🇨🇾 Cyprus or 🇵🇹 Portugal
Which one, honestly
Cyprus leads on the sea. Portugal leads on cities, nature and getting around.
A normal day costs about $130 in Cyprus and $125 in Portugal.
Side by side
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus🇵🇹 Portugal
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $130A normal day$125
- 4h 35m to LarnacaNonstop from London2h 45m to Lisbon
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- GoodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodVery good
- GoodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- A hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transportGetting aroundCheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine country
- July and August inland, when it passes 40CWhen to avoidThe Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in price
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 Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
Full Cyprus guide →Full Portugal guide →
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 20 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.