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Thread: Football weekend trip ideas
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23-02-2024 09:55 PM #31
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23-02-2024 10:03 PM #32
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Las palmas in Rran Canaria and Real Mallorca are good for an easy holiday with a wee yin in being close to resorts and both in la liga. Warsaw and krakow both great cities and atmospheres whilst being cheap. I love Dusseldorf but not sure if the centre is more of a party town than for bairns. Venice is cool for kids and the stadium just appearing beside the canals is fun. Disneyland and psg can be combined obviously also Port adventure and Barca. Sure you will have a ball wherever
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23-02-2024 10:15 PM #33
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Interesting thread . Flights and availability of tickets for matches obviously very important . Also if OP wants to include other things for son ( theme park ? ) and if he wants to pack in more than one match . Atmosphere in stadiums ? Often better in grounds of " smaller " clubs . In Madrid , atmosphere at Atletico ( and maybe Rayo Vallecano too ) will be better than at Bernabau . Just as some Hearts fans say Tynecastle atmosphere is better than atmosphere at ER ( though I haven`t noticed a great atmosphere in Gorgie except in our end ) .
Seville - a very good option but cause of summer heat and importance of Easter and spring fair , spring is high season so hotels and flights will be expensive so maybe best to leave till autumn . Someone mentioned paying 120€ for a Betis match . I`m sure tickets will be available for half that or much less . The stadium is never full except for odd Derby .
Madrid - son will probably want to see Real . Better atmosphere at Atletico stadium and probably even better at Rayo Vallecano .
If a glutton and want 2 matches in one weekend combine Real /Atletico/Rayo Vallecano or Betis/Sevilla with Cadiz ( good atmosphere and beautiful city ) .
Bilbao - I`ve never been to San Mames ( old or new ) but have been to Bilbao . Stadium has often been voted as best in Spain for atmosphere including new stadium . San Sebastian where Real Sociedad play is a beautiful city with a lot to see and do . Not sure of flights from Edinburgh but I think there are flights from Edinburgh to places in SW France and it`s easy from there to get to San Sebastian . I´ve seen a lot of Real Sociedad fans travelling from France to San Sebastian for league and UEFA matches in recent years when I`ve been working in area or passing through .
Lisbon - great city and 2 great stadiums .
Oporto - not sure of flights but nice place to visit for a couple of days .
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23-02-2024 10:26 PM #34This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I still think I must be wrong too as it’s just not something I’ve encountered when going to matches in Europe before.
https://en.realbetisbalompie.es/tickets/
Looking at their website now though for the 2 games you can buy home tickets for and they’re €90 and €125. When I went I think I left it too late and the €90 tickets were gone. It was Valencia at home they were playing I think who are struggling a bit so didn’t seem like a big game.
I thought I would get cheaper from places around the city but never got any joy. Maybe €125 is just the going rate for matches now and I’m tight but I thought it was a bit much and with it being for the three of us (including the wife) we decided just to leave it and do the stadium tour if Sevilla instead.
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24-02-2024 06:04 AM #35This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Last edited by hibsbollah; 24-02-2024 at 06:08 AM.
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24-02-2024 07:23 AM #36
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Go to the Mestalla (Valencia) before it is knocked down (or falls down).
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24-02-2024 08:41 AM #37
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Done Dortmund, Malaga and Valencia. All well worth a trip.
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24-02-2024 08:54 AM #38
Going to hospitality at Accrington Stanley v Bradford on Saturday 8th March.
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24-02-2024 10:27 AM #41
I would recommend Lisbon anytime of the year. Got tickets for Benfica quite easily. Atmosphere was great, easy to get to the stadium.
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24-02-2024 10:30 AM #42
Real Betis have 60k season ticket holders but they reckon on any given match day there's about 5k released back to the club. Problem with that is that you do struggle to get tickets together unless its the top tiers and even then your looking around €100. I've not been since they rebuilt the South stand and added about 10k to the capacity but have been to loads of their games home and away and never had problems getting a ticket so surprised its difficult now. There used to be an official Edinburgh supporters club but again no idea if they are still on the go or not. Betis are a fantastic club, proper football club who do loads for the people of Sevilla. It is an amazing city with loads to do for adults and kids including Isla magica if its open. It is roasting in the summer though but not much of an issue if its football season.
Madrid is amazing as well and should get tickets no problem for Real games. Not sure about Atletico as not been to the new stadium. Getafe are also from Madrid and tickets for their games are easy to get unless its against one of the other Madrid teams. Anyways their stadium is pretty close to the Warner Bros theme park and think they do theme rooms and stuff at their hotels. If he likes Batman and stuff he'll love it.
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24-02-2024 10:37 AM #44
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Ryanair have got a decent sale on just now for travel between 1st April and 30th June but needs to be booked by tomorrow. Worth a look
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24-02-2024 10:52 AM #46
Only been to a couple of top flight away days/weekends in Europe. Roma and Benfica would highly recommend both.
On international duty I'd say I'd recommend Munich Warsaw and again Rome.
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24-02-2024 12:11 PM #47
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