The cheapest European country for wine has bottles from £2.50 and some of the world’s best beaches
FOR any holidaymakers looking for a trip with cheap booze, we've got your next break sorted.
There are vineyards all over Europe, but the place to get yourself the cheapest bottle of wine, with the average price being under £4 is in fact, Portugal.
Let's face it, wine tastes so much better when you're on holiday over-looking a pool or at an alfresco dinner. But the shock of the bill can occasionally offset the mood.
However, there won't much of that in Portugal, aka the cheapest country to buy wine.
have totted up the results of the cheapest to most expensive countries for boozing.
At the very top of the list for cheapest bottles of wine is Portugal, where the average bottle of wine is just £3.91 with the cheapest being as little as £2.53.
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It's even better when you consider that a bottle of wine in the UK averages £9.36, and the most expensive is in Iceland where an average bottle costs an average of £15.
With the cost of wine being incredibly affordable in Portugal, it's no surprise that it's also the world’s largest consumer of wine per capita, with 45 litres consumed per 1000 people.
Portugal also makes a lot of its own wine and is the third largest wine producer in the world, with around 4,700 wineries across the country.
You can regularly find cheap bottles of wine in Portugal for under €5 (£4.21) at the supermarket, including Esteva, Evel, and Porca de Murça.
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One of our writers who now lives in Lisbon says you can pick up a fruity tasting 'vinho verde' for a few euros.
She adds the you can pick yourself up a quality bottle of wine from a supermarket as low as €3 (£2.53).
While we wouldn't put anyone off booking a holiday just for the wine, Portugal does have lots more to offer too.
For one, Portugal is home to some of the most incredible coastlines.
On TripAdvisor Traveller's Choice Awards, Praia da Falésia ranks in number five of the world's best beaches - and number two in Europe.
You'll find Praia da Falésia in the south Algarve region of Portugal and what makes it so beautiful is the dramatic red cliffs.
The Algarve is also one of the most affordable spots for Brits. We found that in the city of Silves, the average price of a hotel was around £73, while a beer costs as little as £2.50.
And flights from the UK were under £50, on average.
We recently spoke to some experts about the Algarve who gave their own recommendations.
Inês Tito, a Portugal and Algarve trip planner, said: "Portimão, near the Praia De Rocha, is the perfect place for beach holidays. There are plenty of accommodation options, some only a few steps from the beach, so you won’t have any issue in finding a place to stay.
"Praia da Rocha is the most famous beach in Portimão, but these others nearby are also fantasic - Três Castelos, Careanos, Vau, Alemão, João D’Arens, Submarino, Prainha, Três Irmãos and Torralta.'"
The experts also revealed the location of a winery and micro-brewery in Lagos that only locals know about.
They said: " is a nice micro-brewery and winery in Lagos, with views of the vineyards, and 200-year-old, family-owned estate does family-style lunches in a vineyard setting."
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One of our writers also explains why she quit the UK for Portugal - from the fine dining to taxes.
And she reveals how her more from Britain to Europe has changed her for the better.
Here's Everything You Need To Know About The Wine 'Theme Park'
The World of Wine is the perfect place for anyone who fancies a tipple...
One city in Portugal that is keen to celebrate its wine heritage is Porto, where a wine "theme park" offers visitors the chance to learn all about the drink, while also sampling it too.
The World of Wine is a complex in the city's affectionately named wine quarter, home to seven museums, numerous restaurants, bars and cafes, a wine school, several shops, an exhibition hall and event space.
It is housed in old port wine cellars and is said to "convey the history and feeling associated with winemaking in its many forms" according to .
Among the seven themed museums are the Wine Experience, which promises to take guests on an "extraordinary journey from grape to bottle" but "in an interactive way".
There's also the Pink Palace, which is the most recent addition and immerses visitors in the concept of rosé wine.
It boasts an "extravagant and eccentric" experience, with a bright pink ball pit and inflatable flamingos.
It offers five different types of rosé for people to try, included in the €25 (£21) ticket price.
