🇪🇸 Spain or 🇭🇷 Croatia
Which one, honestly
Spain leads on food, cities and value for money. Croatia leads on the sea and nature.
A normal day costs about $145 in Spain and $125 in Croatia.
Side by side
- 🇪🇸 Spain🇭🇷 Croatia
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsMay, Jun, Sep
- $145A normal day$125
- 2h 30m to MadridNonstop from London2h 45m to Split
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyGood
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Fast trains between the big cities, a car for the northGetting aroundCoastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parks
- The southern cities in July and AugustWhen to avoidThe Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peak
Pick by what you want
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
🇭🇷 Choose Croatia if
you want the clearest water in Europe, walled old towns and national parks, in a country you can drive down in a day.
Full Spain guide →Full Croatia 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.