Similar to a post from yesterday but thinking of doing Portugal, Spain, and Morocco in the span of two weeks. Any recommendations on where to go? Any tips for crossing borders? Thanks in advance!

We went 2 years ago, 1 week in Portugal and 20 days in Morocco. Great holiday. We actually booked tour with Intredip travel. Because we were a group, we were able to customize the trip. Did everything and more! In Morocco, we stayed right inside medina. Guide strongly recommended. Intrepid did all pick-ups, transfers, hotel booking and tours.

I did these three countries in 3 weeks (one week each) on a tour. It was fabulous but you may want to add another week to your trip to do justice to them. Even in three weeks, I missed a lot (for example, in Spain went to Salamanca, Madrid, Seville, Granada, Toledo, Cordoba, yet no time for Barcelona). In all, it is a great trio!

From Malaga in Spain you can take a ferry to morocco. Close enough to do a day trip or stay over.

What is the ferry like from malaga to morocco?

Barcelona and Granada are a must in Spain. Madrid is also lovely if you like musuems. Ferries also go from tariffa in Spain to tangier in Morocco. Train travel is super cheap in Morocco and convenient between cities. Skip Casablanca. Rabat, Fez and Marrakesh are fabulous.

If you make it to Fez, Chefchaouen is also a great place to visit.

Can take a ferry from Tarifa to Tangier. The port is a 15 min walk from the old medina. The ferry runs every hour and takes about an hour. Tarifa is a pretty nice tiny town worth for a half day trip before heading out. Can take a bus to there from Malaga.

The trains are a great way to get around Spain, you want to see Granada Madrid Barcelona and the Basque region. Then rent a car and drive down to Porto and Portugal is a smallish country. I would fly to Marrakesh from either Lisbon or Madrid and then take a tour to the Atlas mountains.

Portugal . Algarve... amazing! Espana... everywhere... Sevilla, Madrid, Santiago, Galicia, Toledo, Cordoba, La Coruna... so many places to go ..

Portugal - go to the walled cities. And.... we did a boat trip in Portimao to see the beautiful cliffs from the water. Definitely a highlight.

Overnight train from Lisbon to Madrid (or vice versa) - saves time, book early to keep cost down. If you are not going to south Spain, take discount flight (book early to get best fares) from Madrid to Marrakesh - go through Atlas mountains and overnight in desert.

We were in Portugal and Spain last year. We took a flight from Madrid to Porto then train from Porto to Lisbon and overnight buses from Lisbon to Seville to Granada. I recommend Seville Grenada, Madrid and day trip to Toledo; in Lisbon take a day trip to Sintra if you have the time. Overnight buses are most economical but we found some good train and flight deals last year. If you plan to go to the Alhambra and Alcazar buy tickets online in advance. We loved all those cities but 2 weeks may be tight.

there is a lot to see in Barcelona but I have done it twice and won't go back. when last May, still cold but so crowded in places you had to watch walking so u did not trip. everything has gone up expodentially and ou must book ahead for many places or u cannot get in. Good news is you can book on line ahead of time.Familia ans Gauddi amazing but they rush you through like cattle?

So true! We couldn't get in to Park Guell because hundreds ahead of us had booked online, which hadn't been the case a few years ago- make sure you do book ahead for any of the major attractions including all the Gaudi highlights or you may loose a chance to visit

The white towns in Spain are stunning, Rhonda was a highlight of anywhere we have been in Southern Spain. Beautiful countryside and views. If you want to enjoy a beach visit while you are in the South Nerja still has a charming old town and nice beaches, some of the other stops on the Costa Del Sol are pretty run down/ overrun with British tourists making it fell a little less like Spain. The trains in Spain are very reliable and travel 300 kms an hour so usually they are better/ more convenient than renting a car depending on where you plan to visit.
As someone else mentioned the Basque region is simply divine as well in Northern Spain- San Sebastián is amazing if food and good wine combined with beautiful beaches and architecture are your thing!
What a wonderful trip you are planning

My friend was in Morocco and loved it, took a camel ride in the desert and stayed over night!!
She really liked Marrakech, stayed in a villa for basically $70 a night!!
Enjoy!!

My highlight of Barcelona was the Montserrat Monastery. Incredible views, great hiking. Loved it! Take lots of water.