What are some places in Europe with a low price level and worth traveling to?
What are some places in Europe with a low price level and worth traveling to?
I've even heard that in some places, there is a fee for entering the city.
You mention 150€/day in the comment thread. I'm struggling to think where in the world you couldn't stay on that budget if you spend some time looking for cheaper accommodation (hostel or something like airbnb) and mind a bit where you eat. Australia seems (per Wikipedia) to have the highest minimum wage at 18$/hour, ×8h to € comes to 127€/day. Sure, temporary accommodation costs like five times more than more permanent places, but in terms of food and transport you can pretty much do whatever the locals do so that, on the whole, you should be able to meet that budget pretty much anywhere
In Europe, Iceland might be the only place where you'd really have to plan ahead to get to an average of 150€/day as tourist. It's Europe's most sparsely populated country and lots of things need to be imported, making essentials like food expensive and accommodation options few and far between. If you don't want to drive a long distance every day (outside of the wider Reykjavík area at least) you'll easily spend three quarters of that daily budget on accommodation, and with food being expensive even in supermarkets and needing a rental car to get anywhere, you'll exceed the budget on a lot of the days
So that's challenge mode! I'm curious what values people who tried to cheapskate Iceland get to. We were at 290€/day for 2 persons. That's including the rental car, eating out most days (not at expensive places necessarily, but sometimes simply the only place), and we booked reasonably priced but not always the cheapest option for accommodation. This price excludes costs of attractions like the lava show, boat tour, swimming pool, etc.—the country is plenty beautiful to travel to without needing those necessarily, though I'd recommend all of the above. This amount is for 2 persons, but the car and rooms don't scale much when you're alone so a per-person cost price wouldn't be fair
What would you consider a low price level? My mom and I have been to a lot of places that aren't traditionally known as cheap, but we usually stay in places with a kitchen (aparthotels, mainly, we avoid airbnb) and grocery shop so we spend far less on food than a lot of people would. We also travel outside of peak season, primarily to avoid the crowds but it's also less expensive.
I think the low prices are as follows: 20 euros per person for each lunch or dinner, 50 euros for accommodation in a hotel, and 1 euro for using the toilet.
I think most of Europe has places that can accommodate that, especially if you travel outside of big cities. I'd put more of my budget into a place to stay and slightly less into food, but that's my personal preference, and I've found tons of meals out for a lot less than that. I don't think we spent more than maybe 40 euros for a meal for two anywhere in Spain, including wine/beer, and many were more like 25. Even Berlin and Munich were pretty reasonable and we made up the difference by going to Aldi for some of our breakfast/dinner food.
Czech Republic maybe, due to them having a different (and lower) currency? Prague is beautiful and Brno, while smaller, is quaint.
Ah prague, the place where scammers who do nothing but evolutionise from umbrellas to bus drivers
I've been in Prague for 10 years and never came across any kind of scam.
Also, prices have gone up a lot in recent years, it's not that cheap anymore.
Jugendherbergen (Youth Hostels) are everywhere in Germany, making travel affordable even in expensive cities especially if you're under 28 and/or don't mind sharing a room.
The same might apply in other countries, I wouldn't know. Except in France where I know it's not the case because they are sadly underfunded.
I rarely hear people around me say that they have traveled to Germany. Maybe it's because Germany is not as popular as Italy and France in terms of reputation. In my stereotypes, it seems that Germany doesn't have anything else attractive except its industry.
Germany has tons of awesome old castles, nice inner cities and some cute villages with old architecture. If you like pork then you will also like German food.
Some places I can recommend are Heidelberg, Freiburg, Dinkelsbühl. Berlin has loads of history and techno if you're into that.
If you like nature, you can do lovely bike tours along rivers, along the Lahn, Rhein, Danube, etc. Alternatively go for a hike in the black forest, the Odenwald, Saxon Switzerland or the Alps
Don't just go anywhere though, some cities were bombed to shit in WW2 and then badly rebuilt.
Low price compared to what currency? That's the key question.
Please, if you don't have any experience traveling in Europe, don't reply to my post. I don't want to reply to any asshole who tells me to use Google to search. I think these people are born with a lack of ability to communicate with others.
Vilnius has a very nice old city centre, great food and very good beers. It's pretty cheap and might fit in well with a round trip in the baltics. Haven't been to Latvia or Estonia yet, but the people I know that have been, have been pretty positive about it.
Fr! The old town really has its own unique charm. It's like a whole different world, full of those old - school vibes that you just can't find anywhere else. So dope!
Greece
Eastern Europe tends to be cheaper but you can travel on a budget in most places.
Never heard of fees to enter a city before apart from the ETIAS fee for some countries which is somewhat like the ESTA but cheaper I think.
The user named ProfessorOwl_PhD in the comment section said that some popular cities will levy fees. Personally, I think it's absurd for a city to charge tourists a tourism tax. This is just my personal opinion. I'll simply choose not to go there.
In most places this is included in the accommodation's bill and isn't a lot of money.
Some cities have quite huge fees of you want to drive an old car with a dirty engine into the center. Some will even fine you for it.
I suggest getting a ticket for public transportation. There are tickets available for a day, week or month, covering cities, countries or even the whole of Europe.
Only fees I've ever heard of were fees for violating clean air districts with a car that hasn't paid the tax or didn't qualify.
I've traveled all over Germany and never was charged a fee to enter a city.
Is there something called "Beherbergungsabgabe" or "Kulturförderabgabe" in Germany?
Potentially for citizens, or those living in country on a visa. But visiting I've never been asked to pay any taxes beyond buying things.
Portugal, Bosnia and other get non-EU Balkan countries are good. You'll still find people backpacking there. Most of western Europe is too expensive for that.
150€ will net you a stay in most countries in the EU except scandinavia and too big cities.
For 150€ a day, Budapest, Warsaw, Split, Prague, Vilnius, Salamanca, etc.
Be mindful of where you rent, make sure to have travellers insurance, don't get scammed for BS reasons (like peeps trying to make you believe you need to pay high money to use the autobahn in Czechia). Be mindful of pickpockets anywhere southwest of Paris and enjoy the food and locals.
Be mindful of pickpockets especially in Paris!
When you travel through France by train, you often have to get off at one train station in Paris, and take the Metro to another train station to continue.
This funnels a constant fresh supply of disoriented tourists onto specific Metro routes.
When you're in one of those Metros, there will be groups of professional pickpockets on board.
And if they can't pickpocket you, they aren't above shoving, crowding and yelling at you to take your focus off your wallet.All of this is true. I neglected to mention that because I didn't think you could survive with 150€ a day in Paris as a tourist
Albania. In particular southern Albania near Greece. Most places are good, but if you like the beach, Saranda. If you like history, Gjirokaster.
Dunno current status, but a few years back Croatia was a popular place to visit. I don't have the details, but it was recommended to me at the time by multiple parties of the reasonable cost range.
I have to say that "Croatian Rhapsody" is really amazing. It's so great!