🇪🇸 Spain or 🇨🇾 Cyprus
Which one, honestly
Spain leads on cities, food and nature. Cyprus leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $145 in Spain and $130 in Cyprus.
Side by side
- 🇪🇸 Spain🇨🇾 Cyprus
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $145A normal day$130
- 2h 30m to MadridNonstop from London4h 35m to Larnaca
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureGood
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- Very goodNature and hikingGood
- Very goodValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Fast trains between the big cities, a car for the northGetting aroundA hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transport
- The southern cities in July and AugustWhen to avoidJuly and August inland, when it passes 40C
Pick by what you want
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
🇨🇾 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.
Full Spain guide →Full Cyprus 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.