🇨🇾 Cyprus or 🇬🇷 Greece
Which one, honestly
Greece leads on cities and nature.
A normal day costs about the same in both, around $130.
Side by side
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus🇬🇷 Greece
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $130A normal day$130
- 4h 35m to LarnacaNonstop from London3h 45m to Athens
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- GoodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodVery good
- GoodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- A hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transportGetting aroundFerries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the fun
- July and August inland, when it passes 40CWhen to avoidAugust on the famous islands
Pick by what you want
🇨🇾 Choose Cyprus if
you want reliable sun and warm sea with short flights from Europe and the Gulf, and a small island you can drive across in two hours.
🇬🇷 Choose Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
Full Cyprus guide →Full Greece guide →
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 17 votes.
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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.