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Honeymoon - Spain & Greece

Hello,
We are starting to plan our honeymoon for August 2016 after having our destination wedding in Barcelona. This is what we are thinking so far. Any suggestions or recommendations are welcomed.

Thursday, August 04, 2016 Fly out
Friday, August 05, 2016 Barcelona
Saturday, August 06, 2016 Barcelona
Sunday, August 07, 2016 Wedding Day
Monday, August 08, 2016 Barcelona
Tuesday, August 09, 2016 Barcelona/fly to Majorca
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Majorca
Thursday, August 11, 2016 Majorca
Friday, August 12, 2016 Ibiza
Saturday, August 13, 2016 Ibiza
Sunday, August 14, 2016 Seville
Monday, August 15, 2016 Seville
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 Mykonos
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Mykonos
Thursday, August 18, 2016 Mykonos
Friday, August 19, 2016 Santorini
Saturday, August 20, 2016 Santorini
Sunday, August 21, 2016 Santorini
Monday, August 22, 2016 Athens
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Fly back from Athens

To be specific do you guys have any recommendation on how to get from:

Barcelona to Majorca.
Majorca to Ibiza.
Ibiza to Seville
Seville to mykonos
Mykonos to Santorini
Santorini back to Bahrain/Saudi.

would greatly appreciate your input. :)

Posted by
16895 posts

I assume that you didn't get this far without some research into what's possible. Most of your connections will be flights. www.skyscanner.com is usually a good search engine; I see a flight from Seville to Mykonos, for instance, on Vueling/Iberia with a connection in Rome.

If the connections don't work as well as you hoped, then I'd cut an island, on the theory that they're all similar experiences - the beach, the partying. (I have not been to Majorca or Ibiza, so I can't compare them, specifically.)

Posted by
7175 posts

To reduce travel and increase relaxation I would consider eliminating the 2 night stays in Sevilla (baking hot) and on Ibiza (crazy madness). Four nights in each of Barcelona, Mallorca, Mykonos and Santorini, followed by 2 nights in Athens would mean less stress and more leisure.

Thursday, August 04, 2016 Fly out
Friday, August 05, 2016 Barcelona
Saturday, August 06, 2016 Barcelona
Sunday, August 07, 2016 Wedding Day
Monday, August 08, 2016 Barcelona
Tuesday, August 09, 2016 Majorca
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Majorca
Thursday, August 11, 2016 Majorca
Friday, August 12, 2016 Majorca
Saturday, August 13, 2016 Mykonos
Sunday, August 14, 2016 Mykonos
Monday, August 15, 2016 Mykonos
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 Mykonos
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Santorini
Thursday, August 18, 2016 Santorini
Friday, August 19, 2016 Santorini
Saturday, August 20, 2016 Santorini
Sunday, August 21, 2016 Athens
Monday, August 22, 2016 Athens
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Fly back from Athens

Posted by
6113 posts

Sorry, but I would go much further than the previous posts. The places after Barcelona that you have listed are, with the exception of Seville, all beach destinations rather than renowned for their sight seeing. All will take at best half a day to move between the two destinations and some more or less a whole day door to door. You are therefore losing much of your holiday to move from one beach to another. You are only planning 2 actual days in each place.

Why not relax more and just pick one or two destinations? It depends on your interests, but I would suggest either Seville plus Majorca (or the quieter Minorca) or somewhere with a bit of history to combine with beaches such as Crete. It sounds as though you are used to heat, so this won't bother you. Santorini is one of the last places in Europe I would want to be in August. Far too many tourists and day trippers from the cruise boats to be a romantic honeymoon destination.

Posted by
6 posts

You guys are right i think i might just pass on Ibiza this time and spend more time in Majorca.
Would you recommend another city/destination instead of Seville as it seems like it would be too hot?

We are a young couple, I’m 30 and she's 26 and although some culture and history is nice we are not looking to spend the majority of our time on it. More like wandering around the city, exploring and trying out food/drinks, nightlife, beaches.

we are not planning on spending time in athens, i just added it on the list to perhaps fly out of it back home.

Posted by
3071 posts

Hi!
Firstly, congratulations are in order I guess :)))

When travelling I myself try to avoid too much packing/unpacking and wasting time in lounges waiting for planes/trains to depart, thus I concur with the above in advising to reduce the number of stops so you can enjoy a less stressing honeymoon... but again, that's me.

Why don't you explore the possibility to stay longer in Barcelona? Contrary to what some people think, there's far more to enjoy as a visitor than the city in itself -which would easily fill up all your honeymoon vacation anyway. Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, a region the size of Belgium with plenty of other stuff to cater all sorts of travellers: beaches, high peaks, nature, history, architecture, entertainment, quaint villages, etc. and many of these you can visit in day escapades from Barcelona or, better still, with a simple overnight.

I would encourage you to have a look at these sites to see whether something entices you: http://www.catalunya.com/?language=en and for a more visual search http://www.infocatalonia.eu

and also, after getting your bearings here, try these websites from some of the main cities and regions in Catalonia:

Maybe you find out that you can enjoy very different things without having to travel thousands of kilometres...

Enjoy!

PS. Since you're including several stops in Greece, I would like to especially mention our Costa Brava (Catalan for "rough coast")... which is a stone throw away from Barcelona too: video here ... or if you're more an inland type of person, try this instead: video here also at merely 200km from Barcelona.

Posted by
6 posts

This is a more refined schedule. I decided to skip Ibiza and Seville.

Friday, August 05, 2016 Get in - Barcelona
Saturday, August 06, 2016 Barcelona
Sunday, August 07, 2016 Wedding Day
Monday, August 08, 2016 Barcelona
Tuesday, August 09, 2016 Barcelona or around it
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Barcelona or around it
Thursday, August 11, 2016 Majorca
Friday, August 12, 2016 Majorca
Saturday, August 13, 2016 Majorca
Sunday, August 14, 2016 Santorini
Monday, August 15, 2016 Santorini
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 Santorini
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Santorini
Thursday, August 18, 2016 Mykonos
Friday, August 19, 2016 Mykonos
Saturday, August 20, 2016 Mykonos
Sunday, August 21, 2016 Mykonos
Monday, August 22, 2016 Athens
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Fly back from Athens

I'm thinking of flying to Majorca, then perhaps fly to Santorini, Take the Ferry to Mykonos. Then fly to Athens and then back Home.

I will only have a day and half before the wedding day to spend in Barcelona, so i'm thinking of spending the 3 days after the wedding in Barcelona or Around it, before heading to Majorca.

Any comments/suggestions would be helpful.
thanks guys.

Posted by
15784 posts

Maybe you've worked this out, maybe it's not an issue, but I've seen posts from others who were planning European weddings (though not in Spain) and found out that there was a lot of red tape involved in getting legally married in a foreign country.

Posted by
6 posts

I'm not doing a civil wedding its only symbolic. as i'm already legally married in my own country.