🇭🇷 Croatia or 🇪🇸 Spain
Which one, honestly
Croatia leads on the sea and nature. Spain leads on food, cities and value for money.
A normal day costs about $125 in Croatia and $145 in Spain.
Side by side
- 🇭🇷 Croatia🇪🇸 Spain
- May, Jun, SepBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $125A normal day$145
- 2h 45m to SplitNonstop from London2h 30m to Madrid
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Coastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parksGetting aroundFast trains between the big cities, a car for the north
- The Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peakWhen to avoidThe southern cities in July and August
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 Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
Full Croatia guide →Full Spain 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.