🇭🇷 Croatia or 🇮🇹 Italy
Which one, honestly
Croatia leads on the sea and nature. Italy leads on food, cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $125 in Croatia and $165 in Italy.
Side by side
- 🇭🇷 Croatia🇮🇹 Italy
- May, Jun, SepBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $125A normal day$165
- 2h 45m to SplitNonstop from London2h 35m to Rome
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaGood
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyGood
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Coastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parksGetting aroundFast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advance
- The Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peakWhen to avoidThe middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shut
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 Italy if
you want three cities in ten days, you care about food and museums, and you would rather take a train than a ferry.
Full Croatia guide →Full Italy 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.