Villa holidays in Eastern Europe
So you would like to take the family or a group of friends away on a villa holiday, but you want to be a bit more adventurous and go beyond the Euro zone. You’d also like to keep costs down, and with the strong Euro you’re looking for a cheaper location. Well, the answer is to look at the enormous range of attractive holiday homes and villas in countries such as Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, the Czech Republic and Slovakia in Eastern Europe.
For those who like the city buzz, you can stay in the romantic surroundings of Budapest with its gothic architecture, spa centres and sense of history. Dubrovnik is stunning and relatively undiscovered, and Prague has a deserved reputation as an enchanting city.
Beach lovers will not be disappointed in Eastern Europe either. With sunny weather, clear blues seas and attractive scenery, the beach resorts offer just as much as the more traditional destinations, but with some important advantages. Firstly, the cost of living is very low compared to the UK; food and drink is cheap, and there are lots of deals available for package holidays. Secondly, the standard of accommodation is good and ranges from brand new apartment blocks to elegant old stone villas.
Some resorts such as Sunny Beach on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast are very busy, and overdeveloped, but are great fun. For a more tranquil seaside holiday, Montenegro and Croatia are worth checking out for their dramatic scenery, gorgeous old towns and unspoilt shingle beaches.