🇭🇷 Croatia or 🇵🇹 Portugal
Which one, honestly
Croatia leads on the sea and nature. Portugal leads on food, value for money and getting around.
A normal day costs about the same in both, around $125.
Side by side
- 🇭🇷 Croatia🇵🇹 Portugal
- May, Jun, SepBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $125A normal day$125
- 2h 45m to SplitNonstop from London2h 45m to Lisbon
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Coastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parksGetting aroundCheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine country
- The Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peakWhen to avoidThe Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in price
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 Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
Full Croatia guide →Full Portugal 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.