Hi all, I've been struggling with this itinerary, so here is what I am thinking. Looking for input from experience Spain travelers:
Barcelona 8 full days
Travel day between Barcelona and Granada
Granada 6 days
Seville 6 days
Toledo -10 days to include 2 trips into Madrid
Segovia 6 days
Thanks for your thoughts.
How long in each place depends on what you want to see and do. To me, you have too many days in Toledo, Segovia, and Granada. With the amount of time you have available, you could easily add a few more places to visit.
This is a lot of time in all these cities, in contrast to the more common first-time itineraries we see that don't allow enough time. You're lucky to have more than a month. I agree that six days is a lot for Segovia, unless you plan to use it as a base for exploring elsewhere. And I don't understand ten days in Toledo with two day trips into Madrid. Will you be staying with friends in Toledo, or have a great lodging deal there? Madrid has a lot to offer, especially art museums, but even a lot beyond those. Most travelers with the overall time you have would give Madrid a week and Toledo two or three days (not as day trips). And you might consider adding a couple of days in Cordoba to your plan, easily reached between Madrid and Seville.
Do you plan to have a car for any of this trip? It would be a liability in Barcelona and Madrid, but could help elsewhere. Driving between Granada and Seville would let you see a lot of Andalucia. Driving various places from Segovia would make sense. However, Spain has good train service to all your destinations.
I’d completely forgotten to add the days in cordoba. They will reduce the others. Thanks!
Why so many days in all these cities?
You are leaving out some great places, consider cutting days from your list to visit Malaga, Rhonda, Cordoba, Salamanca and Madrid.
Especially 10 days in Toledo. Great city, but you can see it in a couple of days.
Thanks everyone! I'm changing my plans. I really appreciate your input.
