FabSwingers.com forum: Which European city would you recommend?

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

I’m looking at going on a girls weekend away. Fancy a city break to Europe.

Where have you visited that you really enjoyed?

Amsterdam and Budapest are possibilities so far.

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By *ilkenWoman
over a year ago

Manchester

Try Prague its a great place to visit.

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

I would try somewhere a little less known Bratislava is lovely and lively

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By *crumdiddlyumptiousMan
over a year ago

Seville, You can get some great hotels in the old town, Narrow streets with loads of small bars and places to eat, The building look amazing as well

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

I’m off to Prague and Budapest in May

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By *crumdiddlyumptiousMan
over a year ago

Cologne and Berlin are also great places for city breaks, Germany is very easy to get around so any of the major cities are a option

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

Hi,

Lisbon has great music and food.

Closer to home Belfast is like Dublin without all the stag parties.

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By *anielpiercedMan
over a year ago

by the seaside

Barcelona has a great night life.

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By *cgkcCouple
over a year ago

Hitchin

Naples is superb if you like crazy!

I'd happily put a little itinerary together if you decided to go.

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Jerez.

Nice base for exploring that part of the world

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Malaga

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

Barcelona-plenty to do and see.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Barcelona has a great night life."

I've been there 3 times

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

Been round a reasonable chunk of the globe and Barcelona is still a top spot. Not been to either yet, but Prague and Krakow are both on the to do list following recommendations- so feel free to try these out and report back

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By *leyxxxMan
over a year ago

Southampton/London/Bristol

Cracow is amazing, if you want bit of beach, maybe sneak out to swinger club Malaga/Torremolinos.

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

I wouldn't visit any of them

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

Prague is an architectural delight with stunning sights round every corner, and small enough that you can walk everywhere, I recommend it. Cheap beer and dumplings too!

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

To most people of say Berlin. Bit reckon you would love Prague for a ladies holiday. Of course somewhere nice and hot is always good too

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By *agicfingerslovelyMan
over a year ago

Rugby

Went to Rome with GF a few months ago. Very raining but incredible history all around you.

And for those who like the Italian look - yes.

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By *irthandgirthMan
over a year ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster

Depends what you are after

Munich is incredible.

Milan too.

Rhodes in amazing

Valetta

Ciutadella (old capital of menorca)

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By *unsailMan
over a year ago

Volos, Skiathos, Skopelos Greece, Bansko Bulgaria.

Rome has always been the top of my list. Called The Eternal city for a reason.

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Prague

Brussels

Berlin

Been to all three many times and always have a good time.

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

Love a weekend break in Europe, I've been to all of the mentioned above.

Best I've been to recently is Porto and Istanbul. Really cheap and best of all, no tanked up Brits on stag dos

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

Dubrovnik is stunning.

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

"Naples is superb if you like crazy!

I'd happily put a little itinerary together if you decided to go. "

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By *IG08Man
over a year ago

Tadworth

Ljubljana in Slovenia is amazing. Very affordable, places to walk around, food market and very pretty

Valencia is stunning for Sun and near the beach

And as another has already mentioned, Cologne and Berlin are my favourites in Germany

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

"I’m looking at going on a girls weekend away. Fancy a city break to Europe.

Where have you visited that you really enjoyed?

Amsterdam and Budapest are possibilities so far."

My friend died in Budapest when I was on holiday with him.

He got separated from our group.

He was hit by a car. (Was looking in wrong direction on the night we landed)

Because it was bank holiday the police stations were not open/actively ignoring us in 22 precincts.

I spent 3 night's wondering around homeless shelters and waste disposal looking for his body or asking for leads.

I found a homeless junkie who told me the truth.

That's a day before his mum and girlfriend/baby mum were told by the hungarian police ..

They were simply not working for bank holiday.

When I came back to England he was still missing on the 3rd day. I had to be interogated in Manchester airport and asked loads of questions and debreifed about the missing person situation.

He was just in a morgue the whole time but because it was bank holiday it took 4 days plus all his family C omeing out to search the city. Before they even decided to tell us about a body they had in storage.

They had cctv and everything...

GMP told us the Hungarian police were totally disintrested in cooperating with them. They even found it easier to deal with Spanish police.

They were totally shocked at how Hungarian authorities didn't work on bank holiday for missing person they had anyway while the parents are crying at 22 police stations begging to know info about their dead son.

Budapest is good but the police are rude unempothetic wankers.

I've had better experience with thai police/Spanish police... (who aren't the best but they still give a shit if someone's dead especially to crying parents)

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

"I wouldn't visit any of them"

why not ?

