🇨🇾 Cyprus or 🇮🇹 Italy
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 52 votes.
Which one, honestly
Cyprus leads on the sea and value for money. Italy leads on cities, food and nature.
A normal day costs about $130 in Cyprus and $170 in Italy.
Side by side
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus🇮🇹 Italy
- Apr to May, Sep to OctBest monthsApr to May, Sep to Oct
- $130A normal day$170
- 4h 35m to LarnacaNonstop from London2h 35m to Rome
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaGood
- GoodCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- GoodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyGood
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- A hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transportGetting aroundFast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advance
- July and August inland, when it passes 40CWhen to avoidThe middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shut
Pick by what you want
🇨🇾 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.
🇮🇹 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 Cyprus 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.