Getting off this Island - Favourite Holiday Destination in EU

Duke of Url · 20-01-2020 05:36PM #1

I Wont count Ireland - UK ( They are leaving ) and Belgium ( I only have 25 options in Poll )

sbsquarepants · 20-01-2020 05:37PM

I'll go with option 13 so.

Duke of Url · 20-01-2020 05:40PM

sbsquarepants wrote: »

I'll go with option 13 so.

It took a little while to create the poll lol

Seamai · 20-01-2020 05:49PM

Italy for me all the way, we've been going to a really nice small beach town in Tuscany on and off 15 years, sometime we'd spend a week there just taking it easy, chilling out and team it with a busier week somewhere else, last September went to Naples on spite of all the bad press it gets we had a ball there, loved the place.

lawred2 · 20-01-2020 05:51PM

Seamai wrote: »

Italy for me all the way, we've been going to a really nice small beach town in Tuscany on and off 15 years, sometime we'd spend a week there just taking it easy, chilling out and team it with a busier week somewhere else, last September went to Naples on spite of all the bad press it gets we had a ball there, loved the place.

Italy is always number one for me

you wouldn't mind name dropping the beach town?

sbsquarepants · 20-01-2020 05:52PM

Well i've only been to about half of them, and i suppose id massively depends on what you're looking for - but that being said, if i win the euro millions i'll be getting a nice villa in one of the quiter spots on the algarve, and another one in the arse end of Ibiza!

JohnCleary · 20-01-2020 05:54PM

Great thread. We're just back from our annual 1-month SE Asia trip and the main priority is to book the Easter break (Booked Barcelona a few days ago).

Need inspiration for our Autumn (Well, September / October) EU break.... inspire me, folks! We prefer city breaks with a bit of craic as opposed to sitting on a beach doing nothing.

20-01-2020 05:57PM

It's a bit like the old "apples and oranges" cliché OP. They're all good but for different reasons and wouldn't have all that much in common so it's hard to compare. Depends on what you're in the mood for. You don't go to Budapest for the beach, you don't go to Holland for the mountain hikes, you don't go to Iceland for the cheap liquor.

Your Face · 20-01-2020 05:57PM

Jaysus that's a tough one OP.

Duke of Url · 20-01-2020 06:01PM

lawred2 wrote: »

Italy is always number one for me

you wouldn't mind name dropping the beach town?

Have a look at Lido Di Jesolo near Venice

20-01-2020 06:06PM

Deleted User wrote: »

It's a bit like the old "apples and oranges" cliché OP. They're all good but for different reasons and wouldn't have all that much in common so it's hard to compare. Depends on what you're in the mood for. You don't go to Budapest for the beach, you don't go to Holland for the mountain hikes, you don't go to Iceland for the cheap liquor.

I don't go to Prague for the strip clubs.

Seamai · 20-01-2020 06:07PM

lawred2 wrote: »

Italy is always number one for me

you wouldn't mind name dropping the beach town?

I'm reluctant to spill the beans but since you asked so nicely it's called Castiglione della Pescaia, it about an hour and a half south of Pisa, probably only really busy in July and August, mainly italian crowd with some Germans and Scandanavians, like I said it's a seaside town but it hasn't sold out, no mad nightlife, just long lazy dinners followed by a quiet, civilized drink, we rent a car and do a bit of sightseeing inland as well.

Snow Garden · 20-01-2020 06:08PM

I find Portugal very boring. Italy for me.

branie2 · 20-01-2020 06:33PM

Spain

JohnnyFlash · 20-01-2020 06:46PM

Italy for the excellent food, wine, and sights. The beaches aren’t great but I’d rather treat my auld one’s bunions than spend a day on the beach, so that doesn’t bother me.

EmmetSpiceland · 20-01-2020 06:49PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I don't go to Prague for the strip clubs.

Do you go for the articles?

Duke of Url · 20-01-2020 08:34PM

In my youth it was all about going to Spain and Portugal with my mates.

