Tom P wrote:
> poldy wrote:
>> Can get award ticket in March to Spain or in late March/early April
>> to Rome/Milan.
>>
>> Spain would be flying into Malaga and going to Seville, Cordoba,
>> Granada, etc.
>>
>> Duration would be about 11 full days.
>>
>> Italy would be flying into Rome, spend a few days (been to already,
>> but would maybe take some side trips) and then making way towards
>> Milan. Ideas include Cinque Terre and Lake Como.
>>
>> Andalusia would be warmer no doubt. Is it too cold for CT and Lake
>> Como that time of the year? Not interested in going swimming or
>> anything. But is it still too early in the year for those areas to
>> open up with all the options which would be available later in the
>> spring?
>
> As nobody mentioned Andalusia then I will. It is very beautiful in
> spring before the summer heat sets in. You have the Alhambra in
> Granada, probably the most spectacular building in the whole of
> Europe, the Great Mosque of Cordoba, the White Villages, Ronda and
> Seville itself. The problem is with your timing - Holy Week is the
> week when these cities, Seville in particular, are jammed pack with
> locals for the great Easter processions, and accomodation in the
> cities themselves may be hard to find. You can read up about these
> here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_Seville
>
> I saw the procession in Marbella some years back, it was much smaller
> but it was impressive enough.
>
> T.
I agree Sevilla Cordoba and Grenada are very nice towns to see. but nothing
in comparison with Rome and Naples.
you mentioned just a few monuments. Naples and Rome will require weeks to be
visited. or explored their museums.