Spain Travel Guides

Explore our firsthand Spain travel guides from an eight-day trip through Barcelona, Valencia, and Madrid, including a wine day trip to Requena. You’ll find our actual itinerary, the hotels and transportation we booked, and detailed reviews of experiences we tried—plus what we’d do again and where we’d spend differently.

FEATURED ITINERARY

8 Days in Spain: Barcelona, Valencia & Madrid

Our actual eight-day itinerary, including how we traveled between cities, what we prioritized, and how we made the trip work with six PTO days.

More From Our Spain Trip

Dive into the hotels, transportation, and experiences we booked, including what we’d recommend and what we’d do differently.

Madrid skyline from hotel balcony

Spain Hotels, Trains & Tours We Booked

A closer look at where we stayed, how we traveled between cities, and which bookings we’d make again.

Sagrada Família exterior

Sagrada Família Guided Tour + Tower Review

What our guided tour and tower access included, what surprised us, and whether we’d book the same experience again.

room with wine barrels

Requena Wine Day Trip From Valencia

How we visited three wineries with a private driver, what the day cost, and why we’d choose private transportation again.