Which? traveller survey<\/a> of 28 Spanish seaside towns named Cartagena as one of the country’s best value breaks.\u00a0<\/p>\nThe consumer champion invited travellers to score the Spanish seaside towns on 11 criteria including the quality of the beach and seafront, safety, food and drink, accommodation, and value for money.<\/p>\n
According to the new research, other popular destinations that promise glorious sunshine on the Spanish mainland include Alicante and Malaga, which boasts\u00a0279.6 and\u00a0279.3 hours of sun per month respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And the two city break destinations that aren’t in Spain but that did find themselves in the top ten?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cultural French hotspot Marseille (266.1 hours monthly) and Catania on Sicily (273.7) – which are both also on the low-cost flight map.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Other sure-fire sunny weekenders also included more Southern Spanish hotspots including\u00a0Seville (273.4) and Cordoba (268.2).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Travellers led exclusively by cost might find Valencia offers the perfect mix of cut-price entertainment and sunshine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A\u00a0survey earlier this month revealed the cheapest and most expensive cities in which to be an expat – and the Spanish holiday favourite scored highly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The results come from a survey run by the expat network InterNations, which asked those living abroad to rate their lives based on key personal-finance factors.<\/p>\n
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A 2024 Which? traveller survey of 28 Spanish seaside towns named Cartagena as one of the country’s best value breaks<\/p>\n
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Alicante’s sun-drenched coastline gets an average of 279.6 hours of sunshine every month<\/p>\n
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And Malaga’s miles of sandy coastline also sees an average of 279.3 hours of sun<\/p>\n
Expats were asked about the general cost of living in their new home, their satisfaction with their financial situation and whether their disposable income was enough to ‘lead a comfortable life’.<\/p>\n
Over three quarters (77 per cent) of expats living there are satisfied with their financial situation, much higher than the global average of 54 per cent.<\/p>\n
And more than six in ten (61 per cent) say their disposable income is ‘more than enough’ to lead a comfortable life, significantly higher than the global average of 41 per cent.<\/p>\n
An American expat tells InterNations: ‘I like that I don’t have to worry about my cost of living, whether housing or healthcare.’<\/p>\n
Europe’s top ten sunniest cities <\/p>\n
\u00a0Average hours of sun per month<\/p>\n
Cartagena, Spain\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alicante, Spain<\/p>\n
Malaga, Spain<\/p>\n
Murcia, Spain<\/p>\n
Granada, Spain<\/p>\n
Catania, Italy<\/p>\n
Seville, Spain<\/p>\n
Cordoba, Spain<\/p>\n
Marseille, France<\/p>\n
Madrid, Spain<\/p>\n
283<\/p>\n
279.6<\/p>\n
\u00a0279.3<\/p>\n
277.0<\/p>\n
274.4<\/p>\n
273.7<\/p>\n
273.4<\/p>\n
268.2<\/p>\n
266.1\u00a0<\/p>\n
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