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The trip, laid out on a calendar.

Four Spanish bases plus the Morocco close, drawn to scale from placeholder start date Monday, Jan 4, 2027 through the flight home. Shift everything once real dates are set — the proportions stay the same.

Reading the Chart
Barcelona
Madrid
Sevilla
Granada
Tangier
Chefchaouen
Satellite — confirmed dates
Satellite — placement approximate
Festival / notable date
✈️Flight home (Casablanca → Chicago)
January
February
March
Reyes
Jan 5–6
Candelaria
Feb 2
Gran Cabalgata
Feb 7
Día de
Andalucía Feb 28
✈️ CMN→ORD
Barcelona
Jan 4 – Jan 14 · 10 nights
Barcelona
Madrid
Jan 14 – Jan 25 · 11 nights
Madrid
Valencia
Sevilla
Jan 25 – Feb 19 · 25 nights
Sevilla
Cádiz
Ronda
Granada
Feb 19 – Mar 10 · 19+ nights
Granada
Alpujarras
Tangier
Mar 10 – Mar 12 · 2 nights
TNG
Chefchaouen
Mar 12 – Mar 15 · 3 nights
Blue City
On the approximate placements: only the Cádiz satellite (Feb 5–9) has dates confirmed in the notes — it's built directly around the Gran Cabalgata parade on Feb 7. Valencia, Ronda, and the Alpujarras are each pinned to a plausible slot inside their base's window so the chart reads cleanly, but the exact days haven't been decided yet. Tangier and Chefchaouen dates assume Granada ends exactly at its 19-night firm minimum (Mar 10) — if Granada extends, as the plan allows, everything from Tangier onward shifts later by the same amount. The final day (Mar 15–16) is travel only: Chefchaouen → Tangier → Al Boraq train to Casablanca → flight to Chicago — not shown as its own bar since it's transit, not a stay. The Jan 14–24 gap that used to sit between Barcelona and Madrid has been closed — Madrid now starts the day Barcelona ends.
SegmentDatesNightsType
BarcelonaJan 4 – Jan 1410Home base
MadridJan 14 – Jan 2511 (8 + 3)Home base
— ValenciaJan 22 – Jan 253Satellite (approx.)
SevillaJan 25 – Feb 1925 (17 + 8)Home base
— Cádiz / CarnavalFeb 5 – Feb 94Satellite (confirmed)
— Ronda + white villagesFeb 15 – Feb 194Satellite (approx.)
GranadaFeb 19 – Mar 1019+ (15 + 4)Home base, firm minimum
— AlpujarrasFeb 27 – Mar 34Satellite (approx.)
TangierMar 10 – Mar 122Closing leg (Morocco)
ChefchaouenMar 12 – Mar 153Closing leg (Morocco)
— Travel + flight homeMar 15 – Mar 16Chefchaouen → Tangier → Al Boraq → CMN → ORD