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Tentative Itinerary for early May Solo Trip

Hey everyone, looking for input and suggestions for a first time solo trip to Spain.

Day 1: Arrive in Madrid at 8:30am, take the train to the neighborhood I have the hostel booked. Walk around Madrid that day, doing chill stuff, adjusting to the time change. Maybe check out a museum or two. Bed early most likely.

Day 2: Madrid, more museums, more neighborhood explorations. Tapas bar for lunch, maybe something fun for dinner

Day 3: Madrid, same as day 2, with a little going out with people I know that live there or with hostel mates.

Day 4: Madrid, day trip to Toledo.

Day 5: Train to Barcelona in the morning, check into hostel and explore Barcelona. Tickets to La Sagrada Familia.

Day 6: Barcelona explorations, more museums, check out some restaurants and bars.

Day 7: Day trip to Montserrat, hike. or axe this and explore Barcelona some more, chill out in some parks etc

Day 8: Fly out of Barcelona, arrive in Malaga. Check into hostel for the night and walk around, maybe bus to Nerja, enjoy the beach for the day.

This is where things are up in the air for me at the moment

Day 9: Train to Granada, Alhambra, have dinner on the hill adjacent to it. Hostel in Granada

Day 10: Train to Seville, hostel check in and chill.

Day 11: Seville explorations, take the train back to Madrid in the evening, enjoy the night and grab wine somewhere

Day 12: Hang out in Madrid for one more day.

Day 13: Fly out of Madrid

Is the end rushed or poorly planned? I really want to enjoy Andalucia but it seems that I can't fit much in without sacrificing the first week's places. Also, if you have any recs for cool places to hike I'm open to fit them in!

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You could:
1) Go with it as is--rushed but "doable." Maybe just do one last night in Madrid so you can add another night to Sevilla. Be sure you can actually get a ticket to the Alhambra for that date before booking flight.
2) Skip Barcelona and put that time in Andalucia.
3) Skip Andalucia and put more time into Madrid day trips or Barcelona environs or stop in Zaragoza in between.

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I think this will work for a solo traveler in good physical shape with the mind set that this will not be their only trip to Spain :

  1. Madrid
  2. Madrid
  3. Daytrip to Toledo Train to Barcelona
  4. Barcelona
  5. Barcelona
  6. Barcelona (Day trip to Monteserrat) You hike in Montserrat https://www.alltrails.com/spain/barcelona/monistrol-de-montserrat Fly to Granada
  7. Granada
  8. Granada
  9. Granada (you could day trip to Malaga by bus)
  10. Seville
  11. Seville Train to Madrid
  12. Madrid