🇪🇸 Spain or 🇬🇷 Greece
And what the world thinks
🇬🇷 Greece leads by 3 votes.
Which one, honestly
Spain leads on cities, food and getting around. Greece leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $150 in Spain and $130 in Greece.
Side by side
- 🇪🇸 Spain🇬🇷 Greece
- Apr to May, Sep to OctBest monthsApr to Jun, Sep to Oct
- $150A normal day$130
- 7h 45m to MadridNonstop from New York9h 45m to Athens
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Fast trains between the big cities, a car for the northGetting aroundFerries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the fun
- The southern cities in July and AugustWhen to avoidAugust on the famous islands
Pick by what you want
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
🇬🇷 Choose Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
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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.