Although we published this originally last year we thought it’s worth reminding folk of some of the places we reviewed for City Breaks with access in mind; enjoy…………………………………
Aug 2014: This week at Blue Badge Style we’re posting a series of reviews of and guides to some great European City Breaks. We’ll be looking at some stylish places to go and finding out how accessible they are for the less able.
We’ll be looking at some cities we haven’t really covered before later in the week, starting tomorrow with a guide to Salzburg. But for now we’re going to take a quick look back at some similar posts we’ve released in the past:
A few weeks ago we posted Lucy’s review of her holiday to Berlin and Prague. Two fantastic cities she enjoyed very much – particularly Prague although you need to be wary of the cobbled streets if you use a wheelchair or crutches.
The Musical Lieutenant found more cobbles in Amsterdam along with a bewildering public transport system. But it was made up for by some really good food.
Paris was enjoyed by Lucy Webster who discovered that the definition of ‘disabled room’ can be interpreted differently depending on who you ask. This was a reminder to us all that you need to really grill the hotel about their disabled facilities before you book!
Vienna was covered by the Relative Lieutenant. He found that it was a very accessible city with lots of stylish places to go. He did however slightly regret going during the summer heatwave when the temperature reached 40 degrees!
Avila and Berlin are respectively the most first and most recent winners of the EU’s Access City Award (which started in 2011). The award is given annually to the European city that has done the most to improve its accessibility. So we felt we should take a look at some places to stay, eat and drink in each.
Tomorrow we start our European break week with a look at Salzburg – currently the only other city to have won the Access City Award. Then we’ll be bringing guides and reviews of some other European cities including Barcelona and Stockholm. Hopefully, we can inspire some last minute summer holidays or more likely some Autumn half term trips!