After reading some of the other threads on driving and rental cars, I would love to get feedback on whether my transportation choices are the best option.

We fly into Madrid and will use local transportation(4 days). Fly to Barcelona and use feet and local transportation(3 days). Next fly to Sevilla, again feet and local(2 days). From there we will take the train to Malaga, where we spend a week in Fuengirola.

We are looking at picking up a rental car in Malaga so we can do day trips to Cordoba and Granada. Or would be better off to take local trains/buses? Are there other areas anyone can recommend that we could visit if we had a car for this time?

My husband(aka leadfoot) would be doing the driving and he probably won't be fazed by Spainish drivers. But will parking in Cordoba and Granada make it not worth it?