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Spain — May 2026

Montreal → Tarifa → Granada → Córdoba → Valencia → Barcelona → Montreal • 16 days • solo

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Days to Departure
By Apr 28
Transfer: Seville Airport → Tarifa
Land SVQ 19:35 May 7. ~2.5h south. ALSA bus (cheapest) or pre-booked shuttle (easiest). Goal: arrive by 23:00.
🟡 By Apr 28
By May 3
Fundació Joan Miró — May 20, Montjuïc
fmirobcn.org
🟡 By May 3
Admin
Barcelona Apartment — Guest Registration + Tourist Tax
Central Apartments · Booking 847/2026 · HMJTSDBDKB. Guest form + tourist tax (~€28.50 for 3 nights) at centralapartments.kross.travel
🟠 Before May 15
Send passport details to Airbnb host
Spanish police registration: passport photo + home address + email → Central Apartments host before May 15.
Before May 15
Pre-Departure
Rain jacket — waterproof + hood
Required for Camp Nou (no roof) and Montserrat hike. Doubles as warm layer.
Before May 6
Airalo eSIM for Spain
Install before departure. Activate on landing in Seville.
Before May 6
Google Maps offline — all 5 cities
Tarifa, Granada, Córdoba, Valencia, Barcelona. Download on WiFi.
Before May 6
Credit cards — notify travel dates May 6–22
Both cards. Countries: Spain, France, Belgium.
Before May 6
Travel insurance — confirm active
Coverage May 6–22. Save policy number offline.
Before May 6
Sagrada Família dress code
Shoulders + knees covered on May 18. Pack a scarf.
Before May 6
Match ticket — print + save offline
FC Barcelona vs Real Betis, May 17. DNI: f97845467 · ALIREZA TOGHIANI KHORASGANI. Confirm kickoff time 2 weeks before.
Before May 17
T-Casual 10-trip metro pass — buy at Sants on arrival
~€12, shareable. May 15.
Day-of, May 15
Wed May 6 — Departure
23:00 Fly Montreal YUL → Paris ORY • French Bee BF761 • 7h • Ref: GFMIOP • Economy • Sleep on the plane
Thu May 7 — Paris Layover → Seville → Tarifa
12:00 Land Arrive Paris Orly • 5h10m layover • stay airside if possible, eat a real meal, charge everything
17:10 Fly Paris ORY → Seville SVQ • Transavia TO4608 • 2h25m • Ref: BGJKRN • Economy
19:35 Land Arrive Seville • transfer to Tarifa (~2.5h south)
~23:00 Goal Arrive Tarifa by 23:00 • retreat check-in • sleep
May 7–11 — Soulcation Retreat
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5 Day Soulcation in Tarifa
Organized by Yasmin & Anna • a-way.ca →
May 7–11, 2026 15–18 guests Private room + bath All meals incl. Optional yoga & mindfulness
Boutique home in Tarifa old town with rooftop terrace. Somewhere between a retreat and a group vacation — a chance to discover new sides of yourself, meet kind people, and enjoy one of the most beautiful places in Spain. No mandatory participation. Optional extras: kitesurfing, horseback riding, hiking, massage.
Granada • May 11–12 • 1 night
Eurostars Gran Vía Hotel
Gran Via De Colón 20, 18010 Granada • Check-in from 15:00
Conf 121232 • ✓ Booked (free cancel until May 9)
Mon May 11 — Tarifa → Granada
⚠ Confirm with retreat: early checkout or bag drop before 08:30.
08:30 Leave Leave retreat with bags
08:45 Bus Transportes Comes • Tarifa → Málaga • 3h15m • ✓ Booked • Arr 12:00
12:15 Lunch Quick lunch at Málaga bus station
13:00 Bus ALSA • Málaga → Granada • 1h45m • Seat 16 • ✓ Booked • Arr 14:45
15:00 Hotel Taxi to Eurostars Gran Vía • drop bags, rest
20:30 Viewpoint Mirador San Nicolás — sunset Alhambra view
21:30 Dinner Realejo — free tapas with every drink in Granada. Bar Los Diamantes or Bodegas Castañeda.
Tue May 12 — Alhambra → Córdoba Evening
10:00–13:00 Alhambra ✓ Booked • Viator Ref 1389086863 • Nasrid Palaces • Alcazaba • Generalife • Gardens • Use Basir app
  • Ticket emailed May 11 — check inbox that evening before bed
  • Download Basir app before leaving home — works fully offline (search "Basir Audioguía de La Alhambra")
  • Visit order: Alcazaba → Nasrid Palaces (timed, do not be late) → Palace Carlos V → Generalife
  • Non-refundable, cannot be changed · Provider: +14375232036
13:30 Lunch Near Plaza Nueva
15:00–16:30 Albaicín White-washed lanes and viewpoints — best-preserved Moorish quarter in Spain
17:00 Pack Back to hotel, pack, taxi to Granada station
18:00 Train AVE #02197 • Granada → Córdoba • 1h56m • Economy Saver • ✓ Booked
19:56 Arrive Córdoba • taxi to hotel in La Judería
Córdoba • May 12–14 • 2 nights
Hotel Mezquita Center
Calle Bulevar Hernán Ruiz 4, 14005 Córdoba
Conf EXP-2445196801 • ✓ Booked (non-refundable)
Wed May 13 — Full Day Córdoba
10:00 Gardens Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos — underrated Moorish-Christian gardens, usually skipped by tourists
13:00 Lunch Salmorejo (cold tomato soup) is Córdoba's thing — Bodegas Campos is the classic
15:00–17:30 Mezquita Mezquita-Catedral — red-and-white arches, one of the most surreal spaces in Europe. Go late afternoon when tour buses thin out.
