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Take the time to see much of Spain,
from Madrid, Toledo and Seville to Cordova, Granada, Barcelona and Gerona.
Travel through the main cities of Spain, and marvel at how modernity has both
changed and protected its past. See where Spain's artists studied and what they
produced; wander through cathedrals and churches, synagogues and Jewish quarters
for a travel experience that will take you from ancient Spain and the
Inquisition, from the time when the three major Western religions called this
country home, to modern times and the melding of the
ages.
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Tour Highlights
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- Visit the El Prado Museum in
Madrid
- Enjoy the Royal Palace in
Madrid
- See the Plaza Mayor, which
is a pure example of Spanish Baroque
- Stop at the Samuel Halevi
Abulufia Synagogue, Toledo
- Visit to the Great
Cathedral, burial place of Christopher Columbus
- Walk through the Jewish
Quarter in Granada including the Yehuda Halevi Square and the Statue of
Maimonides
- Drive to Gerona to see the
Jewish Quarter
- Explore Gaudi's
architecture highlights in Barcelona
Trip Includes
- 11 nights accommodation in selected hotels
- 4 nights
Madrid
- 2 nights
Seville
- 1 night
Granada
- 4 nights
Barcelona
- Breakfast daily and 5
dinners
- Sightseeing per itinerary in
a modern air-conditioned motor coach with panoramic windows, reclining seats
and footrests
- Services of a friendly and
professional English-speaking Expedition Educator throughout the
trip
- Entrance fees per
itinerary
- Arrival and Departure
airport Transfers
- All hotel and airport portage and
tipping included
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DAY ONE:
Thursday DEPARTURE
Overnight: Flight
DAY TWO: Friday THE LEGACY OF
MADRID
- Arrive at Madrid International Airport.
- Welcome by our representative and assistance with
arrival formalities.
- Visit to the Royal Palace, built during the XVIIIth
Century in the building of the old Alcazar of Madrid.
Depart for a grand
Neo Classical city tour of Madrid including the Gran Via Cibles Square, Puerta
de Alcala, Retiro Park, Paseo de Recoletos.
- Continue to Modern Madrid with Columbus Square, the
Castellana and the financial district. Conclude the morning at Plaza Mayor,
which is a pure example of Spanish Baroque, and Puerta del Sol, the heart of
the city.
- After lunch on your own, visit the El Prado Museum
that contains one of the world's finest collections of Spanish, Italian and
Flemish paintings, between the XVIth and XVIIIth centuries.
- Relax, unpack, and settle in.
- Da'at
Encounter: Shabbat Dinner with members of Madrid's Jewish community.
- The Glory of Spanish Jewry, Dinner and orientation
with the Expeditions Tour Educator.
Overnight: Madrid
DAY THREE: Saturday SHABBAT IN
MADRID
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Optional Shabbat services.
- Variety of walking tours including: Reina Sofia
Museum, with the famed Guernica work of Picasso, among other great
masterpieces, view the magnificent fountains of Poseidon and Cibeles, visit
the Plaza Espanga,
- Free evening on your own to explore the streets of
Madrid.
Overnight: Madrid
DAY FOUR:
Sunday TOLEDO
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- The Jews and Legacy of Franc, with the Scholar-in-Residence.
- Drive to Toledo, “Spain's
Jerusalem,” and visit the market, the Jewish quarter, the Samuel Halevi
Abulufia Synagogue, which was turned into the La Sinagoga del Tránsito
(Synagogue of the Dormition) Church, the Sephardic Museum, and the Santa Maria
La Blanca Church (St. Mary of the White Synagogue Church).
- View the painter Greco's
famous masterpiece, The Burial of Count Orgaz. Lunch at leisure. Overview of
the city and the Tagus River which circumvents Toledo.
- Return to Madrid.
- Free time and dinner on your
own.
Overnight: Madrid
DAY FIVE: Monday GRANADA
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Check out of the hotel and drive to Granada.
