Spain Travel Forum

Hi Guys,

Arriving in barca on Aug21 and by Aug 28 need to visit Cordoba, granada and then to madrid to leave for home, canada.

What is the best way to get to those cities in spain with minimum travel time?

I've looked at rail europe. If i buy a 3day 2month rail pass first class for spain, does this mean I can use it to travel in first class in AVE or regular renfe trains depending on what is available to the destinations.

Has anyone stayed in this hotel? Supposed to be a three star, site looks nice:
http://www.hotelvsvicente.com/

but there are no reviews on Tripadvisor or Hotels.com. Found some good reviews on Spanish sites.

We have been looking at car hire for a week as we are travelling from Palma Nova to Cala Millor and wanted a car for the 2nd week of our hoiday on the east coast. The prices on all types of car hire are are pretty steep - has anyone hired cars in resort and has that proved cheaper than over the Internet?

Also, we wanted to eat out at some 'genuine'Spanish restaurants - not just touristy - any recommendations - in palma nove or cala millor?

can we get a return trip by train from fuengirola to algeciras ?

Trying to narrow down where to stay in Barcelona; a couple tips said near Plaza Catalunga, but looking up hotels, I am not seeing that spot on the maps. Help in just what part of the city?
THANKS!

Looking for a nice wine tour -- had an excellent trip in Melbourne that took multiple sign ups (instead of a private tour)in one big van to different wineries (had the sweetest, most rib-tickling driver, especially on the trip home! :). Everything I see in Spain seems to center on "private" tours. Any help finding a more "assorted" group (and more reasonably priced) tour? Either Madrid, Sevilla or Barcelona?

Looking for a nice wine tour -- had an excellent trip in Melbourne that took multiple sign ups (instead of a private tour)in one big van to different wineries (had the sweetest, most rib-tickling driver, especially on the trip home! :). Everything I see in Spain seems to center on "private" tours. Any help finding a more "assorted" group (and more reasonably priced) tour? Either Madrid, Sevilla or Barcelona?

Looking for a nice wine tour -- had an excellent trip in Melbourne that took multiple sign ups in one big van to different wineries (had the sweetest, most rib-tickling driver, especially on the trip home! :). Everything I see in Spain seems to center on "private" tours. Any help finding a more "assorted" group (and more reasonably priced) tour? Either Madrid, Sevilla or Barcelona?

Ryanair seems to have a very good deal to fly from granda to madrid ?? Any experiences ?? But the luggage restrictions seem to be very strict. 15kg per person.

Any other suggestions ?

planning to do a Day trip to toledo on a Sunday. Staying near Madrid airport. What are my options ?? take AVE ?? but then I need to take metro to Atocha right ?

Thanks for your replies in advance.

Suresh

my family(of 4) planning to Stay at Hotel Ganivet in Madrid. How is the hotel ? is it in a good/safe location ? is it close by to the tourist sightseeing places in madrid.

What is the best way to get to the hotel from Airport (arriving round 5pm). I saw a posting recommending to book aerocity Shuttle. Family of 4 with luggage.

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Suresh

I am looking at different options to visit Comillas and have a day trip to San Vicente de la Barquera (if I find accomodations in Comillas that is).

(1) It looks like there's around 50 KM between Santander and Comillas - is it feasible to use a taxi? Any idea what the fare would be?

(2) Once in Comillas, are there taxi's in the town (to go down to San Vicente de la Barquera then return to Santander) ?

(3) Are both Comillas and San Vicente de la Barquera walkable once there?

Greeting all,

One website I read indicates that many restaurants, shops, and museums (things of interest to tourists) are closed daily between the hours of 14:00 to 16:00. Although I'm aware of siesta (and it seems like a great idea to me!), I have difficulty believing that everything shuts down in the afternoon given the touristic orientation of Toledo. Can someone please illuminate?

Many thanks.

How is the transportation inside Lleida? Is Lleida walkable?

Also, there is a train that goes to La Pobla de Segur, looks like it will take about six hours to do the round trip. Has anyone taken this train to Puebla de Segur? Looks like there's one and a half hours in between the return - any intersting things to do in Pobla de Segur during that time?

http://www.trendelsllacs.cat/en/timetables

¡Hola a todos! Bonjour!

Just drop me a message if you wana meet up while im in Madrid.
I´m travelling alone,so it will be nice if we go for a drink,or share the trip together. Madrid 6th/07/2009 untill 14th of July 2009.
looking forward to your reply.
salut!
sami

We are arriving by train, leaving by plane. With that in mind, any suggestions for good places at reasonable price that would be close to must sees?

