Mother/Daughter trip to Spain for the 1st time, beginning of June. Will you please tell me if my itinerary is good or bad? Should I make changes? Are these hotels ok? Any must see sights that I need to add? Thank you for your assistance!
Day 1 : Arrive in Barcelona at 2pm, connect to Vueling flight to Granada at 4:25pm, arrive Granada 6pm
Night 1 : Granada NH Granada Victoria hotel
Day 2 : Shop/Moorish bath house?
Day 3 : Alhambra/Nasrid Palace
Day 4 : Check out, bus to Seville
Night 4 : Seville – Querencia de Sevilla hotel
Day 5 : Cathedral and Alcazar
Day 6 : Plaza de Espana, Santa cruz neighborhood, Cordoba
Day 7 : Check out, Train to Madrid
Night 7 : Petit Palace Triball hotel
Day 8 : Royal Palace/Plaza Mayor/Malasna
Day 9 : Prado
Day 10 : Train to Barcelona
Night 10 : Barcelona H10 Urquinaona Plaza hotel
Day 11 : Ramblas/Gothic/Picasso museum
Day 12 : Sagrada Familia/Park Guell
Day 13 : Beach
Day 14 : Fly home
Posted by
Olympia, WA, USA
6508 posts
This looks like a good plan, well paced, but I don't know about the "Cordoba quarter" in Seville. If this refers to the city of Cordoba, it's about 45 mninutes by train from Seville, a reasonable day trip or stopover, perhaps on day 6 with an overnight there, or on day 7 on the way to Madrid. Or on day 4 if you take the train instead of bus -- Cordoba is the rail "hub" for Granada, Seville, and Madrid. The Mezquita there is one of my "top sights" in Europe.
Posted by
11159 posts
I am confused by “Cordoba Quarter. ” Are you referring to the beautiful city of Cordoba?
Or to the Jewish quarter of Cordoba?
Posted by
FL USA
1528 posts
This is a well paced itinerary allowing time to see AND be there. Love seeing the time set aside for a vacation day at the beach. Now take the time to plan how to most efficiently visit these destinations with advanced timed purchases (especially check on Alhambra ticket availability). Keep in mind Spain comes alive at night so learn how to adapt to live like a local.
Posted by
Los Angeles, CA
515 posts
You can train Granada to Seville or whatever.
Alhambra sells tickets online.
Consider day trip to Cadiz, Jerez, Arcis, etc.
Barcelona has a number of districts. Be aware of lax laws on pickpockets
Posted by
7667 posts
If your flight to Granada is on one ticket, OK. If not, have a longer connection time.
Not enough time in Seville, need three full days.
Royal Palace is closed on Sunday.
Forget the beach, you can do that in North America. Spend more time in Barcelona, watch your valuables, pickpockets are terrible.
Posted by
NC
241 posts
Suggest one…or two…less nights in Granada and spending at least one night in Cordoba. The Mezquita is incredible, the city is lovely and the food is great.
Posted by
Europe
110 posts
I was in Spain in 2019 and did Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Granada, and Malaga. I highly recommend a stop in Córdoba to visit the Mezquita Mosque-Cathedral. It's an easy stop on the way from Seville to Madrid by train.