18:00 Walk Judería + hidden patios + Roman Bridge at dusk
21:00 Dinner Casa Pepe de la Judería or Garum 2.1 • Córdoba sleeps early
Thu May 14 — Córdoba → Valencia
08:00 Checkout Breakfast, checkout, taxi to Córdoba Julio Anguita station
09:30 Train Renfe Express #00694 • Córdoba → Valencia • 7h24m • Select Comfort Flexible • ✓ Booked
16:54 Arrive Valencia Estació del Nord • taxi/metro to Hotel Primus
Valencia • May 14–15 • 1 night
Hotel Primus Valencia
Calle Menorca 22, 46023 Valencia
Conf 20724833 • ✓ Booked (non-refundable)
Thu May 14 Evening — Friend Night
Evening Friend Let them pick — paella at Malvarrosa beach (La Pepica / Casa Carmela — book ahead) OR tapas crawl in Ruzafa (Canalla Bistro, Central Bar, Bar Cremaet)
Fri May 15 — Valencia → Barcelona
09:00 Breakfast Ruzafa café — Bluebell Coffee or Dulce de Leche
10:00–12:00 Sightseeing Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias — Calatrava's white spaceship architecture
12:30 Lunch Mercado Central paella counter if time allows
15:36 Train Renfe High-Speed #01162 • Valencia → Barcelona Sants • 3h24m • Economy Saver • ✓ Booked
19:00 Arrive BCN Barcelona Sants • metro to Central Apartments • buy T-Casual metro pass at Sants
20:30 First night Gràcia plazas — Plaça del Sol, Plaça de la Virreina — vermut and tapas. Easy first night.
Accommodations
May 15–18 • 3 nights
Central Apartments
Eixample Dret (near Billy Brunch)
Booking 847/2026 · HMJTSDBDKB • ⚠ Register + pay tourist tax • ✓ Booked
May 18–21 • 3 nights
Radisson Blu 1882
Carrer de Còrsega 482, 08025 Barcelona
Conf 0164264186 • ✓ Booked
Sat May 16 — Gaudí Day + Big Night
08:00 Breakfast Billy Brunch (1 min from apartment) — shakshuka or eggs Benedict
09:00 La Pedrera Casa Milà (La Pedrera) — rooftop sculptures, morning light is best
11:00 Walk Passeig de Gràcia — admire Casa Batlló + Casa Amatller facades
13:00 Lunch El Nacional or Cervecería Catalana — recharge on Passeig de Gràcia
15:00 Rest Apartment — nap, recharge. Tonight is late.
20:30 Dinner El Born — Cal Pep, Bar del Pla, or Sagardi tapas crawl
23:30 Club ⭐ Razzmatazz (Poblenou, 5 rooms, till 6am) or Sala Apolo (Poble Sec) • Dark jeans + shirt + clean sneakers.
Sun May 17 — Match Day ⚽ FC Barcelona vs Real Betis
10:00 Recovery Slow wake-up, recovery breakfast
11:30 Park Güell ✓ Booked • Locator 700433231665 • Booking 8363624 • €24 • Start at Gaudí House Museum • Enter via Carrer del Carmel 23 • Arrive before 12:00
  • Enter via Carrer del Carmel 23 — go to Gaudí House Museum first, not the main park gate
  • Reservation held only 30 min — must arrive by 12:00 or entry not guaranteed
  • No re-entry once ticket is validated — do not leave and come back
  • One-way system with possible waits at Plaça Natura, Hypostyle Room, Dragon Stairway
  • Museum ~30 min, then explore freely · Can change date until day before (ref 8363624)
16:00 Metro Metro L5 → Collblanc → walk to Spotify Camp Nou
17:00 Kickoff ⚽ FC Barcelona vs Real Betis • Confirm kickoff 2 weeks before (may be 20:30) • Rain jacket + long-sleeve — no roof
~19:00 Post-match El Born or Gothic Quarter — lively either way
Mon May 18 — Casa Batlló + Sagrada Família + Hotel Swap
08:30 Casa Batlló ✓ Booked • Locator loc.293126002 • €39 • "Be the First" morning visit • Dragon-spine rooftop before crowds
  • Walkable from Airbnb on Passeig de Gràcia • ~1h 15min visit
  • Bring student ID
10:30 Coffee Nearby café on Passeig de Gràcia — decompress before checkout
11:00 Checkout Airbnb checkout • taxi to Radisson Blu 1882, drop bags (check-in 3 PM)
13:15 Sagrada Família ✓ Reservation 98217880 • Ticket 292979276 • Audioguide included • Nativity Tower 13:45 • Shoulders + knees covered
