FabSwingers.com forum: City break recommendations

By *atnip make me purr OP Woman
over a year ago

Reading

I'll be going with my daughter. Would love to hear recommendations. Time of year is flexible. We like history and art. Have done Florence and Paris recently.

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Malaga.

I've never spent time there but know its a city of culture, short cheap flight etc

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By *ellinever70Woman
over a year ago

Ayrshire

Amsterdam

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By *ris GrayMan
over a year ago

Dorchester

"I'll be going with my daughter. Would love to hear recommendations. Time of year is flexible. We like history and art. Have done Florence and Paris recently."
Barcelona or madrid both very historic, lots of art and not too far to travel

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By *ou only live onceMan
over a year ago

London

Madrid is lovely - some of the best galleries in Europe too, if art's your thing...

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By *exleypeteMan
over a year ago

bexleyheath

Nothing wrong with York

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By *eliusMan
over a year ago

Henlow

Rome,Venice … would back to both at the drop of a hat!

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By *oelDorianMan
over a year ago

vanaheim

Liverpool

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *implynaughty1Couple
over a year ago

stockport

York

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'll be going with my daughter. Would love to hear recommendations. Time of year is flexible. We like history and art. Have done Florence and Paris recently."

Barcelona

Beautiful city

Art galleries

Eat outside under the stars every evening

And cathedral is out of this world x

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By *izandpaulCouple
over a year ago

merseyside

We discovered Alicante by mistake, had some great weekends there.

Liverpool is a great place for a weekend for all ages.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Krakow is very pleasant, and very reasonably priced

Carcassone is also worth a visit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'll be going with my daughter. Would love to hear recommendations. Time of year is flexible. We like history and art. Have done Florence and Paris recently."

Maybe best as a day out. Have you thought about the Roman City of Chester?

I can't comment about the art, but there's plenty of Roman history to devour.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Brussels is beautiful. Full of historic architecture.

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By *ugbydadMan
over a year ago

anywhere

We’ve done Riga and Villnus (Latvia and Lithuania)over the last year or so. Beautiful architecture and

History. Great food and drink and still great value.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

Lyon, three rivers, Rhone, Soane and the Beaujolais!

It's got plenty of bridges, and a hill, an Eiffel tower look alike, a red square and it's the foodie capital of France.

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By *crumdiddlyumptiousMan
over a year ago

Seville, The old town

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
over a year ago

Manchester-ish

Amsterdam is amazing. It's so so pretty! The Rijksmuseum is perfect for art lovers. I really enjoyed the touristy boat tour and they went into the history with a big helping of humour. Lots of lovely restaurants and cafes. If your daughter is old enough we discovered a bar called The Waterhole where they have live rock/indie bands every night. One night was Rockeoke- karaoke with a live band!

Mrs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Athens is my place of choice, absolutely gorgeous sunsets and sunrises if you pick the right spot.

Food, entertainment, history, well it is the world's 4th oldest city, the locals are friendly and you can literally walk the whole city to take in the landmarks.

The metro system is super easy to navigate and cheap if you want to head to the coast and chill at the beach

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By *atnip make me purr OP Woman
over a year ago

Reading

Great suggestions. I'm leaning towards Barcelona I think.

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By *ris GrayMan
over a year ago

Dorchester

"Great suggestions. I'm leaning towards Barcelona I think. "
lol thats my idea yay i win

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Milton Keynes is now a City.

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By *ris GrayMan
over a year ago

Dorchester

"Milton Keynes is now a City.

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Its on a grid system like New York but its not my favourite place

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By *entlemanFoxMan
over a year ago

North East / London

Hi,

The two places that sprang to mind are:

Barcelona; and

Lisbon.

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

I did Rome with my daughter: loved it.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Barcelona in winter. Not too busy, lovely atmosphere, pretty mild, so much history

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

We had a few days in Edinburgh last February, it was lovely. My teens enjoyed it

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By *immy PMan
over a year ago

nottingham via worksop

york

edinburgh

dublin

rome

barcelona

amsterdam

prague

krakow

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By *nterested10Man
over a year ago

Chester

"Madrid is lovely - some of the best galleries in Europe too, if art's your thing..."

Completely agree with Madrid!

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"I'll be going with my daughter. Would love to hear recommendations. Time of year is flexible. We like history and art. Have done Florence and Paris recently.

Barcelona

Beautiful city

Art galleries

Eat outside under the stars every evening

And cathedral is out of this world x

Segrada isn't a cathedral, thats about 3 miles away in the Gothic Quarter (worth a visit, but nowhere near as jaw dropping as Mr Gaudis' little project).

But I have to agree, Barcelona is an awesome place to visit

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

The island of Bornholm in the Baltic is a really really interesting place, as are the nearby islands; the latter are devoid of all forms of motorised transport.

Look at Google Maps.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saville

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

Lisbon would be my choice - cheap direct flights from Luton. Alfalma region, one of the oldest cities in the world so a must if you’re into history, culture, photography & art. I’ve heard it called the instagram city

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"I'll be going with my daughter. Would love to hear recommendations. Time of year is flexible. We like history and art. Have done Florence and Paris recently.

