Ideas for a honeymoon--Greece or Spain?
 

Help! I was asked to help research a honeymoon trip for my brother and his fiance. The trip will probably be in early May--not sure how long it's for, but I would imagine 7 to 10 days, including flight times. Not sure about budget--maybe in the moderate range...

My brother tells me that his fiance likes coasts--I guess it means sun and beach resorts. I also know that they both like warm, sunny places.

With this information, I was thinking either Greece or Spain. Knowing that Spain has the Alhambra, Gibraltar, and Andalusia (the land of flamenco), as well as a stonesthrow from Morocco, I was thinking Spain might be more "romantic."

Any ideas or feedback will be greatly appreciated as far as romantic places to go to in Greece or Spain. Thanks.

Lil

Some idea of a budget would be very helpful. There are so many options in Spain that we may need a little more guidance on this matter.

I know, that was my response when I got roped into this. I mentioned Santorini vs the Costa del Sol, and he seemed to incline toward the latter, although he doesn't seem too keen on the fly/drive option too much.

I did find that there are some really excellent packages to Spain--maybe book one or more of the land packages, and add a rt flight for 2 with transfers? I know BA will allow you to customize in this way...

I saw that Virgin has several packages also--one covers Madrid, Barcelona, Granada, Seville, Cordoba and Malaga. I think it's a fly/rail type of affair. Is it too much bustling about for a honeymoon? Or would Madrid and Granada and Cordoba, then Malaga be more of a honeymoon pace? Thanks.

Lil

Not a big fan of Costa del Sol...lots of high rise buildings and congested. Santorini has way more of a romantic and "wow" factor, though it's not known for its beaches. Still, Santorini is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.

check out 5 star resorts on spanish coast.. there are quite a few, far from the high rises, of course.

a few days in sevilla and then several at the beach might be a nice easy combination.( or vice-versa)

If you want something with a little more relaxed atmosphere, a warm, sunny beach and good restaurants, then you can check out Valencia on the Costa Blanca, and the area around Cádiz on the Costa de Luz.