We'll be at a festival just south of Barcelona (in Calafell) in early September. After the festival, we're thinking of driving south from there, eventually ending up in Malaga.
From Malaga we'd fly to Morocco to see Fez and Marrakech (we have no interest in seeing Tangier or Casablanca, so we don't want to take the ferry from Malaga to Tangier). After being in Morocco for about a week to 10 days, we'll return to Spain for a few days (probably Madrid) and then go home to California. Total time for the trip will be about 30 days, including the 10 days in the Barcelona/Calafell area for the festival (so we have about 20ish days in Spain and Morocco).
Does this sound like a good plan? Are there sights to see on the eastern coast of Spain? Will the beaches be OK in mid to late September in that area? Rick Steves doesn't really cover Valencia or the east coast of Spain. We've been all over Spain in the past, but we've never explored the eastern coast of Spain or been to Malaga, Marbella, or Gibraltar. This will also be our first time in Morocco.
Another thought I had was to skip the road trip, but instead fly from Barcelona to the Balearic Islands and explore Mallorca and Ibiza for a week to 10 days, then fly back to Barcelona and on to Morocco. I have the same questions about beaches that time of year and worthwhile sights to see on those islands (we've never been there).
I appreciate any advice, thank you!