Spain · By train
Seville and Granada
Orange trees, flamenco and the Alhambra.
- Length
- 4 days
- Best for
- Warm evenings and long tapas dinners
- When to go
- March to May, or October
Where you'll go
Seville
The Real Alcázar, the cathedral and Triana.
Granada
The Alhambra, set against the Sierra Nevada.
The plan
- Day 1
Royal Seville
Explore the Real Alcázar's gardens, then climb the Giralda tower.
- Day 2
Plaza de España and Triana
Rent a rowing boat at the plaza, then see flamenco across the river.
- Day 3
On to Granada
Travel east and watch the sun set from the Albaicín's Mirador de San Nicolás.
- Day 4
The Alhambra
Spend the day in the palaces and the Generalife gardens.
Good to know: Alhambra tickets can sell out weeks ahead, so book them before anything else.
Don't tell them yet.
Turn this trip into a surprise, and reveal it with a letter they can open.
