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Travel to Barcelona, Spain
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Evening flight, arrive late afternoon, Barcelona, Spain
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Check-in to lodging, rest
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Train to Madrid + 1/2 Day Madrid
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Morning:
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Travel by high-speed rail
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Check-in Air BnB, grocery shop
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Afternoon:
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Queen Sofia Arts Center
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Fuente de Neptuno
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Plaza de Cibeles
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Retiro Park
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Prado Museum
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Madrid
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Morning:
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Coffee in Plaza Mayor
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Free Walking Tour
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Afternoon:
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Royal Palace of Madrid
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Catedral de Sta Maria la Real de la Almudena
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Plaza de Oriente
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Mercado San Miguel
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04/
Travel by Train to Seville + 1/2 Day Seville
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Early train to Seville
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Check-in/drop bags, grocery shop
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Real Alcazar
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Seville Cathedral
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Iglesia del Divino Salvador
TIP: Our plane tickets were inexpensive but roundtrip from Barcelona. Save time (but not money), by flying into Madrid and out of Barcelona.
TIP: You can spend a whole afternoon at the Prado. As we had been there before on a previous trip, we stayed for just a couple hours.
05/
Seville
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Free Walking Tour of Central Seville
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Plaza de Espana
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Parque de Maria Luisa
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Bario Santa Cruz
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Flamenco Show
06/
Day Trip - Granada
Travel by early train to Granada
Free Walking Tour
Alhambra
Return to Seville
07/
Day Trip - Córdoba
Travel by early train to Córdoba.
Free Walking Tour
Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba
Roman Bridge
Royal Stables of Córdoba
Return to Seville
08/
Travel by Train Pamplona +
1/2 Day Pamplona
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Early train to Pamplona from Seville (6 hour trip)
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Check-in Air BnB, grocery shop
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Late Afternoon
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Rest and relax
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- Evening
- Head out to enjoy Pamplona's night life
- Head out to enjoy Pamplona's night life
TIP: This is a long day and some people may opt to just stay in Granada overnight. We prefer instead to stay in as few Air BnB's as possible as they become a home away from home while traveling.
09/
Day Trip to Roncesvalles
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Hike all or a part of the 26 km Roncesvalles-Zubiri stage of the Camino de Santiago
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Enjoy the Basque countryside
10/
Day Trip to Biarritz & San Sebastian
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Rent a car and drive to Biarritz
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Les Halles (Basque market)
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Port des Pecheurs (Fisherman’s Port)
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Rocher de la Vierge
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La Cote des Basques
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Drive to San Sebastian
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La Concha Beach
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Iglesia de San Vicente
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Plaza de la Constitucion
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Monte Urgull
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11/
Day Trip to Olite +
1/2 Day Pamplona
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Early train to Olite (30 min)
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Visit Royal Palace of Olite
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Return to Pamplona:
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Plaza de Toros
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Town Hall
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Plaza del Castillo
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Fortress Walls of Pamplona
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12/
Travel to Barcelona +
1/2 Day Barcelona
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Early departure - travel to Barcelona
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Check-in AirBnB, grocery shop
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Camp Nou
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Gracia Neighborhood & Park Guell
TIP: Driving in the Basque countryside is easy. You can rent a car for Days 9 and 10 in Pamplona for a modest cost right at the train station. Remember to bring change for toll roads.
TIP: Camp Nou, FC Barcelona's home stadium, is easily accessible by Barcelona's great Metro system.
13/
Day Trip to Montserrat
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Travel by train to Montserrat
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Funicular ride to Mountain Monastery
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Barcelona
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Sagrada Familia
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Free Walking Tour
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Olympic and Sports Museum
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Casa Batilo
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Passeig de Gracia
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Casa Leo i Morera
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Evening in Barceloneta Beach area
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Travel Day - Home
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Travel day