I have five free day's in Spain and I'm trying to settle on the best itinerary. I've already done Madrid and Barcelona. I will be in Madrid and then I am planning to head south from there. I'd like to do Toledo, Seville and Granada but I'm thinking 5 day's and 5 night's is probably not enough time to do all three. Any thought's on that?

Does anyone have a favorite between those three cities? Is there one I can take out? Or could I do all three in five day's?

I typically like to mix a half day of sites with a half day of wandering around a city and exploring on my own. I like good food and nightlife can be important but it's not a deal breaker in either direction.

Any other favorite spots in Spain that people recommend over these three locations? I'm all ears!

As you know, 5 days is very little time for Andalucia plus Toledo. Were I you, I'd spend two days (1 night) in Toledo, a daytrip to Segovia, and then take the fast train to Salamanca for two days (1 night). Think that adds up to 5.

Otherwise, forget Toledo and take the train to Seville for three days and go on to Granada for two. I suppose from Seville you could make a daytrip to Cordoba, too.

Good luck !

As Beda says, stick with Sevilla and Granada. With three days in Sevilla, Córdoba might be okay for a few hours, but you'd be taking away quality time in Sevilla in the process, once you factor in all of the travel time. And don't forget the time you'll spend checking into and out of your hotels.

When is your trip? If it's soon and your goal is to see the Alhambra, then make sure tickets are still available. They offer a limited number of same-day tickets, but you have to get in line very early for any hope of snagging one.

Like Bedar, I'd skip Andalusia this trip (much as I loved it!) and wait until you can give it more time.

And like Bedar, I'd go to Salamanca (at least 2 nights, maybe 3), Segovia, and maybe Avila.

JMO.

well, you obviously COULD do those 3 cities in 5 days, you just wouldn't have very long in any one of them. You could do 1 day Toledo, 2 days Sevilla and 1 day Granada, with the excess time for getting between them.

Of those 3 cities, my favorite is Sevilla. If I were you, I'd throw out Granada, you can do Toledo and Sevilla in 5 days.

oh, the reason is that Granada is just too difficult logistically for transportation with the rest of your itinerary. It's just an outlier.

You can easily go to Cordoba with the high speed train on the way to Seville. But you'll be spending so little time in Seville. Granada needs more advanced planning (the tickets to the Alhambra).
You could take the train to Seville, spend 4 nights there, then to Cordoba for an overnighter and then to Seville. If you take an early train to Cordoba and a late train to Madrid the next day you can enjoy all the sights of Cordoba.

Three nights in Seville or Malaga, two nights in Merida.


Mark

Seville is one of my favorite cities! You'll find much to do there and you can easily spend three or more days there. Check out the bullfighting museum. Triana, across the river is a great place for wandering, food and drink. Have a great time.

<i> With three days in Sevilla, Córdoba might be okay for a few hours, but you'd be taking away quality time in Sevilla in the process, once you factor in all of the travel time.</i>

Totally agree with this - I was just in Sevilla last week for two full days and two half days. We had thought about going to Cordoba one day, but quickly realized that there was too much we wanted to do in Sevilla, so stayed in town. Good decision for us.

Stay in Madrid. Visit toledo and Segovia as day trips. Andalucia needs a week.