Hey all,
My wife and I are considering going to Spain in late September, Early October. We would have 15 nights (14 full days on the ground). Based on the flights that we are looking at now, the plan is to fly into Barcelona and fly home from Seville. A potential itinerary would be: 3 nights in Barcelona, 5 nights in Madrid, 2 nights in Granada, 5 nights in Seville. We are in our early 30's, love food and wine, like museums but don’t want to spend all day there, we love history, and we are fairly active and adventurous, but won’t be out partying till 4 AM every night. A more detailed itinerary is below. My biggest concern is that all of the non-major cities seem like awesome places to spend the night and really enjoy when the crowds die down, but we prefer to sleep in the same place as long as possible, as opposed to changing hotels every one to two days; but the cities (Barcelona, Madrid, and Seville) also seem like places that need more than 2 days. Basically, i would love some feedback on my itin below. Are there places that we should add as day trips? Are we staying too long (or too short) in any places listed below? Is this whole itinerary possible without a car? We would prefer to train (and bus is train isn’t a good option) as opposed to driving; however, if having a car is a must, i would get one. Finally, this is our first time to Spain, i would like to see as much as possible, but i also don’t want to overdo it. Should we perhaps eliminate one of the three cities and just focus on two areas? If so, what should we eliminate, and what should we replace that with?
Day/Night 1: Land in Barcelona in the AM, sleep in Barcelona
Day/Night 2: Barcelona - sleep in Barcelona
Day/Night 3: Barcelona - sleep in Barcelona
Day/Night 4: High speed train from Barcelona to Madrid sleep in Madrid
Day/Night 5: Madrid all day - Sleep in Madrid
Day/Night 6: Day trip to Segovia - sleep in Madrid
Day/Night 7: Day trip to Toledo - sleep in Madrid
Day/Night 8: Madrid all day - sleep in Madrid
Day/Night 9: 5 hour train from Madrid to Granada - sleep in Granada
Day/Night 10: Granada all day - Sleep in Granada
Day/Night 11: 3 hour train from Granada to Seville - sleep in Seville
Day/Night 12: Seville all day - sleep in Seville
Day/Night 13: Day trip to Cordoba - sleep in Seville
Day/Night 14: Seville all day - sleep in Seville
Day/Night 15: Day trip to Ronda - sleep in Seville
Day 16: Fly Home from Seville around 2 PM
Would love to hear your thoughts and feedback. Thanks!