🇬🇷 Greece or 🇬🇪 Georgia
Which one, honestly
Greece leads on the sea. Georgia leads on food, nature and value for money.
A normal day costs about $130 in Greece and $60 in Georgia.
Side by side
- 🇬🇷 Greece🇬🇪 Georgia
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsMay, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $130A normal day$60
- 3h 45m to AthensNonstop from London5h 30m to Tbilisi
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Ferries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the funGetting aroundShared minibuses and cheap drivers, the roads are the slow part
- August on the famous islandsWhen to avoidThe mountain roads from November to April, when the passes close
Pick by what you want
🇬🇷 Choose Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
🇬🇪 Choose Georgia if
you want the Caucasus, eight thousand years of wine and food nobody has heard of yet, on the smallest budget in Europe.
Full Greece guide →Full Georgia guide →
And what the world thinks
🇬🇷 Greece leads by 3 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.