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#86814 - 03/17/10 04:49 AM
Re: opinions needed: Cordoba or Todedo/Segovia
[Re: Kipper]
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It´s easy to get a rail ticket to Córdoba as it´s on the way to the bigger destination of Granada .. however a 1 day journey would be exhausting ... I would say that it would be better to spend 2 days and go to Granada . Without doubt a great city .. and , of course , you get to see the Alhambra .. a World Heritage Site . And as for your son .. Toledo may be a better bet than Segovia ( though I personally prefer Segovia ) . Toledo is bigger , has a deep military background .. the army school is there .. and , of course , has the famous sword/knife shops .. ( Sort of more masculine hahahaha ) Whilst at the same time being able to enjoy the cathedral .. extraordinary .. and the art ( including paintings by El Greco and Caraviaggio ) . Yeah .. I would definitely choose Toledo for you and your son . Just as an aside .. The last time I went to Toledo was last summer with a friend from the USAF .. he travelled over from Baltimore ... He loved it !
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#86818 - 03/17/10 07:34 AM
Re: opinions needed: Cordoba or Todedo/Segovia
[Re: pedmar]
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don't forget," Avila", is also a world heritage site, 115 kilometers from Madrid
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#86827 - 03/18/10 08:05 AM
Re: opinions needed: Cordoba or Todedo/Segovia
[Re: pedmar]
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I'm in the UK Last year we purchased all of our train travel online and printed off our tickets....and at a very considerable saving. Madrid- Valencia Valencia- Barcelona Madrid-Toledo (return) Madrid-Avila (return)
For the Valencia- Barcelona leg we had Preferential(sic)at a comparable rate to standard tickets!!
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#86828 - 03/18/10 09:16 AM
Re: opinions needed: Cordoba or Todedo/Segovia
[Re: Jan D]
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This is a tough decision. Perhaps one way to look at it is that you can't go wrong because someday you'll be back to go to the places you did not visit during the current trip. During one visit, I took a day to Toledo and another to Segovia, and enjoyed them both immensely. These are relatively easy day trips from Madrid. Going to Cordoba, I would stay at least one night. For some interesting old photos of Cordoba and Toledo's cathedrals, see this link: http://bentpage.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/compare-and-contrast-spain/And for the standard photo of Segovia aqueduct see: http://bentpage.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/the-romans-built-this/Enjoy the journey. 44
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#86829 - 03/18/10 09:49 AM
Re: opinions needed: Cordoba or Todedo/Segovia
[Re: jazz]
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don't forget," Avila", is also a world heritage site, 115 kilometers from Madrid Agree with Jazz, Avila also is a great place to visit. The train journey is very scenic too.
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