Help requested 1 week in Spain-URGENT!!

Hi, two friends travelling to Spain - arrival Madrid on January 4 until January 10, please advise where to go, we want to see Alhambra, seville, cordoba. Any tips will be greatly appreciated.

Welcome to the coolest addiction. Once you backpack in person...you learn how rewarding investment in yourself.

Seville can be a four dayer. Please don't treat this like its your only chance.

Just be sure you talk with folks outside your group.

I live in Seville. Its a common problem. Those chumps tick places off their list but learn zip.

Talk at length with those from other countries. Hanging around your own nationality is isolating, like rent cars.

Europeans have told this Texan expat,"Americans. Nice people and all but whew! They are afraid of everything. But won't listen to the explanation."

Europe is more than old art and super old places.

www.youtube.com/islaamic history in Europe.

1st four chapers are on Spanish city states. Awsome.

Saave your hotel slurge night, for when you can find no other beds in town. HostAl owners may call around for you. Sweet folks in Spain, if you're a nice person.

Pack only three compleat changes of clothes. We don't change everything everyday.

Where are you flying from?

OP, the comment by PhiMeow in #1 illustrates how everyone has a different idea on what is good and what is not, and how it is near impossible to provide an answer to your request for suggested activities, as I found the walk through the woods to the Alhambra main gate was a perfect entree to the Alhambra main course. The bus is for people with mobility issues, otherwise walk it.

Have a look at the destination section of this website, or try the Rough Guide website to get an idea of what to see and where to shop - it is your trip, spend a few hours researching it. Or (God forbid) buy a guide book.

Having said that, booking in advance is the way to go (I certainly did and it saved time and ensured that I had a ticket), but I am not sure how busy the place will be in a weeks time. When we went (July 2006) they had very friendly staff available to walk you through the ticket printing process, even though the on screen instructions were well presented, and it was busy.

Opp's, nearly forgot to mention that having a week to look at Madrid, Seville, Granada and Cordoba is not possible. If you are sales man seeing clients in each destination, then sure you can do it, but if you want to actually SEE the place you need a lot more time. If the Alhambra is a must see for this trip, then stay in Madrid and Granada this time, and look at the others next time (if you travel properly the first time, there will always be a next time)

Edited by: Stav_ros

Any tips will be greatly appreciated.
To follow on from the excellent post by Stav_ros, there is a big difference between a feasible itinerary and an enjoyable one. Yours is just about feasible. Most people I know would not find it enjoyable.

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Yesterday I took a bath here . It's a possibility to do in the cities you visit. If you like mountains:
around Madrid :
http://www.planetazul.es/DESCRIPCION_RUTAS/elola.html (spanish language)(170 Km of distance from madrid)
http://www.turismocastillayleon.org/cm/setLocale?pgseed=1324904338549&dvRegLocale=en_UK
http://www.sierraguadarrama.info/
http://www.sierranorte.com/reportajes/ ( routes in madrid, only spanish language)
Granada
http://www.wikirutas.es/rutas/Andalucia/Granada/Sierra_Nevada/Vereda_de_la_Estrella/ (I reccomend you, even in winter)
Sevilla
http://www.sierranortedesevilla.es/ENhome.html
Córdoba
http://www.turismodelasubbetica.es/ (I recomend the route Zuheros-Cabra)

While in Sevilla, make sure to check out Alameda. It´s sort of the artistic, bohemian part of town. Great bars and restaurants to eat at and good nightlife. On your way to Alameda, make sure to pass by Plaza de Encarnación. They recently re did the plaza and created these two giant mushrooms. You can go to the top of them and have a drink and get really nice views of the city. There is also a really neat restaurant guide that offers great deals in a good amount of restaurants. It´s called entreRestaurantes (http://www.entreRestaurantes.com). If you're traveling on a budget, its a great resource! Happy and Safe Travels!

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Ahhhhhhhhh Sevilla maravilla!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I give big to good street musicians. You know they have years invested.

And the title of this thread is...
Help requested 1 week in Spain-URGENT!!
Can´t be that urgent. The OP posted this 36 hours ago and we have not seen anything of him/her since.

good point
:)

There is no law saying yanks MUST see the Alhambra.

Besides. If they don't, their freiends will make them come back.

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR REPLYING, WE WILL DEFINATELY DO MORE RESEARCH AND PROBABLY HAVE TO COME BACK TO SEE MORE.

...and #14 came in 48 hours after the original post which said "Urgent".

January 6th is a public holiday in Spain.