Barcelona

Beautiful city

Art galleries

Eat outside under the stars every evening

And cathedral is out of this world x

Segrada isn't a cathedral, thats about 3 miles away in the Gothic Quarter (worth a visit, but nowhere near as jaw dropping as Mr Gaudis' little project).

But I have to agree, Barcelona is an awesome place to visit

And Parc Guell is just a short metro ride out the city , if into Gaudi.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All of the above.

I’ll add Prague, lovely historic city and loads of different types of art galleries

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Skegness beautiful n exotic this time of year

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By *979Man
over a year ago

Doddington

Prague , Barcelona, Budapest, Lisbon, Porto, Berlin, Amsterdam , Milan, Madrid,

All amazing cities

"I'll be going with my daughter. Would love to hear recommendations. Time of year is flexible. We like history and art. Have done Florence and Paris recently."

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By *skyouneverknowMan
over a year ago

Calne

All of everything mentioned above, I've been to almost all the European capitals and many other cities and all have a lot to offer.

A bit left field, I went to Debrecen last year (got flights for £12.99 return). There's some wonderful art, sculpture and one of the world's most beautiful library's. We got a great service from curators who were chuffed to have someone to show it to.

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

Malaga is a really nice city and easy to get around and easy to get to.

Madrid and Granada are also really good. Madrid can be very cold at this time of year and upto early spring.

Heraklion on Crete is good. Knossos isn't far away, Spinalonga is a bit a way but well worth a visit. Or what about Athens!

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

On the opposite side, i'll chuck in not going to Sofia, Bulgaria.

Had 4 hours to kill there waiting for a flight- spent the last two of them having a long lunch as it was the most interesting part...unless you really like churches

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'll be going with my daughter. Would love to hear recommendations. Time of year is flexible. We like history and art. Have done Florence and Paris recently."

Luxor is amazing, there's too much history to cram even into a fortnight. Add a few days up in Cairo, and some down in Aswan.

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By *skyouneverknowMan
over a year ago

Calne

"On the opposite side, i'll chuck in not going to Sofia, Bulgaria.

Had 4 hours to kill there waiting for a flight- spent the last two of them having a long lunch as it was the most interesting part...unless you really like churches

Agree entirely - only Helsinki comes close in my experiences

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By *lowhands7Man
over a year ago

South Leicestershire

"Barcelona in winter. Not too busy, lovely atmosphere, pretty mild, so much history "

Wonderful place, totally recommend it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'll be going with my daughter. Would love to hear recommendations. Time of year is flexible. We like history and art. Have done Florence and Paris recently."

Where ever you go have great time with daughter

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By *imbobongoMan
over a year ago

bognor regis

Barcelona

Venice

Prague

Amsterdam

Dublin

Anywhere on a plane haha

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

Budapest is beautiful.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rome or Amsterdam

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By *ontWannaMissASwingCouple
over a year ago

Bristol

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By *ontWannaMissASwingCouple
over a year ago

Bristol

"All of the above.

I’ll add Prague, lovely historic city and loads of different types of art galleries "

I'd suggest Prague as well. The stained glass windows in the cathedral are stunning if you are into that sort of thing.

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By *orkstar70Man
over a year ago

Leeds

Berlin for me love the place lots to do and lots of history.

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By *heVonMatterhornsCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

"All of the above.

I’ll add Prague, lovely historic city and loads of different types of art galleries

I'd suggest Prague as well. The stained glass windows in the cathedral are stunning if you are into that sort of thing. "

Another "vote" for Prague here. Love everything about that city.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"On the opposite side, i'll chuck in not going to Sofia, Bulgaria.

Had 4 hours to kill there waiting for a flight- spent the last two of them having a long lunch as it was the most interesting part...unless you really like churches

Lourdes is infested with religious buildings.

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By *imited 3EditionCouple
over a year ago

Live in Scotland Play in England

"I'll be going with my daughter. Would love to hear recommendations. Time of year is flexible. We like history and art. Have done Florence and Paris recently."

Vienna... Beautiful wee place

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Some great suggestions already. Any of them are great. Add Bath.

Fave is Rome but mind the pickpockets.

Salzburg maybe? But of mozart. Vienna?

Verona is often over looked.

Sienna is glorious.

Bourdeaux? Caen? Utrecht?

Have a great time.

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By *lderguy4uMan
over a year ago

wirral

Defo malaga cheap flight train straight in warm this time of year birth place of Picasso brilliant old town x

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

I agree with many of those above.

In the UK, I would reccomend Liverpool, York and Edinburgh.

In Europe Barcelona and Rome are my favourites so far.

I can't reccomend Athens... the actual monuments are great but the city is a graffiti ridden mess.

Nita

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
over a year ago

Hastings

Done New York mid December

Over crowded, over priced, just not good. So don't bother.

