Below are our latest “Long Weekend” City Guides, penned by our destination experts. Get the low down on how to spend a wild weekend in some of the world’s best cities, from the unmissable attractions to lesser-known secrets. Each guide has tips on the best hotels, restaurants and bars in the city – and much more. For a full A-Z list of our weekend city guides click here.
Britain’s second city too often plays second fiddle to its celebrated siblings around the UK. But for tasty food and drink, great shopping options, lively nightlife and plenty of cultural things to do, it’s an ideal weekend break, says Chris Osburn. More canals than Venice, more trees than Paris and…
The capital of Europe’s youngest country makes for an unconventional city break. Chris Deliso introduces us to the hip bars and live music venues that live alongside Ottoman-era mosques and bazaars in this cosmopolitan meeting point. While still a lesser-visited Balkan city that won’t win many aesthetics awards, Pristina (spelled…
Europe’s oldest university city has plenty of distinctive features, from Ferrari factories and epic arcades to great food, lively nightlife and even its own leaning towers. Marissa Tejada reveals the best things to do on a city break. Bologna is hardly high profile, keeping under the radar in northern Italy.…
Pay your respects to the Little Mermaid from the water, then get on your bike to discover street food, art galleries, hipster bars and hippie communes, says Sabina Fratila in our latest weekend guide. Copenhagen features the perks of a hip European capital, without all the metropolitan chaos and clutter…
Sleep with the ghosts of Roman Emperors, dine out on delicious Dalmatian cuisine, risk a shot of rakija and delve into the dungeon of Daenerys’ dragons. Duncan Rhodes shares his tips and things to do in Split. The Imperial choice of city break, this is where Emperor Diocletian chose to…