{"id":618256,"date":"2025-12-07T16:30:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T16:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/618256\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T16:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T16:30:15","slug":"europes-cheapest-city-over-christmas-and-new-year-revealed-where-beer-costs-62p-europe-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/618256\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe\u2019s \u2018cheapest\u2019 city over Christmas and New Year revealed where beer costs 62p | Europe | Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the festive period rapidly approaches, many will be turning their thoughts to family get-togethers over the holiday period. Families up and down the UK will be finishing off their Christmas<\/a> shopping and making sure they are well stocked up on food and drink.<\/p>\n

Soon many will be tucking into their Christmas<\/a> turkeys and puddings, washing it all down with a few beverages here and there. For some, though, Christmas can be a time of enormous stress and tension, best avoided. And for those looking to escape the festive stress, there is one destination that provides a perfect retreat at very affordable prices.<\/p>\n

Analysts at M&S Travel Money have looked at different destinations around Europe for a last-minute festive break.<\/p>\n

Top of their list came Krakow<\/a> in Poland, with a three-night break between December 27-30 costing as little as \u00a3349.<\/p>\n

This compares favourably to a trip over the same period to Zurich<\/a> in Switzerland where prices start at around \u00a3897.<\/p>\n

The historic Polish city is a short flight from the UK – around 2.5 hours from London. Eating out won’t burn a hole in your pocket either, with the cost of food per day averaging at around \u00a325.<\/p>\n

And no festive period is the same without a beer or two, with plenty of brands to choose from.<\/p>\n

Krakow\u2019s<\/a> pub culture spans centuries-old cellars in the Old Town, candlelit boho bars in Kazimierz, and modern taprooms pouring fresh Polish craft.<\/p>\n

The most expensive beers are to be found in bars on the Main Market Square, where a pint will set you back between 22-28 PLN \u00a34.54-\u00a35.78).<\/p>\n

However, if you are looking for a few quiet drinks back in your hotel room, then head to the supermarket for a selection of local brands.<\/p>\n

Budget Polish brands can cost as little as 3 PLN (\u00a30.62) for a 0.5 litre bottle – a real bargain. Popular Polish lagers are a little more expensive, costing 4 PLN (\u00a30.83) for 0.5 litres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the festive period rapidly approaches, many will be turning their thoughts to family get-togethers over the holiday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":618257,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5174],"tags":[23341,35745,2000,299,5187,70664,770,5006,57944],"class_list":{"0":"post-618256","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eu","8":"tag-beer","9":"tag-christmas","10":"tag-eu","11":"tag-europe","12":"tag-european","13":"tag-krakow","14":"tag-poland","15":"tag-tourism","16":"tag-travel-section"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115679240229175724","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}