🇪🇸 Spain or 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Which one, honestly
Spain leads on cities and getting around. Sri Lanka leads on the sea, nature and value for money.
A normal day costs about $150 in Spain and $70 in Sri Lanka.
Side by side
- 🇪🇸 Spain🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Apr to May, Sep to OctBest monthsDec to Mar
- $150A normal day$70
- 2h 30m to MadridNonstop from London11h to Colombo
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureNot the draw
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Fast trains between the big cities, a car for the northGetting aroundA car with driver is the norm, and the hill country train is worth a slow day
- The southern cities in July and AugustWhen to avoidThe southwest in May and June, and the east from October to December
Pick by what you want
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
🇱🇰 Choose Sri Lanka if
you want beaches, tea mountains, safari and ruins inside one small island, on a very small budget.
Full Spain guide →Full Sri Lanka 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.