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Old town trips from Birmingham
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€49 per person in flights buys 3 flights through 4 countries with 2 old towns, Porto and Asturias: out on Sat 7 Nov. Each trip below leaves Birmingham between Tue 27 Oct and Wed 25 Nov, stops in 3 to 5 places, and at two or more old towns among them. One city per country, 2–4 nights in each, non-stop flights only. The start doesn't count as a stop. Updated every night.
BirminghamMilan3nPorto2nAsturias
Two of the three places have old towns. Typical November highs run from 12°C in Milan to 17°C in Porto.
€49per personabout €132 with a cabin bag. We count €35 for the bag on 1 flight; check the airline's price.prices seen up to 7 days ago, may be higher nowSee the flightsHide the flights
BirminghamMilan3nPorto2nAsturias
Two of the three places have old towns. Typical November highs run from 12°C in Milan to 17°C in Porto.
Birmingham
United Kingdom, Start, Sat 7 Nov
- Orio al Serio International Airport is 46 km from Milan · Far airports compared
Milan
Italy, 3 nights, 7–10 Nov
Italy's fashion and business capital, with a white Gothic cathedral, Leonardo's Last Supper, La Scala opera house and aperitivo in the Navigli canal district.
Typical November: highs of 12°C, wet- Orio al Serio International Airport is 46 km from Milan · Far airports compared
Porto
Portugal, 2 nights, 10–12 Nov
Portugal's second city on the Douro, with steep tiled streets, the Ribeira riverfront, port wine cellars across the river and Atlantic beaches at Foz.
Typical November: highs of 17°C, wet- a price seen 7 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out
Asturias
Spain, Last stop, Thu 12 Nov
Oviedo, Asturias's capital in green northern Spain, with pre-Romanesque churches, cider houses and the Picos de Europa mountains and Cantabrian coast within reach.
Typical November: highs of 15°C, wet
BirminghamKrakow3nSofia3nPalermo (Sicily)
Two of the three places have old towns and Palermo (Sicily) is an island. It gets warmer as it goes: typical November highs rise from 8°C in Krakow to 20°C in Palermo (Sicily).
€54per personabout €126 with a cabin bagprices seen up to 2 days agoSee the flightsHide the flights
BirminghamKrakow3nSofia3nPalermo (Sicily)
Two of the three places have old towns and Palermo (Sicily) is an island. It gets warmer as it goes: typical November highs rise from 8°C in Krakow to 20°C in Palermo (Sicily).
Birmingham
United Kingdom, Start, Wed 4 Nov
Krakow
Poland, 3 nights, 4–7 Nov
Poland's royal city, with Wawel castle above the Vistula, one of Europe's biggest medieval squares, the Kazimierz Jewish quarter and Auschwitz within reach.
Typical November: highs of 8°C, some rainSofia
Bulgaria, 3 nights, 7–10 Nov
Bulgaria's capital, with the gold-domed Alexander Nevsky cathedral, Roman ruins under the streets, cheap eating out and Vitosha mountain right on its edge.
Typical November: highs of 11°C, some rainPalermo (Sicily)
Italy, Last stop, Tue 10 Nov
Sicily's capital, a mix of Arab, Norman and baroque buildings, with loud street markets and some of Italy's best street food. The sandy beach at Mondello is within the city limits.
Typical November: highs of 20°C, wet
BirminghamValencia3nMilan4nPoznan
Two of the three places have old towns and Valencia is on the coast. It gets cooler as it goes: typical November highs fall from 20°C in Valencia to 7°C in Poznan.
€54per personabout €126 with a cabin bagprices seen up to 4 days ago, may be higher nowSee the flightsHide the flights
BirminghamValencia3nMilan4nPoznan
Two of the three places have old towns and Valencia is on the coast. It gets cooler as it goes: typical November highs fall from 20°C in Valencia to 7°C in Poznan.
Birmingham
United Kingdom, Start, Sun 1 Nov
- a price seen 4 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out
Valencia
Spain, 3 nights, 1–4 Nov
Spain's third city, with wide city beaches, the futuristic City of Arts and Sciences, a long park in an old riverbed and the home of paella.
Typical November: highs of 20°C, some rain- VLC→MXP Wed 4 NovInto Milano Malpensa Airport. Ryanair, about 2 hours, cabin bag about €24€16seen yesterday Check price
- you leave Milan from a different airport (BGY, Orio al Serio International Airport)
Milan
Italy, 4 nights, 4–8 Nov
Italy's fashion and business capital, with a white Gothic cathedral, Leonardo's Last Supper, La Scala opera house and aperitivo in the Navigli canal district.
Typical November: highs of 12°C, wet- Orio al Serio International Airport is 46 km from Milan · Far airports compared
Poznan
Poland, Last stop, Sun 8 Nov
A western Polish city with one of the country's most colourful market squares, where mechanical goats butt heads above the town hall each noon. Poland's oldest cathedral stands on Ostrów Tumski.
Typical November: highs of 7°C, some rain
BirminghamMilan2nGdansk4nStockholm
Two of the three places have old towns and Stockholm is a capital. It gets cooler as it goes: typical November highs fall from 12°C in Milan to 5°C in Stockholm.
