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We’re planning a short city break & like the idea of somewhere in Eastern Europe a) because we haven’t been & b) because it sounds as though it’s a  lot better value than places like Amsterdam & Paris etc.

Looking for somewhere scenic with art galleries, cheap food & drink & cheap flights/ easy to get to. We wondered about somewhere like Budapest or Sofia but any suggestions very welcome.

We’d like to stay in a self catering place (2 couples) so any recommendations on accommodation would also be great, thanks! 

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A general point is that we should all think about reducing short breaks with flights due to out carbon footprints, not that I am a particularly good example, but it you go longer rather than have a number of short breaks that is a good start.  Long distance train travel has its environmental benefits, but will take longer and cost a fair bit more - but an adventure.

I traveled fairly extensively to the old communist block in the years after the collapse of the Soviet Union and saw places change quickly, often for the better but not always.  Some places can be over-run by tourists, worse still stag and hen do's.  Prague remains incredibly beautiful but spoiled in many ways.

So looking at pretty, relatively quiet and certainly cheap places, Lublijana is nice.  Sofia is OK, but you may wish to tack on a day trip or two by train.  Tirana is a left field choice, but you'd best arrange some sort of tour of that part of Europe or even hire a car as there are lovely beach areas, UNESCO world heritage sites, nature reserves but grim bits in between.  Very cheap.  Danzig/Gdansk is interesting, as with the Baltic countries summer will quickly be ending. 

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