🇮🇹 Italy or 🇹🇷 Türkiye
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 11 votes.
Which one, honestly
Türkiye leads on value for money and the sea.
A normal day costs about $170 in Italy and $90 in Türkiye.
Side by side
- 🇮🇹 Italy🇹🇷 Türkiye
- Apr to May, Sep to OctBest monthsApr to May, Sep to Oct
- $170A normal day$90
- 8h 45m to RomeNonstop from New York10h 15m to Istanbul
- GoodBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Fast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advanceGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both good
- The middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shutWhen to avoidIstanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidays
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 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.
Full Italy guide →Full Türkiye 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.