Inspiration blog for sports travel from Nickes.Com

Italy is the home of gorgeous food, historic cities, beautiful coastline and – of course – passionate football supporters. The league season has just kicked off. Where do you want to go to experience the unique atmosphere of Italian football?

Gridiron is making its annual pilgrimage to Europe – and we can make sure you’re there to see the action live and close up!

The summer of 2024 promises to be a festival of sport! As well as the European Football Championships in Germany and the Paris Olympics to enjoy, there is a bumper schedule of memorable sporting experiences. Nickes.Com can help you attend these great events live!

Don’t miss out on watching league football this summer: join a fantastic group trip to Sweden! Our friends at UK magazine Football Weekends have lined up a stay in the historic city of Uppsala, near the capital Stockholm.

Great beer and delicious chocolate, mussels in abundance and delicious cheeses. Winding canals, charming windmills, and bike-friendly landscapes. Belgium and The Netherlands have a lot to offer for everyone – including football lovers!

PSV are one of the three giants of Dutch football. The club was created as one of Philips’ staff works teams, named Philips Sport Vereniging, back in 1913. Seventy-five years later they lifted the European Cup.

Wisla Krakow and Cracovia are the oldest football clubs in Poland and have been the dominant force in Krakow for more than a century. They also contest one of the feistiest derbies in European football - not one for the faint-hearted. Jim Stewart hosted a football trip to the city in southern Poland on a rare weekend when both clubs had home fixtures.

If Rome is the jewel in Europe’s cultural and historical crown, Madrid is the jewel in the continent’s footballing crown. The city is a pilgrimage for foreign football fans. Madrid is one of few European cities where you can see clubs across the whole spectrum of the game.

English football is back and so are the supporters! After a season of disruption due to the Covid pandemic, when most matches were played in empty stadiums, the restrictions have finally been lifted and fans have returned to watch football in their droves...

Have you ever dreamed of testing your driving skills on two of Europe’s most iconic racetracks? We are delighted to team up with RSR Nurburg who bring with them more than 20 years of experience of racing at the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife.

Liam Scarth spent a fascinating week exploring Polish football at many levels. Here are some of his memories: “I would start in Poznań and end in Katowice, with a one-night stop in Wrocław...

He is passionate about local derbies, loves Swedish club Hammarby and has played 11 A-national matches for Finland. And he likes to travel with Nickes.Com…

He has trekked through snow drifts in city suburbs, walked for an hour in freezing conditions and run 4km to make it in time for a memorable kick-off - just to watch football. Magazine creator and Nickes.Com employee Jim Stewart is a real football fanatic in the true sense of the word.

Culture, food, espresso and not least - football. Staffan Arlefalk loves everything to do with Italy. Assisted by Nickes.Com, he is now planning a dream trip where he will watch matches at all Serie A arenas during one season...

Here at Nickes.Com we want to give you five good reasons why you should book with us when you feel ready to travel again. Our motto is simple: "You must be happy before, during and after the trip".

Spain continue to be a European footballing powerhouse and some of the famous players on the planet still ply their trade in La Liga – not least the legendary Leo Messi at Barcelona.