Short breaks to make your cash go further

The school summer holidays are fast approaching, so now is the ideal time to sort out that city break before prices shoot up. There are some great short stay deals on offer in Europe at the moment.

Soak up the vibe of buzzing Barcelona and check into the four-star Tryp Apolo with easy access to Las Ramblas and the city centre. Lowcost Holidays have a three- night break there arriving on July 3 starting at £ 200pp including flights from Liverpool. lowcostholidays.com, 0800 111 6292

Or check into the four-star King Charles Boutique Hotel Residence in the heart of the Czech Republic capital Prague. A two-night room-only break with Lastminute. com starts at £99pp and includes flights departing from Birmingham on August 22 . lastminute.com, 0800 083 6000

Or how about pampering yourself with some Polish luxury in Krakow, staying at the five-star Crown Piast Hotel where a three-night B&B break with easyJet Holidays costs from

Barcelona’s spectacular skyline viewed from Park Guell £151pp. That price includes return departures between August 2 and 31. flights from Bristol for a departure date ba.com/rome of July 4. easyjet.com/holidays, 020 Or climb on board Amsterdam’s 3499 5232 Amstel Botel – a three-star floating

Book by July 12 to enjoy a spot of the hotel moored at the historic NDSM dolce vita in Rome costing from just Wharf. It’s a great base for exploring £99pp with British Airways. the lively Dutch city. Thomas Cook City

Staying two nights B&B at the threeEscapes has a two-night B&B break star Giotto Hotel, in the west of the there for £145pp including flights, city, the price includes return Euro leaving London Southend on July 26. Traveller flights from Heathrow for thomascook.com, 0871 895 0045