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A tour through Andelucia

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Hello friends. Currently looking into planning a 14 day trip to Spain. We are planning on February, with the Andalucía region being the focal point (we figured weather would be best there). We are planning on Flying into Madrid, but out of Barcelona. We are planning 3 days out of the 14 to spend in Barcelona on the tail end of the trip before we fly back to the states.

That leaves 11 days (including travel/switches) to spread through Madrid and Andalucía.
Right now were leaning towards Seville, Ronda, Cordoba, Granada, and possibly Malaga for places sightsee and/or stay. Do any of you have experience in this region and can provide some insight as to best way to logistically optimize our time there?

We are not opposed to renting a car (we do this quite often while travelling) if it is beneficial to our Logistics. Or are trains, planes, and busses the best alternative?
Any insight is welcomed and much appreciated.

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Well you have Madrid and Barcelona listed so it is not completely A tour through Andalucia. Maybe you should cut Madrid and go to Seville from Barcelona.
Having been to everywhere you want to go on 3 different trips here is how I would do it.
I'd fly into Barcelona and out of Malaga.
Barcelona 3 nights
Take the train to Madrid
Madrid 2 nights
Take the train to Seville.
Seville 3 nights (day trip to Cordoba or Ronda)
Take bus or train or rent car to Granada
Granada 3 nights
Fly out of Malaga

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You’ve chosen the fairly standard first timers to Spain list of places to visit. Subtract the Barcelona days and that leaves 4 or 5 stops in the remaining 11 days, assuming the 14 days is exclusive of travel days (which it isn’t) and however much time you spend in Madrid. Other than Ronda you wouldn’t need a vehicle.

How much time you spend in each city should depend on what you want to see rather than an arbitrary number of nights. List what you’d like to see in each city and guess how much time you think you’ll need. You will spend more time at some sites and less at others.

Because of the number of places you want to visit there is a lot of travel time involved. You will use the better part of a day just getting to Barcelona.

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