Travel Plan 2 - Spain Barcelona & Valencia

Travel Plan 2 - Spain Barcelona & Valencia
May combine with Travel Plan 1

Itinery
1. Madrid --> Barcelona
2. Barcelona --> Valencia
3. Valencia --> Madrid

(or may be just
Madrid --> Valencia --> Barcelona, depending on air ticket arrangement)



Duration
8 to 9 days?

Preferred Seasons
Autumn / Winter / Spring
March for Las Fellas Festival at Valencia

.. don't like the tomato fight festival

Attractions

Barcelona
1. Gaudi Architectures: Segrada Familia / Parc Guell / Casa Mila
2. Gothic Quarter
3. Beach walk
4. Tram on Grass!
5. Palau de La Musica Catalana

Valencia
1. Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències
2. La Lonja de la Seda (UNESCO)
3. Plaza del Ayuntamiento

Madrid
1. Atocha Train Station (yes! a botanical garden inside train station...)
2. Torres Kio
(in the future? Civil Court of Justice Building)

How to Travel

1. Madrid --> Barcelona
(Train RENFE AVE: 110 Euro, 3 hours; opened in 2008!)
(Train RENFE Estrella: 41.2 Euro, 8hrs 46 mins! Overnight, start at 22:50)
(Train RENFE Trenhotel: 74.8 Euro, 7hrs 53 mins! Overnight, start at 23:32)
(Bus 28.18 Euro; 7 hours, overnight)

2. Barcelona --> Valencia
(Train Euromed: 41.1 Euro, 3 hours)
(Train Talgo: 36.8 euro, 3 hours 15 mins)

3. Valencia --> Madrid
(Train Alaris: 41.1 Euro, 3 hrs 30 mins)
AVE train to be available by end of 2010...


Spain Rail RENFE
http://www.renfe.es/horarios/index.html

Bus
http://www.alsa.es/portal/site/Alsa/