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Old Nov 20, 2010, 2:39 pm
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I agree that Prague is a "Fairy Tale City",as Saltzburg,one of my favorite places that I have been to...
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Old Nov 20, 2010, 3:54 pm
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Prague, if you can avoid the tourists.
Vienna on Christmas Morning.
Salzburg in winter
Not a city, but the train ride from Chur to St. Moritz in early December or in the winter. Stunning Fairy Tale is the only way to describe the landscape.
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Old Nov 21, 2010, 1:05 am
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Durham, a town in North-east England, near Newcastle.

Also, just saw some photos of Innsbruck in Austria, and it looks beautiful too (for the mountains that is)
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Old Nov 21, 2010, 9:18 am
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Originally Posted by arvin charles
I've heard Quebec City described as a fairy tale city. Having lived there for a short time, I would certainly agree.

Everything I've seen & read about Bruges suggest the same.

My question is what other cities would you describe as a fairy tale city?
Prague, Venice and parts of Amsterdam. Prerequisite? Ability to ignore tourists.

Also: Chester, England.
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Old Nov 21, 2010, 9:59 am
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Lubeck (hard to get more fairy tale than the Holstentor) and also Luneberg
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Old Nov 21, 2010, 10:10 am
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Originally Posted by Business as usual
Prague, Venice and parts of Amsterdam. Prerequisite? Ability to ignore tourists.

Also: Chester, England.
+1 on Chester, Prague is not bad, neither is Bern. Fes in Morocco.
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Old Nov 21, 2010, 12:22 pm
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Obidos and Sintra certainly qualify in Portugal, and I'd the Alfama district of Lisbon to the list as well.
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Old Dec 5, 2010, 1:39 pm
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Definitely Vienna and Copenhagen in my opinion. Bergen is also a very cosy place.

I wholeheartedly agree with the OP about Quebec City.
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Old Dec 5, 2010, 2:31 pm
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Disney World in Orlando.. or Orlando as a whole
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Old Dec 5, 2010, 4:56 pm
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Baden-Baden and Wiesbaden, Germany; small Bavarians towns and villages;
Bordeaux, Arcachon and Biaritz in France
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Old Dec 5, 2010, 7:08 pm
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Yaroslavl and Suzdal in Russia.
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Old Dec 5, 2010, 7:26 pm
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For short daytrips from bigger towns, Marburg, Germany is a great city (pretty much only German city with original Medieval architecture that wasn't destroyed in WW2) - only an hour from Frankfurt and Werfen, Austria is a short hour from Salzburg (quiet town in mountains, castle on hill, awesome ice cave to visit).
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Old Dec 5, 2010, 7:34 pm
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Holmfirth, UK
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Old Dec 5, 2010, 10:40 pm
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Old quarter of Quito, Ecuador
+1 on Kyoto
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Old Dec 5, 2010, 11:11 pm
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Graz, Austria

enchanting, just don't go in the winter unless you love fur because it is cold.

Charming city and a short ride to the Alps for ski and sport.

The view in is unbelievable, coming across some flat land with the mountains surrounding. Or seeing the mountains above the clouds.

25 minute flight from Vienna.
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