🇪🇸 Spain or 🇹🇷 Türkiye
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 11 votes.
Which one, honestly
Türkiye leads on value for money.
A normal day costs about $150 in Spain and $90 in Türkiye.
Side by side
- 🇪🇸 Spain🇹🇷 Türkiye
- Apr to May, Sep to OctBest monthsApr to May, Sep to Oct
- $150A normal day$90
- 7h 45m to MadridNonstop from New York10h 15m to Istanbul
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Fast trains between the big cities, a car for the northGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both good
- The southern cities in July and AugustWhen to avoidIstanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidays
Pick by what you want
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
🇹🇷 Choose Türkiye if
you want a city that has been the centre of everything for two thousand years, with a coastline attached to it, on a small budget.
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