Athens has been named as the best place to take a budget city break on the continent, with prices dropping 15% since last year.
Analysis of 20 cities by Post Office Travel Money showed the Greek capital beating more traditional lower cost destinations in Eastern Europe on a range of typical tourist expenses.
The total bill for a break, with the likes of meals, hotel accommodation, attraction tickets and local transport fares included, was £207, compared to £218 for Lisbon, Portugal, which came in second place.
Low prices in Athens include £38.96 for an evening meal for two with wine, £89 for two nights’ accommodation in a three-star hotel and £7.79 for a 48-hour public transport pass.
The next three cheapest spots were taken by Krakow in Poland at £219, Riga in Latvia at £220, and Budapest in Hungary at £221.
On the other end of the spectrum, six cities fared at least twice the cost of an Athens trip, with Amsterdam in the Netherlands costing £593.
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