Babymoon in Andalusia

Hello, my pick would be Cordoba, as a town I actually like it better than Granada. Cordoba is low key, relatively flat, and has a very nice whitewashed old town with tapas bars/cafes tucked around every corner.

If you want to avoid large cities, then Sevilla would not fit the bill, it is our third largest city. Considering you will be 5 months pregnant, Toledo can be quite strenuous, image San Francisco type incline but with the whole town.

No need to rent a car too, AVE trains and Alsa buses will be your best mode of transportation to these towns.

I had to look up "babymoon". ¡Felicidades!

The problem with Granada is that it's not an easy city to get to from Madrid by ground transport compared to others. If you don't want to drive then you're best bet might be to see if there is a useful flight connection from Madrid airport to Granada airport. The other point is that whilst I do think Granada is a great destination, seeing some of the highlights really involves hilly walking, although you can plan this to make it mostly downhill.

Assuming you start in Granada, I would suggest adding Cordoba as your second city and go to Sevilla as a day-trip. That's the reverse of the more common approach, but Cordoba is the smaller, more relaxing city. In the evenings you can get a nice feeling of being cut off from the crowds. From Granada to Cordoba go by coach/rail and from Cordoba to Madrid by rail. Cordoba to Sevilla day-trip is easy by rail.

Hi Kay,

The two Andalusians towns i recommend to visit are Malaga and Granada then head back to Madrid. Both have good public Transport connections. You may even want to take a trip to Cordoba from either city I mentioned above since both are just 2 hours travel distance from either one.

Apologies, I also meant to say that if Granada means visiting the Alhambra then you must move quickly to get tickets that include the Nasrid Palaces. The general sale ones might already be sold out for late May, if not they could be soon. There are alternatives, such as joining a tour or seeing if your hotel has some reserved, but please don't wait or you may be disappointed.

I'm afraid Alhsmbra tickets will be very difficult at this point, so the first thing to do is try to find a hotel that can supply them. I would certainly not go to hilly Granada without being sure I could see the Alhambra. As noted, it's a bit of a hassle to get to.

I agree that Cordoba would be a good bet for your second city.

So, how are you with the heat?

Andalusia has been getting hotter and May 2017 Seville was over 100F in May.
Check a website like wunderground for historical weather for the time you plan to be in whatever cities.

The Alhambra is one of the most magnificent places in the world, and is one of many reasons to visit Granada. But as mentioned above, Granada can be steep and hilly to visit. And the Arab/Moorish baths, plus a massage, might be nice, if they wouldn’t be too hot or uncomfortable for you in a month. We had great success renting a car for visiting northern Spain, but in Sevilla we had to park it in an outlying parking lot, which was expensive and a bit of a hassle. It’s nice having a car, though, so you can set your own schedule and itinerary. So a second town worth considering, closer to Madrid than to Granada, is Segovia. Wonderful old Roman aqueduct, and renowned succulent roast piglet, for the baby, or course.

If you can get Alhambra tickets, I'd spend 2-3 nights in Granada at the end, then bus/train to Madrid. Go to Cordoba or Sevilla from the airport, via Madrid train station on arrival.

How many nights do you have on the ground?