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Taste of Spain

Day 05: palace in Europe. Perched atop a hill and Mediterranean
Seville filled with colorful ornate stucco, scalloped Coast to Catalunya, via Tarragona, the
Sevilla's two big sights are its cathedral filigree windows, exuberant gardens, Roman Tarraco. Reach Barcelona principal
and royal palace. Unlike in Córdoba, bubbling fountains, and peaceful pools, the Mediterranean city homeland of the famous
Reconquista Christians ripped down palace highlights the splendor of Moorish architect Gaudí symbol of the Catalan
Sevilla's mosque to build a cathedral, civilization in the 13th and 14th centuries. modernism.
announcing their intention to make it so Dinner and accommodation. Optional visit Accommodation at the hotel in Barcelona
big that "anyone who sees it will take us to a typical show of gipsy flamenco.
for madmen." Today it's still the second- Day 10:
largest church in Europe (by volume), Day 08: Barcelona
after St. Peter's at the Vatican. Morning Granada – Valencia After breakfast, start with the visit of
city tour visiting the typical Barrio de After breakfast at the hotel, start driving Barcelona. Within the narrow alleyways of
Santa Cruz with its narrow streets, the looking for the Mediterranean coast. Via Barcelona's Barri Gotic and the old town,
Park of María Luisa and Plaza de España, Murcia, capital local life is still going strong, whether in the
with a panoramic sightseeing of the city. of the fertile garden of the Segura river, traditional pastry shops where Catalan is
Afternoon at leisure. continue north via Alicante, the second spoken instead of Spanish, or in El Raval's
largest city spice shops run by recent arrivals from the
Day 06: within the autonomous region land of Middle East. Drive along the main avenues
Seville – Ronda – Marbella Valencia. Reach Valencia one of the main with impressive modernist buildings by
Breakfast. Then departure to the Route capitals of the Gaudí such as La Pedrera, Casa Milá, etc.
of the White Villages and Ronda. Visit the Mediterranean coast with its modern Arts - declared World Heritage buildings. - The
Plaza del Toros bullring and its museum, and Sciences Architectural Complex. Montjuïc Park with spectacular views of the
capture sweeping vistas of the dramatic El Valencia is also the home of the city and harbor, Olympic Ring, monument
Tajo gorge and the Puente Nuevo Bridge, internationally well renowned and delicious to Columbus and the emblematic Gothic
and absorb the vibrant atmosphere at “Paella”. Quarter, heart of the old city and its
Plaza de España, the town’s central square Accommodation at the hotel. historical center. This morning
Free time. Continue driving to Costa is devoted to the swirling, Modernista
del Sol. Dinner and accommodation at Day 09: architecture of Antoni Gaudí.
Marbella. Valencia – Tarragona – Barcelona We will tour the greatest works of
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning city tour of Barcelona's master builder — the towering,
Day 07: this bright city including a drive through the dizzying Sagrada Família
Marbella – Granada old city, and his La Pedrera apartment building.
Breakfast. Departure to Granada. showing the most prominent buildings, we Afternoon is free to keep on discovering
Granada is the famous last home of the will then be driven past the old riverbed of more of these city full attractive offers
(Muslim) Moors, who were driven out of the Turia to
Spain and back to Africa in 1492 during the most avant-garde complex “Ciudad Day 11:
the Reconquista — the "reconquering" de las Artes y las Ciencias” to watch the Barcelona – Airport
of Spain by Spaniards and Christians. emblematic After breakfast, departure to the airport for
Sightseeing tour including the impressive exteriors of the six buildings. Afternoon your flight back home
Alhambra, the last and greatest Moorish departure northward all along the End of our Service
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