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

I would go somewhere in spain. Love travelling round Spain.Not the obvious places, Barca, Seville etc. Which are all very nice but Salamanca is beautiful, big ish places inland. Somewhere like that

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By *mm and HerCouple
over a year ago

Hertfordshire

So many places! I think a few criteria to help narrow down - what do you want? A scene? Food ? Culture? When?How long do you want to travel for?

Her will pitch for Oslo - fantastic scenery but not cheap. Same with Stockholm.

I love Italy, Rome, Florence and the Amalfi coast.

Paris is an oldie but a goodie. Brugges and Antwerp are low key but beautiful.

Toulouse - you could add a day trip to Cap (that'll be an eye opener for them

) and day to Andorra for major dutyfree shopping?

Ooooh - now we want to go somewhere!

Hmm

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By *ike Hunt888Man
over a year ago

Lancashire.

Icelands capital Reykjavik again not cheap , and a trip to the blue lagoons a must .

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

Tallinn in Estonia is amazing and I loved Oslo in Norway. Gosh it's hard to choose as so many great places. Can I come with you

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

Dubrovnik

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

Valencia, it’s a beautiful vibrant place.A fantastic mix of old and new architecture and of course there’s a beach, if you’re not into architecture!

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"I would go somewhere in spain. Love travelling round Spain.Not the obvious places, Barca, Seville etc. Which are all very nice but Salamanca is beautiful, big ish places inland. Somewhere like that"

Ronda

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

Liverpool

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

Copenhagen or Barcelona

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

Venice is beautiful, great food, lovely architecture and wonderful people.

Barcelona is a cool place to visit, nice bars / restaurants and it has it’s on beach

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Prague has a little of everything - history, architecture, fantastic food, excellent nightlife and more - has become a little commercialised due to its popularity but is still to be recommended.

Dublin is always a good option too - although is quite expensive and has suffered from similar commercialisation to Prague.

Berlin is on my to do list.

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

Definitely prague.

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

What month? For how long? And what is the group's priority for fun? E.g, culture, partying?

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

"Cologne and Berlin are also great places for city breaks, Germany is very easy to get around so any of the major cities are a option"

I’ve been to Cologne on a school trip (so not long ago). I’ve heard good things about Berlin.

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

"Been round a reasonable chunk of the globe and Barcelona is still a top spot. Not been to either yet, but Prague and Krakow are both on the to do list following recommendations- so feel free to try these out and report back

One of my close friends has been to Krakow twice in recent months. She rates it highly.

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

"So many places! I think a few criteria to help narrow down - what do you want? A scene? Food ? Culture? When?How long do you want to travel for?

Her will pitch for Oslo - fantastic scenery but not cheap. Same with Stockholm.

I love Italy, Rome, Florence and the Amalfi coast.

Paris is an oldie but a goodie. Brugges and Antwerp are low key but beautiful.

Toulouse - you could add a day trip to Cap (that'll be an eye opener for them

) and day to Andorra for major dutyfree shopping?

Ooooh - now we want to go somewhere!

Hmm"

Culture I’d say, We love architecture and places to see like museums and galleries. Somewhere we will feel safe.

Not too long travelling, we will fly I expect as none of us will fancy driving.

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

Thanks for all the great ideas everyone.

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

"I would try somewhere a little less known Bratislava is lovely and lively "

And it's not far from Vienna by train.

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

How about Porto?

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

I've visited Berlin around 15 times. That says it all really.

If you can extend the break a little longer, my favourite trip there, I flew into Berlin, had a couple of nights there then took the train to Prague

I had a couple more nights there and flew back from Prague

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

Also if doing Budapest, Vienna is achievable on a day trip by train

If you do somewhere like Porto, get out into the countryside and explore the smaller cities like Guimaraes, Braga or Coimbra

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

"Hi,

Lisbon has great music and food.

Closer to home Belfast is like Dublin without all the stag parties.

Second vote for Lisbon...fabulous city

We really enjoyed Dubrovnik last year...beautiful but teeny tiny...

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

Oh and Montpellier in the South of France, stunning, stunning medieval stone architecture, the whole city is a pedestrian zone of classic 'disneyesque' narrow stone streets and cafes spilling out onto little gardens, it's a total delight.

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

"I’m looking at going on a girls weekend away. Fancy a city break to Europe.

Where have you visited that you really enjoyed?

Amsterdam and Budapest are possibilities so far."

I can recommend Budapest and will go again.

Loved it

go for it OP!

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

"Prague has a little of everything - history, architecture, fantastic food, excellent nightlife and more - has become a little commercialised due to its popularity but is still to be recommended.

Dublin is always a good option too - although is quite expensive and has suffered from similar commercialisation to Prague.

Berlin is on my to do list."

Nice to know Prague has fantastic food because that is on my to do list

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