Europe's cheapest destinations for an Aperol Spritz – and where to find one for 84p
WHILE cheap beer and wine on holiday are easy to find, a cocktail can often be more expensive.
So the experts have scoured Europe to find where the cheapest Aperol Spritzes can be found.
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Here are the cheapest spots in Europe for an Aperol Spritz this summer
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Italy has some of the cheapest Aperol Spritzes
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The popular alcohol traces back to 1805, although is said to have been invented in 1919 in
Italy
.
It was sold to women in the 1920s and 1930s as a slimline drink option, only to become even more popular in the 2000s
So travel experts at eurochange researched 39 of the most popular holiday destination in Europe in search of the most orange drink.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the two cheapest destinations were in Europe, where the humble
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Naples was the cheapest, with the average cost being €2 (£1.54) followed by Palermo, for €3.66 (£2.81).
Yet Naples has one spot where you can find it even cheaper.
At Cammarota Spritz, the Aperol-themed bar sells them for just €1 (£84p).
Similarly, Palermo's Ballaro Market has a takeaway Aperol Spritzes for €3 (£2.52).
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Laura Evans-Fisk, head of digital & engagement at
'That's why we wanted to help
travellers
by researching where you can find some of the best and cheapest Aperol Spritz.
I tested all the supermarket Aperol knock-offs and the best was a THIRD of the price of real thing
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Cammarota Spritz sells them for just 84p
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You might be surprised that many of them are in the home country of the drink itself!'
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Other cheap destination on the list include
Varna, Bulgaria (£3.39)
Marmaris, Turkey (£3.91)
Saranda, Albania (£5.07)
Fethiye, Turkey, (£5.16)
Kefalonia, Greece, £5.49)
Zadar, Croatia (£5.59)
Gran Canaria, Spain (£5.59)
They also revealed the destinations with some of the most expensive Aperol Spritzes which might not come as a surprise.
Milan came out as the most expensive, with the average cost being £12.81.
This was followed by
Rome
(£9.99) and Ibiza (£9.71).
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Nice
, Athens, Palma and Bodrum were all over £7.50 a glass as well.
Colin McKenzie, drinks expert at Gradient Experience explains why the Aperol Spritz has become so popular in recent years: "Aperol Spritz managed to bottle the essence of European summers—effortlessly chic, brilliantly orange, and refreshingly bitter.
'People aren't just buying a drink; they're buying a feeling, a moment in the sun. It's holiday mode in liquid form.'
If you want cheap wine, traveller Andrew Eames visited Europe's cheapest wine destination with glasses for £2.
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Try Naples and Palermo for the cheapest spritzes
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And we've found the cheapest place in the world for beer.
In the mean time, here is the new
How to make an Aperol Spritz
The ingredients you need for the luscious cocktail are as follows:
prosecco
aperol
soda water
ice
orange for garnish
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