Second in the ranking is the beach of Sansone, in Tuscany, third that of Tropea, in Calabria
“Don’t change this year, same beach, same sea” suggests a famous leitmotif that smells of holidays.
But which are the best for the summer of 2024 that has just begun? And above all, where is it possible to spend less?
An answer comes from the train, bus, flight and ferry booking platform Omio through aanalyses which took into consideration various data from 75 locations particularly loved by seaside tourists. The study focused on le visitor reviewsthe temperaturesi prices of consumer goods such as water, ice cream and spritzes and those for the daily rental of sunbeds and umbrellas.
The beaches in top position in Europe and Italy
To conquer the first place in the rankings at European level it is Playa de las Canteras in Gran Canaria, Spain.
A location pleasantly caressed by the Atlantic breeze that enjoys a average temperature of 21 degrees in the shade. Here, the cost of a sunbed with umbrella is only 3 euros.
Consuming at the beach bar is also relatively cheap with costs for beers around 3.50 euros and 6 euros for spritzes.
Second in the ranking it is the Cleopatra beach, in Türkiye where, however, the cost of renting deckchairs and umbrellas is on average 7.5 euros.
However, you save on the spritz, which can be enjoyed for just 4 euros.
There third position takes us back to Spain, a Playa de La ConchaSan Sebastian where, compared to the first two positions, you drink the most expensive spritz and eat the most expensive ice cream with prices of 7 and 2.30 euros respectively.
To find one Italian location you have to get in fifth position where it is located The Rock of Monterossowhich however conquers the gold medal at national level.
The location in Cinque Terre, Liguria is one of the most popular summer destinations. For a sunbed with umbrella you spend 10 euros a day, a scoop of ice cream costs 2 euros and a spritz 6. Staying in Italy the Samson beachon the island of Elba, in Tuscany, you earn the second placethe ninth in Europe.
Here the daily prices for sunbeds and umbrellas rise, for which you have to spend 20 euros, while a beer reaches 5, 6 euros for a spritz.
On the third step of the podium we find the Tropea beach, in Calabria, a true naturalistic paradise with its crystalline waters in a thousand shades of blue, light blue and turquoise and the finest white sand. The daily cost of a sunbed and umbrella? 10 euros, 2.5 euros to enjoy a scoop of ice cream and 4 for a beer.
Prices up to 40 euros for sunbed and umbrella in Capri
The average daily price on Italian beaches it is 14.90 euros but it can squirt to 40 on the Marina Piccola beach in Capri.
To find cheaper umbrellas and sunbeds you have to go to the beach of San Vito Lo Capo in Sicily and to Margherita di Savoia, near Barletta, where you spend 5 euros.
Just think that in Cannes the same services cost 60 euros. But you know, Cannes is Cannes and the VIP resorts are a drain on holidaymakers’ pockets.
The Amalfi coast is also particularly expensive, particularly in Positano, where a spritz costs 9 euros and ice cream costs 3.5 euros per scoop. The beaches where the famous cocktail costs the least are those of Rimini and Monterosso, 6 euros.
Circular hotels: the new trend in green architecture
The tourism-related rankings also look this year at new trends. Among which the circular hotelthe.
They are those immersed in surprising natural contexts, which have a futuristic design but which, above all, are 100% eco-sustainable.
They are children ofcontemporary green architecture and are found mainly abroad.
But from this year Italy also has its first self-sufficient hotel from an energy point of view: it is the OLM Nature Escape, in Alto Adige.
Located in the Vedrette di Ries-Aurina nature park, with its revolutionary 110 meter circular structure it embraces the landscape with its windows becoming one with the surrounding peaks and the valley. Its 33 designer ApartSuites, of which 25 with private Finnish sauna, are made with bioarchitecture materials.
Energy is produced by 1,200 photovoltaic panels and from a modern one geothermal plant. The water that feeds the natural pond in the garden and the open air swimming pool connected to the internal one of the Eco SPA comes from a artesian well.
