Athens features in the top 20 list of hotels giving the best value for money, according to a study conducted by hotel search website Trivago.

Trivago released a list with the 45 best value popular global cities for the coming year and Athens was ranked 17th with 78.36 points.

Belgrade in Serbia was on the top, followed by St. Petersburg and Moscow in Russia, Santiago in Chile and Istanbul in Turkey.

Trivago also compiled another list with 100 lesser-known destinations that also offer the best value for money. The Greek town Nafplio in Peloponnese was ranked 63rd with 93.56 points.

First on the list of lesser-known destinations with the best value for money was Fenghuang in China, followed by Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria.