My husband and I want to plan a full 2-week trip to Paris and Spain. We want to arrive a couple days before NYE in Paris and stay 5 days or so in Paris (day trips to Versailles & Normandy). In Spain, we're interested in Barcelona, Madrid and the Andalucia area (Seville, Granada, White Hills...) I'm not sure how to plan our trip in order to make the best use of travel time. I'm also interested in your ideas on how many nights to stay in each area. There may be a good place to stop in France between Paris & Barcelona, but I'm not sure what area would be good that time of year. We're currently thinking of flying into Paris and out of Madrid. Any thoughts or ideas are greatly appreciated!
Posted by
Ottawa, Canada
4555 posts
First suggestion....with only one week in Spain, fly one of the discount airlines from Paris to Madrid. You don't want to spend 2 days in transit. Check whichbudget.com to get links to the airlines that fly that route.<p> Second...again, since you've only got a week in Spain, fly into Madrid and do the Sevilla-Granada-Madrid circuit. Two days in Madrid....stop for several hours in Cordoba on the way to Sevilla....two nights in Sevilla,...two in Granada, then one final night in Madrid before flying home. Save Barcelona for another trip.
Posted by
OP
Chicago
3 posts
Thanks Norm! So far the only Europe trip we've done is Italy, so I'm used to rail. Thanks for sending that web site; it looks like the air travel saves a lot of time!
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23281 posts
Also consider coming home from Malaga. It would be much easier and cheaper to get to Malaga from Granada rather than returning to Madrid/
Posted by
Ottawa, Canada
4555 posts
If you want to see Malaga (and I think the old city is a great place to visit) then Frank's suggestion is a good one. Otherwise, it's between 1 1/2 and 2 hours by bus from Granada to Malaga, then another 2:45 or so by train into Madrid, so it would be a saw-off as far as time and convenience are concerned.
Posted by
OP
Chicago
3 posts
Thanks again! I'm going to do some more research on the Andalucia area. That's definitely one of our interest areas!