 Spain Travel Suggestions needed
Am Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:27:53 -0700 (PDT) schrieb shanky:
> I am planning to visit Barcelona, Madrid and Gran Canary Islands in
> this trip.
>
> Sugggestions needed on the following:
>
> 1) Are there any other locations besideds these 3 I should be
> visiting?
Gran Canary is purly for beach, there is not much more there to see or do.
I would prefer Tenerife, where you still have the beach, but you can also
make a tour to the Teide-Vulcano area, which is a nice day trip. The
Aquarium/Zoo "Loro Parque" in Tenerife is also worth a visit.
> 2) I will be travelling from USA, so I would like to know how should I
> begin the travel, for example, fly to madrid then go to barcelona and
> then gran canary islands ?
Sounds reasonable to me.
> 3) how many days will I need to spend at each of these destinations
> and what would be the best mode of transportation to travel between
> cities and inside the city?
From Barcelona to Madrid I would take the train. Plane takes too long (not
the flight itself, but you have to get to the airport, check in 2 hours
before the flight, wait on your luggage after the flight and so on..).
Inside the cities you can use public transport (trams and buses are cheap
in Spain) or take a Taxi (also won't cost you a fortune).
To get to the Canaries I would choose a flight. They do have ferries, but
it takes to long. Check out cheap airlines, as the Canary Islands is a
typical touris destination. Even from Germany you can get flights for
something like 100 EUR (one way), so you shouldn't pay more from Madrid
(unless you book expensive airlines, which is not nessecary for a trip of
two or three hours).
> 4) Any good websites to book hotels in spain?
There are thousands of good hotels in Spain - try sites like tripadvisor.
If you don't book one of the cheapo-places and invest at least 60 - 80 EUR
per night for your room (that should get you 3 - 4*) you cannot go much
wrong.
Regards,
Frank
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