Summer is almost over, and yes, we’re just as sad as you. But there’s still a chance to rinse this season for every drop of sunshine that you can. How, you ask? By heading to a budget-friendly beach destination!
Flight operator easyJet has developed a ‘cheap beach index’ which has analysed the price of a beer, an ice cream, a three-star hotel, a family meal and a three-course dinner, as well as return flights (from the UK, but to give you an idea). The beachy spots with the highest scores (indicating the cheapest prices) have been ranked.
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Topping the list is Nessebar, a Bulgarian city on the east coast of the country with a 3,000-year-old UNESCO-protected district, as well as a long stretch of sunbathe-ready sand – no wonder it’s known as the Pearl of the Black Sea.
Here, a beer costs a mere £1.60 (€1.84), an ice cream just £1.20 (€1.38), and a night in a hotel will set you back only £45 (around €51.85), helping it accrue an impressive index score of 94.1 out of 100.
Budva Riviera in Montenegro claimed second place with 73.6 overall (a three-course meal will set you back just £30, or €34.50), and Costa De Almería in Spain followed with 60.9 (return flights from the UK to Almería Airport are the cheapest on the list at just £60 or €69), but there’s plenty more where that came from – read on.
These are the 10 best cheap beaches for shoulder season sun
- Nessebar, Bulgaria
- Budva Riviera, Montenegro
- Costa De Almería, Spain
- Costa Dorada, Spain
- Medulin, Croatia
- Nin, Croatia
- Costa Blanca, Spain
- Costa del Sol, Spain
- Halkidiki, Greece
- Zakynthos, Greece
Sun, sun, sun
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