🇨🇴 Colombia or 🇮🇹 Italy
Which one, honestly
Colombia leads on value for money, nature and the sea. Italy leads on food, cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $75 in Colombia and $165 in Italy.
Side by side
- 🇨🇴 Colombia🇮🇹 Italy
- Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, DecBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $75A normal day$165
- 5h 40m to BogotaNonstop from New York8h 45m to Rome
- Very goodBeaches and seaGood
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyGood
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride longGetting aroundFast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advance
- April, May, October and November, the two rainy stretchesWhen to avoidThe middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shut
Pick by what you want
🇨🇴 Choose Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
🇮🇹 Choose Italy if
you want three cities in ten days, you care about food and museums, and you would rather take a train than a ferry.
Full Colombia guide →Full Italy guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.