Easter Holidays 2023: Ideas and Destinations for Low Cost Travel

Where to go for the Easter holidays 2023? If you want to organise a little trip, you've come to the right place.

In this article, we have put together a useful guide to Easter holidays, the first opportunity to enjoy a first spring weekend in Italy or Europe.

You can plan a relaxing weekend immersed in nature or at a spa, or to plan a trek along one of the most beautiful paths in Italy. Where to go? There are numerous cities waiting for you whether you are travelling alone, as a couple or with the whole family.

Here is a useful guide on where to spend the Easter and Easter Monday weekend.

Easter holidays 2023

It's time to plan your first spring holiday. The first useful opportunity is the Easter weekend, where you will have three days to plan a small holiday in Italy or Europe.

By booking in advance you can reduce the costs of flights and hotels, which are never cheap at this time of year.

You can choose a holiday in a European capital, an Italian city or treat yourself to a trip to an island.

For those who prefer active holidays, there are fascinating trails and paths: here you can choose one of the most beautiful treks in Sicily, while here we have selected 7 treks to do near Rome.

Here is a selection of cheap destinations for 2023: Tallinn, Lanzarote or Krakow could be interesting destinations for Easter.

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Date and day of Easter 2023

The date of Easter 2023 is 9 April. The school calendar in almost all regions of Italy provides for a three- or four-day holiday period.

If you are planning to go away with the whole family, you will have little more than a weekend to organise a small holiday or a trip out of town.

This year, Easter falls on average. But what does that mean? We know that the date varies and is the Sunday following the full spring moon. According to this rule, Easter is said to be low if it falls from 22 March to 2 April, medium from 3 to 13 April, and high from 14 to 25 April.

Easter and Public Holidays 2023

The Easter holidays 2023 are the first great opportunity to take advantage of the Spring Holidays to treat yourself and your family to a little holiday.

Schools will be closed for a few days and there is plenty of time to organise a little getaway. After Easter, the first bridge to go is 25 April (which falls on a Tuesday).

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Where to go for the Easter holidays 2023

Where to spend the Easter holidays 2023? It's a good opportunity to spend it in contact with nature, here you can find some ideas for a green Easter and here you can find information and offers for spending Easter on a farm.

The arrival of spring will make you want to spend the days outdoors, perhaps touring some European cities or discovering a city in Italy.

Among the best destinations for an Easter trip are the Spanish destinations of Seville, Malaga or Valencia. Then there are Budapest or Prague, Lisbon and Porto, Marseille or Paris.

Copenhagen can be reached with very good offers: from Milan one flies from 110 euro round trip.

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Where to go: 10 holiday destinations

Where to go at Easter depends on your taste: some special village or one of the unknown places in Italy, or how about a holiday on an island?

Procida awaits you with its colourful harbour, narrow alleys and taverns where you can sample excellent local cuisine. You can even visit it from Naples on a day trip (there are frequent connections that will take you to the island in less than an hour).

If you have a few days to spare, you can travel to discover Sicily, here we have selected a few discovery itineraries.

Still in Italy, you can set off on the road to discover the Amalfi Coast, and perhaps walk the Sentiero degli Dei, or visit the Cinque Terre (here is a two-day itinerary).

The Easter period is very popular in Italy, and during Holy Week there are numerous celebrations all over Italy. The Good Friday processions are the most exciting and traditional moment and could be a good opportunity to visit a new place in Italy.

Easter Offers

• Cologne from 32 euro

• Bucharest from 76 euros

• Sofia from 100 euros

• Malta from 90 euros

• Paris from 100 euros

• Ibiza from 120 euros

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Easter by the sea

April is the perfect month to treat yourself to a seaside getaway, don't you think? You don't have to go far to enjoy a few days of relaxation. Among the places we recommend are the beaches of Sicily, the Aeolian Islands and Lampedusa. And what if we told you Sardinia? Cagliari could be the perfect destination to base yourself and explore the most beautiful beaches in the area.

If you want to enjoy a few days slowly, appreciating the little things, the island we recommend is Procida. Here are some suggestions for spending Easter on an Italian island.

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Easter at the thermal baths

Easter at a spa is the perfect opportunity to enjoy a few days of relaxation and wellness. Around Italy or even Europe, there are numerous establishments where you can devote yourself to body wellness and hiking.

The climate is perfect for combining wellness treatments with walking, trekking and hiking. You can choose either spas offering packages and offers for Easter or completely free spas.

Go to the wonderful thermal baths of Saturnia, which have a temperature of no more than 37° and are therefore ideal for the spring period, or head to the San Filippo baths in Val d'Orcia.

Easter in the heat

Where to go to enjoy some warm weather? Since Easter will fall in mid-April, there will be plenty of alternatives to enjoy some sunshine. A great alternative for Easter could be to head to theCanary Islands archipelago or travel to discover Marrakech.

In April in Malta it is almost summer, flights from Italy are not at all expensive and you can take the opportunity to take a trip to the two beautiful islands of Gozo and Comino. Valletta is a city with a charming old town where you can lose yourself in alleys and open-air bars. Here you will find a useful guide to Malta's most beautiful beaches.

Easter holidays in Italy

Where to go for Easter in Italy? Below are some useful holiday destinations.

Easter in Europe

Here you will find a selection of the best destinations to visit at Easter in Europe:

• Easter 2023 in Greece

• Easter 2023 in Belgium

• Easter 2023 in Bratislava

• Easter 2023 in Spain

• Easter 2023 in the Canaries

• Easter 2023 in Prague

• Easter in Barcelona

• Easter in Budapest

• Easter in Amsterdam

Easter 2023 cruises

If you are thinking of treating yourself to a cruise for Easter, there are numerous offers to take advantage of. On dreamlines you will find four- or seven-day cruises in Europe starting from 429 euros per person.

It starts with Msc Crociere for a week from Civitavecchia to Palermo, Malta, Barcelona, Marseille and Genoa.

From Brindisi instead you leave for a week to discover Greece and Montenegro starting from 989 euros. At this link you will find numerous options and offers for cruises at Easter, by booking now you will get a 10% discount on the fare.

Easter in Milan

Monuments, exhibitions and good food are the perfect ingredients for Easter. There are numerous things to see and do during the Easter holidays. You can choose to take an unusual tour of the city and discover the Art Nouveau side of Milan.

There are the seasonal exhibitions and special openings of the FAI and places to visit not far from the city. Then there are the handicraft markets, agritourisms and restaurants offering special Easter menus.

Easter in Rome

Are you thinking of spending Easter in Rome? There are plenty of things to see in the city and there are many initiatives during the Easter holidays. You can choose to take an unusual tour of the city and discover the most curious and lesser-known places in Rome. Here is a useful guide to things to do in Rome without spending a penny.

Where to go on Easter Monday?

Sea, mountains, picnic or agriturismo? On Easter Monday you can explore the lesser known and curious places of our peninsula or stroll through parks or gardens exceptionally open for the occasion.

Don't miss the opportunity to explore the Veneto villas, here you will find a discovery itinerary. If, on the other hand, you want to enjoy the first sun, here are the most beautiful secret beaches in Italy to be reached by trekking routes.

The temperatures are perfect for rediscovering Italy on foot, walking along one of the most beautiful paths in Italy, such as the Sentiero degli Dei, between Agerola and Positano.

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