I'm currently located in Berlin and looking to take advantage of the 4-day weekend over Easter and take a trip somewhere. My one concern though, is that in many places, everything will be shut down for the holidays. Any suggestions for places to visit where everything will still be mostly open? I'm mostly worried about the closure of museums and public attractions, but also potentially some restaurants. I'm not looking for a trip with extensive Easter celebrations like Semana Santa either. Thanks in advance!
Posted by
Chicago
8126 posts
How about somewhere in Turkey like Istanbul or somewhere warm like Morocco (I know it is not in Europe but close by)?
Posted by
the Netherlands
2487 posts
I wouldn't worry about museums, attractions or restaurants being closed. I checked at a couple of museums and they all had their regular opening hours (one even being open on Easter Monday, normally their closing day). For commercial attractions and restaurants the Easter holiday is good business they would rather not lose.
Posted by
Edinburgh
2677 posts
Easter is really the start of the tourist season in most parts of Europe,most places will be open, there may be some restriction regarding public transport but nothing much else.many places with have easter markets on as well Prague for instance.
Posted by
Chicago
565 posts
I have traveled through several places in Europe on or around Easter and nothing was closed. Even the Frauenkirche in Dresden re-opened for tours after services. London is very nice on Easter-all museums are open and there are plenty of Indian/Pakistani restaurants to eat Easter lamb.
Posted by
OP
Berlin, Germany
3 posts
Thanks for all of the advice, everyone! It's great to know that European cities aren't as shut down over Easter as I had feared :) Time to plan!
Posted by
Myrtle Beach, USA
12313 posts
Spain, except Barcelona, is great during the week before Easter. Virtually every town has some kind of procession during the week. One of my best experiences was Holy Thursday in Zaragosa. They had something like 26 processions, each with hundreds of drums (maybe a thousand for the large processions) and went all afternoon and through the night on two different routes.