Rick’s Resources: Spain

For your Best of Spain tour, we've curated this collection of Rick Steves' Europe videos, articles, and radio interviews to help you get your tour ...

Valladolid vs Salamanca

I’ll be traveling in Spain in August flying into Madrid then heading to the northern coast then over to the Betanzos area for the eclipse. On my wa...

Spain: Madrid, Camino Frances Last 100K, Leon, Salamanca & Tolado

**Why we chose this part of Spain** This was our first trip together to Spain. We love museums, churches, trying local foods, ambling around cities...

Itinerary concerns and feedback on adjustments

Hello forum friends, I thought I had my itinerary and travel times straight but took another look and am reconsidering our plans. We had hope...

Skip inland Spain in july ?!

Hi ! We are planning a 28 Road trip from Toulouse to Porto. From Pyrénées to Basque country, Cantabria, Asturias and Galicia. Some people elsewh...

Route Planning

Hi from a newbie ! I’m spending Christmas and New Year in the Algarve! I’ve got my route down planned (and booked) . I’ll be stopping in Tour...

Preliminary Itinerary October 2026 - feedback please

Hello travelers , We’re in the early stages of planning an October 2026 trip to Spain and welcome feedback. Note that this is our 4th trip to S...

Catalonia Puerto Del Sol vs Hotel Francisco in Madrid Spain

Hello, anyone have any options about either of these hotels? We have narrowed it down to these two potential hotels in Madrid for our trip in lat...

One week in Madrid, should I visit the cities around?

Hi everyone! We're heading to Madrid from April 19 to 27. It's me, my partner, and our 7-year-old—she's a pro at travel. While Madrid is our ba...

hotel in Chueca neighborhood of Madrid

suggestions for nice place to stay for a coupleof nights in Chueca

Ribera del Duero recommendations

We would like to add a couple of nights to our late March trip in the Ribera del Duero region. We will have a car and would welcome any recommendat...

Looking to do the Basque tour in mid-September

We are Looking to do the Rick Steves Basque tour in mid-September. We're going to fly into Paris and spend 2 or 3 days just outside of Paris to acc...

Itinerary ideas

Hello, I will be spending 2 wks in Spain after a trip to Lisbon in June. Was thinking of flying to Seville, then visiting Granada, Valencia, and h...

Spring break 9 nights suggestions

Hello everyone, plotting my next getaway. We have a teen who is learning Spanish in school. Right now a roundtrip to and from Madrid is the cheapes...

14 Nights Spain & Portugal

Hi, We're planning to visit Spain and Portugal for the first time in early Nov 2026. We picked that time because we'll be heading directly to G...