Time allottment for Spain itinerary??

There was a previous thread on Caceres here.

You are traveling a long way to & from Caceres (over 3 hours driving each way) to just spend the night there. I would spend at least two nights or none at all.

The old quarter, a UNESCO World Heritage site, can be walked in as little as a couple of hours, if need be. There are a few museums there, most free. Also, Cáceres is reigning as Spain’s Gastronomic Capital for 2015 & is on the NY Times' '52 Places to Go in 2015'.

The thing I liked about the town is that is seemed a lot more authentic (real Spain) than the typical tourist spots. There is also a lot less English used, maybe not that essential in rural Spain.

Thank you! We are going to Caceres for the reasons you mentioned.....somewhere a little off the beaten path...although it may not be as off as we thought at first!! We have decided to spend 2 nights there, based on the distance/time involved in getting there. My husband loves driving in Europe (or anywhere) so he is thinking of it as an adventure.

Many tourists visit Cordoba, Toledo, or Segovia only as day trips. If you cut one from 3 nights to 2, to balance the time in Caceres, you're still doing better than average.

I admire you for wanting to include some of Spain's more remote but very important sites of cultural heritage.
Granada to Cordoba to Caceres is an awful long way to drive.
Perhaps make your way by train to Toledo then hire a car for ...
Toledo - Guadalupe - Merida - Caceres - Salamanca - Avila - Segovia

Regarding the comment about Toledo as a day trip – that is certainly how most people do it, but they are missing much of the experience. You have a relatively long trip, and I would keep the three days in Toledo that you have planned.

I spent a week there, and didn't have time for everything. It's a beautifully preserved late medieval city, and if you enjoy El Greco, it is a delight. And because most people do it as a day trip, you'll find it's a completely different experience at night and early in the morning – it's a wonderful town for wandering.

Thanks for all the input! Always helpful to get other opinions, for sure! We will have a rental car from Seville to go to the White Villages....are basing in Ronda for 4 nights and then touring several others by day. We then drive to Granada for 3 nights ( prefer to use "nights" rather than "days" as a formula since we usually stop along the way to somewhere and may not have a full day on either end of the stay. From Granada we drive to Cordoba, which seems to be only a 2 1/2 hr drive. We stay there for 3 nights, then on to Caceres for 2 nights (decided there was much in the area that we wanted to see....Guadaloupe, Trujillo, Merida, possibly on the way) . The time between Cordoba and Caceres looks to be only 3 + hours. From Caceres we will go to Segovia for 3 nights, seeing Avila, El Escorial, again maybe on the way to or from). That doesn't look like a very long drive either ......3 1/2 hours? without stops. From Segovia to Toledo is a short 1 1/2 hours and we will spend 3 nights there as well. I am sure there are things we will stop to see along the way in all these drives! And, yes, I know many people do many of these towns/cities as a day trip from Madrid or Seville. BUT having experienced using small villages in France, Italy, Greece as bases...we do prefer to spend the time AFTER the daytrippers leave! The true essence of the place can be enjoyed then.....evening, early morning. Just our preference. From reading several guidebooks and researching the internet, it seems that all these places have far more to offer for us than we could see in just a daytrip anyway. We will drop the rental car in Toledo and take the train to Madrid for our flight home. And, yes, I know parking can be an issue in the small villages....the hotels that I have reserved all offer parking (for a fee, of course!) Thanks to all of you for your well considered advice....it was all weighed and considered and helped put our itinerary together!!

Have you obtained a idp from AAA?

Marbleskies, not yet, but will do closer to the time of departure. We aren't going until next April!