🇵🇹 Portugal or 🇹🇷 Türkiye
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 11 votes.
Which one, honestly
Türkiye leads on cities, food and value for money.
A normal day costs about $130 in Portugal and $90 in Türkiye.
Side by side
- 🇵🇹 Portugal🇹🇷 Türkiye
- Apr to Jun, Sep to OctBest monthsApr to May, Sep to Oct
- $130A normal day$90
- 6h 50m to LisbonNonstop from New York10h 15m to Istanbul
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine countryGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both good
- The Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in priceWhen to avoidIstanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidays
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 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 Portugal 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.