Expensive hotels, the island on the podium of the most expensive Italian destinations

Sardinia on the podium of the most expensive destinations for the 2023 summer season .

This year's holidays «will be remembered as the most expensive ever , thanks to skyrocketing inflation and the high bills that have characterized the last 2 years. The costs of a holiday can reach very high peaks in certain Italian locations», as explained by the president of Assoutenti, Furio Truzzi , illustrating the regional map on the rates of accommodation facilities for the month of August published today by the association.

The data reveal how much a family with two children can spend for a one-week stay in August in a 3-star establishment (hotel, B&B, apartment, etc.) or equivalent. «The high-rates record belongs to Cefalù, where a 3-star (or equivalent) structure costs up to 22,343 euros a week in August, 20,570 euros in San Teodoro in Sardinia . In Emilia-Romagna it starts from a minimum of 1,218 euros in Milano Marittima and reaches 19,656 euros in Riccione. In Tuscany, the record belongs to Viareggio, where the cost of accommodation in August reaches 15,572 euros. Very high rates on the prestigious Amalfi coast: prices range from 4,000 to 11,920 euros for a classic 3-star hotel in Positano, up to 8,358 euros in Sorrento».

For ferries, the cost (round trip, with car in tow) «this year reaches 1,462 euros on the Genoa-Palermo route, 1,331 euros for the Civitavecchia-Olbia connection and 1,030 euros from Livorno to Olbia . You need 1,251 euros from Genoa to Porto Torres , 715 euros from Naples to Stromboli. If you opt for the plane, spending per family starts from a minimum of 845 euros for the Milan-Brindisi route, and drops to 818 euros for the Milan-Palermo route, 800 euros from Rome to Olbia ».

Nightmare prices do not change for rental cars . Here the average expenditure "starts from a minimum of 402 euros a week in Olbia , 392 euros in Catania, , 377 euros in Palermo, and Brindisi".