City breaks can be the ideal solution if you want to go exploring abroad but don’t have heaps of leave from work.
Valletta is just a three hour flight away from London and Paris – and Malta’s capital city has lots of activities for families with children, iconic landmarks for culture vultures and romantic spots for couples.
The best part is, you can get quite a lot for your budget on food, attraction tickets and more, if you know where to look.
The Post Office Travel Money City Costs Barometer can be a good start.
Researchers looked at the price of 12 typical tourist city break staples, such as an evening meal for two with wine, coffee, beer, soft drinks, airport transfers, sightseeing, attractions and accommodation, but not including air fares.
Malta’s capital city was found to be significantly less expensive than the likes of Edinburgh, Paris, Berlin, Rome and Barcelona.
Eastern Europe continues to dominate the list of best-value capitals, with Valletta coming just outside the top 10 in 11th place.
Meals, drinks and other tourist costs in the Maltese capital were the fifth cheapest in the survey, although accommodation costs were higher than in the top 10 cities.
European cities ranked by their value for money
1. Krakow
2. Vilnius
3. Riga
4. Warsaw
5. Budapest
6. Moscow
7. Prague
8. Athens
9. Lisbon
10. Lille
11. Valletta
12. Dubrovnik
13. Strasbourg
14. Nice
15. Tallinn
16. Munich
17. Rome
18. Berlin
19. Palma
20. Edinburgh
21. Belfast
22. Vienna
23. Paris
24. Barcelona
25. London
26. Bruges
27. Geneva
28. Madrid
29. Stockholm
30. Helsinki
