Head east to the Ukraine to discover a country characterised by broad grassy plains and lingering Soviet influences. The host of this year’s Eurovision is drawing in increasing numbers of tourists thanks to the low cost of visiting. Tasting glasses of local beers can cost as little as 50p.

Kiev offers plenty of interesting architecture, but if you want to explore further afield you could opt to take a tour of Chernobyl and Pripyat, the site of a nuclear disaster in 1986.

Flights: from £49 return | Accommodation: from £182 for seven nights | Price of beer: 50p | Average cost of dinner for two: £15 | Activities: visit Kiev’s ‘Monastery of the Caves’ for £2.50

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