Piran, Slovenia

With cheap flights and hotels, Eastern Europe offers great value. And this largely undiscovered spot on the Adriatic Coast is the perfect place to start exploring. It’s a charming, time-warp, fishing-port resort, with clear waters and impressively ornate Venetian architecture.

Explore the photogenic Tartini Square, where restaurants serve deliciously crunchy calamari. When you want a swim, take a refreshing plunge off the coastal rocks. Or visit nearby Portoroz, for some sand and calm shallows. If budget allows, the beautiful capital of Ljubljana is a cheap, 90-minute bus ride away.

✱ BOOK IT: Trivago (trivago.co.uk) has seven -night self-catering breaks from £497. Wizz Air (wizzair.com) flies from £87 return