🇭🇷 Croatia or 🇹🇷 Türkiye
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 11 votes.
Which one, honestly
Croatia leads on the sea and nature. Türkiye leads on food, value for money and cities.
A normal day costs about $130 in Croatia and $90 in Türkiye.
Side by side
- 🇭🇷 Croatia🇹🇷 Türkiye
- May to Jun, SepBest monthsApr to May, Sep to Oct
- $130A normal day$90
- 2h 45m to SplitNonstop from London4h to Istanbul
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Coastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parksGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both good
- The Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peakWhen to avoidIstanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidays
Pick by what you want
🇭🇷 Choose Croatia if
you want the clearest water in Europe, walled old towns and national parks, in a country you can drive down in a day.
🇹🇷 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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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.