Always have a break in the autumn. Last year was a week in Rome. Fantastic as I knew it would be. (Been before, wife hadn't). Look at flights from Alicante & decide where you'd like to go.
We've enjoyed lots of trips, & would recommend, in particular, Krakow.
Life is problematic if you try to out-manouver the next source of trouble. We are now resolved to just go where we want, & forget what might go wrong. Life is also short, so do it now!!!!!