Spain · Sep 25–Oct 7, 2026

Barcelona · Mallorca · Granada · Seville · Madrid

DatesSep 25–Oct 7, 2026

Friday buffer through Wednesday Madrid exit.

BasesBarcelona · Mallorca · Granada · Seville · Madrid

Five bases; no extra coast branch.

Pace3 Barcelona · 3 Mallorca · 3 Granada · 3 Seville · 1 Madrid

Keep major sights timed; keep island/Andalusia days breathable.

Scarce ticketsSagrada Família · Alhambra · Alcázar · Prado

Book official timed entries before optimizing meals.

Fri 9/25Transit Sat 9/26–Mon 9/28Barcelona Tue 9/29–Thu 10/1Mallorca Fri 10/2–Sat 10/3Granada Sun 10/4–Tue 10/6Seville Wed 10/7Madrid

Itinerary

Daily route

Fri 9/25

Transit

Open buffer

FRI9/25/2026

Transit / buffer

Day 1

Arrival / flight buffer

Protect this as slack before Barcelona starts the next morning.

Must do

Arrival, repositioning, or overnight-flight buffer.

Nice to have

Light arrival dinner only if already landed and settled.

Hotel

Same base.

Illustrated Spain arrival buffer with luggage, passport, and evening city light — Arrival buffer

Illustrated first Spain evening with warm streets and low-commitment tapas — First evening

Sat 9/26–Mon 9/28

Barcelona

Gaudí anchors plus Gothic texture

SAT9/26/2026

Barcelona

Day 2

Eixample / Passeig de Gràcia orientation

This is the hotel-base and Gaudí-house day; keep it walkable around Passeig de Gràcia.

Must do

Eixample（扩展区）/ Passeig de Gràcia（格拉西亚大道）orientation
Casa Batlló（巴特罗之家）
La Pedrera（米拉之家）

Nice to have

Easy tapas crawl in Eixample（扩展区）
Sunset around Montjuïc（蒙特惠奇山）
Rooftop if energy is good

Hotel

Best base: Eixample（扩展区）/ Passeig de Gràcia（格拉西亚大道）

Mandarin Oriental Barcelona（巴塞罗那文华东方酒店）
Majestic Hotel & Spa（马杰斯迪克酒店）
Almanac Barcelona（巴塞罗那阿尔玛纳克酒店）
Ohla Eixample（奥拉扩展区酒店）
H10 Madison（H10麦迪逊酒店） if prioritizing Gothic Quarter（哥特区） access

Illustrated Casa Batllo and La Pedrera on Passeig de Gracia with Eixample balconies — Casa Batlló / La Pedrera

SUN9/27/2026

Barcelona

Day 3

Sagrada Família timed-entry day

Make Sagrada Família the immovable anchor; add Park Güell only with a clean slot.

Must do

Sagrada Família（圣家族大教堂）timed entry, ideally late morning or late afternoon light
Add one Gaudí house: Casa Batlló（巴特罗之家）or La Pedrera（米拉之家）

Nice to have

Park Güell（桂尔公园）if you can secure a clear timed slot
Bunkers/Carmel（卡梅尔碉堡）sunset only if energy and logistics allow

Hotel

Same base.

Illustrated Sagrada Familia stained glass and Gaudi towers — Sagrada Família

Illustrated Park Guell mosaics and Barcelona hillside — Park Güell

MON9/28/2026

Barcelona → Mallorca

Day 4

Gothic morning, fly BCN to PMI

Keep Barcelona morning light; solve the airport transfer before adding market time.

Must do

Morning: Gothic Quarter（哥特区）
Cathedral exterior
Palau de la Música（加泰罗尼亚音乐宫）exterior
Park Güell（桂尔公园）if not done
Fly BCN to PMI

Nice to have

Barcelona food market glance only if convenient; skip if it turns into crowd-herding

Hotel

Mallorca base: Palma Old Town（帕尔马老城）/ La Lonja（拉隆哈）/ Portixol（波特克索尔）

Sant Francesc Hotel Singular（圣弗朗西斯克独特酒店）
Hotel Can Cera（坎塞拉酒店）
Es Príncep（普林塞普酒店）
Portixol Hotel（波特克索尔酒店）

Illustrated Gothic Quarter lanes and Palau de la Musica exterior in Barcelona — Gothic / Palau

Tue 9/29–Thu 10/1

Mallorca

Palma, Tramuntana, then Granada transfer

TUE9/29/2026

Mallorca

Day 5

Palma soft day

This is the low-friction Palma day; a sunset boat is weather-dependent, not mandatory.

