The 11 cheapest places for a family holiday in Europe, ranked
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Your support makes all the difference.Travel Money has found the most affordable destinations in Europe for a family beach holiday.
To find the cheapest places for a holiday, Post Office Travel Money calculated several expenses for food and drink -- including a three-course family meal with drinks, a bottle of beer, and can of Coca-Cola -- as well as beach items such as suncream, ice cream, and the cost of renting a sun-lounger for half a day in a number of popular destinations.
Costs cited in the report were provided by national and regional tourist offices in each destination, as well as Balkan Holidays for Bulgaria.
The overall ranking is based on the total cost of all expenses in each destination.
Here are the 11 cheapest places on the continent for a family holiday, along with six typical travel items:
Note: For brevity, not all prices included in the report are cited below; a full breakdown is available on Post Office Travel Money.
11. Corfu, Greece -- £145.44 ($193.06)
Family meal: £52.25 ($69.30)
Beer: £2.61 ($3.46)
Coca-Cola: £1.74 ($2.31)
Sun-lounger: £6.10 ($8.09)
Suncream: £7.40 ($9.34)
Ice cream: £1.74 ($2.31)
10. Majorca, Spain -- £144.27 ($191.36)
Family meal: £60.96 ($80.86)
Beer: £1.65 ($2.19)
Coca-Cola: £1.65 ($2.19)
Sun-lounger: £4.35 ($5.77)
Suncream: £12.19 ($16.17)
Ice cream: £2.18 ($2.89)
9. Porec, Croatia -- £144.18 ($191.24)
Family meal: £53.45 ($70.90)
Beer: £1.82 ($2.41)
Coca-Cola: £1.82 ($2.41)
Sun-lounger: £9.72 ($12.89)
Suncream: £6.68 ($8.86)
Ice cream: £1.46 ($1.94)
8. Sliema, Malta -- £130.85 ($173.56)
Family meal: £54.52 ($72.32)
Beer: £1.92 ($2.55)
Coca-Cola: £1.44 ($1.91)
Sun-lounger: £4.35
Suncream: £9.54 ($5.77)
Ice cream: £2 ($2.65)
7. Crete, Greece -- £128.64 ($170.63)
Family meal: £39.19 ($51.98)
Beer: £2.18 ($2.89)
Coca-Cola: £1.92 ($2.55)
Sun-lounger: £5.23 ($6.94)
Suncream: £5.93 ($7.87)
Ice cream: £2 ($2.65)
6. Algarve, Portugal -- £125.82 ($166.89)
Family meal: £33.09 ($43.89)
Beer: £1.05 ($1.39)
Coca-Cola: £0.96 ($1.27)
Sun-lounger: £6.53 ($8.66)
Suncream: £7.01 ($9.30)
Ice cream: £1.74 ($2.31)
5. Costa Blanca, Spain -- £122.09 ($161.94)
Family meal: £34.83 ($46.20)
Beer: £2.18 ($2.89)
Coca-Cola: £1.74 ($2.31)
Sun-lounger: £3.48 ($4.62)
Suncream: £6.97 ($9.25)
Ice cream: £2.61 ($3.46)
4. Paphos, Cyprus -- £117.87 ($156.34)
Family meal: £45.28 ($60.06)
Beer: £2.18 ($2.89)
Coca-Cola: £1.70 ($2.25)
Sun-lounger: £2.18 ($2.89)
Suncream: £6.09 ($8.08)
Ice cream: £1.48 ($1.96)
3. Limassol, Cyprus -- £115.72 ($153.49)
Family meal: £36.75 ($48.75)
Beer: £2.18 ($2.89)
Coca-Cola: £1.92 ($2.55)
Sun-lounger: £2.18 ($2.89)
Suncream: £6.09 ($8.08)
Ice cream: £1.48 ($1.96)
2. Costa del Sol, Spain -- £104.72 ($138.90)
Family meal: £34.83 ($46.20)
Beer: £1.74 ($2.31)
Coca-Cola: £1.05 ($1.39)
Sun-lounger: £2.18 ($2.89)
Suncream: £4.31 ($5.72)
Ice cream: £1.57 ($2.08)
1. Sunny Beach, Bulgaria -- £97.87 ($129.81)
Family meal: £27.83 ($36.91)
Beer: £0.70 ($0.93)
Coca-Cola: £0.93 ($1.23)
Sun-lounger: £2.78 ($3.69)
Suncream: £3.71 ($4.92)
Ice cream: £1.16 ($1.54)
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