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‘It feels like Italy with the volume turned down’: readers’ favourite (smaller) city breaks in Europe

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‘It feels like Italy with the volume turned down’: readers’ favourite (smaller) city breaks in Europe
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You share your low-key alternatives to overcrowded hotspots, from an island city in the Med to a Norwegian art nouveau gem• Tell us about your trips in Europe’s mountains – the best wins a £200 holiday voucherFerrara in Emilia-Romagna won me over precisely because it feels like Italy with the volume turned down. I stayed in a small family-run hotel near Via delle Volte, where mornings began with quiet cobbled streets and the smell of fresh pastries. The Palazzo dei Diamanti was almost empty when

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