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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License.

Antalya or Pisa?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Antalya for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Antalya’s own page.

Choose Pisa for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Pisa’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Antalya 82, Pisa 58: Antalya leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Pisa 55: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Pisa 68: Pisa leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Pisa 40: Antalya leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Pisa 62: Antalya leads by 21 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Pisa 92: Pisa leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Pisa 52: Antalya leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Pisa 76: Pisa leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Pisa 38: Antalya leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Pisa 55: Antalya leads by 7 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Pisa 38: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Pisa 45: Antalya leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Pisa.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Antalya
Best match
61match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Pisa
57match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Antalya in July

35 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
2 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
28 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Pisa in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
32 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AntalyaPisa

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaPisa
Official languageTurkishItalian
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation30 m4 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaPisa
City population2,426,35688,737
People per km²1,712479
Museums within 10 km527
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 months4 months

Where else could you go?

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.