Here we present the most affordable European destinations for a spring city break, according to the latest research by the Post Office. It compared the total cost of 12 common holiday purchases*, including meals and hotel accommodation, in 36 of the most popular cities in Europe. We present the 20 cheapest.
20. Edinburgh
Total cost: £291.30
Cost of living: £136.30
Cost of accommodation: £155
Why go? It is not difficult to understand how local boy Robert Louis Stevenson came to write Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, growing up as he did in a city of such extraordinary variety. From the history-soaked medieval tenements, vennels and wynds of the Old Town to the sweeping elegance of the Georgian New Town, Edinburgh deserves its reputation as one of the most beautiful and compelling cities in the world.
*The iteams measured include two nights in a three-star hotel for two adults, a cup of coffee, a bottle of beer, a coke, a glass of wine, a three-course evening meal for two with a bottle of house wine, return bus or train transfer, a 48-hour travel card, a sightseeing bus tour, entry to a museum, entry to an art gallery and entry to a heritage attraction.