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DEAL OF THE WEEK: The Côte d’Azur is beckoning for a short break from February 13th

DEAL OF THE WEEK:The Côte d'Azur is beckoning for a short break from February 13th. Stay at Hotel Novotel Montfleury in Cannes, with tours to Antibes, St Paul de Vence and Nice. Three nights BB, flights from Dublin from €349pps. Tel: 01-6371600 or thetraveldepartment.ie.

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BOOK A trip to the Camino de Santiago this month and new firm Camino Ways will give discounts of 15 per cent. Camino Ways arranges group and individual trips on the various ways to Santiago with accommodation in auberges (BBs) to fancy hotels. Tel: 01-4428037, caminoways.com.

MIDTERM specials with East Cork Travel include self- catering in Agadir, Morocco from €419pps and all-in at the Founty Beach Hotel from €979pps. Tel: 021-4635440, eastcorktravel.ie.

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TAKE advantage of France’s love affair with the bike and try out cycle networks in popular resorts. In the Vendée a week in July staying at Le Bois Masson in St Jean de Monts is from €693 for a family in a two-bed holiday home with Siblu.com or tel 0818-274099.

SPRING skiing is always nice, with longer days and the chance of sunshine. Highlife has three and four-day breaks in March to its chalets in Morzine and Avoriaz from €499pps. Price includes half board accommodation, drinks, ski guiding, transfers, flights to Geneva extra. Tel: 01-6771100 or e-mail info@highlife.ie.

SPECIAL fares to Canada with Americanholidays.ie. Summer fares are from €388 to Toronto and from €448 to Montreal, including taxes.

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IT MAY be 45 years old but you don't have to go Austria to enjoy The Sound of Music, just as far as Derry, where it plays starring Jason Donovan from March 15th to April 2nd with tickets from £17-£38 (€20-€45). Stay two nights in the Tower Hotel with dinner one evening from £89pps (about €103). Book hotels on 1850-230230 and tickets at millenniumforum.co.uk.

THE LISDOONVARNA reunion is on, but not in Lisdoonvara, it’s in Bantry from February 11th-13th at the Maritime Hotel. Dance the weekend away with great music and craic. Stay two nights with dinner one evening from €169pps or make it a long weekend with three nights from €199pps. See themaritime.ie or tel 027-54700.

ENJOY A night of music at the Viennese Strauss Gala in the Theatre Royal in Waterford on February 13th. Combine the show with dinner and BB at the Tower Hotel from €82pps. See towerhotelwaterford.com or tel 051-862300.

THE NORTHWEST of Ireland is European Golf Destination of the Year for 2011 and see why on a two-night break at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Sligo. The price from €149pps includes a round of golf at Sligo Golf Club, Rosses Point and dinner one evening. Book on 071-9140008.

GET THE kids out and about in the Heritage Golf and Spa Resort, Co Laois. Walking, golf, cycling and swimming are on the cards. During the midterm, three nights BB for a family of four costs from €360. Or you can upgrade to a two-bedroom penthouse for three nights from €600. Tel: 057-8645500 or theheritage.com.