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Europe · Open jaw · 9 NIGHTS

Spain’s architecture and food markets

Two bases with one hotel change

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Route and nights

  1. Madrid4 nights
  2. Barcelona5 nights

Trip format: Open jaw · One hotel or guesthouse per overnight base

Tradeoff: Keep the two places you most want to see. Verify whether the direct transfer works before dropping the middle stop.

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Trip stats

Trip days
10
Nights
9
Home Bases
2
Scheduled entries
47

Days by place

Barcelona
6
Madrid
4

Hotels and other stays

Motel One Barcelona-Ciutadella
5 nights
Hotel Regina · Madrid
4 nights

Schedule by type

Meal
25
Activity
17
Lodging
4
Rail
1
Day 1 Madrid
  1. to · Lodging Check in or drop off your bags Hotel Regina
  2. to · Activity Get oriented near your hotel and locate the next transit stop Madrid

    Keep this stop optional if you arrive late.

  3. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Madrid
Day 2 Madrid
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Madrid
  2. to · Activity Visit selected Prado galleries using the actual entry slot Museo del Prado, Madrid

    Check admission and focus on a few galleries.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Lunch near Paseo del Prado Museo del Prado, Madrid
  4. to · Activity Walk the museum axis and public squares toward Cibeles Museo del Prado, Madrid
  5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Madrid
Day 3 Madrid
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Madrid
  2. to · Activity Walk the market and tapas streets around the historic center Mercado de San Miguel, Madrid

    Check trading and kitchen hours, especially for individual vendors.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Have a market lunch or choose a nearby tapas counter Mercado de San Miguel, Madrid
  4. to · Activity Explore the public lanes around La Latina or stop for coffee Mercado de San Miguel, Madrid
  5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Madrid
Day 4 Madrid
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Madrid
  2. to · Activity Compare Gran Vía facades and public architecture around Callao Gran Vía, Madrid
  3. to · Meal Lunch around Gran Vía or Sol Gran Vía, Madrid
  4. to · Activity Walk toward Plaza de España and the civic squares Gran Vía, Madrid
  5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Madrid
Day 5 Barcelona
  1. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags Hotel Regina
  2. to · Rail Travel from Madrid to Barcelona Barcelona

    Check the exact Madrid station and boarding buffer before leaving the hotel.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Late lunch near your arrival station or hotel Barcelona
  4. to · Lodging Check in or drop off your bags Motel One Barcelona-Ciutadella

    Tell the hotel if you expect a late arrival.

  5. to · Activity Take a short orientation walk near your new hotel Barcelona

    Skip the walk if your actual arrival is later.

  6. to · Meal Dinner near your new hotel Barcelona
Day 6 Barcelona
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Barcelona
  2. to · Activity Visit the Picasso Museum and walk the public lanes around El Born Picasso Museum, Barcelona

    Check admission and timed-entry options.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Lunch in El Born Picasso Museum, Barcelona
  4. to · Activity Walk toward Santa Maria del Mar or explore the neighborhood streets Picasso Museum, Barcelona
  5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Barcelona
Day 7 Barcelona
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Barcelona
  2. to · Activity Browse Santa Caterina or another open public market Mercat de Santa Caterina, Barcelona

    Check market trading and vendor hours.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Have a Catalan lunch near the market Mercat de Santa Caterina, Barcelona
  4. to · Activity Walk the Gothic Quarter edge and choose a coffee stop Mercat de Santa Caterina, Barcelona
  5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Barcelona
Day 8 Barcelona
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Barcelona
  2. to · Activity Walk a signed Montjuïc park route and look out over the harbor Montjuïc, Barcelona

    Use transit for the hill if needed and check path access.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Lunch near Poble-sec or the waterfront Montjuïc, Barcelona
  4. to · Activity Continue with a short public seafront walk Montjuïc, Barcelona
  5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Barcelona
Day 9 Barcelona
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Barcelona
  2. to · Activity Walk public Olympic sites around Montjuïc Olympic Ring, Barcelona

    Check which venue is open and whether any stadium visit is off-site.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Lunch near Plaça d’Espanya or on the return route Olympic Ring, Barcelona
  4. to · Activity Use a confirmed sports museum or football-history visit if it fits Olympic Ring, Barcelona
  5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Barcelona
Day 10 Barcelona
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Barcelona
  2. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags Motel One Barcelona-Ciutadella
  3. to · Activity Optional short walk near your hotel Barcelona

    Skip this stop if you need the time for departure.

