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Spain Tours
Reflecting its rich culture and history, our guided tours to Spain cover all categories of Martin Randall cultural holidays, whether art, history, music, gastronomy, or walking. From Madrid’s great galleries to the pilgrimage route of Santiago de Compostela, the Moorish legacy in Granada to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao – the most famed sites of Spain’s cultural heritage are explored in rewarding detail on our tours to Spain. Numerous lesser-known areas and themes are also visited on our guided tours: Spain’s most beautiful cities Salamanca, Segovia and Avila; the opera houses of Barcelona and Valencia; gastronomic tours in Catalonia and the Basque Country and Semana Santa in Andalucía and Extremadura.
Walking to Santiago
- The last great pilgrimage route in Christendom which still attracts walkers; scenically wonderful with much fine architecture.
- Selected sections from the Pyrenees through northern Spain to Compostela.
- Walking in comfort: good hotels; luggage transferred separately; maximum of 15 participants.
The Road to Santiago
- One of the great historic journeys of the world.
- Includes all the major sites and deviates to many lesser-known ones.
- An architectural pilgrimage by coach – not a spiritual one on foot – for lovers of Romanesque and Gothic.
Gaudi & the Guggenheim
- First-class architecture in two distinct maritime cities: Bilbao and Barcelona.
- Contemporary and modernist but also important mediaeval works are seen.
- Led by the author of Gaudí.
Castile & León
- Spain’s most beautiful cities: Salamanca, Segovia, Ávila.
- Architectural magnificence throughout including the cathedrals of Burgos and León. Much fine sculpture as well.
- Walled villages, grand monasteries, hilltop castles and a backdrop of vast, undulating landscape.
Andalucía
- Three nights in each of the major cities: Granada, Córdoba and Seville.
- Begin in Málaga with the Picasso Museum, and also visit the lesser-known towns of Baeza, Úbeda and Ecija.
- Varied itinerary covering the great Moorish sites, mediaeval, Renaissance and Baroque architecture, fine art collections and gardens.
Gastronomic Spain
- Exploration of food in Spanish history and art.
- Contrasts fine dining in Madrid with the rustic fare of Segovia and Castilian villages.
- Other regions (Catalonia, Galicia, Basque Country) are well represented, as are the world-renowned wines of Rueda and Ribera de Duero.
Art in Madrid
- Two visits to the Prado plus the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection and the Reina Sofia, home to Picasso’s Guernica.
- Lesser-known places include the Sorolla Museum, Archaeological Museum and Goya frescoes at San Antonio de la Florida.
- The March 2012 tour coincides with a major exhibition at the Prado - Treasures from the Hermitage.
Valencia
- A handsome, vibrant city on the Mediterranean seaboard, excellent for its variety of art and architecture, good food and wine.
- Gothic highlights include the Silk Exchange and Royal Chapel at Santo Domingo.
- Possibility of attending an opera or concert at Calatrava’s striking Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia.
A wealth of facts; historically, architecturally, culturally. All given with an informative and friendly manner.
The itinerary was beautifully designed. Lots of variety, and it very cleverly moved us between city and country.I am awash in sensation. So much colour, light, darkness, history, geography, and the snapping and whirring of the Spanish language. I feel truly enriched by this trip.
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