🇭🇷 Croatia or 🇨🇾 Cyprus
Which one, honestly
Croatia leads on nature and cities. Cyprus leads on food and value for money.
A normal day costs about $125 in Croatia and $130 in Cyprus.
Side by side
- 🇭🇷 Croatia🇨🇾 Cyprus
- May, Jun, SepBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $125A normal day$130
- 2h 45m to SplitNonstop from London4h 35m to Larnaca
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureGood
- GoodFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingGood
- GoodValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Coastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parksGetting aroundA hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transport
- The Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peakWhen to avoidJuly and August inland, when it passes 40C
Pick by what you want
🇭🇷 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.
🇨🇾 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 Croatia 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.