Every day thousands of people travel throughout Europe for tourism, work or other personal, family or work reasons. Given that the euro is used in Spain, it may be thought that the same currency is used throughout the European Union. However, the reality is that, although this is the case in the vast majority of Member States, there are some exceptions.
There are currently a total of 27 Member States in the EU, of which twenty use the euro, so the other seven continue to use their national currency. This is an aspect to take into account when you are going to travel to any of them, since it will be necessary to exchange currencies in order to adapt to their monetary system and purchase products and services in these destinations.
EU countries that do not use the euro
Among the seven countries in the European Union that do not use the euro is Bulgaria, a nation with incredible mountain ranges and a coast that borders the Black Sea, which, added to its historical monuments, has led it to become one of the most attractive destinations. . to travel in Europe. In it, instead of the euro, the Bulgarian leva (BGN) is used, which is equivalent to €0.51.
The same thing happens in Denmark, the smallest of the Scandinavian countries, where we can find many attractions both in the gastronomic field and in culture, design and well-being, using the Danish krone (DKK) in the country, whose equivalence is 0. €13. Sweden, for its part, which is one of the most stable and strong economies on the continent, and an ideal destination to enjoy great spectacles in nature, such as the northern lights, uses the Swedish krona (SEK) as its currency, equivalent to 1 SEK €0.086.
Continuing with the countries of the European Union that do not use the euro is the Czech Republic, a country that has the largest concentration of castles in all of Europe, in addition to having in Prague, its capital, the largest palace complex on the entire planet. Here you pay with the Czech crown (CZK), whose equivalent is 1 CZK = €0.041.
In Hungary, a highly visited country for having several UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, as well as for its capital Budapest, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, you pay in Hungarian forint (HUF), equivalent to €0.0026. ; While, in Poland, a nation full of medieval castles and museums that has great tourist interest, the official currency is the Polish zloty (PLN), which is equivalent to €0.22.
Finally, we find Romania, a Balkan country full of charming towns, castles and impressive natural landscapes that are well worth a visit at least once in a lifetime, and where you pay using the Romanian leu (RON), equivalent to each one. €0.20.
Likewise, within the European continent itself we can find more than twenty countries that are not part of the European Union in which we find different situations, since some of them such as Andorra, Vatican City, Monaco, Montenegro and San Marino are. . They use the euro even though they are not in the EU, while other nations use their own currency, as is the case of the United Kingdom, which although it left the EU in 2020, both when it was part of it and subsequently, always maintained the euro as its currency. sterling pound.