My top tip for most city brakes lonly planet book plan as much as you can. Open top buss hop on hop off..

Rome, Paris, Barcelona, London

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By *SH1988Man
over a year ago

Salisbury

Tallinn is a great city break. Lots to do and see in quite a condensed area

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Boston.

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
over a year ago

Hastings

Chicago was good

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'll be going with my daughter. Would love to hear recommendations. Time of year is flexible. We like history and art. Have done Florence and Paris recently."

Amsterdam has a Vermeer exhibit on Feb till June, if he's your thing. There's loads of other art and history places there aswell.

Barcelona is beautiful and full of art and history too.

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By *heodore21Man
over a year ago

Milton Keynes

History and Art ....Athens

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By *iberius61Man
over a year ago

Pontefract

Prague. Many of the films supposedly set in old Vienna/Berlin/Paris/etc are actually shot in modern day Prague. Also a good sex museum.

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By *ou only live onceMan
over a year ago

London

"Prague. Many of the films supposedly set in old Vienna/Berlin/Paris/etc are actually shot in modern day Prague. Also a good sex museum."

I'm sure she and her daughter will love a mother/daughter trip to the Sex Museum...

(sorry to make assumptions on your behalf, OP!).

One more for the mix, but Stockholm is one of the nicest places I've visited.

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By *ixie BeanMan
over a year ago

Wallasey

Strasbourg is brilliant. and you can hit Germany or France every day

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By *ymac580Man
over a year ago

Derby

Berlin

Not expensive loads to do easy to get around

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By *entleman of FortuneMan
over a year ago

Hull

Prague, cultured, cheap as chips, easy to get around and seriously looks like it's been designed by Disney. My favourite city in Europe, Budapest also worth a look.

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By *entleman of FortuneMan
over a year ago

Hull

If you fancy Spain in spring, Seville during February, March when all the orange blossom is out is spectacular, smells amazing - beautiful city.

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

We loved Berlin

J x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We discovered Alicante by mistake, had some great weekends there.

Liverpool is a great place for a weekend for all ages.

Liverpool is pants cold n wet

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

If you want to stay in this country - Edinburgh is lovely.

Otherwise, always love a trip to Barcelona

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By *ixie BeanMan
over a year ago

Wallasey

"We discovered Alicante by mistake, had some great weekends there.

Liverpool is a great place for a weekend for all ages.

Liverpool is pants cold n wet "

As opposed to which city in Britain that isn't ?

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By *utcock61Man
over a year ago

glasgow

Istanbul is amazing city.loved it!!!

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By *ed MartinMan
over a year ago

Shefford

Bruges, Dublin, Lisbon or Barcelona

Or if you fancy staying in the UK, Bath is beautiful, as is York.

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"Some great suggestions already. Any of them are great. Add Bath.

Fave is Rome but mind the pickpockets.

Salzburg maybe? But of mozart. Vienna?

Verona is often over looked.

Sienna is glorious.

Bourdeaux? Caen? Utrecht?

Have a great time. "

Sine great recommendations but hard to get to for a short trip.

I’m gutted can no longer fly direct to Granada, one of my favourite places. The caves in Sacromote in the mountain by Al Hambre are now little indie bars with gypsy musicians I think the only City left in Andalusia where you get free tapas with every drink

I really want to go to Verona too , I think train from Milan is the best way ?

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By *airyChestedDaveMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

Milan or krakow

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By *ondonFunTimesMan
over a year ago

west sussex

"I'll be going with my daughter. Would love to hear recommendations. Time of year is flexible. We like history and art. Have done Florence and Paris recently."

Rome. If it’s history and art go to the Vatican Museums. Rome every time.

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

Berwick or even Edinburgh, gretna green

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By *DGF20Man
over a year ago

Dublin

Zagreb or Prague

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm going to Rome next week of anyone has good advice

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

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"I'm going to Rome next week of anyone has good advice

Take decent footwear! i walked about 12 miles a day and still didn't see everything.

Unless you really crave the view, avoid the restaurants by the tourist attractions, the prices were crazily high! For example, pizza by The Pantheon was €18- same size pizza about 200m away down a side street was €4

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By *radleywigginsMan
over a year ago

northwest

Gdansk. Sort of the best of both Amsterdam and Prague

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By *radleywigginsMan
over a year ago

northwest

Or purely for art, Bilbao

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"I'm going to Rome next week of anyone has good advice

Watch out for pick pockets. I mean ridiculously good pick pockets. Walk everywhere it's a stunning city.

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By *ork ClassCouple
over a year ago

Cork

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By *atnip make me purr OP Woman
over a year ago

Reading

"I'm going to Rome next week of anyone has good advice

Please start your own thread as it just becomes too confusing otherwise.

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By *ookie46Woman
over a year ago

Deepest darkest Peru

Budapest

Copenhagen

Barcelona

Seville

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"I'll be going with my daughter. Would love to hear recommendations. Time of year is flexible. We like history and art. Have done Florence and Paris recently."

Glasgow. York. Bruges. Utrecht.

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