Hi! Looking for help on where to visit with my husband for our quick 5 day trip to central europe. He has been to prague and a few other places. We are flying in from Dublin and looking for an amazing older town/city with views & wine. We won't be renting a car and want to make sure we can see amazing things in a short time frame.
Any recommendations!
I would suggest revisiting Prague and take a day trip or two by train. But if you don't want to do that, go for Budapest. Also an amazing beautiful city. Budapest also has the nicest, friendliest natives I've come across in Europe.
Budapest, Krakow, and Vienna are all great for a 5 day visit. If you haven't been to Budapest before it would be my first suggestion. I spent 6 days there on a first visit and can't wait to go back for more. Vienna and Krakow have more of an 'old town' feel in the center but I loved the vibe in Budapest. All three have locations with great views and Budapest and Vienna both are great for wine.
If you are on a budget, Kraków would be my choice. we have been to Prague, Budapest, and Vienna numerous times. Can't go wrong with any of them.
"looking for an amazing older town/city with views & wine."
Budapest has all of these, so that gets my vote. It's also completely different from Prague. Note that Vienna is different from these two as well, so even though they're often spoken of as triplets, and obviously have proximity and shared history, you won't find much duplication if you go to all three.
This is all so helpful - thank you!! We are looking for some amazing mountain views as well. Has anyone been to Innsbruck? Also, what are the best day trips for vienna/prague or budapest!
Hello, if you do decide to visit Krakow and are looking for mountain views, then may I suggest visiting the High Tatras, which are part of the Carpathian Mountains. They are only an hour and a half south of Krakow, near the Polish/Slovak border.
The High Tatras are part of the UNESCO World Biosphere Programme due to their many rare and endemic animals and plant species, such as the Eurasian brown bear, European Wolf, and Eurasian lynx. Zakopane is the major resort town in the area and is known as the "winter capital of Poland”.
One of the main sites in the Tatras is the unique lake known as the Morskie Oko (Polish: Eye of the Sea). The lake is flanked by several tall forested peaks. It is fifty meters deep and is the only one in the Tatras with a natural stock of fish (one of the reason why it is called Eye of the Sea). Hopefully this is along the lines of what you were thinking about regarding mountains :)
