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My husband and I are looking to plan a quick get away to Europe in Decemeber. Can anyone suggest a city or region that would lend itself to such a trip -- where we wouldn't feel like we were missing out by taking such a sort trip. We have visited London and Paris several times so would be interested in something else. Any advice would be helpful. <BR>Thanks

Barcelona and the Catalunya region would be great. Or Andalucia. Great architecture (especially Gaudi's work in Barcelona), good food and wine, music.

What a fortunate position to be in! How hard to make a decision! If it were me, I'd probably go to Dublin, for the relatively short, easy flight over. You only have a short time and don't want to wear yourself out getting there. But in my heart of hearts, I'd love to visit Copenhagen. Ever since I saw the travel deals to Copenhagen last winter I've had a yen to see it in the snowy season - it looked so cheerful!

Lisbon. <BR>

It depends on the weather you like, but for the amount of interesting sights and the time you have these might be some of them: <BR> <BR>-Sevilla & day trip to Ronda <BR> <BR>-Florence & day trip to Siena <BR> <BR>-Barcelona <BR> <BR>-Lisbon <BR> <BR>-Rome <BR> <BR>-Dublin <BR> <BR>-Copenhague <BR> <BR>-Berlín & day trip to Postdam or Dresden <BR> <BR>-Granada & Alpujarras & skiing <BR> <BR>-Vienna, Praha, Krakow or Budapest ( a bit cold though ). <BR> <BR>-Brugge-Gend-Antwerp <BR> <BR>-Napoli Bay

Venice! <BR> <BR>We had a wonderful 4 night stay last month. Plenty of time to see it all and soak it up.

In December, apart Paris and London, I would most probably choose Vienna.

My choice would be Rome. It's wonderful.

This is December--the obvious answer to me is Munich and Salzburg--have fun !

Munich, great suggestion, Bob. I would add an odd destination if your plans do not go exclusively for cities and like warm weather and absolutely beautiful landscapes: Lanzarote Island ( Canary Islands )

My three suggestions (all cold and miserable, but that's December for you) would be Copenhagen, Amsterdam, or Edinburgh. A car is a burden in all of them, they're all a good size where you can make a dent in the things there are to do or see in 4 or 5 days, and they're all really alive in December. Not a lot of daylight, mind. <BR> <BR>Plan B would be Menton/Monaco/Nice. Actually, Plan B doesn't sound too bad, either.

We did Bavaria 5 Thanksgivings in a row. The Christmas fairs are running in the small towns and the snow in the mountains is beautiful. <BR> <BR>Fly into Frankfurt. Visit Heidelberg for a night as it is easy drive from airport. Then head to Rothenburg for 2 nights and on the Garmisch if you have the time. <BR> <BR>You will have cold weather, but some beautiful sunny days if you are lucky. The summer crowds are gone and the restaurants want to see you. <BR> <BR>Great trip! You can do the sun stuff anytime. Salzburg and Munich also fun that time of the year.