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Destinations
CARD I FF
Take a trip back to the electric ’80s and embark on a summer of love and smash-hit
classics with Club Tropicana The Musical at Wales Millennium Centre from 13th-17th
August. The star cast is led by Joe McElderry (X Factor winner, Joseph and his Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat), Neil McDermott (EastEnders , Eugenius!), Kate Robbins (Spitting
Image, The Imitation Game, Dinnerladies), Emily Tierney (Eugenius!, Wicked , The Wizard of
Oz) and former Sugababe Amelle Berrabah making her musical theatre debut. It’s set to
a soundtrack of some of the most iconic, chart-topping acts from the ’80s, including ABC,
Cyndi Lauper, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, a-ha, Culture Club, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton,
Bucks Fizz and Depeche Mode. The action takes place at the Club Tropicana Hotel, where
the drinks are free and the whole family is invited to join the ultimate holiday musical. When
a bride and groom get cold feet, they decide to jet off to sunnier climes – but little do they
know they’ve checked into the same hotel… Will our young lovers decide to go through with
the wedding? All will be revealed in hilarious style!
CHAMBÉRY
L’Hôtel des Princes combines
the elegance of a three-star
hotel with the warmth of a
family-run business. Located in
the delightful, historic centre, this
ancient convent was converted
in 1801 and now offers all the
features of a boutique hotel. The
45 individually-designed and
decorated guestrooms feature free
Wi-Fi and flat-screen TV with satellite
channels, and a buffet breakfast is
served in the restaurant. Guests can
unwind in the state-of-the-art spa.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Cardiff from Belfast City, Cork, Dublin, Edinburgh, Faro (until 26th
October), Glasgow (until 25th October), Jersey, Milan (until 28th September), Munich (until
6th September), Paris CDG, Rome (until 7th September), Venice (until 7th September) and
Verona (until 7th September). Flybe’s franchise partner Eastern Airways has flights to
Cardiff from Anglesey and Newcastle.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe’s franchise partner Stobart Air
has flights to Caen-Normandy from
London Southend.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe operates flights to Chambéry
during winter from Birmingham, Cardiff,
Exeter, Manchester and Southampton.
CORK
Revealing all you ever wanted
to know about butter, The Butter
Museum is a unique institution,
celebrating one of Ireland’s great success
stories, the butter trade. Located in
O’Connell Square in the historic Shandon
area of Cork city, the story begins with the
central role of dairy culture in the Island of
Saints and Scholars. The museum goes on
to describe the internationally-important
Butter Exchange in 19th-century Cork, the
traditional craft of home butter-making
and the modern success of the Kerrygold
brand. In the course of this story, the
commercial, social and domestic life of
Ireland is recalled.
DONCASTER SHEFF I ELD
Brocco on the Park is a delightful
boutique hotel with a Scandi feel.
Overlooking Endcliffe Park, the
hotel is cool, calm and welcoming, with
a sitting area and a garden. There are
eight beautifully-designed rooms, each
named after a bird’s home (Pigeon Loft,
Dovecote, Nightjar’s Nest and so on).
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Cork from Cardiff.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Doncaster Sheffield
from Alicante (until 26th October),
Amsterdam, Belfast City, Dublin
(until 25th October), Faro (until 28th
September), Jersey (until 25th October),
Málaga (until 30th September),
Newquay (until 14th September), Palma
Mallorca (until 18th September) and
Paris CDG (until 25th October).
CAEN-NORMANDY
Built around 1060 by William the
Conqueror, the Château de Caen
is now home to the Musée de
Normandie and the Musée des Beaux
Arts. You can also walk around the
ramparts and visit the 12th-century Église
St-Georges and the Échiquier, or the
Exchequer, which dates from about 1100
and is one of the oldest civic buildings
in Normandy. The Jardin des Simples is
planted with medicinal and aromatic
herbs cultivated during the Middle Ages.
Tours of the castle are provided by the
tourist office during summer, but only
in French.