🇵🇹 Portugal or 🇬🇷 Greece
Which one, honestly
Portugal leads on getting around. Greece leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $125 in Portugal and $130 in Greece.
Side by side
- 🇵🇹 Portugal🇬🇷 Greece
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $125A normal day$130
- 2h 45m to LisbonNonstop from London3h 45m to Athens
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodVery good
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine countryGetting aroundFerries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the fun
- The Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in priceWhen to avoidAugust on the famous islands
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 Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
Full Portugal 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.