Need suggestions for Spain
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Rock_Inhabitant
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I have been to pain very often in the past years. I would suggest band aids or painkillers for the best experience
VTshredder69
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Learn Spanish. My suggestion.
oldmanski
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I have only been to Barcelona and really enjoyed it. The public transportation was easy to navigate and most of the people are quite friendly, speaking Spanish helps, like mentioned above. We did the typical tourist stuff such as the Sagrada Familia church (inside tour), all the 92' summer Olympic stuff is still around like the track and field stadium, outdoor diving/swimming facilities and such which you can go visit. There are a couple cool skateparks around and fun to skate. We went to a football(soccer) game at Camp Nou which was pretty epic. The food was delicious and very affordable if you stay off the touristy routes. We didnt catch any bull fighting but that wouldve just added to the already good time.
Im sure there are many other areas of Spain that are great, but this has been my first and only time so far. Go have fun OP
Im sure there are many other areas of Spain that are great, but this has been my first and only time so far. Go have fun OP
PartyBullshiit
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My father’s side of my family are from Spain and I still visit family annually. There’s so many beautiful places to see. If you can I’d skip Barcelona and Madrid. Some pretty things there but it’s very touristy. You’ll likely have to fly into one of those places which is fine but I’d immediately rent a car and drive elsewhere or hop on the trains.
here’s a short list of really cool places.
Vigo, it’s a coastal area where they grow massive amounts of amazing seafood. You can take boat rides to the mussel, scallops, oyster farms. They’ll show you how they’re grown in the ocean on massive platforms and usually will pull some fresh for you and cook them right on the boat. They’re also known for some of the best white wines in the region. Albarino is an extremely popular fresh white they produce and goes great with seafood.
Andalusia, it’s on the Malaga region. They’re really famous for the White House’s throughout the country sides. A lot are built on the sides of mountains. It’s just a really beautiful area to visit. Again if you can drive around you’ll have one of the best days just driving through the villages and stopping at local eateries. The locals are very friendly. Many people host “restaurants” out of their homes and you’ll have some of the most amazing food using all local ingredients. They also produce a variety of wines using different grapes from the country.
Ronda, it’s another town in the Andalusia region which again has the building structures built into the mountains and on cliffs. These are much more exaggerated meaning on higher cliffs with crazy edges. There’s a lot of history in Ronda with a few really old structures still around today. One of the older churches in Spain as well as a really cool bull fighting ring. If you go here you have to take the Camino del Desfiladero del Tajo Gorge walk. It’s a crazy path built into the side of a mountain. Depending on the route you take you’ll either be on a built walkway that easier to do or you’ll have to wear a harness and clip into safety lines along the edge. You wear helmets for both. If you’re scared of heights choose the path that doesn’t require the harness.
Oviedo, another beautiful region of Spain. The town itself is over 1000 years old so you’ll see tons of very old world buildings as well as modern ones. It’s a nice blend of old and new. If you’re a formula one buff this is the region Fernado Alonso is from. In this area is where his personal karting track and museum dedicated to him is located which you can visit. They have a bunch of his vehicles, race suits, helmets and other cool things on hand you can see.
https://www.museoycircuitofernandoalonso.com/en/
That’s a pretty good start for more off the beaten path places. If you have any questions feel free to message me. More than happy to help.
**This post was edited on Jul 24th 2024 at 2:24:36pm
**This post was edited on Jul 24th 2024 at 2:24:56pm
here’s a short list of really cool places.
Vigo, it’s a coastal area where they grow massive amounts of amazing seafood. You can take boat rides to the mussel, scallops, oyster farms. They’ll show you how they’re grown in the ocean on massive platforms and usually will pull some fresh for you and cook them right on the boat. They’re also known for some of the best white wines in the region. Albarino is an extremely popular fresh white they produce and goes great with seafood.
Andalusia, it’s on the Malaga region. They’re really famous for the White House’s throughout the country sides. A lot are built on the sides of mountains. It’s just a really beautiful area to visit. Again if you can drive around you’ll have one of the best days just driving through the villages and stopping at local eateries. The locals are very friendly. Many people host “restaurants” out of their homes and you’ll have some of the most amazing food using all local ingredients. They also produce a variety of wines using different grapes from the country.
Ronda, it’s another town in the Andalusia region which again has the building structures built into the mountains and on cliffs. These are much more exaggerated meaning on higher cliffs with crazy edges. There’s a lot of history in Ronda with a few really old structures still around today. One of the older churches in Spain as well as a really cool bull fighting ring. If you go here you have to take the Camino del Desfiladero del Tajo Gorge walk. It’s a crazy path built into the side of a mountain. Depending on the route you take you’ll either be on a built walkway that easier to do or you’ll have to wear a harness and clip into safety lines along the edge. You wear helmets for both. If you’re scared of heights choose the path that doesn’t require the harness.
