despirited

I am looking for suggestions on where to travel next. I would like to visit a culturally interesting place that can reasonably be seen in a week. I have been to Rome, Paris, and London and am out of must-see spots. I am looking for the same or similar cultural experience.

suze

Barcelona
Amsterdam
Berlin
Prague
Venice
Florence

despirited

Thank you, suze. Barcelona and berlin are two places I have been thinking about.

Lifeman

Barcelona
Madrid
Lisbon
Milan
Copenhagen
Vienna
Salzburg

travelgourmet

- Barcelona (or maybe a Barcelona/Madrid combo) would probably be my first choice.

- Florence (with maybe a short trip to Siena or elsewhere in the region) would be a good choice too.

- I like Berlin, but not sure I'd devote a full week. However, if you are into bar-hopping, the gallery scene, etc, then Berlin would be a good choice.

- Don't think Copenhagen really holds enough interest for a full week.

jhnrbrts

best visit Barcelona

frogoutofwater

Another vote for Barcelona and Berlin, plus
- Granada (the Alhambra is gorgeous; the city is very walkable; the people are very friendly)
- Copenhagen
- Istanbul

Sue878

Salzburg
Munich
Florence
Venice

STUMBLEBUM

I would echo Barcelona / Madrid.
If you do Copenhagen, you can make it a very interesting trip by taking the train across the bridge into Sweden. First stop is Malmo, third largest town. Cheap trip.
Also, there is an overnight ferry (company: DFDS) from Copenhagen to Oslo. Oslo is a great town, the ferry ticket is pretty cheap for foot passengers, you can even do it just as a 'day' trip with two nights on board and 12 hours ashore in Oslo. The ferries are more like cruise ships. It is a very pretty trip, especially as you come into Oslo.

spcfa

If you are just thinking Europe, one week will give you a substantial feel for these truly exceptional cities:

Amsterdam
Barcelona
Berlin

One week is a little too much for these (also wonderful) cities:
Brussels
Edinburgh
Lisbon
Madrid
Prague
Stockholm

And even if you've already been there, Paris just has so much you can always go back and fill in things you missed the first 3 or 4 trips.

Cheers!

Narnya

I'll second these cities:
Florence
Vienna
Paris, again

And what about Istanbul?

thursdaysd

"One week is a little too much for these (also wonderful) cities:
... Lisbon ... "

Have to disagree. I spent six days there a couple of years back, and I'm returning for another six days next month.

HappyTrvlr

I enjoyed spending a week or more in Amsterdam, Venice,Lisbon, Barcelona, Stockholm and would happily return to all of them.

saacnmama

Not sure how a week could be too much to spend in any real city. Here's what I'd do in Berlin: Sachsenhausen concentration camp, the Museum Island, the palace grounds in Potsdam, Kastanienallee and Kollwitzplatz in Prenlauerberg, clubs etc in Neukoeln and Kreuzberg, more museums near the TU in SW Berlin...

But if it was me I'd go to Rome and Pompeii or bike around Lake Constance.

despirited

OK, thank you for your suggestions, I am settling on Barcelona and Madrid. What's the best time of the year to go? I am thinking of September.

spcfa

It's warm there, you could go in October and save a few sheckles.

Iowa_Redhead

If you've settled on Barcelona and Madrid, you might want to move to the Spain forum for weather/time of year/what to do type inquiries.

Laurajay

I went to Barcelona in mid-September in 2009 and had a fantastic time. The weather was still hot, some days very hot(!), but not unbearably so, as i hear months like July and August are.