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2 week itinerary in Spain

We are planning 2 weeks at the end of Sept
so far this is our tentative plan but we are concerned we do not have enough time in Barcelona
Barcelona 2 nights
Barcelona to Madrid via AVE
Madrid 3 nights with day trip to Segovia
Madrid to Toledo stay night in Toledo
Toledo to Seville via Madrid AVE
Seville 6 nights with day trip to Ronda and Cordoba
Seville to Granada stay one night in Granada
Next day Flight to Barcelona late from Granada
Flight home next day AM

Any suggestions to maximize the 2 weeks

Thanks

Susan

Posted by
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Personally I don't recommend trying to see so much of Spain, which is a really big country, in only two weeks. I would recommend focusing on 2-3 major cities with smaller stops and daytrips in between.

But to answer your question directly, the easy answer is to drop a couple days from Sevilla. I love Sevilla but 6 nights is a lot. Plus Cordoba, which is worth an overnight, can easily be a stop between Madrid and Sevilla. You can check bags at the bus station across the street from the train station. Allow about 4 hours to see the Mezquita, more if you want to explore more of the city and have a meal.

You may also need an extra night in Granada. It's a 3 hour trip from Sevilla plus time to transit and check into a hotel etc... Then catching a flight the next day. That leaves a pretty short window to see the Alhambra, which is a half day itself.

You'll want at least an extra night or two in Barcelona, especially since that first day is limited with arrival, check-in and jetlag. Even day two you might be dragging by afternoon.

You may also find that you reduce your daytrips. That's the nice thing about daytrips: you aren't committed to them and if the weather is bad or you are too tired or just realized that you have overscheduled, you can skip it.

Posted by
16893 posts

I also would suggest dropping two nights from Sevilla to give a second night to Granada and fourth to Barcelona (at either end of the trip).

Posted by
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I take it you have booked a special airfare that requires entry and exit via Barcelona.
The best thing is to book an 'open jaw' ticket - into one (Madrid) and out the other (BCN).
If it's an early morning arrival into Barcelona, an idea to maximise time would be to push on to Madrid that same day. Otherwise you may be waiting around a hotel lobby to checkin. Instead you could be snoozing on a 3hr train ride to Madrid. That leaves all your Barcelona time consolidated at the end of the trip.
To minimize packing/unpacking why not do Toledo as a day trip as well as Segovia from Madrid.
Finally, Ronda is a fair hike from Sevilla, and it's in the same direction as Granada.
Time better spent overnighting and pushing on to Granada the following day.

Fly into Barcelona
Barcelona to Madrid via AVE
Madrid 4 nights with day trips to Segovia and Toledo
Madrid to Seville via AVE
Seville 3 (or 4) nights with day trip to Cordoba
Seville to Ronda one night
Ronda to Granada 2 nights
Fly Granada to Barcelona 4 (or 3) nights
Fly home