EURO CITY BREAK

Let’s be honest, February can be a bit dreary. The Christmas lights have long since come down and summer feels a lifetime away. That is exactly why we need Valentine’s Day. It’s the perfect excuse to shake off the winter blues, pack a weekend bag and escape somewhere magical with the one you love. Forget the cliché of petrol station flowers or a rushed dinner at your local Italian chain restaurant. This year you need a proper adventure. You need cobbled streets, breathtaking

Bruges is a city that feels less like a modern metropolis and more like a film set constructed to represent the perfect medieval town. It is a place where swans drift elegantly on mist-topped canals, willow trees weep over ancient brick bridges and the scent of warm waffles and molten chocolate hangs permanently in the air. Known as the "Venice of the North," Bruges was once a commercial titan of the Middle Ages, a wealthy Hanseatic hub where merchants traded exotic goods. To