🇵🇹 Portugal or 🇨🇾 Cyprus
Which one, honestly
Portugal leads on cities, nature and getting around. Cyprus leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $125 in Portugal and $130 in Cyprus.
Side by side
- 🇵🇹 Portugal🇨🇾 Cyprus
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $125A normal day$130
- 2h 45m to LisbonNonstop from London4h 35m to Larnaca
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureGood
- Very goodFoodVery good
- Very goodNature and hikingGood
- Very goodValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine countryGetting aroundA hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transport
- The Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in priceWhen to avoidJuly and August inland, when it passes 40C
Pick by what you want
🇵🇹 Choose Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
🇨🇾 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 Portugal 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.