Now that I’m in my later years Italy suits me perfectly as a holiday destination.

Spanish Eyes · 20-01-2020 08:43PM

Depends on what you want from a trip abroad, and your age group I reckon.

It is France and Spain for me now. Italy is just gorgeous too and have been all over it, but I don't speak Italian, whereas I do speak French and Spanish and it helps in out of the way places there.

In Spain it is mostly Galicia UUUP North, not too hot and great craic like San Sebastian/Donostia and places around. Can get to France Bayonne and Saint Jean de Luz etc. in a flash too. Fly into Bilbao and out of Biarritz. Ooh la la.

It's just my preference now, being a bit on the grey/older side, I can't be bothered with long haul, been there done that.

Great thread.

Seamai · 20-01-2020 09:01PM

Duke of Url wrote: »

I Wont count Ireland - UK ( They are leaving ) and Belgium ( I only have 25 options in Poll )

Poor little Belgium, it's got some great cities, I'd even favour Brussels over Amsterdam.

20-01-2020 09:21PM

Duke of Url wrote: »

I Wont count Ireland - UK ( They are leaving ) and Belgium ( I only have 25 options in Poll )

LOL poor old Belgium

In fairness you chose well

20-01-2020 09:24PM

Seamai wrote: »

Poor little Belgium, it's got some great cities, I'd even favour Brussels over Amsterdam.

You nutjob! I understand there is no such thing as a right opinion or a wrong opinion. BUT - your opinion is dead wrong.

Mehaffey1 · 20-01-2020 09:27PM

Went on a quick weekend trip to Berlin and was fantastic recently. Would definitely consider Germany again next time. Would fancy Italy in the future too

Seamai · 20-01-2020 09:57PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

You nutjob! I understand there is no such thing as a right opinion or a wrong opinion. BUT - your opinion is dead wrong.

I'll actually take that as a compliment, thank you.

Max Moment · 20-01-2020 10:06PM

Duke of Url wrote: »

Have a look at Lido Di Jeselo near Venice

Gorgeous part of the world

20-01-2020 10:08PM

Seamai wrote: »

I'll actually take that as a compliment, thank you.

Why would you take it as a compliment?

Out of interest, why would you prefer Brussels to Amsterdam?

Ten of Swords · 20-01-2020 10:11PM

Croatia, easy choice

biko · 20-01-2020 10:15PM

Cork

EmmetSpiceland · 20-01-2020 10:30PM

Italy or Portugal. Italy for the food and the sights, Portugal for the food, sun and sea.

the.red.baron · 20-01-2020 10:32PM

Portugal

Great beaches, best in Europe, great weather, great food, cheap, easy to get to, not too hot, not too busy

Like Goldilocks

Sheep Shagger · 20-01-2020 10:35PM

If you have kids, personally don’t think you can beat the Algarve....sun, beaches, good hotels with pools, cheap when you get there food and drinks wise, family friendly restaurants etc and a choice of areas.

Lads trip - Eastern Europe, cheap pints and ladies lol

Seamai · 20-01-2020 11:02PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Why would you take it as a compliment?

Out of interest, why would you prefer Brussels to Amsterdam?

Well for a start Amsterdam, a bit like Dublin has prostituted itself flogging a particularly cheap and nasty version of tourism to the masses who are only too willing to be ridden at every turn. The Dutch must be one of the meanest races on the face of the planet. The city is not without it's charms but I'd have to dig pretty deep to find them.

To me Brussels doesn't suffer from the same superiority complex as Amsterdam, being the headquarters of the EU has given it some bad press but there's a lot more to the city not least some of the best Art Nouveau architecture in the world, Victor Horta's house deserves to be as well known as Gaudi's Casa Batllò. It's friendlier, it's got better food. Better beer. (Only the Dutch could turn a brewery turning out a pretty dull lager into a major tourist draw). Straddling the language divide adds another dimension to Brussels. But it's still not my favourite Belgian city, that honour goes to Ghent.

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