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\t\t\t\tMadrid<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\t\tFlights to Madrid take two hours and 20 minutes (Picture: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Spain\u2019s capital city is a two hour and 20-minute flight from London. Once you arrive you\u2019ll have plenty to do, with lots of galleries and museums to explore, bustling streets with fantastic shopping and a thriving foodie scene. <\/p>\n

The top attractions according to Tripadvisor include the Museo Nacional del Prado, Parque del Retiro, Plaza Mayor, the Royal Palace of Madrid and the Palacio de Cristal.<\/p>\n

Flights from London City Airport with BA start from \u00a358. <\/p>\n

Innsbruck<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\t\tInnsbruck is the capital of Tyrol (Picture: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Innsbruck is the capital of Tyrol in Austria and is a popular destination in the Alps for winter sports. The idyllic city boasts stunning views of the Nordkette mountain range and is hope to a unique mix of buildings from colourful houses on the bank of the river to medieval old town with Baroque architecture and modern cable car stations designed by Zaha Hadid.<\/p>\n

Top attractions on Tripadvisor include the Nordkette (cable cars), the old town and Ambras Castle.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing flights from London City Airport start from \u00a3137 in December, but there are currently no direct flights available, they all have one or two stops.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, easyJet has flights starting from \u00a388 from Gatwick<\/a> and these take one hour and 55 minutes.<\/p>\n

Geneva <\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\t\tGeneva is beautiful but expensive (Picture: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Geneva<\/a> is one of the most expensive cities in the world \u2013 so visitors might have to budget for the high price of food and accommodation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That being said, there are plenty of free things to do<\/a>, such as admiring Lake Geneva. Tourists can walk along the promenade or take a free boat ride across.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll also be able to see the Jet\u2019dEau, a 140-metre fountain and one of the city\u2019s most famous landmarks that can be viewed from various points along the waterfront.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth noting that public transport is free in Geneva depending on where you stay. Anyone staying in approved accommodation, whether that be a hotel, youth hostel, or campsite, is entitled to the city\u2019s\u00a0Transport Card<\/a>\u00a0for free travel for the duration of their visit.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, flights with BA from London City Airport start from \u00a361 in December and take one hour and 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

Chambery<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\t\tChambery is known for its old town (Picture: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The pretty alpine town of Chambery is located in the in the southeastern Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes region of France, between Chartreuse and Massif des Bauges regional parks.<\/p>\n

Central Chambery has a medieval layout and is full of history and \u2018traboules\u2019 which are a network of alleyways between large buildings.<\/p>\n

While visiting, be sure to keep your eyes peeled for trompe-l\u2019\u0153il illusions, including the biggest one in Europe which can be found at Fran\u00e7ois-de-Sales Cathedral. <\/p>\n

Top attractions include the Fountain of Elephants, Chateau des Ducs de Savoie and Ville Ancienne.<\/p>\n

Direct flights take one hour and 45 minutes from London City Airport and BA has flights from \u00a3125.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Madrid Flights to Madrid take two hours and 20 minutes (Picture: Getty Images) Spain\u2019s capital city is a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":438749,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5312],"tags":[3087,2000,299,5510,2592,388,132,5479,104,183,1559],"class_list":{"0":"post-438748","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-spain","8":"tag-british-airways","9":"tag-eu","10":"tag-europe","11":"tag-europe-travel","12":"tag-flights","13":"tag-lifestyle","14":"tag-london-city-airport","15":"tag-madrid","16":"tag-spain","17":"tag-travel","18":"tag-travel-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115237163503303517","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438748\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}