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DH and I are going for our anniversary trip in 3 weeks!!!!!! I am so excited.

Any must sees or dos?

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barcelona
the alhambra and the caves (cuevas) in grenada
the prado in madrid
the beaches on the south coast are gorgeous!!

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Barcelona...

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OMG - I am the Costa del Sol!

The Cathedral and bell tower in Seville is a must-do.

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I studied abroad in Granada in college and loved it! I second Barcelona- its one of my favorite cities in Europe, hands down. Definitely check out Toledo, Sevilla, Granada, Barcelona, Cordoba (near Sevilla), and so much more. I'm jealous!

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We went there for our honeymoon. Can you sneak me in your bag??? Basically, everything they said. Make sure to check out all the Gaudi works in Barcelona and maybe take a day trip to Figueres to see the Dali Museum.

Segovia is supposed to be awesome but I've never been.

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costa del sol
shopping in madrid

beautiful art space in valencia!! (never been, but we had an exchange worker from valencia and the pictures seem beautiful!)

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do you have cities yet? I LOVE spain and have been there a few times and am happy to throw out ideas but totally depends on where you're going. .


anyway HAVE FUN!!!!!! and congrats!

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We are going to fly into Madrid, and spend 2 days there. Then we're going to Seville from there for 3 days and then from there to Barcelona for 3 days.

I'm trying to get the hubbster to chop a day from Seville and a day from Barca and stop at the Costa del Sol but hes telling me its too much running around... but I'm really not a city person on vacation, i'm a 'i wanna lay on a lounge chair' kinda gal so am I going to be miserable? Do I have to MAKE him stop at Costa del Sol? Or are we ok if we stay somewhere close to the beach? We're eyeing the Hotel Arts or Le Meridien?

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One of my most favorite hotels in the world is the Hotel Don Carlos in Marbella on the Costa del Sol. Make him go to the coast - Spain gets SUPER HOT!! especially in the summer.

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When you are in Seville, you MUST stop at Vineria San Telmo. It was one of the best food experiences we had there. Vineria San Telmo

It's a tiny place on a little block with lots of restaurants on the same block. It's amazing though and probably has the nicest staff. Spain is not known for dining hospitality.

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barcelona has beaches but they're not as beautiful as the real beach towns in spain. i like to lounge on the beach too, so i would push to change your intinerary.

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Posted by cateydee

barcelona has beaches but they're not as beautiful as the real beach towns in spain. i like to lounge on the beach too, so i would push to change your intinerary.

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I agree that the barcelona beaches are okay but not fabulous

in barcelona I went to gaudi museums, the cathedral he worked on (amazing) also took a day trip to Montserrat which I loved - it's an abby so not a lot there but it's a gorgeous church and has some amazing (but HOT) hiking trails and phenomenal views. .
also if you like art at all DEF go to the Joan Miro Foundation Museum slightly outside of the city..

oh edited to add Madrid has a beautiful opera house that has operas, concerts etc. . if you like that type of stuff it can def be worth a ticket. . summer they also tend to have a lot of music and theater festivals outside. . (theater might not be so fun if you speak spanish but music can be nice)