JR14

Budapest -- but that's probably because I lived there for a while and know the city well.

CMK10

Prague, Budapest, Paris and Madrid would be my current order. I loved London but haven't been there in 14 years so I don't think it would be fair to include on the list.

exilencfc

Vienna followed by Amsterdam

JBord

Tie between Budapest and Amsterdam.

But I still have a few to visit!

florin

Amsterdam, Prague, Lisbon

KellyeK

barcelona then bath

gspurr

Florence, Prague, Berlin, Lisbon and London

kmandrew

Nobody has mentioned Athens, I have award seats on hold from the U.S to Athens then home from Istanbul for a March trip. Because of Match weather we wanted to stay a bit south and have 8 nights to fill; any suggestions for plan B? I know this is a European forum but what about Cairo or Alexandria for 2 older American travelers then Istanbul - we want to use Hilton points. I have until April 24 to ticket.

helosc

Why not just stay 4 nights in Athens and 4 nights in Istanbul?
I haven't been to Istanbul but surely such a big city could keep you entertained for 4 days.
As for Athens, I recently revisited after not having been there for many years and I was very pleasantly surprised by the change the city had undergone - I enjoyed my time there very much.
And the Hilton is a really nice hotel - very good lounge.
See post 338 in this thread for a short review :
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...ns-grc-23.html

Maybe look at Izmir as a stopover between Athens and Istanbul if you want one more destination.
I recently looked at it in connection with a future trip to Athens and it looked interesting enough and there's a Hilton and a Doubletree.

YangFeng

My favourite cities are:

Barcelona, Spain
Lisbon, Portugal
Vienna, Austria
Zurich, Switzerland
Prague, Czech Republic
Florence, Italy
Istanbul, Turkey


Some great smaller cities:

Dubrovnik, Croatia
Rothenburg, Germany
Siena, Italy
Cinque Terre, Italy
Santorini, Greece


I haven't seen much in Eastern Europe though.

Romanianflyer

Favourite big towns:
Lisbon, Portugal
Lviv, Ukraine
Belgrade, Serbia
Dublin, Ireland
Athens, Greece
Istanbul, Turkey
Sibiu & Cluj, Romania

Some smaller towns that deserve a mention:
Chania, Greece
Kotor, Montenegro
Zadar, Croatia
Varenna, Italy
Ohrid, FYROM
Plovdiv, Bulgaria

aster

I think you will enjoy Istanbul more than Athens. As for Cairo, I think it's better to do that separately as part of a holiday package where you are taken care of from A to Z.

I'd go to Europe on a longer vacation and book a separate Egyptian holiday from there. Flights, airport airport transfers, the help of a local representative of the travel bureau, etc. - you are taken care of in all aspects. And then just purchase short sightseeing trips from there (the local rep will surely be planning/selling them).

I once paid the equivalent of $1,000 (per person) for a trip to Sharm, including return flights, hotel transfers, 2 weeks' stay at the Hilton Dreams, breakfasts and dinner buffets included. Loved it. Don't think I would want to arrange everything separately myself though, too much of a hassle and it probably won't be that good of a deal either.

yytleisure

In no particular order:

Amsterdam, NL
Brasov, Romania
Nimes, France
Siena, Italy
Sarajevo, B&H
Istanbul, Turkey
Belgrade, Serbia
Budapest, Hungary
Würzburg, Germany
Dresden, Germany
Padova, Italy
Kraków, Poland

Must stop myself, there are so many more

Dammir10

Dubrovnik, Croatia

nickknock1

Vilnius, Gdansk, Copenhagen, Strasbourg, Vienna, Hamburg