Turkey or Greece?
The practical differences, drawn from our own write-ups rather than from a brochure. We are not going to tell you which is better - they are different trips. What follows is what actually changes between them.
Places written up here 415 485
UNESCO listings among them 66 28
Cost level Mid-range Mid-range
Busiest month in our write-ups September June
Currency Turkish lira (TRY) Euro (EUR)
Plugs and voltage C, F - 230 V C, F - 230 V
Everyday languages Turkish Greek
Driving side right hand side right hand side
Region Western Asia Southern Europe
Capital Ankara Athens
Turkey
Hospitality is an honour system - tea appears everywhere and refusing all of it is rude.
What we have written up
- Adana Kebab dish
- Adana Stone Bridge bridge
- Adatepe village
- Adrasan bay
- Afyon Castle fortress
- Agora of Smyrna archaeological site
Worth knowing before you go
- The lira is volatile - check rates fresh, pay small things in cash
- Tipping is 5-10% in restaurants, cash preferred even when paying by card
- Dolmus shared minibuses are the cheap local transport everywhere
Greece
Philoxenia - love of strangers - is real; time is flexible and hospitality is not.
What we have written up
- Academy of Athens neoclassical building
- Acheron Springs river springs
- Achilleion Palace palace
- Acrocorinth fortress
- Aegina island
- Aegina Pistachios local produce
Worth knowing before you go
- Tipping is 5-10% or rounding up
- Ferries are the real transport network - book cabins ahead in August
- Afternoon quiet hours roughly 15:00-17:00 are respected, especially on islands
Counts describe this site, not the countries: "places written up here" means how many pages we have finished, and it keeps growing. Currency, plugs and languages are practical facts and change rarely; check anything visa-related with the relevant official source before you book.