  • Dress code: shoulders + knees covered — enforced at entrance
  • Nativity Tower timed slot at 13:45 — included in ticket
  • Audioguide included · Allow ~2h total
15:30 Check-in Radisson Blu 1882
16:30 Gothic Quarter Barcelona Cathedral • Plaça Sant Felip Neri • Plaça del Rei
18:30 Church Santa Maria del Mar — free Gothic church, stunning
20:00 Dinner El Born — Paradiso cocktail bar afterwards
Tue May 19 — Montserrat Day Trip
09:00 Depart Metro to Plaça Espanya • R5 train to Montserrat-Aeri (~1h) • cable car up
10:30–14:00 Montserrat Monastery • Basilica • Black Madonna • Hike to Sant Joan • Escolania boys' choir 13:00 • Leave by 14:30
15:15 Return Train back to Barcelona • arrive El Born ~15:15
16:00 Picasso Museum ✓ Booked • Booking 5/1550054 • €18 • Guided Tour English • Meeting point: C/ Montcada 17 • 15-min late = cancelled
  • Arrive at C/ Montcada 17 by 15:50 — 10 min early
  • 15 min late = ticket cancelled · Non-refundable
  • Tour in English • Duration ~1h 30min • C/ Montcada 15-23, 08003 Barcelona
17:30 El Born Wander El Born neighbourhood after the tour
20:00 Dinner El Born — Bar del Pla or Cal Pep
Wed May 20 — Montjuïc + Last Proper Day
10:30 Blai Metro to Poble Sec • Carrer de Blai (pincho street)
11:30 Montjuïc Funicular + cable car to Montjuïc Castle — views over Barcelona and the port
13:30 Joan Miró Lunch + Fundació Joan Miró — book now (see Buy Now tab)
16:00 MNAC Palau Nacional / MNAC — Catalan art + iconic view from the steps
20:00 Dinner ⭐ Last dinner — Disfrutar (if splurging), El Xampanyet (classic), or Els Pescadors • Book ahead
22:00 Fountain Magic Fountain of Montjuïc (check schedule). Alternate: Hotel 1898 rooftop bar.
Nightlife Roadmap
NightWhereNotes
Mon May 11Granada — Calle ElviraFree tapas with every drink
Tue May 12Granada — SacromonteReal cave flamenco tablao
Wed May 13CórdobaQuiet — city sleeps early
Thu May 14Valencia — RuzafaFriend dinner + hipster bars
Fri May 15Gràcia plazasFirst night, easy vermut
Sat May 16 ⭐Razzmatazz or Sala ApoloBig night. Saturday = peak. Till 6am.
Sun May 17El Born / Gothic post-matchCelebratory
Mon May 18El Born + Paradiso barChill cocktail night
Tue May 19Near Sagrada FamíliaRecovery after Montserrat
Wed May 20Montjuïc + rooftop barLast night — make it count
Club dress code: dark jeans + shirt + clean sneakers. No shorts, no flip-flops, no sportswear.
Thu May 21 — Last Morning + Fly
11:30–16:00 Last Wander Beach walk in Barceloneta • Can Paixano / La Xampanyeria (cheap cava + sandwiches) • Arc de Triomf + Ciutadella Park
18:00 Airport Aerobús or taxi to BCN • allow 30–45 min
21:20 Fly BCN → Brussels • Brussels Airlines SN 3706 • 2h5m • Arr 23:25
Brussels — Overnight Layover (10h5m)
Connection Protection included. Lounges close — bring earplugs + eye mask, quiet corners exist.
Fri May 22 — Home
09:30 Fly BRU → Montreal YUL • Air Transat TS 155 • 7h45m • Booking 757995271
11:15 Home ✓ Arrive Montreal YUL
All Accommodations
Tarifa • May 7–11 • 4 nights
Soulcation Retreat
C. María Antonia Toledo 12, 11380 Tarifa, Cádiz
✓ Stayed
Granada • May 11–12 • 1 night
Eurostars Gran Vía Hotel
Gran Via De Colón 20, 18010 Granada
Conf 121232 • ✓ Stayed
Córdoba • May 12–14 • 2 nights
Hotel Mezquita Center
Calle Bulevar Hernán Ruiz 4, 14005 Córdoba
Conf EXP-2445196801 • ✓ Stayed
Valencia • May 14–15 • 1 night
Hotel Primus Valencia
Calle Menorca 22, 46023 Valencia
Conf 20724833 • ✓ Stayed
Barcelona • May 15–18 • 3 nights
Central Apartments
Eixample Dret (near Billy Brunch)
Booking 847/2026 · HMJTSDBDKB • ✓ Stayed
Barcelona • May 18–21 • 3 nights
Radisson Blu 1882
Carrer de Còrsega 482, 08025 Barcelona
Conf 0164264186 • ✓ Stayed
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