My wife, three teen sons, and me. First time in Europe for all of us. All nights spent at AirB&B except for two hotel nights listed. Any practical advice would be greatly appreciated -- especially re: Segovia, since we have so little time there.
arrive MAD on a Friday 8:45am
ALSA bus direct from T4 to Toledo (3 nights)
Mirador del Valle
Saturday - Sunday - take train to see city at night
Catedral la Primada
Sinagoga de Santa María La Blanca
Mezquita del Cristo de la Luz (view of Puerta del Sol)
Iglesia de Santo Tome
Museo de El Greco
Sinagoga del Transito
Museo de Santa Cruz
Museo del Ejército
Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes
Sword factory
Monday a.m.
Zocodover bus to train station
Toledo to Madrid
Avant train to Atocha Station
Museo del Jamon
Museo El Prado
Museo Reina Sofia
Monday p.m.
bus 203 Atocha to Aeropuerto
Iberia flight MAD to EAS
Irun (near San Sebastian) (2 nights)
Tuesday a.m.
Day trip to Lourdes
Hendaye to Bayonne
TGV INOUI train
brunch at Chocolat Cazenave
Bayonne to Lourdes
Tuesday p.m.
return train to Irun
Wednesday a.m.
Euskotren train Irun-Colon to Amara-Donostia
brunch at Cafe Irubi
walk to LaPerla (view of ocean)
bus 16 past beachfront to funicular
HOTEL MERCURE MONTE IGUELDO (1 night)
Pintxos crawl
Thursday a.m.
breakfast at Iturrioz
walk to train station
train Donostia to Avila
Avila (2 nights)
City wall
Cathedral
Real Monasterio de Santo Tomás (inquisition)
La Flor de Castilla (yemas)
Saturday a.m.
Avanza bus to Segovia
Acueducto
Alcazar
Saturday p.m.
train Segovia to Madrid Chamartin
metro to Sol
Palacio Real
mass at Catedral Almudena
hotel Ibis Madrid Aeropuerto Barajas
Sunday 10:45am
fly out of MAD