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Seeking comments on itinerary for quick trip in Andalusia

I will be in Sevilla studying for 6 weeks from Feb 1 - mid-March. My daughter will be visiting from 3/17-3/24 (both of which are travel days for her so she will only be in the country for 6 days). Her goal is to visit me in Sevilla, visit a friend in Malaga, and see however much of southern Spain she can in the remaining time. And we need to be back in Madrid by Thursday evening (3/22) to meet up with my husband where we’ll spend the next day and a half seeing Madrid before putting her on a plane and heading up north ourselves (that will be another post). I would greatly appreciate any comments on the following itinerary.

Itinerary:
3/17-3/18: Daughter arrives in Sevilla from US early evening on 17th. We’ll spend a little more than 24 hours seeing Sevilla (way too little, I know)
3/19: Rent car for drive into the hills with overnight in Rondo
3/20: Drive on to Malaga for overnight, return rental car, and visit friend of daughter's.
3/21: Take train to Toledo (AVE to Madrid and then commuter train to Toledo) for overnight in Toledo
3/22: Spend day in Toledo, taking train back to Madrid to meet up with husband early evening and spend 1-1/2 days in Madrid

My main question here is whether this seems like way too much; is it crazy to try to see both Rondo and Toledo? My daughter is not much of a museum person and will be more interested in seeing the cities and towns, as well as soaking up the culture and food. I like the flexibility that renting a car will give us in going from Sevilla to Malaga and then catching the AVE back to Madrid, stowing our suitcases at Atocha, and making the quick 24 hour or so trip to Toledo.

Thanks for any suggestions!

Posted by
45 posts

You plan is "OK" , but I would keep the car and travel from Malaga to Granada to see the Alhambra. Return the car there and take the train to Madrid. You can see Toledo any old time, but you'll be right in the neighborhood of Granada when you're in Malaga.

Posted by
6 posts

Your plan looks good, and well thought out for the time you have. Rondo is exceptionally beautiful and well worth the trip. Here some things to do in Rondo:
1. Puente Nuevo, Ronda's gorge, Tajo de Ronda
2. Ronda's bullring
3. Baños Arabes - Arab Baths
4. Palacio de Mondragon
5. Palacio del Rey Moro, Ronda
6. Arabic walls and city gates, Ronda
7. Ronda - Plaza del Socorro
8. Ronda Cuenca gardens
9. Ronda lookout Balcón del Coño
10. Acinipo Ruins, Ronda
11. Wine tasting at Descalzos Viejos winery in Ronda, Andalusia
12. Cueva del Gato, Benojan, Ronda

Posted by
7175 posts

I would not bother with renting a car for such a short time. Trains will get you quickly between your destinations. I think trying to include Toledo is just stretching things too far.

March
17. Arrive Sevilla (2 nights)
18. Sevilla
19. Train via stop in Cordoba to Malaga (2 nights)
20. Malaga
21. Train to Ronda (1 night)
22. Train to Madrid (2 nights)
23. Madrid
24. Depart Madrid

Trains to look out for ...

19 March - AVE 2081
Dep 08:45 SEVILLA-SANTA JUSTA
Arr 09:27 CORDOBA-CENTRAL

19 March - AVE 2142
Dep 16:19 CORDOBA-CENTRAL
Arr 17:18 MALAGA MARIA ZAMBRANO

21 March - TRN13057
Dep 10:05 MALAGA MARIA ZAMBRANO
Arr 11:56 RONDA

22 March - ALT 9331
Dep 16:31 RONDA
Arr 20:35 MADRID-PUERTA DE ATOCHA