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RE: 9 days in Spain in September 2012
by anillos_de_saturno 30 May 2012
I won't consider to make San Sebastián as a daytrip from Madrid. The only way to try to make San Sebastián as a daytrip from Madrid would…
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RE: Rent a Car or opt for Train / Bus
by anillos_de_saturno 26 May 2012
In order to avoid toll roads: From Madrid to Segovia, take A6 till (Collado) Villalba. Once in (Collado) Villalba, take M601 to Navacerra…
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RE: Stopover in Madrid June 8-11
by anillos_de_saturno 14 May 2012
Segovia and Toledo are good daytrips but can get crowded in a weekend. Ávila could be less crowded. In Madrid, you can walk in the City…
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RE: Madrid Card
by anillos_de_saturno 04 May 2012
If you loved Ávila, I'm pretty sure you'll love Segovia (even more). Enjoy your trip!
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RE: Madrid Card
by anillos_de_saturno 04 May 2012
Your geography is right. Toledo (and Guadalajara) aren't in the Autonomous Community of Madrid. :) I've just seen they offer an [Excursion…
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RE: Rent a Car or opt for Train / Bus
by anillos_de_saturno 23 April 2012
Highmountains said in #5: +My programme is such - 6th June'12 - Avila - Segovia and then reach Salamanca. If I go on a bus - taking into…
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RE: Rent a Car or opt for Train / Bus
by Highmountains 23 April 2012
"Bus tickets are much cheaper. I looked for prices on the webs of the bus companies for a random date (Apr. 25th) and the bus from Madrid…
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RE: Rent a Car or opt for Train / Bus
by anillos_de_saturno 22 April 2012
+We find that Train/Bus tickets for Avila & Segovia - Salamanca & back to Madrid costs much more (around E250 approx)+ Bus tickets are…
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RE: Solo Female Travel Turmoil (vs. Tour). Spain/Portugal
by anillos_de_saturno 19 April 2012
Good advise provided by previous users. Some comments: I would add an extra day to Sevilla (skipping it from Granada). You could use…
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RE: 8 days in Spain Travel from Valencia
by anillos_de_saturno 11 April 2012
There are many options for you. One of them could be to spend all your time in Madrid making daytrips to places like Toledo, Segovia,…
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RE: A relaxed vacation in northern Spain - ideas?
by anillos_de_saturno 02 April 2012
That makes it more difficult and discards some rural options I was thinking about. 4-5 days in Oviedo or Gijón or León can be too much…
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RE: Spain in July
by franjroman 19 March 2012
Yes, it's quite hot but for example in Castilla (Madrid, Segovia, Toledo, Ávila, etc) the climate is really dry, so the 40 celsius aren't…
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RE: Last Minute Easter trip; Are we crazy??
by anillos_de_saturno 24 February 2012
+Does that make sense?+ Yes, it does. +Are there towns you would recommend that would be easier to get to from Granada via train or…
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RE: Three Month Vacation
by anillos_de_saturno 22 February 2012
+Fly into Madrid (6 days) / **one of them is a daytrip to Barcelona+ You are kidding, aren't you? Barcelona deserves much more than…
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RE: Spain April 2012
by anillos_de_saturno 12 February 2012
I agree with lucapal: split your time between Madrid and Barcelona and make some daytrips if you find it necessary. Examples of daytrips:…
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RE: Off to Spain and clueless
by anillos_de_saturno 10 February 2012
+I think we may have decided on landing in Madrid and taking a few day trips to Toledo and other surrounding areas from there rent a car…
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RE: Off to Spain and clueless
by elsebas 10 February 2012
Around Madrid you may be interested in places as Toledo, Ávila or Segovia, and on the way north Burgos. The whole Basque Country is amazing…
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RE: Spain itinerary suggestions
by tony_b 08 February 2012
+ I'd like to find the Spanish translation to the Agriturismo or similar.+ I should have said that the concept does not really exist in…
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RE: Taking Day Trips Outside of Madrid
by elsebas 06 February 2012
Aranjuez, Alcalá de Henares, Segovia, Ávila, Toledo, Guadalajara, Cuenca... there are so many, but Toledo would be my number one. …
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RE: Taking Day Trips Outside of Madrid
by anillos_de_saturno 05 February 2012
I would make Segovia and Toledo. I agree with birstolnewbie that Ávila and El Escorial can be made by train in one day.
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RE: First Trip to Spain (Late March) need some ideas.
by anillos_de_saturno 29 January 2012
+I haven't booked anything yet, but am planning on spending 7 days in the country using Barcelona as home base.+ +One of my biggest dilemma…
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RE: Malaga - Tarifa - Tangiers - (Sevilla) - Lagos - Lisbon - Madrid
by anillos_de_saturno 31 December 2011
+Are Salamanca, Avila, Segovia, doable as day trips from Madrid?+ Yes, they are. You can make those day trips by train or bus. You can…
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RE: 3 - 4 day (train) excursion from Barcelona
by macmaghnusa 01 December 2011
The city 'museum' of Teruel, up in the mountains, bloody cold in winter, one of the coldest in Spain, along with Ávila, Soria etc, but…
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RE: Where to go in Spain?
by martiniman 17 November 2011
Hi there, You probably won't believe it (but you should!!) but my birthday is also on the 25th March, so I feel a great need to help…
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RE: Where to go in Spain?
by anillos_de_saturno 17 November 2011
With only 15 days you can't visit properly all the places in your list so you'll have to make some choices. As tony_b has said previously,…
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