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  1. Day 1

    Madrid

    Europe/Madrid Open map for Madrid
    1. to · Lodging Check in or drop off your bags Hotel Regina
    2. to · Activity Get oriented near your hotel and locate the next transit stop Madrid

      Keep this stop optional if you arrive late.

    3. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Madrid
  2. Day 2

    Madrid

    Europe/Madrid Open map for Madrid
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Madrid
    2. to · Activity Visit selected Prado galleries using the actual entry slot Museo del Prado, Madrid

      Check admission and focus on a few galleries.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Lunch near Paseo del Prado Museo del Prado, Madrid
    4. to · Activity Walk the museum axis and public squares toward Cibeles Museo del Prado, Madrid
    5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Madrid
  3. Day 3

    Madrid

    Europe/Madrid Open map for Madrid
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Madrid
    2. to · Activity Walk the market and tapas streets around the historic center Mercado de San Miguel, Madrid

      Check trading and kitchen hours, especially for individual vendors.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Have a market lunch or choose a nearby tapas counter Mercado de San Miguel, Madrid
    4. to · Activity Explore the public lanes around La Latina or stop for coffee Mercado de San Miguel, Madrid
    5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Madrid
  4. Day 4

    Madrid

    Europe/Madrid Open map for Madrid
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Madrid
    2. to · Activity Compare Gran Vía facades and public architecture around Callao Gran Vía, Madrid
    3. to · Meal Lunch around Gran Vía or Sol Gran Vía, Madrid
    4. to · Activity Walk toward Plaza de España and the civic squares Gran Vía, Madrid
    5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Madrid
  5. Day 5

    Barcelona

    Europe/Madrid
    1. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags Hotel Regina
    2. to · Rail Travel from Madrid to Barcelona Barcelona

      Check the exact Madrid station and boarding buffer before leaving the hotel.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Late lunch near your arrival station or hotel Barcelona
    4. to · Lodging Check in or drop off your bags Motel One Barcelona-Ciutadella

      Tell the hotel if you expect a late arrival.

    5. to · Activity Take a short orientation walk near your new hotel Barcelona

      Skip the walk if your actual arrival is later.

    6. to · Meal Dinner near your new hotel Barcelona
  6. Day 6

    Barcelona

    Europe/Madrid Open map for Barcelona
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Barcelona
    2. to · Activity Visit the Picasso Museum and walk the public lanes around El Born Picasso Museum, Barcelona

      Check admission and timed-entry options.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Lunch in El Born Picasso Museum, Barcelona
    4. to · Activity Walk toward Santa Maria del Mar or explore the neighborhood streets Picasso Museum, Barcelona
    5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Barcelona
  7. Day 7

    Barcelona

    Europe/Madrid Open map for Barcelona
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Barcelona
    2. to · Activity Browse Santa Caterina or another open public market Mercat de Santa Caterina, Barcelona

      Check market trading and vendor hours.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Have a Catalan lunch near the market Mercat de Santa Caterina, Barcelona
    4. to · Activity Walk the Gothic Quarter edge and choose a coffee stop Mercat de Santa Caterina, Barcelona
    5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Barcelona
  8. Day 8

    Barcelona

    Europe/Madrid Open map for Barcelona
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Barcelona
    2. to · Activity Walk a signed Montjuïc park route and look out over the harbor Montjuïc, Barcelona

      Use transit for the hill if needed and check path access.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Lunch near Poble-sec or the waterfront Montjuïc, Barcelona
    4. to · Activity Continue with a short public seafront walk Montjuïc, Barcelona
    5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Barcelona
  9. Day 9

    Barcelona

    Europe/Madrid Open map for Barcelona
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Barcelona
    2. to · Activity Walk public Olympic sites around Montjuïc Olympic Ring, Barcelona

      Check which venue is open and whether any stadium visit is off-site.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Lunch near Plaça d’Espanya or on the return route Olympic Ring, Barcelona
    4. to · Activity Use a confirmed sports museum or football-history visit if it fits Olympic Ring, Barcelona
    5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Barcelona
  10. Day 10

    Barcelona

    Europe/Madrid Open map for Barcelona
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Barcelona
    2. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags Motel One Barcelona-Ciutadella
    3. to · Activity Optional short walk near your hotel Barcelona

      Skip this stop if you need the time for departure.