FINALIZING SPAIN & PORTUGAL - MAY 2016
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FINALIZING SPAIN & PORTUGAL - MAY 2016
with a lot of great advise from fodorites and research i'm ready to start booking our trip. flying in and out of madrid may 9 to june 9 renting a car as we leave madrid. not too interested in big cities.
3 days in madrid (explore + day trip to segovia)
4 days in antequera (day trips to granada, cordoba + explore the countryside)
4 days in western andalucia (maybe jerez)
3 days in alentejo region of portugal
3 days obidos (day trips to lisbon, sintra)
3 days in douro valley - peso da regua as home base
3 days galicia - lugo or small village along the coast west of santiago de compostela
2 days asturia coast - lianes ???
3 days in small town between bilboa & san sebastian
1 overnight at hotel at madrid airport
thank you in advance for your help
3 days in madrid (explore + day trip to segovia)
4 days in antequera (day trips to granada, cordoba + explore the countryside)
4 days in western andalucia (maybe jerez)
3 days in alentejo region of portugal
3 days obidos (day trips to lisbon, sintra)
3 days in douro valley - peso da regua as home base
3 days galicia - lugo or small village along the coast west of santiago de compostela
2 days asturia coast - lianes ???
3 days in small town between bilboa & san sebastian
1 overnight at hotel at madrid airport
thank you in advance for your help
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i'd rather have another day to see more of the spanish countryside. much better than more time in an airport. also the price of 2 tickets and the extra fees for not returning the car to madrid seems to be unnecessary expenses. but thanks for the thought.
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When in Antequera, perhaps walk the newly restored and upgraded (ie. safer/safe) Caminito del Rey: http://www.caminitodelrey.info/en/#3
Regarding countryside, the San Sebastian countryside is quite spectacular immediately both east and west of the city itself over respectively Monte Ulia and Monte Igueldo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Ulia
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain/ar.../monte-igueldo
Regarding countryside, the San Sebastian countryside is quite spectacular immediately both east and west of the city itself over respectively Monte Ulia and Monte Igueldo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Ulia
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain/ar.../monte-igueldo
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When I was in Spain in May, I didn't face a charge for dropping off in a different location than where I picked the car up. In fact, I've rarely faced such charges outside the U.S., unless the pick up and drop off are in different countries.
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I just checked on car rentals with autoeurope and it depends on the rental company if there is a one-way charge ($56) - Avis charges, Hertz did not - but the rates were very comparable. In 3 months I am doing 4 different one-way auto rentals so I had to find that out. I remember the days when it would cost close to $200 to do it that way.
Good luck!
Good luck!