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2002 Itinerary:
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~Madrid
Highlights: Royal Palace, symbol
of Spain's golden Age; and El Prado, one of the world's great museums
with a rich collection of Spanish and Flemish paintings (including works
by Valazquez, Goya, El Greco, Rubens, and Rembrant |
~Barcelona
Highlights: Picasso Museum; famous
mountain of Montserrat; the unfinished Sagrada Falmilia,
the symbol of Barcelona; Casa Batilo (the Dragon House); and sample
paella or seafood at an outdoor restaurant on the waterfront |
~Segovia
Highlights: 2000 year old Roman aqueduct,
cathedral, turreted castle, and El Escorial
monastery. |
~Bielsa, Pamplona
Highlights: No bulls in January, but
the spirit of Pamplona made famous by Ernest Hemingway in his 1926
novel The Sun Also Rises is alive and well in its warren of small
streets near the Plaza del Castillo. Take a break at an ornate,
1888 French-style cafe Iruna |
~Toledo
Highlights: The Gothic Cathedral;
Alcazar, battle scene during the Spanish Civil War; El Greco's famous
painting, "The Burial of the Count of Orgaz" in The Church of Santo
Tome. |
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~Cordoba, Seville, Jerez
Highlights: On the way...stop in La
Mancha to see Don Quixote's windmills; Cordoba's La Mezquita,
cathedral/mosque; Seville's Cathedral, Europe's third largest, visit the
tomb of Christopher Columbus; Jerez's Royal horses. |
~Granada
Highlights: Alhambra, palace and gardens (most celebrated
building in Spain); and Royal Chapel where Ferdinand and Isabella
are buried. |
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~Burgos, Bilbao
Highlights: Beautiful scenery abounds in
the Basque Country, El Cid, subject of the
medieval Song of My Cid and Spanish
national hero, is entombed in the city's
cathedral, The Guggenheim, Bilbao.
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