🇮🇹 Italy or 🇵🇪 Peru
Which one, honestly
Italy leads on cities, getting around and the sea. Peru leads on nature and value for money.
A normal day costs about $165 in Italy and $85 in Peru.
Side by side
- 🇮🇹 Italy🇵🇪 Peru
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsMay, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- $165A normal day$85
- 8h 45m to RomeNonstop from New York7h 45m to Lima
- GoodBeaches and seaNot the draw
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- GoodValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Fast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advanceGetting aroundLong distance buses are good and cheap, flights save whole days
- The middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shutWhen to avoidFebruary, when the rains peak and the Inca Trail closes for maintenance
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 Peru if
you want the Andes, one of the best food scenes anywhere, and a ruin everyone knows, without paying European prices.
Full Italy guide →Full Peru 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.