My fiance and I are starting to plan our June honeymoon to Spain and would like input from those who have already traveled there.

We will be spending about 16 days and must see San Sebastian, Barcelona, and Madrid. We're not big on museums or sight seeing; we're more interested in relaxing on beautiful beaches and eating tons of delicious food.

Do you have any suggestions on where else to go and what to do while we're there? Any sample itineraries? Thanks so much!

Do you like Rioja and Cava because they are produced near SS and B

<i>We're not big on museums or sight seeing; we're more interested in relaxing on beautiful beaches and eating tons of delicious food.</i>
drop Madrid of your list as the only thing you like to do will be to eat and eat and eat. It has sights and museum galore.

I agree--I would drop Madrid from this trip and add some time on the Costa Brava on a nice beach--maybe Tossa de Mar.

even if one is not big on museums, Madrid is a great place to visit. Day trips to Toledo and( or )Segovia from Madrid are
an option.

We will most likely be flying into Madrid but maybe we'll limit our time there to just a day or two if it's mostly sight seeing. I love Cava and would rather spend my time sampling all the different varities than visiting cathedrals.

Any specific cities on the Costa Brava we should check out?

although another flight away, check out Formentera in Ibiza. Also try to do an open jaw trip into Madrid and out of Barcelona/ Valencia after Ibiza or the Costa Brava.

The main cava town has Freixenet as the core (well up by the station). We took the train as described below and did their tour (in October it was just us) and we also stopped off at Cordineu. There are other smaller producers in town and a little restaurant to catch your breath

Caves Freixenet are located right in the heart of the Penedés region, in the town of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia. We’re easy to reach both by motorway and train.

* By motorway: From motorways AP-7 or AP-2, take Exit 27: Sant Sadurní d’Anoia. It’s 40 km from Barcelona and 30 km from Tarragona.
* By train: From the Barcelona-Sants or Barcelona Plaça Catalunya stations, take Line 4 of RENFE Cercanías [regional trains] in Vilafranca del Penedés/Sant Vicenç de Calders direction. Journey length: 45 minutes. Freixenet Winery entrance is at 50 metres from Sant Sadurni d'Anoia station.
RENFE information line: +34 902 240 202

I would put San Sebastian at the end and spend a full week there. If you get some nice weather anywhere else will seem like a letdown. If it were my honeymoon I would fly into Madrid, head straight to Seville for 3 nights, Granada for 2, fly to Bilbao or Hondarribia, spend a week in San Sebastian, 2 nights in Lekeitio and back to Madrid for the last couple of nights, but that's just me.

Danon said <i>even if one is not big on museums, Madrid is a great place to visit. Day trips to Toledo and( or )Segovia from Madrid are
an option.</i>
These guys are not into sight seeing either, so maybe those trips will be off their list too.

Ronda/Andalicia Paradors perfect for what you want...

booking.com good info I really like the Parador at Ronda

eurocheapo.com good info on cities

Since you are interested in beaches would spend minimal time

Costa Brave has a nice vibe but Andalucia beaches white cities

are best for me... North Galicia remote greener colder skip it

Congrats Have Fun!

San Sebastián is a great choice. Excellent time of year to go, summer is here and just before the city fills up with predominantly Spanish and French visitors. Ask me for detailed tips, I've lived here and visited regularly since the late 80's.

Some Madrid honeymoon suggestions:

Have lunch at emblematic Café del Círculo de Bellas Artes in down town Calle Alcalá, 42. Grab a window table and watch Madrid life on bustling Calle Alcalá. Take the lift up to the roof topp terrace (the azotea) for the most spectacular views of the city. http://www.esmadrid.com/en/cargarApl...ntificador=179
photos/videos: http://11870.com/pro/circulo-bellas-artes

Watch the sunset over the Guadarrama mountains from the terrace at El Ventorrillo in the Vistillas park. Great pollo al ajillo, some say the best in town. Map, video and some pictures: http://11870.com/pro/restaurante-ventorrillo

Have lunch or some tapas at Casa Granada, on the 6th floor of an apartment building just off Plaza Tirso de Molina. Hard to find and a great terrace. http://www.tripfilms.com/Travel_Vide...ada-Video.html

Café Central, just off bustling Plaza Santa Ana, is a fabulous jazz venue with live performances from the best artists every night at 10. Entrance 15€. Good food also. Populart, a little further down the street, is also a great place.

