🇨🇴 Colombia or 🇮🇹 Italy
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Which one, honestly
Colombia leads on value for money, nature and the sea. Italy leads on food, cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $75 in Colombia and $170 in Italy.
Side by side
- 🇨🇴 Colombia🇮🇹 Italy
- Dec to Feb, Jul to AugBest monthsApr to May, Sep to Oct
- $75A normal day$170
- 5h 40m to BogotaNonstop from New York8h 45m to Rome
- Very goodBeaches and seaGood
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyGood
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride longGetting aroundFast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advance
- April, May, October and November, the two rainy stretchesWhen to avoidThe middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shut
Pick by what you want
🇨🇴 Choose Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
🇮🇹 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.
Full Colombia guide →Full Italy guide →
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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.