🇵🇹 Portugal or 🇭🇷 Croatia
Which one, honestly
Portugal leads on food, value for money and getting around. Croatia leads on the sea and nature.
A normal day costs about the same in both, around $125.
Side by side
- 🇵🇹 Portugal🇭🇷 Croatia
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsMay, Jun, Sep
- $125A normal day$125
- 2h 45m to LisbonNonstop from London2h 45m to Split
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodGood
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyGood
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine countryGetting aroundCoastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parks
- The Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in priceWhen to avoidThe Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peak
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 Croatia if
you want the clearest water in Europe, walled old towns and national parks, in a country you can drive down in a day.
Full Portugal guide →Full Croatia 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.