🇵🇹 Portugal or 🇪🇸 Spain
Which one, honestly
Spain leads on cities and food.
A normal day costs about $125 in Portugal and $145 in Spain.
Side by side
- 🇵🇹 Portugal🇪🇸 Spain
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $125A normal day$145
- 2h 45m to LisbonNonstop from London2h 30m to Madrid
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine countryGetting aroundFast trains between the big cities, a car for the north
- The Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in priceWhen to avoidThe southern cities in July and August
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 Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
Full Portugal guide →Full Spain 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.