Trip theme

Budget friendly

Cities where the money goes far: cheap eats, walkable centres, and headline sights that cost little or nothing.

The Acropolis above the Athens skyline from Filopappou hill — Photo: Ronny Siegel, CC BY 3.0 (source)

Athens8 verdicts

Bratislava's old town, castle and the SNP bridge from the air — Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Bratislava10 verdicts

The Danube and its bridges through central Budapest — Photo: Mgimelfarb, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Budapest8 verdicts

The bell tower of Coimbra University above the old town — Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Coimbra10 verdicts

The Alhambra palace walls above Granada — Photo: Robert Bovington, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Granada10 verdicts

Krakow Main Market Square and the Cloth Hall from above — Photo: Jorge Lascar, CC BY 2.0 (source)

Krakow10 verdicts

The Flemish gables and Goddess column of Lille's Grand Place — Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Lille10 verdicts

Lisbon's Alfama rooftops and monastery domes from the castle hill — Photo: Dudva, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Lisbon8 verdicts

Mostar's old town and the Stari Most arcing over the Neretva — Photo: Ramirez, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Mostar10 verdicts

Palermo seen from the cathedral roof — Photo: Wittylama, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Palermo9 verdicts

The Porto Ribeira riverfront and Dom Luis I bridge from above — Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Porto9 verdicts

The arcaded Plaza Mayor of Salamanca — Photo: Anual, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Salamanca10 verdicts

Plaza de Espana in Seville with its tiled canal and bridges — Photo: Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Seville10 verdicts

Tallinn's old town roofs and spires from Toompea hill — Photo: BeshevI, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Tallinn10 verdicts

Thessaloniki seafront and rooftops seen from the old town walls — Photo: Ian Kehoe, Public domain (source)

Thessaloniki10 verdicts

The Dom Tower over an Utrecht canal — Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Utrecht10 verdicts

Castle Square and the Royal Castle in Warsaw — Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Warsaw10 verdicts

Aerial view over Wroclaw Market Square, Town Hall and cathedral — Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Wroclaw10 verdicts

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