Hi All
Thank everyone for the wonderful advice throughout the forum. We have used the RS forums to plan trips a few times in the past, and the Spain forum has more than held its own!
We will be visiting for spring break this year and are flying into Malaga and out of Barcelona. We will spend first half day and night in Malaga and the following morning have a tour of Alhambra and transit to Seville.
Our plan is for either four or five nights in Seville, and then fly or travel by train to Barcelona for the final four (or five) nights.
The final tweaks we could use some help with:
Should we spend the fifth night in Seville or in Barcelona?
Our kids are 12 and 9 and have traveled well to Europe before. They enjoy walking and exploring on our own more than anything. As an example: I would say their favorite cities have been Venice and Florence. My instinct is to spend the fifth night in Seville. This will give us four full days on the ground and we would still have 3 full days plus two half days in Barcelona before departing. Would love to hear if anyone has a case for an additional day in Barcelona. (I know this is a nit picky question!)
And some final questions/requests to help finalize things:
- We are interested in a private day tour of the white villages/Ronda. Does anyone know if Paul McGrath still does the private tours? I have read great things and recommendations but his website seems to have disappeared. I know a lot has changed in past few years so wondering if there are any similar vendors we could look to?
Any recommendations for kid friendly hotels in old town Seville?
Any recommendations for 1 or 2 kid-friendly and perhaps slightly more upscale restaurants in Seville?
We are going to be in Seville on the Sunday/Monday, and possibly Tuesday, prior to Easter. Would love to partake in some of the Semana Santa festivities - is there a practical guide to the events (calendar?), locations? Are reservations ever needed?
Thanks for all the help we've already received!