🇪🇸 Spain or 🇮🇹 Italy
Which one, honestly
Spain leads on the sea and value for money.
A normal day costs about $145 in Spain and $165 in Italy.
Side by side
- 🇪🇸 Spain🇮🇹 Italy
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $145A normal day$165
- 2h 30m to MadridNonstop from London2h 35m to Rome
- Very goodBeaches and seaGood
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyGood
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Fast trains between the big cities, a car for the northGetting aroundFast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advance
- The southern cities in July and AugustWhen to avoidThe middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shut
Pick by what you want
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
🇮🇹 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 Spain 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.