Must do

Keep the formal must-do slot light; use this as the island decompression day.

Nice to have

Arab Baths（阿拉伯浴场）
Santa Catalina market（圣卡塔林纳市场）
Portixol waterfront（波特克索尔）
Sunset boat if weather cooperates

Hotel

Same base.

Illustrated Palma Old Town, Arab Baths tiles, Santa Catalina market, and stone lanes — Palma Old Town

WED9/30/2026

Mallorca

Day 6

Serra de Tramuntana day

Choose mountains or cave/east-coast; do not try to force every island icon into one day.

Must do

Serra de Tramuntana（特拉蒙塔纳山脉）day
Valldemossa（法德摩萨）
Deià（德亚）viewpoint/lunch
Sóller / Port de Sóller（索列尔 / 索列尔港）
This is the best Mallorca day

Nice to have

Alternative: Drach Caves（德拉奇溶洞）+ east coast
Formentor（福门托尔）viewpoints if you accept road restrictions/logistics

Hotel

Same base.

Illustrated Serra de Tramuntana with Valldemossa, Deia, and Port de Soller terraces — Tramuntana

Illustrated Drach Caves underground lake and Mallorca east coast limestone — Drach Caves option

THU10/1/2026

Mallorca → Granada

Day 7

PMI to GRX, Albaicín sunset

Treat the flight and hotel check-in as the work; sunset viewpoint is the reward.

Must do

Fly PMI to GRX
Evening in Albaicín（阿尔拜辛）
Plaza Nueva（新广场）
Carrera del Darro（达罗路）
Mirador de San Nicolás（圣尼古拉斯观景台）at sunset

Nice to have

Hammam Al Ándalus（安达卢斯土耳其浴）
Sacromonte（萨克罗蒙特）flamenco cave if arrival is early and energy is high

Hotel

Granada base: Plaza Nueva（新广场）/ Realejo（雷亚莱霍）/ Albaicín（阿尔拜辛） edge

Shine Albayzín（闪耀阿尔拜辛酒店）
Palacio de Santa Inés（圣伊内斯宫酒店）
Hospes Palacio de los Patos（帕托斯宫霍斯佩斯酒店）
Áurea Catedral（奥雷亚大教堂酒店）

Illustrated Mirador de San Nicolas looking toward the Alhambra at sunset — Albaicín sunset

Fri 10/2–Sat 10/3

Granada

Alhambra anchor, then Albaicín / Sacromonte texture

FRI10/2/2026

Granada

Day 8

Alhambra general ticket day

Nasrid Palaces timing is the whole day’s spine; everything else bends around it.

Must do

Alhambra（阿尔罕布拉宫）General ticket
Nasrid Palaces（纳斯瑞德宫殿）timed entry
Generalife gardens（赫内拉利费宫）
Alcazaba（阿卡萨巴碉堡）
Carlos V Palace（查理五世宫）
Budget 4–5 hours

Nice to have

Sunset from San Miguel Alto（圣米格尔高地）
Quiet Albaicín（阿尔拜辛）walk after siesta

Hotel

Same base.

Illustrated Alhambra Nasrid Palaces arches, courtyards, and Generalife gardens — Alhambra / Nasrid

SAT10/3/2026

Granada

Day 9

Albaicín + Sacromonte walk

This is the texture day: walk, tapas, and a performance without a dinner-bundle trap.

Must do

Albaicín（阿尔拜辛）+ Sacromonte（萨克罗蒙特）walk
Granada Cathedral / Royal Chapel（格拉纳达大教堂 / 皇家礼拜堂）
Tapas crawl

Nice to have

Hammam（土耳其浴）
Monastery of San Jerónimo（圣热罗尼莫修道院）
Carmen de los Mártires（殉道者卡门）
Flamenco show-only venue

Hotel

Same base.

Illustrated Sacromonte and Albaicin cave lanes in Granada — Sacromonte

Illustrated intimate flamenco show-only venue with guitar and dancer silhouette — Flamenco

Sun 10/4–Tue 10/6

Seville

Golden-hour plazas, royal gardens, flamenco

SUN10/4/2026

Seville

Day 10

Transfer to Seville, Plaza de España

Protect golden hour; do Setas only if the transfer lands cleanly.

