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Sunday Times, 28 December 2003
Weekend world — 52 quick getaways for 2004
Why be a weekend couch potato when you can carnival, kayak and ride on the beach? Jeremy Lazell has the top trips to transform your year
How much holiday do you reckon you’ve got next year? Four weeks? Five? Think again. Tot up 47 two-day weekends, four days off at Easter and Christmas, and three bank holidays, and you’ve 111 days to play with in 2004, even before you start eating into the company allowance. Better yet, weekend breaks are just what our cash-rich, time-poor hearts desire, and holiday companies can’t wait to meet that need. You just need to know where to look. Or rather, you just need to read on, as we hand-pick 52 breaks to colour your calendar — one for every weekend of the year. A few require a day off work, but most start late on Friday, ensuring absolute full value for your time.
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11th-12th December
OPERA, MILAN
Why? With La Scala reopening after nearly three years in refurbishment,
this normally suave city looks set to lose its cool. Organisers haven’t
published a programme yet, but the opening opera is likely to be Salieri’s
L’Europa Riconosciuta, which was first performed at La Scala in
1778.
The details: from £790 for two nights at the five-star Grand Hotel, with La Scala tickets, transfers and Alitalia flights to Milan (out 7.20pm Friday, back 6.30pm Sunday). Contact Fine Art Travel (020 7437 8553, www.finearttravel.co.uk).
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