Spain 2022

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This trip was originally planned as a girls’ trip just before Covid reared its ugly head in March 2020. Two and a half years later, I reorganized the trip with Bill and two good friends from Pensacola. We hit many highlights of Spain and enjoyed every city we visited. At the end of the trip we spent a week in Northern Spain with a couple we met in 2017 when they visited the US and stayed with us for a few nights.

September 4, 2022

Barcelona, Spain – Arrival Day

Barcelona is the city everyone mentions when you say you are going to Spain. We decided to start our trip in the North of spain and move South hoping the heat will dissipate a bit each week. We have four nights in Barcelona and will be meeting Brian and Kasey. Our lodging is in the...
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September 5, 2022

Barcelona – Day 2

Sep 5 Our first full day in Barcelona started with a challenging bike tour focused on the Modernisme movement in Barcelona with a focus on Gaudi highlights. Modernisme (Catalan Art Nouveau) was a way of life a Barcelona burst into the 20th century. Gaudi is their most famous Modernista artist along with uis Domenech i...
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September 6, 2022

Barcelona – Day 3

Sep 6. We spent the morning in the old part of town visiting a few “must-see” sights. We went to the Barcelona Cathedral, the Santa Caterina Market and then the Picasso Museum. The cathedral offered an audio tour via a phone app. It is a huge Gothic style church. Barcelona Cathedral There are several big...
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September 7, 2022

Barcelona – Day 4

Sep 7 “On our final day in Barcelona, we ditched the bustling city for a few hours, jumped on a bus and headed west into the countryside. Our destination was the small village of Sant Sarduni in the heart of Penedes, Spain’s premier sparkling wine growing region. This quiet little village is the epicenter of...
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September 10, 2022

Mallorca, Spain

Sep 8 – 10 Mallorca is one of several islands in the Balearic island group off the east coast of Spain. When we originally started planning this trip in 2020, I chose Mallorca because Linda wanted to see an island – she has a bucket list to see “all” the islands in the world. We...
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September 12, 2022

Valencia, Spain

Sep 10 – 12. Three nights in Valencia gives us a chance to see the highlights. Originally in March 2020 we had planned to visit Valencia during their Las Fallas festival to celebrate arrival of spring. Valencia is a city of about a million people, located on the east coast of spain, bordering the Mediterranean...
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September 15, 2022

Sevilla, Spain

Sep 13-16. So far Sevilla might be our favourite city in Spain so far. It might help that the heat wave finally broke as we arrived so it has been perfect weather for exploring this delightful city in Andalucia, in the south of Spain. The city is three thousand years old and is located in...
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September 18, 2022

Madrid, Spain

Sept 16 – 18. Madrid, the capital of Spain. We crammed a lot into just 2 days in this vibrant city. We traveled by train from Sevilla and rented an apartment close to the museum district and the Atocho train station. This was a good location for a stay in Madrid. A short walk on...
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September 22, 2022

Northern Spain – Valladolid, Leon & Gijon

Sep 18 – 22. We finished up our sojourn around Spain in the Northwestern regions – in both Castilla y Leon province and a quick drive through Asturias to the Northern coast. We were looking forward to catching up with friends Jose and Marta. In 2017 they traveled in the Southeast US and spent some...
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