SPAIN - MOROCCO - PORTUGAL - ITALY
 

PLANNING ON A TRIP TO SPAIN - MOROCCO - PORTUGAL - ITALY - CZECH REPUBLIC AND ROUND ABOUT

DURATION : AROUND 21 - 25 DAYS

PERIOD : LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER / FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER

CITIES : SAY AROUND 6 - 8 MAX.

REQUESTING SUGGESTIONS ON THE CITIES / COUNTRIES THAT I SHOULD INCLUDE IN MY ITINERARY???

CAN DROP - OUT / ADD - IN ANY COUNTRY IF NEED BE. NOTHING HARD AND FAST.

MAINLY LOOKING FOR RELAXATION 60% WITH FUN 40%

WANT TO AVOID WAY TOO MUCH HISTORICAL STUFF!!!

ALSO, TO AVOID REPETITIVE & SIMILAR SIGHTSEEING VENUES / CITIES.

WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE.

THANKS AND REGARDS,

It is far too much traveling even for 25 days especially if you are looking for "relaxation." What does relaxation mean to you?

You cannot do justice to Spain/Portugal in 25 days and Italy takes at least 6 weeeks to see well. Why are you jumping all over Europe?

FIRST STOP SHOUTING AT US!

(using all caps is impolite and hard to read)

second cozy up to a good guidebook do some basic research

post up your budget.

I will assume you are on a budget if so

www.eurolines.com

www.eurocheapo.com

2 good sites for you

Per other posters enjoy one area rather than jumping all over

Would be best for me...

Happy Travels!

1. Don't post all in caps.

2. Cut the number of countries at least in half. It's insanity to include the Czech Republic and Morocco in a 3-week trip.

3. Get a good map of Europe, figure out the scale, and get some sense of how far away places are from each other in order to winnow your choices down.

4. With 3 weeks you could do some justice to Spain and Morocco, or Spain and Portugal, or Italy, or the Czech Republic and one other adjacent country.

travel agent has recommended the following for 15Days trip to spain:

Madrid - 3N
Seville - 2N
Malaga - 3N
Valencia - 2N
Ibiza - 2N
Barcelona - 3N

Comments?

Any city to include or drop?

Which one between morocco and portugal along with spain?

Say, around 4 - 5N sufficient for either of Morocco / Portugal?

Finally, within Spain / Morocco or Portugal, what should be preferred - Road Trip or Flight or Train?

Thanks and Regards,

Revised Itinerary from the TA:

Planning for 1st week of November 2011

1. Fly in to Bilbao
2. To Bilbao : 3 N with Day Trip To San Sebastian
3. Madrid : 3 Days with Day Trip To Toledo
4. To Seville : 3 N with a Day Trip each to Granada and Cordoba
5. To Valencia : 2 N
6. To Ibiza : 2 N
7. To Barcelona : 4 N
8. Fly out from Barcelona

Suggested Hotels by TA:

1. @ Bilbao - Barcelo Avendia

2. @ Madrid - Rafael Ventas

3. @ Sevilla - Casa Romana

4. @ Valencia - Husa Dimar

5. @ Ibiza - Simbad

6. @ Barcelona - Gran Barcino

Would appreciate comments and suggestions...

If your goal is 60% relaxation this trip won't cut it. For example 3 nights in Sevilla with a day trip to Cordoba and Granada. How much time does this leave for Sevilla? Very little. A day trip to Granada means 3 hours of transportation each way. A very long and tiring day trip where you don't end up seeing much od Granada. If you have 16 nights total for Spain and want a relaxing trip I'd cut the geography in half. Way too much to try to visit Barcelona & Valencia, the Basque Country, Madrid, Ibiza, & Andalucia in one trip. Travel time between cities doesn't seem to be factoroed i to the time The hotels suggested are nothing special. In most cases business or tourist group hotels. If you're paying a travel agent to help plan this trip I'd find one that knows the area well. A good TA can make all the difference This one seems to be sending you on a fast paced tour which isn't what you say you want.