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Europe

This is a simple recap for my travel to Spain and Italy.

Prep

Optional

Itinerary

DayCityActivities
1MadridArriving a 18:30, just check in and dine out
2MadridPuerta del Sol - Palacio Real - Plaza Mayor - Gran via
3MadridMuseo del Prado - Puerta de Alcala - Plaza de Cibeles - Palacio de Buenavista 3
4Madrid/Cordoba/SevillaTrain to Cordoba - Mezquita de Cordoba - Roman Bridge - Train to Sevilla - Catedral Sevilla
5Sevilla/GranadaDaytrip the Alhambra in Granada - Guadalviquir river - Alcazar - Torre de Oro 4
6Sevilla/BarcelonaTrain to Barcelona - La Sagrada Familia - Park Guell - Caso Batlló - Santa Maria del Mar
7BarcelonaLa Barceloneta Market - Plaça Catalunya - Camp Nou - Catedral 5
8Barcelona/MilanExtra Barcelona time - Flight to Milan (Midday) - Catedral Milan - Piazza del Duomo
9MilanGaleria Vitor Emmanuelle - Castello Sforzesco - Archeological Museum - San Siro
10Milan/VeneciaTrain to Venice - Rioalto - Piazza Di San Marco - Basilica - Palazzo Ducale
11Venecia/FlorenciaArsenale - Train to Florence - Piazza del Duomo - Santa Maria del Fiore
12FlorenciaSanta Maria Novella - Museo Gallileo - Ponte Vecchio - Galeria Uffizi - Museo Bargello 6
13Florencia/RomaPalazzo Vecchio - Train to Rome - Marcos Aurelius column - Fontana di Trevi - Plaza Navona
14RomaVaticano - Sixtine Chapelle - Sant’Angelo - Pantheon - Campo del Fiori
15RomaColiseum - Forum - Palantine - Termas Caracalla - Trastevere - Piazza di Campidoglio 7
16Roma/MadridFlight to Madrid at 14:30
17MadridFlight at 18:25

Reality

Madrid

madrid

Sevilla

sevilla

Barcelona

barcelona

Milano

milan

Venezia

venezia

Firenze

firenze

Rome

roma
DayCityActivitiesWalked (km)Steps
1MadridArrived a 18:30 - Sol2.583715
2MadridOpera(o) - Palacio Real(o) - Rio Manzanares - Catedral de Almudena(o) - Plaza Mayor - Gran via - Plaza de España - Templo de Debod16.7823405
3MadridPalacio de Cibeles - Museo del Prado - El retiro - Puerta de Alcala - Plaza de Cibeles - Gran Via12.9118784
4Madrid/SevillaTrain to Sevilla - Catedral Sevilla(o) - Torre de Oro - Jardines de Murillo - Alcazar(o) - Casco Antiguo - Plaza de España - Parque Maria Luisa15.6521948
5SevillaGuadalviquir river - Archivo de Indias - Puente de Triana - Triana - Setas de Sevilla(o) - Plaza de Pilatos19.7727278
6Sevilla/BarcelonaTrain to Barcelona - La Rambla - Plaza de Sant Jaume - Catedral(o) - La Sagrada Familia(o)6.419047
7BarcelonaMonumento a Colon - Plaça Catalunya - Casa Batlló(o) - Casa Mila(o) - Camp Nou(o) - Castell de Montjuic - Santa Maria del Mar(o) - Rambla de Mar16.2222457
8Barcelona/MilanFlight to Milan - Galeria Vitor Emmanuelle - Doumo Milan(o) - Piazza del Duomo - Castello Sforzesco7.4410592
9MilanCastello Sforzesco - Parco Sempione - Doumo Milan - Arco della Pace - Teatro alla Scala(o) - Pinacoteca de Brera12.6718039
10Milan/VeneciaTrain to Venice - Rioalto - Piazza Di San Marco - Arsenale - Museo Correr - Basilica di San Marco(o) - Palazzo Ducale15.8022711
11Venecia/FlorenciaPonti dell’Accademia - Giardini Papadopoli - Train to Florence - Piazza del Duomo - Ponte Vecchio - Santa Maria Novella(o) - Piazza della Signoria13.7819205
12FlorenciaSanta Maria del Fiore(o) - Galeria Uffizi - Piazza Santo Spirito - Palazzo Pitti(o) - Porta di San Frediano16.8023513
13Florencia/RomaBasilica di Santa Croce - Train to Rome - Fontana di Trevi - Pantheon - Plaza Navona - Tiber river16.4722500
14RomaColiseum - Forum - Palatino - Piazza del Campidoglio - Trastevere - Victor Emmanuelle monument22.8032118
15RomaBasilica di San Pedro(o) - Castel Sant’Angelo - Piazza del Popolo - Villa Borghese - Piazza di Spagna - Pantheon - Trastavere17.9125178
16Roma/MadridFlight to Madrid - Plaza Mayor - Opera(o) - Palacio Real(o) - Templo de Debod9.0812615
17MadridMuseo Reina Sofía - Mercado Anton Martin - Flight at 18:257.7711030

(o): Just outside, no tickets or no time =(

Things I missed

Madrid

Sevilla

Barcelona

Milano

Venezia

Firenze

Rome

Recommendations

Reservations

At least in my experience, you got to at least reserve your tickets with this much anticipation. But I would recommend to maybe be even por proactive with getting them.

Same day1-2 days beforeUp to 1 week1 week or more
Museo Reina SofíaSanta María del FioreAlcazarCappella Sistina
Pinacoteca de BreraGalleria dell’AccademiaGiraldaSagrada Familia
Museo CorrerCasa MilàPark GüelColiseum - Forum
Palazzo DucaleCasa BatllóGaleria Uffizi
Castell de MontjuicCastel Sant’Angelo
PantheonDoumo Milan
Museo del Prado

  1. https://mobimatter.com/travel-esim/esimgo-europe-10-gb-esim ↩︎

  2. https://www.eurail.com/en ↩︎

  3. https://www.turismomadrid.es/es/organizate-alias/inspirate/madrid-en-dos-dias.html ↩︎

  4. https://www.guiasevilla.com/ ↩︎

  5. https://www.barcelonaturisme.com/wv3/es/page/81/dos-dias-en-barcelona.html ↩︎

  6. https://www.disfrutaflorencia.com/florencia-en-dos-dias ↩︎

  7. https://www.disfrutaroma.com/roma-en-48-horas ↩︎