🇮🇹 Italy or 🇵🇭 Philippines
Which one, honestly
Italy leads on cities, food and getting around. Philippines leads on the sea, value for money and nature.
A normal day costs about $165 in Italy and $85 in Philippines.
Side by side
- 🇮🇹 Italy🇵🇭 Philippines
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
- $165A normal day$85
- 2h 35m to RomeNonstop from London14h to Manila
- GoodBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureNot the draw
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- GoodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- Fast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advanceGetting aroundDomestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slack
- The middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shutWhen to avoidThe typhoon months, roughly August to October
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 Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
Full Italy guide →Full Philippines guide →
And what the world thinks
🇵🇭 Philippines leads by 5 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.