Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Sunny Beach tops British chart of cheapest European holiday hotspots

Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach resort on the Black Sea coast is leader in the chart of the British Post Office Travel Money Report for the cheapest resorts in Europe in 2021. The report compares the prices in pounds of eight staple goods and services that tourists usually spend their money on, the Daily Mail writes.

In Sunny Beach in the past year, a visit of two people to a restaurant /incl. dinner with a bottle of wine/, plus a coffee, beer, soda, mineral water, a small bottle of sunscreen and mosquito repellent cost a total of 30.68 pounds, but in 2021 the price of the market basket has fallen to 27.71 pounds, which is 11.2% less. This makes Sunny Beach the cheapest resort for British tourists in Europe.

Плаж в Слънчев бряг

The Daily Mail adds that Bulgaria’s biggest seaside resort offers sunshine, sandy coves, vibrant beachfront bars, and good beer at a low price.

Turkey with the resort of Marmaris is placed second immediately after Bulgaria, followed by Algarve in Portugal and Costa del Sol in Spain.

Meanwhile, no one can predict whether the British tourists would be able to reach the resorts in the chart this summer. It all depends on the development of the pandemic and the tourist travel agreements between the different countries. The media recalls that low-cost flights from Gatwick (London) to Sunny Beach resume on July 2, with return fares from £59.

Among the highlights of the Bulgarian resort Daily Mail points out catamaran cruise for dolphin-spotting, swimming and sunbathing.

Compiled by: Veneta Nikolova

English: Alexander Markov



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

From a mussels weekend to a cinema vacation or how Bulgaria's Burgas draws tourists

Last summer, Bulgaria's coastal city Burgas and the surrounding resort towns welcomed about 600,000 Bulgarian and foreign tourists , which is 21% more than in 2023. Recently, however, Burgas has also been developing as a cultural hub, attracting more and..

published on 3/20/25 12:05 PM

The Ministry of Tourism launches a large-scale advertising campaign in nine countries

The Ministry of Tourism has launched a large-scale international advertising campaign on National Geographic and 24 Kitchen channels, part of The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. The TV advertisement promoting Bulgaria as a destination for..

published on 3/20/25 10:20 AM

From China through the Baltics to the Eastern Rhodopes - Bulgarians are investing in new experiences

Bulgarians are traveling more and more actively and are spending more money on travel - both to nearby and distant destinations. Last year, they made about 9 million trips abroad, with neighbouring Turkey, Greece, Romania and Serbia being the most..

published on 3/12/25 2:55 PM