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Looking for quirky sights and attractions? These unusual city break features are perfect for those looking for something a bit…different!

Marseille Le Panier street art
Marseille

Episode 4: Marseille’s Le Panier district

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Marian Jones

This post focuses on the Le Panier district of Marseille, the oldest part of the city which has its own ...

Seville, Flamenco
Seville

Episode 9: Seville’s flamenco Tradition

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City Breaks

The unique art-form which Seville has made its own Flamenco originated in Andalusia and has a long tradition in Seville. ...

Bull fighting
Seville

Episode 8: Bullfighting in Seville

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City Breaks

Bullfighting is an integral part of Sevillian culture, whether you are for or against it. We look at the arguments ...

Edith Piaf's Grave in Paris
Paris

Episode 18: Buried in Paris

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City Breaks

The main sites where people are buried in Paris – the Pantheon and the city’s main cemeteries – are atmospheric ...

Deux Magots, Paris
Paris

Episode 17: Paris Cafes

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City Breaks

Paris cafes surely linger in the memory of everyone who visits the city. Oscar Hammerstein II summed it up well ...

Hofbräuhaus bei Nacht, © München Tourismus, B. Römmelt
Munich

Episode 14: Munich – World Capital of Beer

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Munich is surely the World Capital of Beer and the city’s Oktoberfest is the world’s largest beer festival. This post ...

Ludwig II Memorial at Lake Starnberg
Munich

Episode 4: Ludwig II, The Strange And Handsome King

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City Breaks

Of all the Wittelsbach kings, Ludwig II attracts the most attention and this post tells you all about this ‘strange ...

London Fleet Street
London

Episode 10: Fleet Street, London’s Street of Ink

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City Breaks

Fleet Street has been a focal point for writers, publishers and journalists since the Middle Ages. This post explores a ...

Inns of Court, London
London

Episode 9: The Inns of Court, London

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This post takes you on a wander round the Inns of Court, that most peaceful haven just off some of ...

Florence - Photo by Nicola Pavan on Unsplash
Florence

Episode 12: Advice From Machiavelli

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City Breaks

This episode takes time out from visiting the sights of Florence to focus on Nicolo Machiavelli whose name, 5 centuries ...

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