Originally Posted by
NOPD
My wife and I are planning to hit up Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia for 2 weeks. But looking through Will old spain pics I might change the city destination. I like to learn about the history and enjoy the architecture and scenery. What cities should I go to and what should I do? We also love to eat so suggestion of where to eat would be nice.
Went to Italy last year with the wifey and absolutely loved it. Hoping we can have that same experience in Spain.
Speaking from experience, you can do Madrid in three days. Take the extra day or two and go to Cordoba on your way to Barcelona. It's my lone regret from when I went.
La Mezquita de Cňrdoba (the grand mosque) is worth the trip by itself. And as a fellow architecture nut, Barcelona is simply spectacular.
Madrid, by comparison, left me cold. Nice museums, but even in 2000, the city was blighted by modernist crap. Can't imagine it's any better now.
It's also the one place where I was robbed, which is why I have no pics. The police were fucking hopeless, by the way. :a: