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One of the most popular sunny destinations worldwide, the Mediterranean Sea is at the top of every European bucket list this summer.
Picture Vespas along coastal cliffs in Italy on the way to a pastel-hue city where delicious seafood pasta and lemon orbet await, lounge on a pebble beach in the coast of Dalmatia overlooking charming fishing villages, or swimming in Turquoise waters from known water …
However dreamy it is, La Dolce Vita often comes to one heavy priceMore specifically, an average $ 320 for overnight stays, or $ 99 on meals a day (if you go somewhere trendy such as Amalfi or the French Riviera).
The good news is that you don’t have to break the bank to go on an idyllic Mediterranean outing.
There are 3 affordable alternatives Where hotel keeps starting from as cheap than $ 30, and you can gap on delicious seafood for less than $ 20:
Rhodes, Greece
Forget Mykonos, Santorini, Paros and the like: the hottest island of Greece this year, figuratively and perhaps literally, is the much more unusual Rhodes, in Dodecanese.
This is not part of an island that you visit during the weekend or somewhere you pass by on the way between destinations while your island hop in the Aegean Sea is: this is one of the largest land mass in Greece for the mainland, and it has an abundance of man -made and natural miracles.
The capital Rhodes Town is One of the best preserved medieval cities in EuropeBuilt by the Knights Hospitaller, while Lindos is your typical white -covered Greek village, paving a hill, at the foot of an acropolis, where a Moussaka In a local tavern varies from $ 10 to $ 16.
If you are a fan of Naturism, don’t miss the Mandomata Beach, from Faliraki, and if the golden sand is bathed by warm, turquoise seas that you dream of, Anthony Quinn Beach is the place to go, a short 20 -minute drive from Rhodes Town.
Looking for a budget -friendly place to stay? Staying in Faliraki, the best rated accommodation with the cheapest price this summer Will restore you with $ 76 per night (That’s Tsampikas house).
Trapani, Sicily
A relaxed coastal city in western Sicily, a short 1H10 drive of a bustling Palermo, Trapani is known locally for its ancient history, Beautiful coastlineAnd delicious (and affordable, we have to add) traditional food.
Downtown Trapani is your typical Italian maze of walking streets, which lead to found by found Piazza’s or lush gardens, and if you are mainly here for the architecture, you should definitely take the time to visit the beautiful cathedral of San Lorenzo.
For our fellow beach bolts that are there, San Giualino is all you would hope that a Sicilian outing must be: It has the long, sandy beach, the facilities and the well -milled Lidos (or beach bars).
It is also the nearest beach of the city, but if you are looking for a certain quieter, you have to go to Lido Marausa, near the salt pans and opposite the unspoilt Egali Islands.
For those who are with a limited budget, you must know that Trapani is far from Taormina or non-duration White lotusSo the prices did not fluctuate much as a result of a massive intake of foreign guests.
Pizzeria Calvino serves considerable sourdough pizza From as cheap as $ 11Za Paolina is a popular bakery that specializes in Sicilian streets, including $ 2 arancineand rooms that start with one Surprisingly responsible $ 34.
Budva, Montenegro
Montenegro, a less well -known Adriatic country, just south of Croatia, has been overlooked for years by most American travelers and 2025 seems to be the year that it finally gets the praise it deserves.
Although most visitors would come in for their introductory visit to Montenegro, we would encourage you to spend longer in Budva instead, one Equally charming walled settlement Licked by the same blue -green water and strewn with intact, medieval stone houses.
The most important monument around is the Citadel, the reinforced part of the old city, completely surrounded by Venetian walls, the home of a church of Santa Maria in Punta, built in 9th-century.
Mogren Beach is a short walk of the old city and is paved with shingles, excellent enough to walk on without sandals and to scrap a crystalline Adriatic way.
For more exclusivity and even smaller crowds, Sveti Nikola is an island near the mainland of Budva, with Second bays and pristine nature.
According to Budget your tripYou have to be planned to spend an average of $ 19.30 per meal, if you eat 3 meals a day in restaurants, while hotels are on average $ 79, as cheap as $ 31 for a double room with balcony and sea display at Kuća Radović.
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