Portugal and Spain Itinerary Suggestions
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Portugal and Spain Itinerary Suggestions
My husband and I are flying into Lisbon and out of Barcelona for a 10 day trip (without travel) for our honeymoon in March. Ideally we would like 2-3 days in Lisbon (including Sintra), 2-3 days in Barcelona, and would like to take a ferry down to Tangier, Morocco from Tarifa as well. Is Seville doable for a day? Any suggestions or feedback? Thank you!
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Congrats on your wedding! I can speak to Lisbon, Seville, and Barcelona but not to Tangier, Morocco from Tarifa.
Traveling between those locations will eat into your time for sure but having just come back from Lisbon I think 3 days is about right. We also went to Sintra for a day as well as some and spend the remaining days in Lisbon itself or neighborhoods like Belem.
I feel like you could spend a little more time in Barcelona (at least 3-4 days) as there's so much to see. I was in Seville for a few days but I think I could've spent less time there and more time in Granada. So Seville is definitely doable in one day. The Alcazar is the place to see in Seville but you may also want to consider the Alhambra in Granada (amazing).
Here's a trip report I posted about my time in Spain:
https://fanofblank.blogspot.com/2014...-in-spain.html
Enjoy trip planning!
Traveling between those locations will eat into your time for sure but having just come back from Lisbon I think 3 days is about right. We also went to Sintra for a day as well as some and spend the remaining days in Lisbon itself or neighborhoods like Belem.
I feel like you could spend a little more time in Barcelona (at least 3-4 days) as there's so much to see. I was in Seville for a few days but I think I could've spent less time there and more time in Granada. So Seville is definitely doable in one day. The Alcazar is the place to see in Seville but you may also want to consider the Alhambra in Granada (amazing).
Here's a trip report I posted about my time in Spain:
https://fanofblank.blogspot.com/2014...-in-spain.html
Enjoy trip planning!
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Even oing Lisbon and Barcelona is a lot for such a short time. Don't add more locations this time. Save Seville and Morocco for another trip. Seville is beautiful but it would make your trip very rushed, more exhausting.
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I would also encourage you to aim for no more than 2 of these locations.
You might want to plot your trip out on a calendar: Get some good guidebooks (or spend some time with a few in your local library), identify the things you most want to see in each location, check their opening/closing times on the internet, and mark them on a calendar. Note that many things in Spain are closed on Monday, and often for all or part of Sundays too; and many things in Spain will also be closed daily for a very long mid-day break. Then pencil in your transportation, add some time on either side (for getting to/from your lodging, checking in/out, packing/unpacking, getting oriented, etc.). Then see how things fit together.
Good luck!
You might want to plot your trip out on a calendar: Get some good guidebooks (or spend some time with a few in your local library), identify the things you most want to see in each location, check their opening/closing times on the internet, and mark them on a calendar. Note that many things in Spain are closed on Monday, and often for all or part of Sundays too; and many things in Spain will also be closed daily for a very long mid-day break. Then pencil in your transportation, add some time on either side (for getting to/from your lodging, checking in/out, packing/unpacking, getting oriented, etc.). Then see how things fit together.
Good luck!
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Exchange Lisbon with anywhere else for travel info:
http://wikitravel.org/en/Lisbon
Sintra is an easy day trip.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Lisbon
Sintra is an easy day trip.
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