I will be traveling next spring (March and April and early May) in Spain and Portugal. This will be an independent trip relying on public transportation as much as possible.
I previously posted about this a while back and got some good feedback, but I postponed that trip. (https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/spain/6-8-weeks-spain-and-portugal). That thread is now closed to new comments, so I'm starting this new topic.
I would love some feedback on this itinerary. Where would you add or remove nights? Any other changes you'd recommend? I'm not looking to cram as much as possible into my time, and I know some of the places I have on my itinerary can be seen in less time, but I prefer to linger, even if I'll just be relaxing in a café and watching people.
(Note: I'll be on a tour in Morocco prior to this, and I'll be flying on day one from Casablanca to Madrid, so no time needed to acclimate.)
- Madrid (4 nights), day trips to Toledo and Cuenca
- Granada (4 nights), various day trips - Frigiliana, Málaga, Nerja
- Ronda (4 nights), various day trips - Setenil de las Bodegas, Olvera, others
- Córdoba (3 nights)
- Seville (4 nights)
- Lagoa, Algarve (5 nights)
- Évora (3 nights)
- Lisbon (5 nights)
- Porto (4 nights) - my sister lives here
- Santiago de Compostela (2 nights)
- Barcelona (6 nights) (fly from Santiago)
- Girona (3 nights) - day trips to Besalú, Figueres, Cadaqués
- Bilbao (3 nights) (fly from Barcelona)
- San Sebastián (4 nights)
- Comillas and/or Santillana del Mar (3 nights)
- Segovia (2 nights, then transfer to MAD airport for flight home)