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Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Granada, Valencia, Mallorca, San Sebastián and Málaga. For each city, the days the guide recommends, the best time to go and the estimated daily cost, excluding flights. Use these figures as a reference and check prices for your dates.

EuropeBarcelonaBarcelona is the city of Gaudí, the Gothic Quarter and the urban beach, flat enough to walk from the port to the Sagrada Família. Capital of Catalonia and a Mediterranean port, it has about 1.7 million residents, the 1859 street grid and modernista buildings from 1880 to 1930.

Days: 3–4
When: May–Jun · Sep–Oct
Per person/day: Average 140–200 EURMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

EuropeMadridMadrid brings together the Prado and Reina Sofía art collections, the Royal Palace and Retiro in a centre you can explore on foot. Between museums, leave time for La Latina’s taverns, Malasaña’s streets and the squares of the Austrias quarter.

Days: 3–4
When: Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct
Per person/day: Average 156 EURMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
2026 planning examples per person per day: accommodation, food, local transport, admission fees and extras. Flights and trips to other cities excluded. Hostel: one bed; hotels: one whole room allocated to one person. If sharing, divide accommodation. Admission and transport amounts are averages across the stay; check prices for your dates.

EuropeSevilleSeville is visited on foot through narrow streets covered with awnings in summer, between the Alcázar, the Cathedral, and the river. Capital of Andalusia, it sits on the Guadalquivir, 80 km from the sea, and from 1503 to 1717 was the only legal port for trade with the Americas.

Days: 2–3
When: Mar–May · Oct–Nov
Per person/day: Average 70–120 EURMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

EuropeGranadaCapital of the last Muslim emirate on the Iberian Peninsula until 1492, Granada has the Alhambra on one hill, the Albaicín on the slope opposite, and the Sierra Nevada in view.

Days: 2–3
When: Apr–May · Oct
Per person/day: Average 150 EURMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

EuropeValenciaA Gothic center, a park of about 9 km in the bed of a diverted river, Calatrava's Ciudad de las Artes, an urban beach and the Albufera lagoon, where the paella rice comes from.

Days: 3–4
When: Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct
Per person/day: Average 153 EURMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

EuropeMallorcaPalma, Tramuntana villages and separate days for the caves and sea.

Days: 4–5
When: May–Jun · Sep–Oct
Per person/day: Explore costsGuide estimate
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

EuropeSan SebastiánA Basque city of urban beaches, pintxos and walks between the bay and the Urumea.

Days: 3
When: May–Jun · Sep
Per person/day: Average 113 EURMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

EuropeMálagaFortresses of al-Andalus, Picasso and fish cooking in an Andalusian port city.

Days: 3
When: Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct
Per person/day: Average 165 EURMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

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