Going to Spain for the first time for 10 days July 25th?

Question

Im thinking of going to barcelona, valencia and seville. Can anyone please recommend places that are a must see also what is the best and cheapest way to travel from these cities

Thanks so much for your help

Answer 1

ightseeing stuff in barcelona

must see:

-Sagrada familia

- Las ramblas from top to bottom. Don't miss la boqueria (main market in bcn)

- Paseig de Gràcia (including some modernist buildings in it you can get in such as La Pedrera)

-Cathedral

-Santa María del Mar and the Old quartier next to las Ramblas and Via Laietana

Parc Güell (it's a little bit difficult to reach bc its on the top of a hill and it's bad communicated but it's worthy going there).

Monastir de Pedralbes: Really nice monastery in Sarrià quartier. It's really nice because when you are inside it doesn't seem you're in a big city like bcn.

if you like museums:

-Picaso

-MNAC

if you like soccer:

FC Barcelona stadium and museum

other things:

The olympic stadium and St Jordi Dome in the hill of Montjuic. From the top there is a nice view of the port of Barcelona.

Maginc fountains in montjuic, near plaça espanya. A show of sound and light.

Tower of Collserola: A telecomunication tower on the top of a hill of Collserola from which you can have nice views. You can get on top of the tower but maybe it's not worthy to pay the fee. you will have nice views from the bottom too.

for shopping: Next to Plaça Catalunya (the city center) there is a commercial area. Boutiques along Passeig de Gràcia. Also shopping area in Diagonal Avenue in metro station of Maria Cristina.

Places to go out: For tourists there are some places next to las Ramblas. Check Jamboree. Also in Maremagnum, a leisure center in the port. In Port Vell you will find places places to eat seafood and some pubs. There are also clubs in this area: Shoko for example. You will find another big bunch of pubs and clubs in the streets of Santaló, Amigó (Quite close to plaça Francesc Macia). Check clubs like sutton or Otto Zutz.

Other recommendations: you can buy 10 trip transport cards for about 7,5 euros. Each trip allows you to take as many sorts of transport as you might need to reach your destination in 1h 15 min.

You can try good tapas in one of the many Tapas Bars in Passeig de Gràcia.

For good orchata try Planelles Donat in Carrer Portal de l'Angel, one of the streets starting in Plaza Catalunya. You will find this place going down on the right hand, before arriving to El Corte Ingles.

that's pretty much it

About Valencia I don't know never been there. In seville There might be a couple of things to visit but it's just more about wondering around. Triana quartier is really nice.

The best way to travel: Barcelona-Valencia. By Euromed. Kind of fast train. it takes about 3 hours I think. Bus might be cheaper but will take longer. From Val to Sevilla I suggest you to take a night train or by plane. Check vueling.com and clickair.com for cheap flights. There might be fligths form 60 euros.

Answer 2

You already received a very detailed answer regarding Barcelona so I will provide some suggestions on Seville (Sevilla in spanish):

The most famous images of Seville are of the group of historic monuments consisting of the Cathedral, the Giralda Tower, Los Reales Alcázares and the Archive of the Indies, all of which are all UNESCO World Heritage Buildings.

The 3 most important highlights of central Sevilla: the Cathedral of Santa María, biggest in Spain and place where is buried Christopher Columbus, the Giralda tower, ancient Arabic minaret and symbol of our city, the Royal Alcazar, Arabic palace from the 14th century and nowadays residence of the Spanish kings, to end with a nice walk through the historical Jewish section called Santa Cruz.

and many more...

Answer 3

Granada. You' ve got to see the Alhambra.

Answer 4

I heard Madrid is awesome.

Look at this map of Spain:

http://maps.google.com/

Then put in "Spain, Europe" :)