Going to Spain in September. Plan to fly into Barcelona (7 days) and fly out of Madrid (7 days) Want to see Valencia, Granada, Seville, Cordoba and Toledo.
Have a total of 25-30 days to spend in Spain.
Will travel by train. I know a day trip from Madrid to Toledo is easy but not sure what order to do the other cities for max efficiency.
Any recommendations?
Also should I get train tickets before departing or is it just as easy to get them when in country? Concerned that if I schedule a train and unable to make it I will lose the ticket and of course $$$. Can you purchase a month pass from USA and book trains when in Spain?
Finally, does the above itinerary look realistic or am I missing something?
Need Spain itinerary advice
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Sergovia from MAD..Monsarrat and Sitgres from BCN.. Avila from MAD.All doable by bus from the airport or train from either stations. Day trips for a quick overview. Salamanca and Burgos should be longer IMO. If you quaify for a senior discount get the golden age pass (about 5 Euros + or -) and use the discounts. I always got my tickets in Spain and had no trouble but did find it easier to get the ticket the day before my reip or at least a couple of hours before train/bus time as I don't have the ease of language to deal with a line up. It also helped to have my request written out. Travel agent offices at El Cortes dept. stores can handle this for you also. You'll do just fine!!!
Hi Howell:
There is a brilliant trip report here from IndianCouple back in 2008, just type in the name. I used the same itinerary with the exception of the Portugal portion of the trip - which I did later. They flew into Madrid but from amer_can you can do Barcelona then train (which is very easy) to Madrid.
Good luck, have fun, happy travels.
BTW if you can't find it - I'll look for the link.
Segovia is unnecessary if you're also going to Toledo. Yeah, they're two different towns, but Toledo is larger, has more historical significance and more interesting sights. Would consider trimming some from Madrid and considering Salamanca.
Don't overdue Granada - it's the Alhambra and . . . well, that's about it.
Cordoba is an easy day-trip from Seville, although it's worthy of a couple of nights itself.
Barcelona to Valencia.
Valencia to Madrid.
Madrid to Seville or Granada.
Seville/Granada to Madrid for the night before you go home. Granada is a longer ride - not on the fast train lines; Seville and Cordoba are.
Or (if possible): Barcelona to Valencia, Valencia to Granada (may need a flight, if available, because the train trip is LONG), Granada to Seville, Seville to Madrid.