Hello everybody,
My travel plans have changed a bit since I last posted with itinerary questions. I am no longer going to the Basque country (another time, I hope!) and am trying to figure out how to schedule about 5 or so days after my RS tour ends in Seville. I will not have a car.
It's looking like Madrid may be my base (there are things in Madrid I won't have time to see on the tour and I suspect I may want a return visit to Toledo) and I wonder if it's simplest to make Salamanca a day trip. According to the DB site, there is a train that only take 96 minutes and would get me to Salamanca by 10:30 am. I could then catch the 18:20 return train and be in Madrid by 17:56 or take a later, slower train, leaving Salamanca at 19:58 and getting into Madrid at 22:38.
9.5 hours in Salamanca isn't ideal, but it a worthwhile plan? I could arrange for an overnight; it would just be more convenient to not have to keep schlepping my luggage. My main interests in Salamanca are the cathedrals, the art nouveau museum, and just wandering around and soaking things up.
Thanks!
Caroline