In short: twelve days, October 7 to 18, 2026. Chicago to Barcelona overnight, Girona, a château wedding in Ginestas near Narbonne, one night in Carcassonne, then six days in Mallorca.
This October I flew to Barcelona for a wedding at a château in the south of France, then took the rest of the time in Mallorca. The day by day plan is on the trip page.
The trip in numbers
| Days | 12 |
| Stays | 6 |
| Places to eat on the plan | 9 |
| Countries | Spain and France |
The stops
- Barcelona and Girona. An overnight flight from Chicago on October 7, land in Barcelona, then on to Girona.
Girona, on the Onyar river
- Ginestas, for the wedding. October 10, near Narbonne.
- Carcassonne. One night by the walled city.
Carcassonne
- Mallorca. The rest of the trip.
Mallorca, day by day highlights
- October 13, Cala Blava: a long lunch at a sea club on the bay.
- October 14, the east coast: a day sailing along the coast and its coves.
- October 15, the Tramuntana: Deià and Cala Deià.
- October 16, Palma: Palma Cathedral.
- October 17, Sóller: the market and the old tram.
- October 18: fly home.
Deià
The Sóller train
Planning it
The trip page has the whole plan: a day by day list, a map, and the places to eat. It also has a forecast for each stop, and you can save it for offline use on your phone. It leaves out flights, hotel names and bookings.
Photo credits, via Wikimedia Commons: Cala Mondragó 04, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0 · Houses along the Onyar River, Girona (3), Richard Mortel, CC BY 2.0 · Cité de Carcassonne en jaune, Jean-Jacques Lasmolles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Deià, Mallorca, Michal Osmenda, CC BY 2.0 · Sóller Tren de Sóller-4334, Isiwal, CC BY-SA 4.0.