🇮🇹 Italy or 🇬🇷 Greece
Which one, honestly
Italy leads on cities, food and getting around. Greece leads on the sea and value for money.
A normal day costs about $165 in Italy and $130 in Greece.
Side by side
- 🇮🇹 Italy🇬🇷 Greece
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $165A normal day$130
- 2h 35m to RomeNonstop from London3h 45m to Athens
- GoodBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Fast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advanceGetting aroundFerries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the fun
- The middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shutWhen to avoidAugust on the famous islands
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 Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
Full Italy 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.