Great Spain
Posted on: Sat, 2007-08-25 09:48
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Great Spain
Barcelona and Madrid are both great cities. I feel very lucky to have spent a lot of time in Spain. Some other cities to visit: Salamanca, near Portugual, has beautiful architecture. The Basque country, too. San Sebastian is possibly the most beautiful city in the region, but Bilbao is worth visiting for the Guggenheim museum and old town, and the little seaside village of Hondarabbia. Outside Madrid are towns like Segovia, Toledo, and Avila, Toledo is probably the most famous. And Andalucia in the south, Grenada for the Alhambra, and Cordoba is very charming. Seville is very touristic but the old quarter is fantastic and you have to visit the bull ring for a tour!
Asiarooms.com and other websites are excellent sources of info and they tend to be honest, too¡ªsome guidebooks manage to find charm everywhere, but asiarooms tells it like it is, as I have experienced.so you don't waste time or money. As for taking the train, I found buses to actually be better. They are quite cheap and reasonably comfortable. A friend and I took the bus from Madrid to Grenada, and then travelled by bus all over Andalucia, and it was fine.
Missed the Picasso museum in Barcelona! I spent too much time in the old town...
The only time I visited Barcelona was in December, and it rained the entire four days I was there. I'd love to go back and see it on a nice September day! I visited Spain one other time - Madrid, Grenada, and Seville. I enjoyed all three, and just loved the way people in Madrid were out at all hours of the night.
I think if you visit Spain you have to go to Granada. There is much more to see than the Alhambra. Great night life, tapas, good food, nice villages around, you can skiing, go to the beach... You can find a lot of tips at granadarocks.com.
Spain is truly a wonderful place to visit. I' m glad you got the chance to visit as well. It's really worth the every penny spent.
This nocturnal city is famous for its nightlife, scrumptious food and festivals. A music festival, which is held yearly, is one of the events that draw young people around the world to Madrid . It also provides numerous choices of bars and clubs where anyone could drink and enjoy.
Madrid is an energetic city where there is always something to do or see. With its diverse range of activities such as boating in lakes, visiting the well-known bullfights, watching Spain s most prominent soccer team, bargain shopping, experiencing alternative live theaters, or dancing in the middle of the Jazz Festival, you will definitely find your Spanish adventure an unforgettable one.