- From Granata Al Yahud to A Granada Without Jews,
discussion with the with the Expeditions Tour Educator.
- Lunch at leisure in Granada.
- Guided visit to the Realejo, the former Jewish quarter
and the site of the original name of the city Garnata al-Yehud.
- Explore the meandering streets and traditional
neighborhood with no physical remnants of the Jewish community but stories
that abound.
- Guided visit to The Cathedral: First Renaissance
Temple built in Spain, which has great dimensions and magnificent altarpieces.
- Dinner and wrap-up conversation with group members.
- Free time to wander around the Albaycn: Old Moorish
Neighborhood, with cozy narrow streets and white charming houses full of
flavor and local color that has been declared cultural heritage by
UNESCO.
Overnight: Granada
DAY SIX: Tuesday CORDOVA
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Drive to Cordova.
- Guided visit to Cordova, birthplace of Maimonides and
one of the world's most renowned centers of Islamic and Jewish culture and
scholarship, and where at one point, all of the 3 major Western religions
lived in relative harmony.
- Visit the Jewish Quarter, the Plaza Tiberias and the
Yehuda Halevi Square; continue to view the Statue of Maimonides and then visit
the small Morrish-styled building known as the Maimonides Synagogue, and
Cordova's famous Cathedral-Mosque with 1,000 colored columns.
- Da'at
Encounter: Visit to Casa de la Sefarad- Casa de la Memoria, dedicated to
history of the Sephardic Jews living in Cordova and Spain prior to the
Inquisition and expulsion in 1492, and meet with the people responsible for
the creation of this private historical venture in the Jewish Quarter.
- Drive to Seville and check into your hotel.
- Free time and dinner on your own in
Seville.
Overnight: Seville
DAY SEVEN: Wednesday SEVILLE
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Visit the Inquisition House and then continue to the
Statue of Tolerance, sculpted by Eduardo Chillida.
- Visit the Plaza Espanga, Plaza Mayor and the Garden of
Maria Luisa.
- Visit the Alcazar Palace.
- Visit to the Santa Cruz neighborhood, formerly
Seville's Jewish Quarter, once known as Juderia, with its winding alleyways
and remnants of Jewish life found within the contemporary city. Visit to the
Great Cathedral, burial place of Christopher Columbus.
- Visit to the La Hiralda Cathedral, built in the 12th
century, whose bell tower became the city's symbol. Dinner at the unique
Hacienda El Bulli.
Overnight: Seville
DAY EIGHT: Thursday FROM ANDALUSIA TO
CATALONA
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Barcelona and Andalusia: Are There Two Spains? with
the Expeditions Tour Educator.
- Depart for Gibraltar.
- Visit the British Crown Colony of Gibraltar with its
great rock which hit the Mediterranean, and take a glimpse to northern Africa.
Visit the ancient Jewish cemetery and the 200 year olds Synagogue. Drive to
Malaga airport and take a domestic flight to Barcelona.
- Transfer to your hotel and check in.
- Free evening in Barcelona
streets.
Overnight: Barcelona
DAY NINE: Friday BARCELONA
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Guided visit to the Casa Sefardita Jewish community
center.
- Visit the first synagogues that were opened in Spain
after the expulsion (both Safardic and Ashkenazi), and Plaza Espnia and the
mountain of Montjuich, where the international Exhibition of 1929 was held and
where the Olympic Ring (1992) is found.
- Passeig Marntim with the Columbus monument, the
world-famous Les Rambles, Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona's main avenue and its
Modernist Houses designed by Antonio Gaudi (Casa Batllo & Casa Mila).
- Conclude driving by Gaudi's unfinished expiatory
church of the Sagrada Familia.
- Optional Kabbalat Shabbat on your own at one of
Barcelona's synagogues.
- Dinner with members of Barcelona's Jewish
community.
Overnight: Barcelona
DAY TEN: Saturday SHABBAT IN
BARCELONA
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Optional Shabbat services.
