🇮🇹 Italy or 🇲🇽 Mexico
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Which one, honestly
Italy leads on getting around. Mexico leads on the sea and value for money.
A normal day costs about $170 in Italy and $95 in Mexico.
Side by side
- 🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇽 Mexico
- Apr to May, Sep to OctBest monthsNov to Mar
- $170A normal day$95
- 8h 45m to RomeNonstop from New York5h 15m to Mexico City
- GoodBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Fast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advanceGetting aroundComfortable long distance buses and cheap domestic flights
- The middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shutWhen to avoidThe Caribbean coast in September and October, peak hurricane season
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 Mexico if
you want one of the great food countries, ruins and two very different coastlines, without European prices.
Full Italy guide →Full Mexico 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.