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Old Jan 28th, 2006 | 01:49 PM
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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.

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Old Jan 28th, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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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.
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Old Jan 29th, 2006 | 07:44 AM
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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.

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Old Jan 30th, 2006 | 04:30 AM
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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.
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Old Jan 30th, 2006 | 05:42 AM
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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)
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Old Jan 30th, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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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.
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