72 Hours

Every guide in this series follows the same simple rule: one city, three days, and for each day a morning, an afternoon and an evening, each tied to a real place. The neighbourhoods are grouped so you never cross town twice, the arrival afternoon stays light, and one evening is always left open. The method behind it is explained in how to plan three days without rushing them.

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   01 · 36.72° N · 4.42° W

   72 hours in Málaga: culture, food and the sea

   Moorish fortresses, Picasso’s birthplace, a market behind a medieval gate and sardines grilled in boats on the beach: three unhurried days in Andalusia’s port city.

   1. Day oneFortresses, cathedral and the old town
   2. Day twoMarket, Picasso and the port
   3. Day threeBeach, espetos and a last stroll

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   02 · 38.72° N · 9.14° W

   A weekend in Lisbon, and what fits together

   Friday to Sunday in Lisbon, planned by neighbourhood so you climb each hill only once: Baixa and Chiado, Alfama and Graça, then Belém and the river.

   1. FridayBaixa, Chiado and a sunset view
   2. SaturdayAlfama, Graça and the castle
   3. SundayBelém and the river

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   03 · 53.55° N · 9.99° E

   72 hours in Hamburg: harbour, brick and water

   Brick warehouses on the canals, a public plaza high above the port, harbour ferries on a normal ticket and a fish market at dawn: three days in Germany’s great port city.

   1. Day oneWarehouses, HafenCity and the Elbphilharmonie
   2. Day twoFerry, river beach and Blankenese
   3. Day threeFish market, lakes and the Schanze

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   04 · 59.33° N · 18.07° E

   72 hours in Stockholm: islands, light and Gamla Stan

   Three days across the islands of the Swedish capital, from the lanes of Gamla Stan to the Vasa warship, a slow fika on Södermalm and a first boat to the archipelago.

   1. Day oneGamla Stan and the royal island
   2. Day twoDjurgården, ships and open-air history
   3. Day threeSödermalm, fika and the first islands

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   05 · 48.21° N · 16.37° E

   72 hours in Vienna: coffee houses, palaces and wine taverns

   Three days in the Austrian capital, from St Stephen’s Cathedral and the Ring trams to Schönbrunn, the Riesenrad and a long evening at a Heuriger among the vines.

   1. Day oneCathedral, palace and the Ring
   2. Day twoMarket, museums and Schönbrunn
   3. Day threePrater, Danube and the vines

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