Help with itinerary to Andalusia leaving in month!
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Help with itinerary to Andalusia leaving in month!
Hi everyone,
I posted a year ago and got some great feedback on my rough itinerary then. I ask for your assistance again, now that tickets are booked and Im leaving next month!!
Arrive in Barcelona sunday 6th oct
- Barcelona 2 nights then fast train to
- cordoba 1 night then train to
- Granada 2 nights the train to
- Ronda 1 night then train to
- Seville 5 nights (yay my rest stop before heading home) catching ave tran to Madrid airport
Do you think I should take a night off Ronda and add to Granada? And do Ronda as a day trip from Seville?
I am travelling with a 2 year old, and I know that I am rushing a bit, but we want to fit a bit in. We also would have spent almost a week in a relaxing farm house in Umbria. So I don't feel so guilty. We won't have a car either.
We based this itinerary on geography, and also after 5 hour tran ride, thought we should have a rest in cordoba. we love food, beautiful towns and scenery.
Do you think ths would work?
Thank you!
I posted a year ago and got some great feedback on my rough itinerary then. I ask for your assistance again, now that tickets are booked and Im leaving next month!!
Arrive in Barcelona sunday 6th oct
- Barcelona 2 nights then fast train to
- cordoba 1 night then train to
- Granada 2 nights the train to
- Ronda 1 night then train to
- Seville 5 nights (yay my rest stop before heading home) catching ave tran to Madrid airport
Do you think I should take a night off Ronda and add to Granada? And do Ronda as a day trip from Seville?
I am travelling with a 2 year old, and I know that I am rushing a bit, but we want to fit a bit in. We also would have spent almost a week in a relaxing farm house in Umbria. So I don't feel so guilty. We won't have a car either.
We based this itinerary on geography, and also after 5 hour tran ride, thought we should have a rest in cordoba. we love food, beautiful towns and scenery.
Do you think ths would work?
Thank you!
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I'm not impressed with Ronda at all so I would take it out. Seville for 5 days... well maybe too generous but you know your 2 year old, Cordoba from Seville is very easy so again maybe a day out
Down towards the coast is Malaga, fancy place good museum another possible day out but maybe too far
Down towards the coast is Malaga, fancy place good museum another possible day out but maybe too far
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I think I would skip the overnight in Cordoba and visit it as a day trip from Seville. I would go directly from Barcelona to Granada and from Granada to Seville. Ronda can also be done as a day trip from Seville. With the amount of time you have and with a two year old, you want to minimize the hotel changes if you can. I think one night stays are difficult - so much packing, unpacking and moving around.
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Depending on when, exactly, you arrive and depart, I think your plan could be well distributed across locations. But I could be wrong, because the number of nights and number of days could differ. Does one night in Cordoba mean just an evening or 2 days? I would probably shift one night from Granada to Cordoba (so I would have closer to 2 days in Cordoba). I would not add a night to Ronda. That said, though, I travel alone and don't mind one-night stays. I'm sure it's different with a toddler!
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"Do you think I should take a night off Ronda and add to Granada? And do Ronda as a day trip from Seville?"
Yes. We spent three nights in Granada and I could have easily spent another day. Your Alhambra visit will take up most of a day.
You could also add another night to Seville and daytrip to Cordoba from there, it's an easy one hour drive or an easy train ride, from what I understand (we drove it.)
Unless there's really something in Cordoba you want to see besides the Mezquita and the Jewish quarter next to it.
Seville is a great town for lingering, and very child-friendly. Some of the town plazas have jungle gyms for kids to play on. It just seems like a very family-oriented laid-back town. I enjoyed watching the children run and play on the jungle gym at Plaza Alfalfa and another one nearby, at night during dinner..
I agree with mamcalice. 1 and 2 nighters are exhausting for me; I imagine they might be for your little one as well!
Yes. We spent three nights in Granada and I could have easily spent another day. Your Alhambra visit will take up most of a day.
You could also add another night to Seville and daytrip to Cordoba from there, it's an easy one hour drive or an easy train ride, from what I understand (we drove it.)
Unless there's really something in Cordoba you want to see besides the Mezquita and the Jewish quarter next to it.
Seville is a great town for lingering, and very child-friendly. Some of the town plazas have jungle gyms for kids to play on. It just seems like a very family-oriented laid-back town. I enjoyed watching the children run and play on the jungle gym at Plaza Alfalfa and another one nearby, at night during dinner..
I agree with mamcalice. 1 and 2 nighters are exhausting for me; I imagine they might be for your little one as well!