im visiting a friend in february in spain for 8 days, 4 of which will be spending in madrid, and i have no idea where to go in the other 4 days!! i heard segovia and sevilla are great, any suggestions?

These two cities are great and will be warmer than Madrid.

Sevilla should be several degrees warmer than Madrid.. but segovia will be chilly. It is easy to get to both, so once you know what the weather is, it will be easy to hop no a train to either place.

I recommend Barcelona, but I think it will be cooler than Madrid. We were there in October & the weather was in the 70's, but I assume northern Spain in February is cool/cold, but Barcelona is AWESOME!!!

What about Seville & Granada so that you can visit the Alhambra???

Visit Sevilla. It is the part of Spain that is most like my "vision" of Spain. We loved it and it is likely to be warmer than anywhere else.

Sevilla would be only 2 1/2 hours away by the high speed train. Exporeseville.com.

Madrid has a true winter - but if you head for Seville the weather should be better for touring - with highs probably in the 50's.

Sevilla!

I was there last February and I have missed it every day since, it is very special and also easy to reach by train from Madrid.

Check out one of your options for when the weather isn't cooperating: http://www.airedesevilla.com/eng/aire-de-sevilla.html

My vote is Seville as well

thank you all for replying to my post, i really appreciate it, but what can be done there? what are the attractions?

http://www.turismo.sevilla.org/pagin...bienvenida.asp

The atmosphere and the people would be the main attractions apart from obvious sights such as the Alcázar, the Cathedral with the Giralda, the Torre del Oro, the old tobacco factory (Carmen), the Archivo de las Indias (with documents concerning the Spanish Empire in the Americas and the Philippines), the excavated Roman city Itálica, the Fine Arts Museum, the churces, the convents, the gardens etc.

Sevilla has got one of the finest tapas scenes in Spain. Rinconcillo is the oldest bar/restaurant in the country, dating from 1670: http://www.elrinconcillo.es/
Eslava is one of my favourites:
http://azahar-sevilla.com/sevilletapas/category/eslava/
And close by you also find excellent Bodega Dos de Mayo and Restaurante Az-Zait: http://www.az-zaitrestaurantes.com/

Try some places outside the most touristy area in the Santa Cruz district. Lots of fabulous places in the Arenal area, the San Lorenzo area and in Triana, the former Gypsy (and flamenco) quarter across the river Guadalquivir. Very informed suggestions on this site: http://azahar-sevilla.com/sevilletapas/

Great nightlife around the Alameda de Hércules, in the Arenal district and in Triana. You should visit Casa Anselma in C/Pagés del Corro, 49 in Trina to get a feel of the Sevillano/flamenco ambience. Opens at about 11pm. http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/gui...fe-detail.html
El Rejoneo, on Calle Betis along the river, is also a favorite of mine. Often Samara Amador, the flamenco singer daughter of legendary dancer Manuela Carrasco, get into action here. No need to go before midnight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPZT3ADgWsw

I can also recommend to see flamenco at Casa de la Memória. Often some of the finest flamenco dancers in the world perform here, such as Pastora Galván, Adela Campallo, Rafael Campallo, La Choni etc. Absloutely fabulous Pastora Galván dances every Tuesday night in January. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractio...Andalusia.html

Gala flamenco evening in the beautiful and old Lope de Vega theatre on the 22nd of February. Performences and awards from the last Bienal de flamenco, the world's largest and most important flamenco festival. http://www.teatrolopedevega.org/inde.../fechas/2011/2

Wind down at the Arab bath-house, Aire de Sevilla. A friend of mine went five days in a week...
http://www.airedesevilla.com/

Apart from all the "normal" sights in Sevilla, I will also suggest you go and see the "Hospital de la Caridad", it might give you the ultimate Sevilla experience. The 17th century repenting founder Miguel Mañara was - according to himself - "the most evil man that ever lived". All the paintings he commisioned from some of the most famous golden-age arists for the hospital and it's adjoining church dealt with the theme of death and redemption. The hospital, the church, the paintings and Mañara's grave are all in Calle Temprado, 3.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain/seville/sights/411842

This is a very well informed and up to date guide on Sevilla:
http://www.exploreseville.com/

Seville is the easy choice but the blossom is out on Mallorca. We have visited for the past 3 years in February and there are no crowds with very good deals to be had.

The weather has been variable but generally about 18oC.

To many non European travellers both Mallorca and Sardinia are frequently overlooked but they both have some of the most spectacular seascapes in southern Europe. Mallorca also has good architecture and good shopping/restaurants.