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Day Trip: Montserrat Barcelona
52 Reviews An hour by train from Barcelona is the impressive Montserrat. From the train station at Espana, you can buy the round trip tickets that include both the train and the cable car for around 18E. The...
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Daytrips Madrid
73 Reviews About one hour north of Madrid a high cross in the mountains of Guadarrama signs the location of this fascist monument to the death of civil war, in a place called Valle de los Caidos. Why not? We...
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Ronda (daytrip) Sevilla
3 Reviews A day trip to Ronda is perfect when you're looking to see more of Andalucia. If you plan to go on a Sunday, all the main attractions are open for tourists; the bridge, the roman baths, the museum,...
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Beaches / Bays / Coastlines Palma de Mallorca
21 Reviews We found this place while driving up the coastal road to the lighthouse near Cap d'es Pinar (the peninsula opposite Formentor). You can sit in the shade or in the sun and enjoy pizza, seafood dishes,...
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ALPUJARRAS Granada
13 Reviews This is a great little area to visit for the day or even if you are driving through. But you really should do yourself a favor and stop at least in one of these mountainside villages. You will not...
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Beaches Ibiza
28 Reviews If you just fancy a peaceful few hours it`s worth a trip to Cala Gracio - just outside the throbbing resort of San Antonio. There are literally hundreds of really quiet secluded little coves easily...
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Mijas Málaga
6 Reviews Take the bus to Mijas. It`s a beautiful little place and a great place for a gentle stroll and relaxing with a wee beer. If you find some good shopping, that`s a bonus too! Take a minute to visit the...
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Beaches Majorca Island
10 Reviews Hi Have you been to the south east of the island? Ther is a resort called Colonia San Jordie which has some of the best beaches on the island! You can check out the area by looking at videos of Es...
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Day excursions: TANGIER Marbella
1 Review Hans and I thought it would be fun to take a side trip to Tangier, while we were in Spain. So we went to our favourite local travel agency in Torremolinos and booked a day tour. This year's price...
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Near Bilbao Bilbao
18 Reviews Another old funicular railway and a very picturesque one can be found in a town on the left bank of the Nervion, between Bilbao and the sea. It starts in the town of Trapagaran which can be reached...
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Cadiz Province: Towns & villages Cadiz
17 Reviews The Home of the Jerez wine (known also as Sherry) a visit to the city, their bodegas and a horse show is a must do if you go to the area. Also if you have some time you can visit the zoo. The show...
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Cabo de Gata Almería
6 Reviews The nature park Cabo de Gata is really wonderful. Great places in the middle of nowhere. Watching breeding flamingos, fantastic views around the next corner of a street.... all that can happen to you,...
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Outside Burgos Burgos
6 Reviews See my Santo Domingo de Silos page for more details about this lovely village, its monastery, and its Gregorian music lol The most celebrated monument in Santo Domingo de Silos is the Romanesque...
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Day Trip Barcelona
60 Reviews The Xató is a salad. Someone can find funny that there is a region where people rave for a salad dish, to such extent that they made a gastronomic route about it. But it is not an usual salad, if made...
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Streets and walking Madrid
46 Reviews This is a different way to know the centre of Madrid, and much more fun than just walking or sightseeing from a bus. SEgways are those electric transports in 2 wheels. You can hire them for 1, 2 or 3...
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Itálica Sevilla
6 Reviews there's more to Seville than palm trees and flamenco shows. Take the time to walk around and see where your feet lead you. The picture featured here is of a mosiac in Italica, Santiponce; ruins from...
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Chopin Palma de Mallorca
5 Reviews The village where Georges Sand and Frédéric Chopin transfer to take refuge during their winters. Chopins being sick, the malorcains fearing the contagion, had constantly repulsed the couple of...
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BEACHES & COSTA TROPICAL Granada
6 Reviews You can easily take a bus that takes around one hour to the coast of the state of Granada. We went to Salobrena (on top the "n" there's that sign...but I can't do it on this keyboard:-)). well, wen...
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Ibiza Town Ibiza
7 Reviews In Ibiza town the main city of the island...most of the streets of ibiza are blue zone, such thing means that you have to pay per hours but i found a place behind the promenade where you dont have to...
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Antequera Málaga
6 Reviews Please see my Antequera page where I am adding most of the inland sights and things to do. Antequera is a large governing town situated at the heart of the Malaga province and is an ideal base for...
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Soller & Puerto de Soller Majorca Island
5 Reviews Puerto Soller is an unspoilt resort in a picturesque setting on the west coast of Mallorca. We found it to be an atractive town with a nice beach and a good selection of restaraunts. However, during...