I am trying to understand the different quarters, and wondering which section is truly the best to be in (especially for those depending on foot/public transportation)
I have seen what looks like a nice place, closer to the train station (where we will be arriving and departing from) and they advertise within easy distance of the main tourist attractions. Some comments say it is easy walking distance; others complain it's too far. 3 in particular I saw were Pasarela Hotel Sevilla, Sevilla Center, and HOtel Occidental Sevilla, which was quite close to the train station.
Any thoughts on those, or what is the best area to stay? And we are arriving in town around midnight -- will we have any trouble getting transportation?

Are thee any self catering villas as such around Northern Spain?? My wife and I are thinking of taking the ferry to and Bilbao, taking the car with us.
We have looked in all the brochures but there seems nothing at all in the self catering area!!. A villa with a pool would be great. Thanks for anyone who could point us in the right direction. Any help would be great

Im going over to ibiza from magaluf by ferry and then planning to fly home from ibiza to uk.Is it possible to just book my flight when im over there? is it likely to be dearer or cheaper?please help!! :) xx

I will be travelling from Cordoba to Granada by ALSA bus. Bus reaches granada at 19:30. Planning to stay in Hotel Alixares near Alhambra. what is the distance ?? is there a City bus or should I take a Taxi from bus station to Hotel.

Also, Any feedback on hotel Alixares ?? I chose that because it is right across alhambra and had good reviews on booking.com.

Thanks for your replies in advance

Aloha,

I'm travelling to Granada for about 3 weeks. I'll stay in Madrid next Saturday and I'd like to get some tips on where to stay (nice hostel would do)and what's a must see/do in one day. (I've read all the replies to Susumarie, so now I also know about the museums, free concerts etc...-thanks for that)

Hopefully on the way back I'll have some more time for Madrid.

Thank you very much for your help in advance!
Have a nice Friday, Gabriella

Does anyone have any experience taking an ESL course abroad or in the US? I would like to get a TESL certificate, can anyone recommend a school, and/or tell me about your experiences? Thank you.

After seeing other posts here, wondering what is the necessary lead time to arrive at the train station? We will be leaving on the 9 pm AVE out of Atocha, and do want to make the most of that last day -- what is a safe time to be there no later than?

I have 3 days in Madrid -- can you seasoned travelers tell me what is a must for that time period? I thank everyone in advance!

Does anyone know why, when entering places such as Palau Guell and La Pedrera, you cannot carry a backpack on your back?
The staff there will tell you to hold your bag by hand or leave it in the cloakroom.

HELP! I am working on a trip to Spain, first stop being Madrid. We are starting at the airport there and will be leaving from the Atocha train station. I am trying to pick an appropriate hotel that will be in a good area, central to main spots to visit and/or bus stops, and closer to the train station, as we will be trying to make the most of our time there, then rushing for the train to leave town in the evening.
I get VERY confused when the hotel descriptions start talking about "north Madrid", "central", etc. Please help direct me to the section (we don't name our cities in sections so much) I want to stay in. In Sevilla, I found maps that showed the things I wanted to hit, plus the train station, so it made it nice trying to land. Can't seem to find such for Madrid!

Anyone knows how much it would cost us a taxi in San Antonio in the evening from the Xinxo beach area to the main zone where there's night life in San Antonio?

I would appreciate a mega quick reply! :-)

Thanks

Omar

howdy all,
well my questions is ,what wouldbe the best(cheapest) way to get from barcelona to st jean pied du paul. im going towards the end of july.
thanks to anyone who has a suggestion
bc

We will be visiting Spain at Christmas time. We are flying into Madrid on the 24th December and have to check into our resort in Marbella on the 25th. Should we stay in Madrid or travel down to the coast. Will gas stations be open on the 25th. Any advice would be helpful. I'm thinking to stay in Madrid on the 24 and then drive on the 25th.

I just couldn't believe my eyes when I just read that visits into the Casa de las Navajas were possible every day! I have been going to Torremolinos for the past 15 or 16 years, every year, and this building, which I choose to call ''my pink castle'' has been a fascination of mine ever since I first saw it! But, I have never been able to get concrete informations about it. Nobody ever told me I might have a chance to visit it. For years, I've been told that the town of Torremolinos was looking into buying it and planning to make a sort of museum out of it. But, nothing concrete never came of that! My most impossible dream is to win a big amount at a lottery and then, I would buy this place which so impresses me and then, I would have ''mon château en Espagne'': a French expression meaning ''one's having it's castle in Spain''....Something that is more or less an impossible dream. But isn't that what dreams are made of?

I would be very appreciative of everything more I could find about the Casa de las Navajas: it's story, pictures, what the plans are about it, etc, etc...

Thank you in advance,
Mariette Theriault