I am planning a honeymoon to Spain in the fall and will be in Spain for 6 days. I was wondering if it would be better to just do Madrid and Barcelona for 3 days each or do 2 days each in Madrid, Barcelona, and Seville?
I feel like we would not be able to get a true taste of each city if we had to try to rush and do everything in 2 days for each city. Any thoughts from the wise would be greatly appreciated.
Spain for 6 days
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I'd actually stay in just one city if you only have 6 days. (I'm assuming this is 6 full days and nights and does not include travel time to/from).
3 days Barcelona and 3 days Madrid is a bit rushed especially if you need a day to recover from jetlag. You could easily spend the entire time in one of these cities and do daytrips to a couple of other places. You'll be on your honeymoon so you'll probably want to have a more relaxed pace.
2 days Barcelona/Madrid & Sevilla would be a blur and I wouldn't attempt.
Another alternative would be 4 nights Sevilla and 2 nights Granada. But depending on flights this may not work as you may need to be in Madrid your final night. Logistically it's not as easy as Madrid and/or Barcelona with the limited time.
I agree with CathyM. Two days in each really just means one day plus a little. Personally, I'd do Barcelona the entire time with day trips. But, if you want to do Barcelona and Madrid, that's doable. As CathyM was wondering, does that include travel days too? Are you arriving from overseas on your day 1?