Where can you travel on a €1,000 budget?

Places within reach for €1,000

Planning estimates for a mid-range trip. “Fits” means even the high estimate stays within €1,000; “Tight” means only the low estimate does.

• Kraków, Poland

  A grand square, Jewish quarter and good, cheap food.

  €478–€1,070Tight
• Prague, Czechia

  Bridges, beer halls and a fairytale old town.

  €579–€1,178Tight
• Warsaw, Poland

  Rebuilt old town, museums and a lively food scene.

  €556–€1,187Tight
• Budapest, Hungary

  Thermal baths, ruin bars and the Danube.

  €586–€1,229Tight
• Valencia, Spain

  Beach, paella and a big green park.

  €662–€1,305Tight
• Cairo, Egypt

  The pyramids, the Nile and a huge old bazaar.

  €547–€1,322Tight
• Porto, Portugal

  River, port wine cellars and old-town stairs.

  €681–€1,355Tight
• Marrakech, Morocco

  Souks, riads and the Atlas mountains close by.

  €573–€1,356Tight
• Alicante, Spain

  Easy beach holiday on the Costa Blanca.

  €666–€1,362Tight
• Istanbul, Turkey

  Two continents, bazaars and the Bosphorus.

  €614–€1,371Tight
• Berlin, Germany

  History, street art and a famously late night.

  €698–€1,438Tight
• Málaga, Spain

  Sunny Andalusian coast with a lively old town.

  €707–€1,450Tight
• Seville, Spain

  Palaces, flamenco and orange-tree streets.

  €691–€1,459Tight
• Athens, Greece

  The Acropolis, rooftops and island ferries.

  €718–€1,476Tight
• Lisbon, Portugal

  Hills, tiles, trams and the Atlantic light.

  €771–€1,532Tight
• Vienna, Austria

  Coffee houses, palaces and classical music.

  €804–€1,597Tight
• Crete, Greece

  Beaches, gorges and slow Greek village life.

  €716–€1,612Tight
• Split, Croatia

  A Roman palace on the Adriatic and island trips.

  €764–€1,632Tight
• Madrid, Spain

  Grand museums, tapas bars and long evenings.

  €798–€1,632Tight
• Tenerife, Spain

  Warm all year, black beaches and a volcano.

  €763–€1,668Tight
• Delhi and Agra, India

  Forts, bazaars and the Taj Mahal.

  €724–€1,736Tight
• Rome, Italy

  Ancient streets, pasta and piazzas.

  €859–€1,770Tight
• Dubrovnik, Croatia

  Walled old town above the Adriatic.

  €836–€1,770Tight
• Barcelona, Spain

  Gaudí, beaches and late dinners.

  €856–€1,784Tight
• Florence, Italy

  Renaissance art, Tuscan food and day trips by train.

  €900–€1,796Tight
• Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  A castle, old closes and the Highlands nearby.

  €914–€1,808Tight
• Palma de Mallorca, Spain

  Island beaches, old town and boat days.

  €847–€1,834Tight
• Nice, France

  Pebble beaches and the Riviera promenade.

  €930–€1,892Tight
• Hanoi, Vietnam

  Old quarter, street food and Ha Long Bay trips.

  €858–€1,984Tight
• Paris, France

  Museums, cafés and the river at dusk.

  €998–€2,006Tight
• Bangkok, Thailand

  Temples, river boats and street food after dark.

  €995–€2,280Tight
• Zanzibar, Tanzania

  Spice island, white beaches and Stone Town.

  €968–€2,358Tight

Other budgets

• €500
• €1,500
• €2,000
• €3,000
• €5,000