🇮🇹 Italy or 🇨🇴 Colombia
Which one, honestly
Italy leads on food, cities and getting around. Colombia leads on value for money, nature and the sea.
A normal day costs about $165 in Italy and $75 in Colombia.
Side by side
- 🇮🇹 Italy🇨🇴 Colombia
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Dec
- $165A normal day$75
- 8h 45m to RomeNonstop from New York5h 40m to Bogota
- GoodBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- GoodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Fast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advanceGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride long
- The middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shutWhen to avoidApril, May, October and November, the two rainy stretches
Pick by what you want
🇮🇹 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.
🇨🇴 Choose Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
Full Italy guide →Full Colombia 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.