Put a spring in your step with an egg-stra special Easter break in one of these brilliant cities.
Paris, France
As Audrey
Hepburn once said, “Paris is always a good idea, but it’s a particularly good
idea at Easter time.”
Paris
celebrates Easter over the long weekend from 30th March to 1st
April – as Good Friday is not a public holiday in France.
Easter in
Paris is all about gourmet brunches, magical trips to Disneyland, exciting
Easter egg hunts, fun educational workshops, chocolate creations by master
chocolatiers and majestic celebrations at Notre Dame de Paris, Sacre-Coeur and
in churches all over the country.
Rome, Italy
Rome
celebrates its most significant Catholic holiday over Easter and although it’s
one of the busiest times of the year, the atmosphere is electric as tens of
thousands of people make a pilgrimage to the city.
Visit the
Vatican, join the Stations of the Cross procession through the streets of Rome
or simply take in attractions like the Trevi Fountain and the Coliseum.
Edinburgh,
Scotland
Keep the kids entertained, with a city
break in Edinburgh taking in the International Science Festival which runs from
5th – 20th April.
However, if
this doesn’t take your fancy then Edinburgh has plenty of other things to
offer; stunning scenery, striking architecture, fine food, first-class
attractions, outdoor pursuits and beautiful coasts & countryside.
Seville,
Spain
When spring
is slow to get going at home, the sun has got its hat on and is looking rather
awesome in Seville.
In springtime
the scent of orange blossom hangs deliciously on the air in Andalucia’s
capital, a captivating historic city of cobbled streets, Moorish places,
authentic tapas and lively nightlife.
Easter is
extra exciting in Seville, as its citizens celebrate Semana Santa (Holy Week)
in style – so why not join them?
Munich,
Germany
Markets in
Germany are as much for Easter as they are Christmas. They’ve not even packed
away the gingerbread when up pop the Ostermarkts, bearing gifts and, coming as
no surprise – sausages and alcohol.
The weather
will be best down south, so get yourself to Munich for seasonal shopping,
bratwurst and beer.
Athens,
Greece
Stroll around
candles, lose yourself amidst the many shops specially decorated for these
festive days or you can try some Lenten food.
All the
formal religious events which take places in the churches of Athens provide a
first-hand experience of the solemnity that is typical of the Greek Holy Week
while, after the Paschal Vigil, almost every restaurant offers magerista (a
soup made of the lamb’s internal organs:
liver, heart, lungs and intestines with an egg-lemon sauce), red eggs and roast
lamb.
Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
Rio’s Holy
Week celebrations are electric. Streets covered in flowers with samba-soundtracked
processions, shops sell special celebratory cakes and patisseries to mark the
occasion and when the sun sets, head down to Copacabana for a beer, swim or a
game of beach volleyball!
Washington DC,
USA
Ever wanted
to pay visit to the President of the United States?
Barrack Obama
takes his wife and kids out onto the lawn for a spot of family fun at the White
House Easter Egg Roll – just about the best kid’s Easter party on the planet.
If you’re
interested in attending the celebrations, which date back to 1879, you can
register for tickets on Friday 28th March at 10:00am (PT) on
www.recreation.gov.
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