[Closed] somewhere really nice for a week, city with a beach?

Valleta?

Rome.

Bollocks to the beach.

I like a day on the beach and a swim in the sea,

Lisbon and take the train out to Cascais

http://www.cascais-portugal.com/index.html

Edinburgh?

Nice and sunny, lovely beach at portobello.

Malaga is surprisingly nice. An old city with some very pretty bits. Obviously lots of Brits abroad stuff not far along the coast but the city itself is quite pleasant. Some good biking a short trip inland, too.

I like a day on the beach and a swim in the sea,

Dubrovnik then

Verona? You're an hour away from the lakes for your swim and it's a lovely city in its own right.

Nice? You can enjoy a dip in The Med that way.

Gdansk. I'll let you know how it is in 4 weeks.

St Davids in Pembrokeshire

Best City in the UK...plenty of nearby top beaches

Greenock.

Greenock.

You must have misheard, he said city

Valencia is an excellent city

+1 for Valencia.

+1 for Lisbon & Cascais / Estoril

Nice.

Got to be San Sebastian.

Malaga.

Malaga, and do some day trips to the surrounding towns while you're there.

Doesn’t Barcelona have beaches? They may be man made but I’m sure it does.

Got to be San Sebastian.

+1

Malaga

Eat at Cervantes

Drink at La Tranca

Grilled fish on the beach

Bullring if you're so inclined

Live performances at the flamenco museum

Ace climate and not knockout hot like Seville

some left field options:

Helsinki:  https://goo.gl/maps/T6oyf3navXR2

Friedrichshafen:  https://goo.gl/maps/yFmMer2i92y

more seriously:

+1 for Malaga, a very beautiful, modern European city..

Further along the coast is Nerja, which has some amazing beaches, not sure it counts as a City, but the town is pretty big.

I'd avoid anywhere in Italy as its all a bit: "if Ryanair did beaches".

what's the budget?

What's does the city need to have in it?

I think somewhere like Sicily is amazing.

Syracuse or Taormina or just up the hill (and nicer for it) Castelmola with stunning countryside and hills around

Also Sardinia has some towns with lovely beaches just outside.

St Davids in Pembrokeshire

Best City in the UK…plenty of nearby top beaches

Vigo

Lisbon

A Caruna

Pontevedra

San Sebastián

Portimao

Lagos

Cadiz/Jerez

All of which offer big city life and beaches.

Gdansk another vote. Was there last week in the city ( lovely/ amazing old town ) then out to a place called Sopot which is 20 mins out of town on the coast, and very cool and cheap. Do not drink too much vodka..

Vancouver.

Just come back from two weeks working in Valencia. Loved the place, can’t recommend it enough

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+1 for Valletta, not so far on a plane, regular flights, excellent hotels and the most sun in Europe.

Just a warning that the beaches near Valletta are all rocky. Same for most of Dubrovnik and the one sandy beach will be rammed. San Sebastian for me.

+1 San Sebastian

+1 Nice- trains along the coast in either direction

+1 Syracuse, swimming from the platforms with the locals, trains along the coast again. Not Taormina which is a 1 trick expensive pony. Syracuse is just on the ok side of touristy still and trips on train to Modica/Noto were great.

+1 Lisbon, though the sea is/was/appeared to be freezing. Fabulous city though. Feels really young at the moment

Leftfield would be St Malo. Lovely walled town. Trip to the busy but still breathtaking Mont St Michel. Barely a city though and not as good as those above. Agree with the idea though- beach/city makes for a a really nice week away

@bikebouy

Vigo/Pontevedra is a good shout.

Had a great time round there last year and even though Vigo is a busy port ,Samil beach is close by and the Cies islands were a short boat trip for some lovely beaches.

The local transport was very cheap and easy to use .

We also found eating out was good value if you avoided the cruise ship catchers.

Split - has better beaches than Dubrovnik, lots to do.

Weymouth.

Or Havana.

I'd like to go to Split, looks amazing and the beaches look great.

In reality if i had a spare week/long weekend i'd be back off to Sainte Maxime, i'd do one day up in the hills past Grasse, one day i'd get the ferry (lol, SPEEDBOAT) over to St Tropez and take a walk round the forts and graveyards.

It's barely a city, there's not loads to do but it's just really chilled, quiet and a bit nice. Only downside is it's a bit of a drive from Nice.

+1 for Lisbon. Or Blackpool.

another +1 for lisbon

San Francisco. You didn't say Europe. Might fail on the warm part as the fog rolls in at that time of year.

Syracuse in Sicily was lovely, but a week would feel a long time there unless you wanted to travel the island.

Copenhagen

If San Sebastián in July, go sooner rather than later. Beaches can be minging in peak season, or stay towards the east or west of the city as those beaches tend to be quieter. I live about 5 min from the central one and don't bother in summer.

Cadiz - a suprisingly lovely and compact city

Stockholm - 100s of islands around there

Jersey - you're never far from the sea

Montpellier - it's 30 yrs since I went but it was lovely and the sea was a bus ride away

Venice - if you stay outside and get the boat in there are some nice places within easy reach to stay at

Rijeka - supposed to be lovely

!’d like to go to Split, looks amazing and the beaches look great.

It is. 15 years ago had a fortnight kitesurfing/windsurfing up and down the coast.

Lisbon is great unless you try to get into the water. Cold, cold, cold.

Tarifa.  And learn to kitesurf while you're there.

Just back from Malaga/Torre Del Mar/Nerja on Wednesday, can't recommend enough!

Malaga is beautiful with a nice long beach that stretches right around the bay to the east of the city, nice and cheap to eat and drink as well.

There's a service bus that runs along the coast that could take you to the coastal resorts of Torre Del Mar & Nerja, Malaga to Torre Del Mar is a 40 minute journey costing 2.70 euro one way.

Malaga must be served by every airport in the UK and we rented a small, very clean studio flat right in the center of the city for 60 euro a night.

At the minute the area is still very traditional Spanish but my father in law who lives there is starting to complain it's becoming 'more like Benidorm every day' 🙂

Nobody gonna mention Copenhagen? Nice beaches a 20 minute train ride from the city centre. Plus swimming in the harbour.

Not long back from Spain (Palma, Majoca) and I've not seen it this heaving this early in the season. Perhaps people are taking earlier holidays this year due to the long winter, but I flew out and back at 6am and airports both in blighty and spain were packed, I dread to think what it will be like in peak season if demand increases.

I'd be tempted by Bordeaux - not exactly on the beach, but near some very nice beaches.

Tarragona, watch out for pickpockets at busy times.