
Spain Itinerary: Madrid, Andalusia and Barcelona
A ten-day Spain route by high-speed rail — Madrid, Seville, Granada and Barcelona — plus meal times, seasons and how to pace it.
Spain coverage follows the high-speed rail spine from Madrid down into Andalusia and back up to Barcelona. The guides cover what to see in each city, how the Spanish day works around late meal times, and the seasons that make southern Spain either glorious or unbearable.

A ten-day Spain route by high-speed rail — Madrid, Seville, Granada and Barcelona — plus meal times, seasons and how to pace it.

Three days in Barcelona: Sagrada Familia and Park Guell booking, the Gothic Quarter, Gracia, beaches and easy day trips.

Madrid in two or three days: the Prado and Reina Sofia, Retiro, La Latina tapas crawls and day trips to Toledo and Segovia.

Planning southern Spain: the big three Moorish cities, the white villages, when to go and how to link it all by train and car.

Seville in two or three days: the Alcazar and cathedral, Santa Cruz and Triana, flamenco, and how to handle the Andalusian heat.