¡Bienvenidos a España! 2023
Highlights from our trip to Spain, August 2023 🇪🇸
Barcelona:
Panoramic Barcelona: from the Waterfront to the 1992 Olympic Ring of sports stadiums to Montjuïc Hill with its art galleries and museums.
Park Güell, which was commissioned by Eusebi Güell in 1890 to be a stylish garden city for Barcelona aristocracy. Designed by Antoni Gaudí—the leading architect of Catalan modernism—it is now a public park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Guided Tour of La Sagrada Família. Antoni Gaudí’s huge basilica that began being built in 1882. A Gothic-Art Nouveau masterpiece that is still under construction, this extraordinary temple with its fantastical shapes and spires has become the enduring symbol of Barcelona.
Barcelona Coastline Tour.
Picasso Museum: the world’s largest collection of the influential Spanish painter’s works.
Madrid:
Royal Palace and Armory. Europe’s largest palace—Palacio Real.
Museo Nacional Del Prado.
Segovia:
Alcázar of Segovia. A soaring 12th-century royal palace.
Segovia Cathedral. 16th-century, Gothic-style cathedral that stands proudly in Plaza Mayor in the heart of Segovia where Isabella I was proclaimed Queen of Castile.
Segovia’s 2,000-year-old Roman aqueduct, which has been patronized by kings, queens and modern-day celebrities alike.
Córdoba:
Mosque (La Mezquita) Cathedral of Córdoba. a breathtaking combination of Roman, Gothic, Iberian and Islamic design.
Seville:
Plaza De España. It was built for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 and is a popular tourist destination with its Moorish-style buildings, beautiful gardens, tiled fountains, ponds and grand canal.
Paella-Making and Lunch at Taberna del Alabardero Sevilla.
Cortijo El Esparragal (ranch). A large, authentic Spanish Hacienda with over 400 years of history.
Museo del Baile Flamenco (Museum of Flamenco Dance) which is housed in an 18th-century building in the Santa Cruz quarter of Seville.
