🇭🇷 Croatia or 🇬🇷 Greece
Which one, honestly
Croatia leads on nature. Greece leads on food and value for money.
A normal day costs about $125 in Croatia and $130 in Greece.
Side by side
- 🇭🇷 Croatia🇬🇷 Greece
- May, Jun, SepBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $125A normal day$130
- 2h 45m to SplitNonstop from London3h 45m to Athens
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Coastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parksGetting aroundFerries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the fun
- The Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peakWhen to avoidAugust on the famous islands
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 Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
Full Croatia guide →Full Greece 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.