€55per personabout €127 with a cabin bagprices seen up to 1 day agoSee the flightsHide the flights
BirminghamMilan2nGdansk4nStockholm
Two of the three places have old towns and Stockholm is a capital. It gets cooler as it goes: typical November highs fall from 12°C in Milan to 5°C in Stockholm.
Birmingham
United Kingdom, Start, Sat 7 Nov
- Orio al Serio International Airport is 46 km from Milan · Far airports compared
Milan
Italy, 2 nights, 7–9 Nov
Italy's fashion and business capital, with a white Gothic cathedral, Leonardo's Last Supper, La Scala opera house and aperitivo in the Navigli canal district.
Typical November: highs of 12°C, wet- Orio al Serio International Airport is 46 km from Milan · Far airports compared
Gdansk
Poland, 4 nights, 9–13 Nov
A Baltic port city with a rebuilt Hanseatic main street, a medieval crane on the waterfront, the shipyard where Solidarity began and sandy beaches in Brzeźno.
Typical November: highs of 7°C, some rain- GDN→ARN Fri 13 NovInto Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Ryanair, about 1½ hours, cabin bag about €24€16seen yesterday Check price
Stockholm
Sweden, Last stop, Fri 13 Nov
Sweden's capital, built across islands where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic, with the old town of Gamla Stan, the Vasa ship museum and archipelago boat trips.
Typical November: highs of 5°C, some rain
BirminghamParis2nVenice2nValencia
Two of the three places have old towns and Paris is a capital. Typical October and November highs run from 13°C in Venice to 20°C in Valencia.
€56per personabout €128 with a cabin bagprices seen up to 5 days ago, may be higher nowSee the flightsHide the flights
BirminghamParis2nVenice2nValencia
Two of the three places have old towns and Paris is a capital. Typical October and November highs run from 13°C in Venice to 20°C in Valencia.
Birmingham
United Kingdom, Start, Fri 30 Oct
- Beauvais-Tille Airport is 69 km from Paris · Far airports compared
Paris
France, 2 nights, 30 Oct – 1 Nov
France's capital on the Seine, with the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, café terraces, neighbourhood markets and some of the world's best museums.
Typical October: highs of 17°C, some rain- Beauvais-Tille Airport is 69 km from Paris · Far airports compared
- Treviso Airport is 25 km from Venice · Far airports compared
Venice
Italy, 2 nights, 1–3 Nov
A city of canals and islands in a lagoon, with St Mark's Basilica, the Grand Canal, Renaissance art and boat trips out to Murano glass and Burano lace.
Typical November: highs of 13°C, some rain- Treviso Airport is 25 km from Venice · Far airports compared
- a price seen 5 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out
Valencia
Spain, Last stop, Tue 3 Nov
Spain's third city, with wide city beaches, the futuristic City of Arts and Sciences, a long park in an old riverbed and the home of paella.
Typical November: highs of 20°C, some rain
BirminghamValencia4nTurin2nWarsaw
Two of the three places have old towns and Warsaw is a capital. It gets cooler as it goes: typical November highs fall from 20°C in Valencia to 7°C in Warsaw.
€57per personabout €139 with a cabin bagprices seen up to 4 days ago, may be higher nowSee the flightsHide the flights
BirminghamValencia4nTurin2nWarsaw
Two of the three places have old towns and Warsaw is a capital. It gets cooler as it goes: typical November highs fall from 20°C in Valencia to 7°C in Warsaw.
Birmingham
United Kingdom, Start, Sun 1 Nov
- a price seen 4 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out
Valencia
Spain, 4 nights, 1–5 Nov
Spain's third city, with wide city beaches, the futuristic City of Arts and Sciences, a long park in an old riverbed and the home of paella.
Typical November: highs of 20°C, some rainTurin
Italy, 2 nights, 5–7 Nov
Former royal capital of Italy at the foot of the Alps, with arcaded boulevards, Savoy palaces, a famous Egyptian Museum and old cafés serving bicerin. Piedmont's wine hills and ski slopes are close.
Typical November: highs of 12°C, some rainWarsaw
Poland, Last stop, Sat 7 Nov
Poland's capital on the Vistula, with an old town rebuilt brick by brick after the war, strong history museums, riverside bars and a growing food scene.
Typical November: highs of 7°C, some rain
Non-stop from Birmingham to old towns
The cheapest one-way fare we've seen on each in the next 30 days, per person, and the typical daytime high there in November. A linked name has its own page of trips.
- RomeItaly€20 · highs of 17°C
- KrakowPoland€22 · highs of 8°C
- SevillaSpain€22 · highs of 20°C
- EdinburghUnited Kingdom€23 · highs of 10°C
- ValenciaSpain€23 · highs of 20°C
- FaroPortugal€24 · highs of 20°C
- BarcelonaSpain€26 · highs of 18°C
- Palma (Majorca)Spain€35 · highs of 20°C
- IstanbulTürkiye€42 · highs of 15°C
- AntalyaTürkiye€47 · highs of 22°C
- MadridSpain€49 · highs of 14°C
- AmsterdamNetherlands€60 · highs of 10°C
Old towns of Europe, starting anywhere
On these trips
Trips from Asturias, Gdansk, Krakow, Milan, Palermo (Sicily), Paris, Porto, Poznan, Sofia, Stockholm, Turin, Valencia, Venice, Warsaw. Trips through Bulgaria, France, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden.