Have a Great Weekend Break in Manchester Manchester’s famous for its football team and Factory Records – but there’s more to the third largest city in the U.K. than Man U. and music. There’s great shopping, a thriving café culture, gorgeous architecture and a fascinating history. In fact, there’s far too much to cram [...]
There’s much more to Belgium than world class chocolate and a cold Duvel, and a weekend trip is the best way to experience the country’s charms, history and culture. But with only a few days up your sleeve, it’s best to stick to one destination. The two hubs of Belgian tourism are Bruges and Brussels – but which city to visit?
The Alhambra palace in Granada is one of the most beautiful and surprising in Europe and it more than deserves its status as a World Heritage Site…
Today’s guide to a cheap weekend in Naples comes from Laura Thayer, an art historian and writer living in Italy.
Some people are lucky enough to visit the Eternal City of Rome twice, either from a successful coin toss into the Trevi Fountain or from some other stroke of good fortune. On a second city break, visit
Rome’s lesser-known attractions:
A cheap weekend in Athens is not as difficult as you might imagine. Here’s all you need to know…
York makes a great place for a cheap weekend break away – and I’m not the only one who thinks so. Here’s York resident, Mike Achim, with his thoughts on the old, original York.
Bristol, the city of the West Country, offers art, science, history and some great food to visitors looking for a weekend break.
A Weekend Break in Bristol: Things to See & Do…
A visit to Cambridge reveals columns and spires, manicured lawns and bizarre traditions, but above all, a brush with history, architecture and an extraordinary number of cyclists.
Plenty of bling inside but the outside’s the highlight. Blend together religious conflict plus riches from Columbus’s big American trip and the result is the largest cathedral in Christendom (or potentially the third largest. Sources vary. It seems to depend on who counts what part.) Anyway, the cathedral in Seville is huge and, on the [...]
The Lascaux caves in the Dordogne have a funny old story. On the one hand, the paintings that brought them their fame are incredibly old. Not USA old (about 200 years), not even traditional European old (about 2000 to 4000 years) but…
Ronda, a village that sits high above the Tajo gorge in the olive-lined plains of Andalucia, rose to fame with its bridge and clifftop-hugging buildings. Ronda’s size and scenery make it a lovely place to escape to for a cheap weekend break. Highlights of a Cheap Weekend Break in Ronda Puento Nuevo The Puento Nuevo – or New [...]
The elegant city of Bath is a great place for a romantic weekend break, or for soaking up history and literature. I’ve lived there, I’ve worked there and still Bath remains one of my favourite places in England.
Segovia rises out of the parched Spanish plains like an island out of the sea. A sunset view from the Parador on the hill opposite reveals an almost mythical city basking in honeyed oranges and reds. An arching Roman aqueduct, a Gothic cathedral, an Alcázar perched on top of
Toulouse, Carcassonne and Castelnaudray. Each want the credit for this hearty dish, only agreeing on one thing: that the recipe sprang from fighting off the English.
Start your sightseeing with these world famous attractions. Then explore in more depth if you have time…
Looking for a cheap weekend in London? Travel to the hill where space and time intersect – in Greenwich. And still enjoy a great lunch…
