Have flight tickets bought (biz class with rewards) and traveling mid October. We are active early 60's who are 'fast' travelers and pack very light. We do not like art museums, but do like history, churches, architecture, exploring. I wrestled with seeing Granada but have decided to skip because of other moorish sites in Cordoba and Seville and because I could do in a future trip. My friend going with us will probably never come back to Spain so I'm also trying to see a variety of things. This is also why I'm considering trying to see a white hill town and/or the Meditereaning sea. this is my tenative schedule. Thank you for your suggestions!
land Sun morning at 9am in Madrid
Sun/mon night Madrid
tues night Toledo
wed night Cordoba
Thurs ??? train to Malaga? car to Rhonda then Seville? train to Seville with day trip to Cadiz???
fri/sat night seville
sun/mon night Lisbon
tues fly to USA