🇮🇹 Italy or 🇪🇸 Spain
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Which one, honestly
Spain leads on the sea and value for money.
A normal day costs about $170 in Italy and $150 in Spain.
Side by side
- 🇮🇹 Italy🇪🇸 Spain
- Apr to May, Sep to OctBest monthsApr to May, Sep to Oct
- $170A normal day$150
- 8h 45m to RomeNonstop from New York7h 45m to Madrid
- GoodBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Fast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advanceGetting aroundFast trains between the big cities, a car for the north
- The middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shutWhen to avoidThe southern cities in July and August
Pick by what you want
🇮🇹 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.
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
Full Italy guide →Full Spain 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.