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Kraków

Poland · 2h 35m direct6°7/75° colderthan home1/10Worth the bother? Stay where you are.“A fairytale old town, cheap pints and pierogi everywhere. One of the best-value city breaks from Ireland.”

Wroclaw

Poland · 2h 45m direct7°6/74° colderthan home1/10Worth the bother? Stay where you are.“A beautiful market square, hunting for tiny bronze dwarves, and pints that cost less than a coffee at home.”

Alicante

Spain · 2h 35m direct20°6/79° warmerthan home7/10Worth the bother? Worth a look.“Sun, sea and a castle on the hill. Benidorm is down the road if you are feeling brave.”

Málaga

Spain · 2h 50m direct19°6/78° warmerthan home7/10Worth the bother? Worth a look.“A proper city with a beach attached. Tapas portions are not a meal.”

Porto

Portugal · 2h 10m direct20°6/79° warmerthan home4/10Worth the bother? Think about it.“Port wine, pretty bridges and a riverside built for long lunches. Your legs will remember the hills.”

Budapest

Hungary · 2h 45m direct8°7/73° colderthan home2/10Worth the bother? Would ya bother?“Thermal baths, ruin bars and the Danube lit up at night. Two cities for the price of one.”

Warsaw

Poland · 3h direct7°5/74° colderthan home1/10Worth the bother? Stay where you are.“A rebuilt old town, great food and vodka that costs less than water. Seriously underrated.”

Kaunas

Lithuania · 3h 15m direct5°5/76° colderthan home0/10Worth the bother? Cop on.“Lithuania's second city, a lot of 1930s architecture and nobody else there.”

Fuerteventura

Spain · 4h 05m direct24°6/713° warmerthan home8/10Worth the bother? Sure why not.“Endless beaches and a breeze that never clocks off. Bring a book, not a hairdryer.”

Gran Canaria

Spain · 4h 10m direct25°6/714° warmerthan home8/10Worth the bother? Sure why not.“Sand dunes, a proper city and sun on demand. Like a continent squashed into an island.”

Tenerife

Spain · 4h 15m direct25°7/714° warmerthan home8/10Worth the bother? Sure why not.“Guaranteed sun. You will meet someone you went to school with.”

Faro and the Algarve

Portugal · 2h 40m direct21°6/710° warmerthan home7/10Worth the bother? Worth a look.“Golf, grilled fish and a sunburnt man from Mullingar. Grand.”

Malta

Malta · 3h 25m direct18°5/77° warmerthan home6/10Worth the bother? Could be tempted.“They drive on the left and speak English. Wexford with sun and 7,000 years of history.”

Madeira

Portugal · 3h 35m direct22°6/711° warmerthan home6/10Worth the bother? Could be tempted.“Spring all year, cliffs everywhere and walks along water channels. Not a beach island, and that is fine.”

Corfu

Greece · 3h 25m direct16°6/75° warmerthan home4/10Worth the bother? Think about it.“Green hills, blue water and a Venetian old town. The Greek island for people who like trees.”

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