Longest trips under €300 from Southampton

Barcelona

Spain, 4 nights, 2–6 Nov

Catalonia's capital on the Mediterranean, known for Gaudí's Sagrada Família and Park Güell, the Gothic Quarter, city beaches and late dinners.

• Beach

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Venice

Italy, 4 nights, 6–10 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.

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Bucharest

Romania, 4 nights, 10–14 Nov

Romania's capital, with wide boulevards, the huge Palace of the Parliament, a restored old town of bars and restaurants, and Belle Époque buildings.

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Malta

Malta, 3 nights, 14–17 Nov

A small island nation in the middle of the Mediterranean, with the fortified capital Valletta, prehistoric temples, swimming coves and the medieval town of Mdina.

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• Island
• Beach

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Brussels

Belgium, 2 nights, 17–19 Nov

Belgium's capital and seat of the EU, with the ornate Grand-Place, comic-strip murals, Art Nouveau houses, and beer, waffles and chocolate everywhere.

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Stockholm

Sweden, 3 nights, 19–22 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.

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Krakow

Poland, 4 nights, 22–26 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.

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Budapest

Hungary, 2 nights, 26–28 Nov

Hungary's capital, split by the Danube between hilly Buda and flat Pest, with thermal baths, a grand parliament, ruin bars and a castle district.

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Chisinau

Moldova, 2 nights, 28–30 Nov

Moldova's capital, a green city of parks and Soviet-era boulevards. Visitors come for the wine: the vast underground cellars at Cricova and Mileștii Mici are a short drive away.

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Sofia

Bulgaria, Last stop, Mon 30 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.

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Barcelona

Spain, 4 nights, 2–6 Nov

Catalonia's capital on the Mediterranean, known for Gaudí's Sagrada Família and Park Güell, the Gothic Quarter, city beaches and late dinners.

• Beach

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Venice

Italy, 4 nights, 6–10 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.

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Bucharest

Romania, 4 nights, 10–14 Nov

Romania's capital, with wide boulevards, the huge Palace of the Parliament, a restored old town of bars and restaurants, and Belle Époque buildings.

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Malta

Malta, 3 nights, 14–17 Nov

A small island nation in the middle of the Mediterranean, with the fortified capital Valletta, prehistoric temples, swimming coves and the medieval town of Mdina.

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• Island
• Beach

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Brussels

Belgium, 2 nights, 17–19 Nov

Belgium's capital and seat of the EU, with the ornate Grand-Place, comic-strip murals, Art Nouveau houses, and beer, waffles and chocolate everywhere.

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Chisinau

Moldova, 3 nights, 19–22 Nov

Moldova's capital, a green city of parks and Soviet-era boulevards. Visitors come for the wine: the vast underground cellars at Cricova and Mileștii Mici are a short drive away.

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Wroclaw

Poland, 3 nights, 22–25 Nov

A Polish city on the Oder with many bridges and islands, a colourful market square, little bronze gnomes hidden around the streets and the Centennial Hall.

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Oslo

Norway, 4 nights, 25–29 Nov

Norway's capital at the head of the Oslofjord, with the marble Opera House, Vigeland's sculpture park, ship museums and forest trails and ski slopes on the city edge.

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Palanga

Lithuania, Last stop, Sun 29 Nov

Lithuania's main seaside resort, with a wide sandy Baltic beach, a long wooden pier and an amber museum in a manor park. The dunes of the Curonian Spit are a short drive south.

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Barcelona

Spain, 2 nights, 2–4 Nov

Catalonia's capital on the Mediterranean, known for Gaudí's Sagrada Família and Park Güell, the Gothic Quarter, city beaches and late dinners.

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Bologna

Italy, 4 nights, 4–8 Nov

The capital of Emilia-Romagna, with miles of porticoed streets, two leaning medieval towers, Europe's oldest university and some of Italy's best food.

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Warsaw

Poland, 4 nights, 8–12 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.

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Sofia

Bulgaria, 4 nights, 12–16 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.

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Chisinau

Moldova, 3 nights, 16–19 Nov

Moldova's capital, a green city of parks and Soviet-era boulevards. Visitors come for the wine: the vast underground cellars at Cricova and Mileștii Mici are a short drive away.

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Budapest

Hungary, 2 nights, 19–21 Nov

Hungary's capital, split by the Danube between hilly Buda and flat Pest, with thermal baths, a grand parliament, ruin bars and a castle district.

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Copenhagen

Denmark, 3 nights, 21–24 Nov

Denmark's capital, a city of canals, bikes and harbour baths, with Nyhavn's painted houses, Tivoli Gardens, a strong food scene and Amager's long city beach.

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Kaunas

Lithuania, Last stop, Tue 24 Nov

Lithuania's second city and briefly its interwar capital, which left a stock of modernist buildings. A red-brick castle and old town sit where two rivers meet, with a long pedestrian avenue and student bars.

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