🇵🇹 Portugal or 🇪🇸 Spain
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Which one, honestly
Spain leads on cities and food.
A normal day costs about $130 in Portugal and $150 in Spain.
Side by side
- 🇵🇹 Portugal🇪🇸 Spain
- Apr to Jun, Sep to OctBest monthsApr to May, Sep to Oct
- $130A normal day$150
- 6h 50m to LisbonNonstop from New York7h 45m to Madrid
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine countryGetting aroundFast trains between the big cities, a car for the north
- The Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in priceWhen to avoidThe southern cities in July and August
Pick by what you want
🇵🇹 Choose Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
Full Portugal 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.