Archive for ‘city breaks’
Win a City Break to Paris!
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We are giving one lucky person the chance to win a fantastic city break for two to the beautiful city of Paris! Read the rest of this entry »
Our French Riviera Adventure
Lisa & Emma at the Hotel La Perouse, Nice, France
We ventured to the beautiful French Riviera for three nights – two in Nice and our last in Cannes.
As soon as we stepped off the plane the warm weather hit us – we were officially on holiday! We headed straight to our 4-star Hotel La Perouse in Nice from the airport where we were staying for the first part of our trip. Our sea view room couldn’t have been any more perfect – from the fresh pastel colours to the incredible private terrace overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. We could have stayed here all month! Read the rest of this entry »
City Parks You Must Visit
Central Park, New York. Credit: ‘Wouter de Bruijn’ from Flickr
When you think of a city break you automatically think – beautiful buildings, fantastic shopping and wonderful food and quite rightly so. However with it now coming into spring, some cities hold fantastic outdoor parks, all of which are best enjoyed over the warmer months. Many are full of attractions, wildlife and plenty of places to grab a drink or have a picnic. Read the rest of this entry »
Pound vs Euro
The pound’s increase over the last year, 2014 – 2015
The clichéd term, ‘the time is now’ couldn’t be more appropriate in terms of a holiday to Europe with the pound at a 7-year high against the euro. Read the rest of this entry »
Foodies – Four Must See’s
A great dining experience can add so much to any holiday, sometimes it can even be the one thing that really stands out after a trip. Therefore we have picked out some of the best restaurant experiences in a selection of great cities, all of which will be sure to enhance any break away.
Noma in Copenhagen (Strandgade 93, 1401 København K, Denmark)
Marv med syltede grøntsager, Noma, Copenhagen
Best Hotels to Visit in Spring
From the warmer temperatures to classic annual events there are plenty of great reasons to take a city break in spring. This season also sees some fantastic hotels come to life – so we have chosen some of our finest springtime hotels that really are best visited during this flourishing season of the year.
Barcelona, Grand Hotel Central – The famous rooftop infinity pool
Rooftop Pool & Sky Bar, Grand Hotel Central, Barcelona
4 Reasons to Love January
From the beautiful snow covered buildings to the stunning and unique winter activities on offer – there really are plenty of reasons to love the cold winter month of January. The Osprey Holidays team have come together this week to share their reasons for loving January!
Picturesque Winter Scenes by Lisa Mackinnon
Prague in January. Credit: Jirka Matousek from Flickr
New City Breaks 2015 Brochure
Osprey Holidays, City Breaks 2015
Following on from our most successful yet, we are very proud to launch our new City Breaks 2015 brochure. Read the rest of this entry »
Winter Lights
St. Nicholas Church in Amsterdam at twilight, The Netherlands
As we fully embrace autumn we can’t help but think about the countdown to Christmas – yes I did just say Christmas (only 10 more Fridays to go), where the nights draw in surprisingly quicker and we purchase our annual winter jackets.
Not Just a Great Hotel…
Breakfast at the Hotel d’Angleterre, Copenhagen
This month we have hand-picked a selection of some of our finest hotels that really do stand out from the crowd – not only because they are a great hotel, but they all have that little something extra special about them… Read the rest of this entry »
