The journey
2 nights Madrid → 1 night Toledo → 2 nights Seville → 1 night Córdoba → 2 nights Granada
The itinerary every serious first trip to Spain is built around. Madrid opens it — the Prado, the Retiro, tapas crawls through La Latina — before Toledo's walled old city breaks the journey south. Andalusia then takes over: Seville's Alcázar and a private flamenco tablao rather than a tourist dinner-show, Córdoba's Mezquita with its forest of striped arches, and Granada's Alhambra, visited early or after hours to see it without the midday crush. Ronda, perched on its gorge, closes the loop before the flight home.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1
Arrival, Madrid
- Airport pickup, evening tapas walk through La Latina.
Overnight: Madrid
Day 2
Madrid city day
- Prado Museum, Retiro Park, Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor.
Overnight: Madrid
Day 3
Madrid–Toledo
- Morning drive to Toledo, afternoon walking the walled old city — the Cathedral, Alcázar, Santo Tomé for El Greco.
Overnight: Toledo
Day 4
Toledo–Seville
- Drive south, evening private flamenco tablao performance.
Overnight: Seville
Day 5
Seville city day
- Real Alcázar, Seville Cathedral and Giralda tower, Santa Cruz quarter, Plaza de España.
Overnight: Seville
Day 6
Seville–Córdoba
- Morning drive, afternoon at the Mezquita–Cathedral, Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos, Judería quarter.
Overnight: Córdoba
Day 7
Córdoba–Granada via Ronda-area views (or direct)
- Arrive Granada by afternoon, early-evening Albaicín quarter walk.
Overnight: Granada
Day 8
Alhambra & departure
- Early or after-hours Alhambra and Generalife Gardens visit, transfer to Granada or Málaga airport for departure.
