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Whether you have time for just a day trip or if you have two days, three days, four days or five days to venture out of Madrid, you'll find something of interest here.

Which tour is best? They really do get better the longer they are. The only problem is that they also start to cram more and more in.

Still, if this is a once in a lifetime trip to Spain, you could do much worse than one of these trips. There are also a few Spain Tours from Barcelona.

1. Spain Tours from Madrid: Day Trips

If you've only got time for a day trip from Madrid, you're probably going to want to visit one of Madrid's satellite cities: either Toledo to the south or a couple of cities out of Segovia, Avila, Valle de los Caidos and El Escorial.

Alternatively, you could always venture as far as Barcelona or Seville, trips only made possible by the high-speed AVE train.

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2. Spain Tours from Madrid: Two-Day Trip to Cordoba & Seville

These cities may seem far away from Madrid, but that's what the AVE high-speed train was made for. Unfortunately, for cost-saving reasons this trip takes the bus out to Cordoba and Seville on the first day, which takes up a lot of time, but it returns on the second day on the train.

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3. Spain Tours from Madrid: Three-Day Trip to Cordoba, Seville & Ronda

Half a day in Cordoba, a day and a half in Seville, a day in Ronda, and finishing off on the Costa del Sol isn't a bad amount to fit into three days.

Note that, unlike the above tours, this one does not return you to Madrid at the end.

4. Spain Tours from Madrid: Four-Day Tour of Cordoba, Seville, Granada & Toledo

Visit Andalusia's three most important cities in just four days. The organizers have proportioned the four days perfectly, with half a day in Cordoba, a day and a half in Seville and a day in Granada. Then, on the way back to Madrid, stop off in Toledo for a brief look around there.

Includes a visit to the Alhambra.

5. Spain Tours from Madrid: Five-Day Tour of Andalusia & Toledo

The same as the above tour, with an extra day to take in Ronda and the Costa del Sol.

6. Spain Tours from Madrid: Seven-Day Tour of Barcelona, Andalusia and More

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Visit the best of Spain's cities - Barcelona, Seville and Granada as well as Cordoba, Valencia and Zaragoza in this mammoth tour of the country.

This seven-day (six-night) tour includes combines whistle-stop tours of the smaller cities with slightly longer stops in both Seville and Barcelona (where you'll spend two nights in each). If you only have a week in Spain in your life and need to see its highlights, this is the tour for you.

Accommodation is at luxury hotels and many meals are included.

7. Spain Tours from Madrid: Nine-Day Tour of Spain

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A more leisurely pace than the above tours, this first guided tour from Madrid does the typical Madrid to the Costa del Sol and Andalusia via Toledo, but adds a few extra days in for you to catch your breath a little. You spend two nights in Madrid, followed by a drive to Granada, via a short stop in Toledo. After a night in Granada, you spend two nights in Torremolinos for a rest on the beach. The next journey takes you via Jerez and Ronda before arriving in Seville for two nights. You then visit Cordoba on the way back to Madrid.

This tour has a nice combination of extended stays in Madrid, Seville and Torremolinos with quick stops in Jerez, Toledo, Ronda and Cordoba, but the time in Torremolinos could frustrate the more active traveler.
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8. Spain Tours from Madrid: Nine-Day Tour of Spain and Portugal

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If you'd like to see some different parts of Spain and to see some of Portugal too, then check out the Jewels of Spain and Portugal.

This tour takes you from Madrid to Portugal in two days via the lesser known sights of Avila (Spain), Salamanca (Spain), Coimbra (Portugal, where you spend a night), Fatima (Portugal) and Obidos (Portugal). After two nights in Lisbon, you return to Spain for two nights in Seville followed by a trip up to Madrid (via Cordoba), where you also spend two days. As with the above tour, the combination of extended stays in some excellent cities along with quick stops in beautiful spots is an excellent way to see of Portugal and southern Spain without feeling over-exerted. Read more about this Portugal and Spain Tour from Madrid

If both of these tours appeal, consider taking a combination of two. See the tour below.

9. Spain Tours from Madrid: Two-Week Tours of Spain, Portugal and Morocco

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If you've come a long way to Spain, the week-long tours above might not be long enough for you. In which case, a two-week Spain tours from Madrid might appeal more to you.

If both of the two nine-day tours mentioned above appeal, then how about a two that combines the two? This 13-day Iberian Vacation takes you on a similar trip from Madrid to Lisbon (albeit with more stops in Spain and less in Portugal), via Segovia, Avila, Salamanca and Fatima (Portugal). After two nights in Lisbon, followed by two nights in Seville, you spend one night in Tangier (Morocco), two nights resting on the Costa del Sol, followed by a night in Granada before returning to Madrid, via Toledo.
More: Spain, Portugal and Morocco Tour

Two alternatives:

Spain, Portugal, Morocco Tour from Madrid with a five-day excursion to Morocco
Best of Spain and Portugal missing out Morocco completely for an extra day in Spain

10. Spain Tours from Madrid: Two-Week Tours of Spain

For a tour that concentrates on Spain and misses out both Portugal and Morocco, check out the Grand Tour of Spain. It covers most of the main cities in Spain (apart from those in the north-west) and a few smaller cities too. It also misses out the two-day stop in Torremolinos that the previous few tours included. The itinerary in full: Madrid (one night), Aranjuez, Cuenca, Valencia (two nights), Peniscola, Barcelona (two nights), Zaragoza, Pamplona (one night), San Sebastian (subject to confiration), Bilbao, Burgos (one night), Segovia, Avila, Salamanca (one-night), Caceres, Seville (two-nights), Jerez, Ronda, Granada (one night), Cordoba (one night), Toledo (optional), Madrid (two nights).
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If you really want the two-day stop at the beach, then check out this similar tour: Spanish Fiesta

Damian Corrigan
Spain Travel Guide

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