Just because summer is winding down and most of Europe is going to start heading back to work soon doesn’t mean it’s not a perfect time to start thinking about a European city break. In fact, it’s absolutely the perfect time - especially when you’ve got special like these staring you in the face.

The deal here is that you’ve got to book your trip at least 30 days before you want to travel, and these deals are good through November 30, 2008. They’re through Expedia, and they’re hotel/airfare package deals that’ll save you big money in some of Europe’s coolest cities.

• 4-night trip to Munich from $762 - The best deals to Munich are from New York in the month of November. You can go during the city’s famous Oktoberfest, but those packages start at $861 instead. The hotel in the deal is 3 stops on the Munich U-Bahn away from the Marienplatz, the cool main square next to the City Hall & near the Frauenkirche.
• 15% off 4-star Barcelona hotel - With this air/hotel combo, you’ll get to stay in a swank 4-star hotel near Plaza Catalunya. It’s a 4-night package with a starting price of $1,171 for the month of September, & the best deals are with round-trip flights from New York.
• 4-night trip to Madrid from $1,092 - With this one, you’ll find the best prices on November travel, & this also is for round-trip airfare from New York.

Thanks to msnbc.com for the pointer to these deals.