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What to book before you travel to Spain?

Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.

Trip length
One weekTen daysTwo weeks

8 activities to book · about €290 per person

Barcelona

Days 1-3
Days 1-3Sagrada Família, skip the line1h30Gaudí's basilica, under construction since 1882 and still short of its central tower. The queue at the door is long; the light through the coloured glass is why you go in.€35Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-3Park Güell and Gaudí, guided3hThe mosaic bench, the crooked colonnades, and a park that was meant to be a housing estate. A guide explains why nobody bought a plot.€45Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Las Ramblas and the Boqueria market · The Gothic quarter · Barceloneta beach · Bunkers del Carmel, above the rooftops

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Madrid

Days 4-5
Days 4-5The Prado, guided2hVelázquez, Goya and Bosch in two hours, with someone to say which rooms to skip and which to stand still in.€30Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 4-5Tapas tour in La Latina3hFour or five bars in an evening, one plate at each, in the oldest drinking quarter of Madrid.€55Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Retiro park · Plaza Mayor · The Royal Palace, from outside · The Temple of Debod

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Seville

Days 6-8
Days 6-8The Alcázar, skip the line2hA Mudéjar palace built for Christian kings by Moorish craftsmen, and still used by the royal family. Its gardens take a morning on their own.€25Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 6-8A flamenco performance1h30A small room, a guitar, a singer and a dancer, in the city where the form took shape.€30Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: The cathedral and the Giralda · Plaza de España · The Triana quarter · Maria Luisa park

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Granada

Days 9-10
Days 9-10Alhambra and Generalife, skip the line3hThe Nasrid palaces, their carved stucco and their water gardens. Tickets sell out weeks ahead, which is what you are really buying.€40Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 9-10Flamenco in the Sacromonte caves1h30Danced in the whitewashed cave houses of the old Roma quarter, close enough to feel the floor move.€30Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: The Albaicín quarter · Mirador San Nicolás · Free tapas with your drink · The cathedral

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Frequently asked questions

How much do the activities to book in Spain cost?

€290 per person if you do them all, across 8 bookings. The most expensive is "Tapas tour in La Latina" at €55, the cheapest "The Alcázar, skip the line" at €25. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.

What can you do in Spain without booking anything?

16 visits on this itinerary need no ticket or time slot, starting with Las Ramblas and the Boqueria market, The Gothic quarter, Barceloneta beach, Bunkers del Carmel, above the rooftops. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.

At which stop should you book earliest?

Barcelona, with 2 activities to book, against 2 at the quietest stop. That is where slots go first.

How long do these activities take?

From 1h30 for the shortest to 3h for the longest. Fit them into your days before filling the rest: a guided visit often takes half a day.

The rest of the trip

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