Planning a trip to Portugal and Spain - Suggestions please!

uklaw1

I am planning for a solo trip to Portugal and Spain next month, flying from Liverpool. I have no idea how long should I spend in each place and where all to go! Something to keep in mind etc. Kindly suggest some places and duration I must spend. Thank you

eskbanker

Impossible to say from that - they're both sizable countries with plenty to see and do in many different locations, so much will depend on what your interests are, i.e. are you after beaches, nightlife, historical sites, architecture, high culture, etc, etc?

la531983

Not enough info to go on really.

Where are you flying into?
Where are you flying back out of?
How long between flights?
Are you willing to drive between places or are you fully reliant on public transport?

MyRealNameToo

uklaw1 said:

I am planning for a solo trip to Portugal and Spain next month, flying from Liverpool. I have no idea how long should I spend in each place and where all to go! Something to keep in mind etc. Kindly suggest some places and duration I must spend. Thank you

Spent 6 months in Spain and still have a long list of places I'd like to go to/do etc. Depends if your interests are the same as mine etc

uklaw1

eskbanker said:

Impossible to say from that - they're both sizable countries with plenty to see and do in many different locations, so much will depend on what your interests are, i.e. are you after beaches, nightlife, historical sites, architecture, high culture, etc, etc?

I want to cover major historical spots and nice beaches. In Portugal I am flying to Porto, then cover Lisbon and go to Seville in Spain to Madrid to Barcelona. Then I will fly to Paris, Bruges and last stop Netherlands. 

uklaw1

MyRealNameToo said:

uklaw1 said:

I am planning for a solo trip to Portugal and Spain next month, flying from Liverpool. I have no idea how long should I spend in each place and where all to go! Something to keep in mind etc. Kindly suggest some places and duration I must spend. Thank you

Spent 6 months in Spain and still have a long list of places I'd like to go to/do etc. Depends if your interests are the same as mine etc

In Portugal I am flying to Porto, then cover Lisbon and go to Seville in Spain to Madrid to Barcelona. Then I will fly to Paris, Bruges and last stop Netherlands. Mainly want to cover all historical spots and good architecture. Thanks

uklaw1

la531983 said:

Not enough info to go on really.

Where are you flying into?
Where are you flying back out of?
How long between flights?
Are you willing to drive between places or are you fully reliant on public transport?

In Portugal I am flying from Liverpool to Porto, then cover Lisbon and go to Seville in Spain to Madrid to Barcelona. Then I will fly to Paris, Bruges and last stop Netherlands. Mainly want to cover all historical spots and good architecture. I have 15 days in total. Thinking to give 8 days for Portugal and Spain

eskbanker

uklaw1 said:

eskbanker said:

Impossible to say from that - they're both sizable countries with plenty to see and do in many different locations, so much will depend on what your interests are, i.e. are you after beaches, nightlife, historical sites, architecture, high culture, etc, etc?

I want to cover major historical spots and nice beaches. In Portugal I am flying to Porto, then cover Lisbon and go to Seville in Spain to Madrid to Barcelona. Then I will fly to Paris, Bruges and last stop Netherlands. 

Sounds like you've already decided where to go, but have a very crowded itinerary in mind with no less than eight cities across five countries - even if you take all month that's a lot to fit in, given travel between them all, but how long are you allowing between the first flight to Porto and the one to Paris?

Edit: just seen your cross-post:

uklaw1 said:
I have 15 days in total. Thinking to give 8 days for Portugal and Spain

Five cities in eight days?  Madness!

la531983

uklaw1 said:

la531983 said:

Not enough info to go on really.

Where are you flying into?
Where are you flying back out of?
How long between flights?
Are you willing to drive between places or are you fully reliant on public transport?

In Portugal I am flying from Liverpool to Porto, then cover Lisbon and go to Seville in Spain to Madrid to Barcelona. Then I will fly to Paris, Bruges and last stop Netherlands. Mainly want to cover all historical spots and good architecture. I have 15 days in total. Thinking to give 8 days for Portugal and Spain

OK well Porto to Lisbon is easy, plentiful fast trains. How are you then getting to Seville? Train connections between Portugal and Spain are notoriously poor and not sure if thats a route anyone flies.

EDIT - seems only Ryanair do, every day in summer season except Thursdays. Times arent great for most of them.

eskbanker

la531983 said:
How are you then getting to Seville? Train connections between Portugal and Spain are notoriously poor and not sure if thats a route anyone flies.

EDIT - seems only Ryanair do, every day in summer season except Thursdays. Times arent great for most of them.

TAP flies several times a day from Lisbon to Seville.

uklaw1

eskbanker said:

uklaw1 said:

eskbanker said:

Impossible to say from that - they're both sizable countries with plenty to see and do in many different locations, so much will depend on what your interests are, i.e. are you after beaches, nightlife, historical sites, architecture, high culture, etc, etc?

I want to cover major historical spots and nice beaches. In Portugal I am flying to Porto, then cover Lisbon and go to Seville in Spain to Madrid to Barcelona. Then I will fly to Paris, Bruges and last stop Netherlands. 

Sounds like you've already decided where to go, but have a very crowded itinerary in mind with no less than eight cities across five countries - even if you take all month that's a lot to fit in, given travel between them all, but how long are you allowing between the first flight to Porto and the one to Paris?

Edit: just seen your cross-post:

uklaw1 said:
I have 15 days in total. Thinking to give 8 days for Portugal and Spain

Five cities in eight days?  Madness!

Haha no no! 8 days just for Portugal and Spain. Another 8 for rest. Is it a bad idea to cover 5 cities in 8 days (Porto, Lisbon, Seville, Madrid and Barcelona)?