devarae
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Hello folks! I had been originally planning a trip to Italy for this fall (during the first two weeks of October) but for various reasons we've decided that a visit to the Andalusia region of Spain will work better. I haven't bought tickets yet but am hoping to do so this weekend once we've confirmed a few timing details. In my ideal world I'd visit Cordoba, Seville, Ronda and Granada, and use public transport or possible a private transfer for everything.
We will probably have 13 nights. Right now it looks like the best airfare deal (we are coming from Boston) would be fly into Madrid, then out of Granada. So I was considering:
Arrive Madrid, immediately take train to Cordoba (2.25 hours). Cordoba 3 nights.
Train Cordoba to Seville (1 hour). Seville 5 nights.
Bus Seville to Ronda (2.5 hours). Ronda 2 nights.
Train Ronda to Granada (2.5 hours). Granada 3 nights.
I could skip Ronda and add more time to the other locations, but it does sound like the sort of place we would love! And if I am reading this right, the train from Seville to Granada would be around 4 hours so it we're not going too far out of our way?
Also, from what I can tell the Alhambra individual tix for October will not be available for purchase on the website until 3-4 months in advance. I am wondering if it's safe to wait until June or if I should get tix via a group or private tour instead, just to be safe (and to have a tour guide).
We will probably have 13 nights. Right now it looks like the best airfare deal (we are coming from Boston) would be fly into Madrid, then out of Granada. So I was considering:
Arrive Madrid, immediately take train to Cordoba (2.25 hours). Cordoba 3 nights.
Train Cordoba to Seville (1 hour). Seville 5 nights.
Bus Seville to Ronda (2.5 hours). Ronda 2 nights.
Train Ronda to Granada (2.5 hours). Granada 3 nights.
I could skip Ronda and add more time to the other locations, but it does sound like the sort of place we would love! And if I am reading this right, the train from Seville to Granada would be around 4 hours so it we're not going too far out of our way?
Also, from what I can tell the Alhambra individual tix for October will not be available for purchase on the website until 3-4 months in advance. I am wondering if it's safe to wait until June or if I should get tix via a group or private tour instead, just to be safe (and to have a tour guide).