Location: Rome - Ciampino Airport
Day 1 - 8 Oct 2021
Gate A5
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Location: Madrid
Day 1 - 8 Oct 2021
Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport
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Location: Lunch in Madrid
Day 1 - 8 Oct 2021
Bar Cruz
Content: Unfortunately there were no available tables outside, it would have been nicer. They are in a beautiful square, perfect for a beer or a sangria.
Location: Madrid
Day 1 - 8 Oct 2021
Plaza Mayor
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Calle Gran Vía
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Puerta del Sol
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Location: Dinner
Day 1 - 8 Oct 2021
Pez Tortilla
Content: Best tortilla ever. I highly recommend the one with brie, truffle and jamón and the croquetas de la abuela and those with jamón. I loved all of it
Location: Accomodation for 2 nights
Day 1 - 8 Oct 2021
4 Bears Sharehome
Content: I could never recommend this place enough. It is a share home but it also has private rooms. There is a kitchen and this incredible patio where you can enjoy your meals, relax and get to know the other hosts. We absolutely loved it.
Location: Morning
Day 2 - 9 Oct 2021
4 Bears Sharehome
Content: Breakfast in our beautiful patio
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS)
Content: Visited the Reina Sofia Museum, where you can find the Guernica and many other artworks by Picasso, Goya, Miró and many others. It is free if you are a student under 25 years (you have to show proof)
Location: Lunch
Day 2 - 9 Oct 2021
El Sur
Content: Cozy atmosphere, great food. We paid 23€ in two for these two dishes, bread and water.
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Day 2 - 9 Oct 2021
Cuesta de Moyano
Content: On our way to Parque del Retiro we stopped to have a look at these beautiful book shops. They sell vintage book at a very low price!
Parque del Retiro
Content: Beautiful park, just loved it. There were many people enjoying the sun or playing sports.
Palacio de Velázquez
Content: Arrived to Palacio de Velázquez and Palacio de Cristal, which unfortunately wasn’t possible to enter in that day due to an exposition
Estanque del Retiro
Content: Finished our park tour with this central pond with a colonnaded monument, which is popular because you can rent rowboats & canoes (as you can see in the video).
Location: Madrid
Day 3 - 10 Oct 2021
El Rastro
Content: Madrid’s El Rastro fleamarket is held every Sunday in Plaza de Cascorro and the streets nearby. You can find goods of all kinds, curious objects, antique shops... And in the surroundings, taverns and bars where you can have an aperitif and feel like another Madrid resident.
CaixaForum Madrid
Content: The Prado Museum didn’t allow us in because it was full (on sundays it’s free) so we went to CaixaForum Madrid. It has two different exhibits, one that displays many artworks (paintings, photos, sculptures etc..) regarding the human image and the other is a interactive exhibition regarding video games. Enjoyed it a lot. 4€
Plaza de la Almudena
Content: Beautiful sunset
Templo de Debod
Content: This is an Egyptian temple dating back to the 2nd century BC. Very charming to see at night
4 Bears Sharehome
Content: Said goodbye to the friends we made at the hostel. Really check out this place if you like meeting people from all over the world. The 4 hosts that manage it are super nice, the place is very clean and has everything really.
Location: Leaving Madrid
Day 3 - 10 Oct 2021
Estación Sur de Autobuses
Content: Got the midnight bus to Sevilla. It was 30€ (cheaper than the train) and took 6 and a half hours. This way we travelled during the night so we wouldn’t lose a day just to travel. Plus we didn’t have to pay for the accomodation for that night 😜
Location: Seville
Day 4 - 11 Oct 2021
Plaza de Armas Bus Station (Estación de Autobuses Plaza de Armas)
Content: Arrived in Seville at 6.30, we waited a bit in the bus station for the bars to open. (at this time of the year the sunrise is at 8.30😅) There were a few people waiting for their bus and police officers controlling so we felt completely safe.
Setas De Sevilla
Content: We visited Las Setas de Sevilla. It costs 5€ to go up during the day and 10€ during the night. It was beautiful in daylight but it probably has a more suggestive atmosphere at night.
Location: Lunch
Day 4 - 11 Oct 2021
Gusto
Content: We wanted some paella so we went to Gusto restaurant. The place looked amazing and the food tasted even better. A friend recommended it to us and we weren’t disappointed 😋
Location: Seville
Day 4 - 11 Oct 2021
The Giralda (La Giralda)
Content: Walked around the city a bit.
Location: Dinner
Day 4 - 11 Oct 2021
Bar Alfalfa
Content: We absolutely loved this place!!! The tapas were amazing and we loved the traditional spanish atmosphere of the place. We drank many tintos de verano😇
Location: Sevilla’s accomodation
Day 4 - 11 Oct 2021
El viajero en Sevilla
Content: We stayed two nights in El Viajero. The staff was very nice, you can leave the bags before the check in and after the checkout if you need. The location was great too.
Location: Sevilla
Day 5 - 12 Oct 2021
Plaza de España
Content: One of the most beautiful squares I have ever seen. It’s a must-see in Sevilla
Location: Seville
Day 5 - 12 Oct 2021
La Alacena Sevillana
Content: We had a simple salad for lunch in this place. Maybe too much onion 😅😂
Location: Sevilla
Day 5 - 12 Oct 2021
Royal Alcázar of Seville
Content: The Real Alcazár is the royal palace in Seville. We paid 7€ each (students’ fare) and we saw the whole palace and all the gardens where you can chill a bit and admire the peacocks wander about. Plus if you are a Game of Thrones’ fan, this is where they filmed the scenes of Dorne!
Plaza de España
Content: We came back to Plaza de España in the evening because we wanted to see it at night time. We were not disappointed!
Toby eats the world
Content: Great dinner, we loved the location because we had the Gold Tower right in front of us 🥰
Location: Sevilla
Day 6 - 13 Oct 2021
CHURRERIA SEVILLA CHOCOLATERIA desde 1860 CALENTERIA
Content: We had churros for breakfast in this place and they were amazing!! And the neighbourhood around there is super cute so make sure you go visit :)
Plaza del Cabildo
Content: Another square worth visiting is surely Plaza del Cabildo. It is quite hidden so not many visitors know of this place, but definitely go check it out 😘
Bar pelayo
Content: Definitely one of the best meals we had in Spain. The tapas with the octopus and the artichoke (in photo) were just superb.
Catedral de Sevilla
Content: Visited Sevilla’s cathedral along with the tower Giralda (in the photos you can see the view from up there). We bought the tickets online and it was 5.5€ each (students’ fare).
Location: Rome
Day 6 - 13 Oct 2021
Torre del Oro
Content: Went back to take the bags, walked a bit through Torre del Oro for the last time before taking the bus to the airport.
Seville Airport
Content: Arrived to the airport quite easily. The gates were very well equipped so you could charge your phone or laptop and relax on those chairs.
Ciampino Airport
Content: And finally back home :(