Oviedo, another beautiful region of Spain. The town itself is over 1000 years old so you’ll see tons of very old world buildings as well as modern ones. It’s a nice blend of old and new. If you’re a formula one buff this is the region Fernado Alonso is from. In this area is where his personal karting track and museum dedicated to him is located which you can visit. They have a bunch of his vehicles, race suits, helmets and other cool things on hand you can see.
https://www.museoycircuitofernandoalonso.com/en/
That’s a pretty good start for more off the beaten path places. If you have any questions feel free to message me. More than happy to help.
**This post was edited on Jul 24th 2024 at 2:24:36pm
**This post was edited on Jul 24th 2024 at 2:24:56pm
SlushSeason
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Do you have time to visit Portugal at all? Porto is an awesome place for a couple's trip.
Spain is cool too. Barcelona is worth 2 days, but you'll get tired of how touristy it is pretty quick. Madrid doesn't have as much sightseeing appeal, but in my opinion the vibes are much better and people are friendlier.
Spain is cool too. Barcelona is worth 2 days, but you'll get tired of how touristy it is pretty quick. Madrid doesn't have as much sightseeing appeal, but in my opinion the vibes are much better and people are friendlier.
PartyBullshiit
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14620297:SlushSeason said:
Porto, nazare, and Lisbon are all amazing places. Just got back from there end of last year. But I wouldn’t try to pack those into a Spain trip unless you have a good 2 weeks. Portugal deserves it’s on trip to really enjoy the country.
BallClapper
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I have spent a few extended vacations in pain.
270on420out
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There’s a vacation town named Denia about 2 hours south of Valencia. Highly recommend visiting if you’ll be there in the summer. You can also catch a ferry to the Balearic Islands from Denia for a cheap price while you’re there.
Also don’t worry about speaking Spanish because most people under the age of 60 speak fluent english. The ones that don’t will speak English better than you speak Spanish.
last time I was in Spain I was like 19 walking down the street by myself and some dude sitting on a bench just looked at me and asked in perfect English if I wanted to buy some hash. European education system goes crazy
Also don’t worry about speaking Spanish because most people under the age of 60 speak fluent english. The ones that don’t will speak English better than you speak Spanish.
last time I was in Spain I was like 19 walking down the street by myself and some dude sitting on a bench just looked at me and asked in perfect English if I wanted to buy some hash. European education system goes crazy
KungKalmar
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14620340:270on420out said:
It shouldn't be so surprising when english is one of the easiest languages to learn or at least to usable level.
**This post was edited on Jul 25th 2024 at 12:06:30am
SteezyYeeter
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ski season is in september in spain?
14620267:oldmanski said:
I have a question. I was checkinghttps://sagradafamilia.org/en/tickets-individuals ticket prices start from around $30 up to $50, and I saw some guided tours fromhttps://gowithguide.com/spain is around $150. Is it worth to spend few extra bucks? Do you have any experience using guides?
**This post was edited on Jul 25th 2024 at 8:16:15am
VTshredder69
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14620374:Newgen said:
I used that before my Peru trip. Def helped with the basics! Would recommend.
oldmanski
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14620377:Newgen said:
Apologies, I do not have any experience with using a guide. When we went, we did the individual tickets and were able to freely walk around inside some areas. I would imagine with a guide you will receive a much more in-depth tour and access to certain parts that are not allowed to the general public.
PartyBullshiit
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14620375:Newgen said:
I’ve also done Tenerife in the canary’s. We stayed in Abama at the ritz Carlton. Sep-Oct is there extremely slow season and you can get some super cheap rates on the island. We rented a car and drove the entire island. Hiked the volcano to the summi, did all the wine regions which they have 5. One of the only places in the world that still has old world grape vines, in the 19th century there was a plague that destroyed most of the vineyards across Europe. Canaries being islands were not affected. Drove to the north side of the island which is the rain forest side and drove up the rain forest. It’s a really beautiful place and would highly recommend
PartyBullshiit
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14620377:Newgen said:
This is who we’ve always used for our tours. You can choose small or large groups. They usually include transportation to and from your hotel. They use really good local guides. We’ve never had a bad experience with the.
https://www.viator.com/?m=63845&sup...23&supai=394056973613&supap=&supdv=m&supnt=nt:g&suplp=9011868&supli=&supti=kwd-270303623&tsem=true&supci=kwd-270303623&supap1=&supap2=&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD-gbd6QKcfl1VGFDgUtEVrNZU8FJ&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgKDQ8MrChwMVb4laBR0u-Rt3EAAYASAAEgIJi_D_BwE
SlushSeason
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14620377:Newgen said:
I went there as part of a Tours By Locals tour and it was excellent. Tours By Locals has super high standards for their guides so they're pricy but almost always way better than the mass market operators