Experience world class flamenco at one of the best tablaos. Madrid is arguably the flamenco capital of the world. Although the art form comes from the South (Andalucía), everybody has to conquer Madrid to get to the top. On their way there, or as an opportunity to try out new things and get an up close audience, many of them work the top tablaos. I recommend Casa Patas and Corral de la Morería, some of the finest artists perform here on a regular basis.
http://www.casapatas.com/
http://www.corraldelamoreria.com/

Medina Mayrit, an Arab bath-house just off Plaza Mayor in Calle Atotcha, 14. (Mayrit is the old Arab name (from the 9th century) of Madrid, meaning running water and referring to the water sources beneath the city). http://www.medinamayrit.com/

A stroll in the beautiful Retiro Park. http://www.aviewoncities.com/madrid/parquedelretiro.htm

Txirimiri in Calle del Humilladero, 6 gives you an idea of why the Basque kitchen is considered among the best in the world. In the midst of one of the best tapas/restaurant districts in town, in and around Calle Cava Baja in the Latina district.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...ri-Madrid.html

I never leave Madrid without having had the famous cod at Casa Revuelta, also in the same district.
http://11870.com/pro/casa-revuelta

Taberna de Antonio Sanchez from 1830 used to be the place for bull-fighters, artists and intellectuals. Even though it has been discovered by some tourists, it's still a local place with lots of atmosphere. Very friendly staff. Have some Valdepeñas house red from the barrel and try one of the many traditional Madrid stews on offer. Also tapas and a la carte. http://11870.com/pro/taberna-antonio-sanchez

What's on in Madrid: http://www.esmadrid.com/en/whats-on-madrid

.. and all about going for the world famous pintxos in San Sebastián. http://www.todopintxos.com/home/home.php?lang=en

People use to have a pintxo or two and a glass or two at each place before moving on. Here are some suggested routes, but you can't do much wrong going where chance takes you. Any place less than very good would be out of business in two weeks in food crazy San Sebastián: http://www.todopintxos.com/home/home.php?lang=en

... remember, Madrid is MUCH more than sight-seing. It's also vibrant atmosphere (each of the very different central neigbourhoods has its own almost small-town charm), wonderful and relaxing parks, great theaters, concerts, cultural scene and, not least, fabulous nightlife. Los Gatos/the cats as the madrileños are called, never go to sleep...
http://livinginspain-sean.blogspot.c...adrilenos.html

Start the night on bustling and central Plaza Santa Ana
http://www.gomadrid.com/sights/plaza-santa-ana.html

or go local at nearby Plaza Tirso de Molina.

Will you be driving between these places?

I'll briefly relate a few things we did on our May 11 trip to Barcelona and SS. There are so many folks on here with super knowledge of these areas, and can give you a ton of good info. Ours was a 10 day trip, with rental car. We arrived and departed from B'lona.
We left B'lona and spent a few hours at Montserrat. I love seeing mountains, so we spent one night at a Parador in Bielsa. This was perfect. Beautiful mountain setting, quiet and relaxing. Not much to do there, except that it is positioned at the entrance to a National Park, and many folks go there to hike. I wish we had spent two nights instead of one. From there we drove north, meandering to SS. However, we spent one night in St. Jean de Luz, at the resort/beach town...and loved it. Next stop was SS. Great place. That was our destination. We actually enjoyed St Jean de Luz so much that we returned there for 2 more nights. Let me know if any questions.

Wow, these are GREAT suggestions! Thanks everyone and keep 'em coming! I have a feeling I'm going to want to do more than we have time for but at least we'll have options.

ekellyga - no, we're going to avoid driving ourselves as this would be a disaster!