Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Four days is the 3 day itinerary plus a genuine bonus day in the far north, Ritidian Point and Gun Beach, rather than a second Tumon beach day dressed up as something new. Want it tighter, the 2 day version drops the...

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Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Five days is where this itinerary starts to feel less like a city trip with an add-on and more like a genuine central-Spain base: two days in Madrid, three separate days out. Want a shorter version, the 4-day plan...

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