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PUERTO BANUS Marbella
5 Reviews Not my kind of place I must admit. Very expensive compared to it's neighbouring resort of Marbella and the atmosphere was not as friendly either. We did however find an excellent restaurant for lunch...
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Doñana National Park Cadiz
1 Review DOÑANA NATURAL PARK At the north of Cadiz province you can find the biggest Natural Park of all Spain and one of the most important in Europe. Birds, flamingos, deers, linx... can be seen here... if...
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Tabernas Area Almería
2 Reviews A 4000 year old town located 20 km north of the city. Viewing the ruins it is evident that the town was protected by strong walls. The inhabitants practiced copper smithing and exchanged goods with...
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Inside Burgos Burgos
7 Reviews Along one side of the Plaza Mayor you can find some illuminated photo panels along its top. They're photos of random everyday objects. They provide light as well as something to look at and I, at...
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The way to Laza the next day offered some really beautiful views, like the one on the pic. As you can see, the water level of the reservoir is quite low. It's a very dry year in Spain...Laza itself is quite a modern village. The refugio there is new, well equipped and even free of charge! You have to register with the police and they even offered us to drive to the refugio.
The destination of the next day was A Gudina, a bit over 30km away. After walking for a while we encountered a little obstacle, a bridge over a stream was demolished: after contemplating for a moment we decide to walk up to the street and continue along the road until the Galician border. No more problems (except for my growing blisters) on the way and we reached the refugio in A Gudina in the afternoon. The refugio was free this time had guarded by a guy who really was serious about his task: the berth was asigned to you and he should us how to clean the bathroom etc.
Puebla de Sanabria is a beautiful little town up on a hill overlooking the Rio Tera. There's a castillo from the 15th century which you can visit on weekends or when tourgroups are in town.Meet up with Rob (into-thin-air) here to join him on his epic walk from Sevilla to Santiago de Compostella. Great start for me as I overslept on the first day! Poor Rob... But finally I made it out of bed and we started our walk towards Lubian, some 35km away.
The Provincial Archeological Museum, located in the Old Quarter of Caceres, was one of my more pleasant surprises while touring Spain. I was expecting yet another tedious regional museum displaying local minor artifacts. Instead I was welcomed by a pretty decent collection of exhibits. The museum also has good exhibits on Roman and pre-Roman artifacts that I found interesting. The museum is located in two 15th century mansions that in themselves are very interesting.
There plenty of hikking walks all over the place and as the coastline belongs to the navy there are no privat beaches, so everybody has access to the sea. For example you can walk from Lloret de Mar to Blanes (15 km) without hitting a mainroad.
Toldeo is a train or bus ride away and is worth the day you will spend there. Shopping, museums and architecture abound...Read up on the city's history though first, it is a bit difficult to navigate.
The Iglesia de Santo Tomé located in the lovely city of Toledo is a small church that would otherwise be easily overlooked but for the fact that it is home of the most famous painting in Spain outside of Madrid. The painting is El Greco's "The Burial of the Count of Orgaz". This one of the that great masters most important works and has to be seen if you are visiting Toledo. "The Burial of the Count of Orgaz" depicts the funeral of the Count of Orgaz as he is being lowered into his tomb. Flanking the body of the count are St. Augustine and St. Stephen. Behind them is an array of onlookers, none of whom are actually identified but is presumed to be famed contemporaries of the count. The painting is particularly rich in colours and is famous for it portraits. It is probably my favourite of El Greco's paintings.The church is located in the Jewish Quarter of Toledo. Although it is easy pass...
The weekend is holly in Switzerland, just like any other European country, and it is rare to see people outside during the day, for simple 2 reasons:Either they are at home enjoying and relaxing!Or they went in other city or village for a real weekend!but shall say: The city is alive again in the evening!
Lausanne is almost legendary with its clean roads and streets, I was about to compare it with Luxembourg! for me Luxembourg is still the cleanest city I ever saw!but I could give Lausanne easily a second place in ranking!
Home of Europes most southerly ski resort. Away from the piste the Sierra Nevada mountains are quiet and fairly unexplored.You can spend you day hacking away on snow and ice and your evenings lower down in fantastic white villages drinking and eating tapas.A great experience.
Jazz Barcelona
6 Reviews and 1597 Opinions So it costs a fair bit...but the location is perfect, right in between Eixample and Las Ramblas,...
Hotel Atlantico Madrid
7 Reviews and 1990 Opinions With most four-star hotels in Madrid (and throughout Western Europe) charging US$400 or more, the...
San Augustin Beach Club Canary Islands
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