WHILE cheap beer and wine on holiday are easy to find, a cocktail can often be more expensive.
So the experts have scoured to find where the cheapest Aperol Spritzes can be found.
The popular 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 was created.
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).
Laura Evans-Fisk, head of digital & engagement ateurochangecomments: “TheAperolSpritzhas become one of the most popular holiday cocktails in recent years, but all too often holiday-goers can be stung by sky-high drinks prices when they’re away.
“That’s why we wanted to help travellers by researching where you can find some of the best and cheapestAperolSpritz.
You might be surprised that many of them are in the home country of the drink itself!”;;
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 (£9.71).
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, with glasses for £2.
And we’ve found the
In the mean time, here is the new
