Travellers wishing to experience genuine foreign culture should visit Croatian capital Zagreb, according to the latest survey by the flight search site Skyscanner (www.Skyscanner.net).

Skyscanner’s survey has revealed Zagreb as one of Europe’s ten least travelled capitals by British tourists. The survey was conducted following recent reports which suggest that Spain has lost appeal because it is no longer considered foreign enough as the spread of British bars and chip shops has led to the Britification of Spain’s coastal towns and has eroded the sense of being somewhere new and exotic.

At number one, the least likely place to run into fellow Brits was Chisinau in Moldova. Minsk in Belarus came in second, Luxembourg, capital of the tiny landlocked country of the same name came in third, whilst it was Macedonia’s capital Skopje that took fourth place.

Zagreb took eighth place, while other cities of the former Yugoslavia also ranked highly in their secret status including Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina (5th), Montenegro’s Podgorica (6th) and Serbia’s Belgrade (9th).

Ukraine’s Kiev and Estonia’s capital Tallinn took 7th and 10th place respectively.

Barry Smith, Skyscanner Co-Founder and Business Development Director commented:

“Spain has been deemed too British for British people, so why not visit somewhere a little off the beaten path? Although some enjoy the familiarity of fish and chips and Carling lager on tap, many want to feel like they have left the UK behind when they go on holiday. Skyscanner’s list of Europe’s 10 most secret cities are still undiscovered enough to be new and exciting, and you’re unlikely to bump into many Brits there.”

Cities' ranking was based on least searched for destinations on Skyscanner by UK users over last 90 days.