🇪🇸 Spain or 🇵🇹 Portugal
Which one, honestly
Spain leads on cities and food.
A normal day costs about $145 in Spain and $125 in Portugal.
Side by side
- 🇪🇸 Spain🇵🇹 Portugal
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $145A normal day$125
- 2h 30m to MadridNonstop from London2h 45m to Lisbon
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Fast trains between the big cities, a car for the northGetting aroundCheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine country
- The southern cities in July and AugustWhen to avoidThe Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in price
Pick by what you want
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
🇵🇹 Choose Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
Full Spain guide →Full Portugal 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.