My husband & I are traveling to Spain for the first time in September. We will fly from Atlanta into Barcelona and out of Bilbao 2 weeks later. Right now we only have 4 nights reserved in Barcelona. We will reserve our last 2 nights in Bilbao. Between those two locations we would like to go to Girona, Zaragoza, Olite, and the Cinco Villas. We were thinking we’d train to Girona then to Zaragoza and make that a home base. We would rent a car there and do day trips to the villages in the countryside. When traveling, we usually split our time between small towns and big cities.
We are in our early 60s & are fairly fit. We enjoy a few museums & cathedrals, small villages, food, wine, and walking to explore an area.
-Does this plan sound reasonable?
-Is it easy to train from Girona to Zaragoza?
-Should we plan a couple of nights in Madrid? Then back to Zaragoza to rent the car and countryside?
-Should we return the car in Zaragoza or drive to San Sabastian for return? Would we then be able to train to Bilbao?
All suggestions and advice is greatly appreciated!