France-Spain Eurail Select Pass with 5 travel days

Hi All! I have a France-Spain Eurail Select Pass with 5 travel days. May I ask what is the best way to spend my travel days in a span of 2 weeks? By best I mean the most cost-effective way of using the travel days while not sacrificing the touring quality in terms of sights to see, what to experience, etc. I want to take a leisurely pace and may even be willing to give up my travel days. Any itinerary you can suggest will be most appreciated. Thanks!

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Well, it depends on what you want to see. Tourist sites? Museums, Churches? Cities, like Paris? The countryside?

Your original post is not specific enough for anyone to really give you a good answer.

Narrow it down a bit, and we may be able to offer some good advice.

Vicki

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Oh, ok. I%26#39;ll be arriving in Paris Jan 28 and will be around the Paris area (I already have an itinerary) until Feb 3 when I intend to leave for other cities in France. My priority is to see tourist areas (sights, castles, cathedrals, snowcapped mountains, etc.). In Spain, I want to see the city scene as well as the tourist areas in different cities or outside the cities. I%26#39;m interested in local food (dining and cooking) as well as culture. I%26#39;m not really picky. Being my first time to travel to Europe, I just want to explore and therefore, open to anything!

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i forgot to add that I%26#39;ll be departing from Paris on Feb 18. Thanks, Vicki!

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I%26#39;m sorry, one more question. Do your two weeks begin February 3rd or January 28?

For France, I would definitely consider spending a couple of days in Provence - Aix en Provence, Arles and surrounding areas. You could base yourself in Aix.

For Spain, you may enjoy the city-life of Barcelona.

Let us know how many days after Paris you have...that may be important :)

Vicki

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