🇮🇹 Italy or 🇨🇾 Cyprus
Which one, honestly
Italy leads on cities, food and nature. Cyprus leads on the sea and value for money.
A normal day costs about $165 in Italy and $130 in Cyprus.
Side by side
- 🇮🇹 Italy🇨🇾 Cyprus
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $165A normal day$130
- 2h 35m to RomeNonstop from London4h 35m to Larnaca
- GoodBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureGood
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- Very goodNature and hikingGood
- GoodValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Fast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advanceGetting aroundA hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transport
- The middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shutWhen to avoidJuly and August inland, when it passes 40C
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 Cyprus if
you want reliable sun and warm sea with short flights from Europe and the Gulf, and a small island you can drive across in two hours.
Full Italy guide →Full Cyprus guide →
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 20 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.