Canter writes:
This is what I was pencilling in: 3 days Antequerra train and then 3 days Cordoba train and then 5 days Sevilla bus and then 2 days Ronda. After that we though a week around Cadiz then back to Sevilla with a side-trip to Huelva.
For what it's worth: I think 5-days in Sevilla is a bit much. I would cut back on both Cordoba and Sevilla (2-days & 4-days). The AVE connects those two cities in 1-hour. Huelva is a good idea. especially since you are travelling with kids. Columbus' first voyage of discovery left from
Palos de la frontera, near la Rabida. You might consider staying at
Parador de Cristobal Colon near Mazagon. Another attraction in Huelva (province) is
el Santuario de la Virgen del Rocio just south of Almonte on the west edge of Doņana National park, Europe's biggest. Damas, the Bus Company that's biggest in Huelva, runs one or two buses a day
por pueblos between Sevilla and Huelva. They also have local bus service to Mazagon (and the University of Huelva) from Huelva.
Cadiz is also a good base for day trips to such places as
Ronda, el Puerto de Santa Maria, Jerez de la frontera, etc. and maybe even Gibraltar.
P.D.
I just returned from Cadiz on July 19th. It was hotter here in Philadelphia than on
Costa de la Luz. But we spoke to some relatives at their beach house Mazagon this week and they said it had turned
very hot there around July 25th.