Must do

Transfer to Seville
Plaza de España（西班牙广场）late afternoon/golden hour
María Luisa Park（玛丽亚路易莎公园）

Nice to have

Setas de Sevilla（都市阳伞）at sunset/night
Triana（特里亚纳）riverside
Quick Archivo de Indias（西印度群岛综合档案馆）exterior

Hotel

Seville base: Santa Cruz（圣十字区）/ Arenal（阿雷纳尔）/ Centro（市中心）

Hotel Alfonso XIII（阿方索十三世酒店）
Mercer Sevilla（塞维利亚默瑟酒店）
Hotel Casa 1800（1800之家酒店）
Las Casas de la Judería（犹太区房屋酒店）
Hotel Amadeus（阿马迪斯酒店）

Illustrated Plaza de Espana and Maria Luisa Park in Seville golden hour — Plaza de España

Illustrated Setas de Sevilla at sunset with warm city lights — Setas de Sevilla

MON10/5/2026

Seville

Day 11

Real Alcázar + Cathedral

Book Alcázar morning entry; cathedral/Giralda can follow after lunch.

Must do

Real Alcázar（塞维利亚王宫）in the morning
Seville Cathedral（塞维利亚大教堂）+ Giralda（吉拉达塔）after lunch

Nice to have

Archivo de Indias（西印度群岛综合档案馆）
Casa de Pilatos（彼拉多官邸）
Sunset drinks with Giralda（吉拉达塔）view

Hotel

Same base.

Illustrated Real Alcazar gardens, tile, arches, and water channels in Seville — Real Alcázar

TUE10/6/2026

Seville

Day 12

Triana + flamenco show-only night

Default relaxed Seville beats a rushed Córdoba unless the Mezquita is a must-have.

Must do

Triana（特里亚纳）: ceramics, river, tapas
Evening flamenco show-only: Casa de la Memoria（记忆之家）, Teatro Flamenco Triana, or Museo del Baile Flamenco（弗拉明戈舞蹈博物馆）

Nice to have

Optional Córdoba（科尔多瓦）day trip if you want one more mega-sight
Otherwise keep this as the relaxed Seville day

Hotel

Same base.

Illustrated Triana ceramics, river, and tapas in Seville — Triana

Illustrated Casa de la Memoria style flamenco show-only venue — Show-only flamenco

Wed 10/7

Madrid

High-speed rail, one capital anchor, exit base if needed

WED10/7/2026

Madrid

Day 13

AVE to Madrid, Prado or Royal Palace

Choose Prado or Royal Palace before adding Gran Vía/Retiro; departure logistics decide the ceiling.

Must do

AVE/high-speed train to Madrid
If flying home today, pick one: Prado Museum（普拉多博物馆）or Royal Palace（马德里王宫）
If overnighting, add Gran Vía（格兰大道）and Retiro（丽池公园）

Nice to have

Keep airport timing honest; this is one anchor plus a walk, not a full Madrid itinerary.

Hotel

If staying: Barrio de Las Letras（文学区）/ Retiro（丽池区）/ Salamanca（萨拉曼卡）/ Gran Vía（格兰大道）

Mandarin Oriental Ritz（马德里丽兹文华东方酒店）
Four Seasons Madrid（马德里四季酒店）
Gran Hotel Inglés（英国大酒店）
Thompson Madrid（马德里汤普森酒店）
VP Plaza España（VP西班牙广场酒店）

Illustrated Prado Museum and Madrid museum district atmosphere — Prado Museum

Illustrated Madrid Gran Via, Retiro, and warm tapas evening — Madrid finish

Logistics

Book first

Timed entries

Sagrada Família · Park Güell · Alhambra · Alcázar · Prado

Book official timed tickets first; Nasrid Palaces and Sagrada Família drive the surrounding day shape.

Flights

BCN → PMI · PMI → GRX

The two island jumps are the route’s fragile seams; buy them before polishing restaurants or nice-to-haves.

Rail

Seville → Madrid AVE / high-speed

Use a morning train on 10/7 if Madrid is also a sightseeing day; late trains turn Prado/Royal Palace into fiction.

Island movement

Palma · Tramuntana · Sóller · Drach / Formentor

Pick one Mallorca day thesis: mountain villages or east-coast caves. Road restrictions and parking are real itinerary constraints.

Hills / late nights

Granada taxis · Seville taxis/rides

Use taxis for luggage, Granada hills, flamenco nights, and heat; walk only when walking is the point.

Hotel bases

Eixample · Palma Old Town · Plaza Nueva · Santa Cruz · Las Letras

Favor base quality over one-off hotel cleverness; central bases make timed sights and evening walks much easier.