Spain or Italy: Itinerary comparison
Feb 9th, 2013, 03:26 PM
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I've fallen in love with Spain. Like Cathy said "Italy was my favorite before I visited Spain". I will be back this fall for the 3rd time. If this were my 2 week itinerary I would fly into Madrid and fly out of Bilbao.
Madrid: besides having amazing restaurants/shopping it's more of an art/museum city so I give it at least 2-3 full days depending on your interests. Make Madrid as a base and choose 1-2 places max for day trips and rent an apartment if staying for this long.
Sevilla: haven't been yet but you can fly from here to Bilbao with Vueling airlines and cost is reasonable. From Bilbao airport there is a bus that goes directly to SS.
Personally I would skip the day trips and Sevilla and go straight to SS and explore this city and the Basque country which are amazing! I absolutely love SS which offers you everything (excellent food, scenery, sea/beach). I would give this place at least 3 full days and then do day trips from here around the Basque area. Make SS as a base and rent an apartment. From here I would take the bus back to Bilbao spend the day touring the city before flying home.
Madrid: besides having amazing restaurants/shopping it's more of an art/museum city so I give it at least 2-3 full days depending on your interests. Make Madrid as a base and choose 1-2 places max for day trips and rent an apartment if staying for this long.
Sevilla: haven't been yet but you can fly from here to Bilbao with Vueling airlines and cost is reasonable. From Bilbao airport there is a bus that goes directly to SS.
Personally I would skip the day trips and Sevilla and go straight to SS and explore this city and the Basque country which are amazing! I absolutely love SS which offers you everything (excellent food, scenery, sea/beach). I would give this place at least 3 full days and then do day trips from here around the Basque area. Make SS as a base and rent an apartment. From here I would take the bus back to Bilbao spend the day touring the city before flying home.
Feb 9th, 2013, 06:51 PM
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Hi Cathy,
The trips from Madrid would be day trips. I think I might drop Segovia and only do one of them though (so, Toledo). It's possibly not a bad idea to see them on the way back and go straight to the airport (that was the plan to return the car).
Or maybe skip the Picos. Which, while they look like they're spectacular, doesn't really fit in.
Argh, so many difficult choices.
As for flying in/out, we're going to be flying on Emirates, so I think our options are really Madrid or Barcelona.
The trips from Madrid would be day trips. I think I might drop Segovia and only do one of them though (so, Toledo). It's possibly not a bad idea to see them on the way back and go straight to the airport (that was the plan to return the car).
Or maybe skip the Picos. Which, while they look like they're spectacular, doesn't really fit in.
Argh, so many difficult choices.
As for flying in/out, we're going to be flying on Emirates, so I think our options are really Madrid or Barcelona.
Feb 9th, 2013, 09:29 PM
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Well, we could slightly re-jig to leave via Bilbao instead of going to Madrid (as follows). Probably still silly though.
Date Location
30-May-13 Leave Sydney
31-May-13 Arrive Madrid
01-Jun-13 Madrid
02-Jun-13 Madrid
03-Jun-13 Madrid
04-Jun-13 Toledo
05-Jun-13 Sevilla (via day trip at Cordoba)
06-Jun-13 Sevilla
07-Jun-13 Sevilla
08-Jun-13 Granada
09-Jun-13 Granada
10-Jun-13 Sevilla --> Picos de Europa
11-Jun-13 Picos de Europa
12-Jun-13 San Sebastian
13-Jun-13 San Sebastian
14-Jun-13 San Sebastian
15-Jun-13 Leave via Bilbao
Date Location
30-May-13 Leave Sydney
31-May-13 Arrive Madrid
01-Jun-13 Madrid
02-Jun-13 Madrid
03-Jun-13 Madrid
04-Jun-13 Toledo
05-Jun-13 Sevilla (via day trip at Cordoba)
06-Jun-13 Sevilla
07-Jun-13 Sevilla
08-Jun-13 Granada
09-Jun-13 Granada
10-Jun-13 Sevilla --> Picos de Europa
11-Jun-13 Picos de Europa
12-Jun-13 San Sebastian
13-Jun-13 San Sebastian
14-Jun-13 San Sebastian
15-Jun-13 Leave via Bilbao
Feb 10th, 2013, 04:54 PM
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So, we've booked our air tickets at least! In and out of Madrid (not out of Bilbao, as it was quite a lot more expensive).
Thanks everyone for your assistance thus far! Now we have our book ends, just time to finalise the rest of our schedule.
Thanks everyone for your assistance thus far! Now we have our book ends, just time to finalise the rest of our schedule.
