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Alicante

Spain · 2h 35m direct18°6/78° 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.”

Faro and the Algarve

Portugal · 2h 40m direct21°6/711° warmerthan home7/10Worth the bother? Worth a look.“Golf, grilled fish and a sunburnt man from Mullingar. Grand.”

Málaga

Spain · 2h 50m direct20°6/710° warmerthan home7/10Worth the bother? Worth a look.“A proper city with a beach attached. Tapas portions are not a meal.”

Majorca

Spain · 2h 25m direct15°7/75° warmerthan home6/10Worth the bother? Could be tempted.“Mountains, coves and a cathedral that shows off. Something for everyone, including the stag in seat 14C.”

Malta

Malta · 3h 25m direct19°5/79° 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.”

Rome

Italy · 2h 50m direct17°7/77° warmerthan home4/10Worth the bother? Think about it.“Three thousand years of history and the best pasta of your life. You will walk 20,000 steps and regret nothing.”

Porto

Portugal · 2h 10m direct19°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.”

Corfu

Greece · 3h 25m direct15°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.”

Budapest

Hungary · 2h 45m direct9°7/71° 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.”

Kraków

Poland · 2h 35m direct6°7/74° 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.”

Paris

France · 1h 35m direct8°6/72° colderthan home1/10Worth the bother? Stay where you are.“Yes, it is as good as the films. Yes, the coffee is dear. No, you do not have to climb the Eiffel Tower.”

Wroclaw

Poland · 2h 45m direct7°6/73° 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.”

Warsaw

Poland · 3h direct8°5/72° colderthan home1/10Worth the bother? Stay where you are.“A rebuilt old town, great food and vodka that costs less than water. Seriously underrated.”

Lapland

Finland · 3h 30m direct-1°7/711° colderthan home0/10Worth the bother? Cop on.“Santa, reindeer and the Northern Lights. Pricey, magical, and the kids will never forget it.”

Kaunas

Lithuania · 3h 15m direct5°5/75° colderthan home0/10Worth the bother? Cop on.“Lithuania's second city, a lot of 1930s architecture and nobody else there.”

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