vienna, Barcelona, Lisbon, Dublin, Munich, Istanbul.

Really fancy Tallinn, Riga, Carcassonne, Ljubljana, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Sofia, Athens amongst others.

Love Europe, very fortunate to have such a diverse continent right on our doorstep.
 
Any recommendations for Budapest? Have five nights there in June with no major plans aside from Hungary v Wales in the Euro qualifiers.
 
feedthegoat27 said:
Nuremberg
Verona
Seville
Bratislava
Porto

Alongside the usual suspects like Prague, Budapest, Berlin, Rome, Vienna, Barcelona, Lisbon, Dublin, Munich, Istanbul.

Really fancy Tallinn, Riga, Carcassonne, Ljubljana, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Sofia, Athens amongst others.

Love Europe, very fortunate to have such a diverse continent right on our doorstep.
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Carcassonne is ok but not great. It is also slap bang in the middle of the most boring area of France. Wouldn't recommend. Avignon far nicer.
 
feedthegoat27 said:
Nuremberg
Verona
Seville
Bratislava
Porto

Alongside the usual suspects like Prague, Budapest, Berlin, Rome, Vienna, Barcelona, Lisbon, Dublin, Munich, Istanbul.

Really fancy Tallinn, Riga, Carcassonne, Ljubljana, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Sofia, Athens amongst others.

Love Europe, very fortunate to have such a diverse continent right on our doorstep.
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Went for a wedding about 15 years ago. Loved it. It's small, but very pretty.

Would recommend flying to Trieste, spending a night or 2 there and then hiring a car to drive across the border and down to Ljubljana.
 
BlueMoonie said:
Tallinn in Estonia is a hidden gem great for a long weekend wouldn't go for longer though.

Stockholm is beautiful but expensive as fk.

Krakow in Poland is great Warsaw is shite both are far from dodgy though
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Is Stockholm really expensive? A friend told me Oslo was bad so we flipped to Stockholm but haven’t done much research. Nothing prob as expensive as Iceland. I swear a pizza and pasta cost me £70 haha
 
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