Madrid, Barcelona, Andalusia by AVE — the planner schedules the art, the tapas and the Alhambra slot.
For: For travelers who want the art vaults, the Gaudí icons and the Alhambra — and understand dinner starts at 9:30.
Updated 2026-09-14 · 5 min read
Spain runs on three cities and one south: Madrid's art triangle, Barcelona's Gaudí, and Andalusia's Córdoba-Seville-Granada trio — all connected by AVE high-speed rail. An AI Spain planner sequences the museums, the timed Alhambra slot and the tapas crawls.
Planning figures: Madrid and Barcelona ~€110–120/day, Andalusia ~€90 — with the menú del día lunch doing the budget's heavy lifting.
Destination, dates, travel style, interests and budget — one form, one click, one day-by-day plan you can keep refining.
Plan your Madrid trip with AI →Madrid–Barcelona in 2h30, Madrid–Seville in 2h40, Madrid–Granada with a connection — the planner schedules the AVE legs as half-days and marks the Alhambra's Nasrid-palace slot, which books out weeks ahead.
Ten days does all three regions; a week picks two. Generate both shapes and compare.
Cultural for the art-and-monuments shape; foodie for the tapas-and-market days; relaxed for the Andalusian patio evenings.
€90–120/day depending on region — the menú del día lunch (€12–15) is Europe's best-value meal.
Madrid — the rail hub and the art capital; Barcelona follows by AVE in 2h30.
Four or five: Seville two, Córdoba one, Granada two.
It schedules the day; you book the Nasrid-palace slot weeks ahead — it sells out.
The food pilgrimage deserves its own trip — or swap Barcelona for it at ten days.
Start from a Madrid plan or any destination you have in mind — the itinerary adapts to your inputs.
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