- Variety of Walking tours: Embark on a walking tour
around the Barrio Gotico, Barcelona's most ancient and historic area with it's
colorful and lively labyrinth of entwining narrow streets/The world famous Les
Ramblas, promenade, with all its wonders, stalls and artists/Conclude the day
at the Boqueria Market and the Grand
- Teatre del Liceu among others.
- Dinner and Flamenco show.
Overnight: Barcelona
DAY ELEVEN: Sunday BARCELONA
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Depart for Gerona through the Costa Brava highway.
- Guided walk around the Historical Quarter including:
Entrance in Sant Feliu church, a view of the Cathedral, and the famous
University Square, guided visit to the Jewish Quarter, including the Jewish
History Museum and the alleyways and buildings that once houses (Centre
Bonastruc), guild quarter and “Rambla” (walking area).
- Group lunch in the country side.
- Visit the small town of Besalu with its ancient
Mikveh.
- Continue to Salvador Dali's home town of Figueras.
(The world over it is impossible to speak of surrealism without speaking of
Dali, just as it is impossible to speak of Dali without mentioning Figueras.)
- Return to Barcelona.
- Group farewell dinner.
Overnight: Barcelona
DAY TWELVE:
Monday DEPARTURE
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Depart for the Barcelona Airport.
- Transfer to the airport for your flight home. (A
transfer is included from your hotel to the airport. Please allow a minimum of
3 hours for check- in.)
- Fly home anytime. Arrive in the U.S.A. on the same
day.
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Need to Know
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- Tour prices are per person in U.S.
dollars. All hotel accommodations, motor coach transportation, special
dinners, sightseeing, admissions, luggage handling and the services of local
guides, drivers, and the Expedition Educator are included.
- Hotel Accommodations: The
tour price includes all hotel accommodations, in hotel rooms with private
baths. Our standard is to provide the best available hotels while considering
value. Although the level of the accommodations may differ slightly from hotel
to hotel, we are committed to your comfort. Two-bed rooms are reserved in most
hotels. Triples are two-bed rooms with a rollaway cot where available and are
not recommended when considering the comfort of those in the room. King-size
beds are not available in most hotels; what is considered king-size usually
consists of two single beds pushed together and made up separately, but with
one headboard. Some two-bed rooms may have two twin - not full- or queen-size
- beds.
- Meals are included as
specified in the itinerary.
- Expedition Educator: All
trips are conducted by our Expedition Educators or local guides who remain
with the group throughout the tour.
- Gratuities Included: All
gratuities for restaurant and hotel staff.
- Luggage Responsibility: All tour
packages allow one piece of luggage per person and one carry-on bag. Excess
luggage will be subject to charge of up to $100 per piece. The Travel Agent
and/or Tour Operator shall not be held responsible for any damage to or loss
of luggage/personal items. All damage/loss must be reported at time of
incident and documented in writing by local authorities for submission to your
insurance company.
Not Included
- Airfare to the tour
departure point and from the tour ending point is not included. Airfare may be
purchased from us for travel originating in the United States. Please see
Flights tab in the right-side toolbar.
- Personal Expenses: All
personal expenses such as: laundry, valet service, cables, telephone calls and
postage are not included.
- Guide and Driver
Gratuities:
- 4 seater -
$70 (i.e. 2 pax) - per day
- 7 seater - $90
(i.e. 3-5 pax) - per day
- 10 seater - $110
(i.e. 5-7 pax) - per day
- 10-19
passengers: Guide $10, driver $5 - per participant per day
- 20 passengers
and more: Guide $8, driver $4 - per participant per
day
Additional Information
- Airline Security Measures:
In the U.S., you must provide identification in the form of a passport at the
time of airport check-in for travel to international destinations. Your
passport name must match the name on your tour reservation and airline ticket
or you may be denied boarding.
- If you are traveling from an
airport outside the jurisdiction of the U.S, you will need to determine what
travel documentation and identification is required for that particular
airport.
- Due to heightened security
regulations, certain items such as a metal nail file, pocketknife, cigarette
lighter or tweezers, and some liquid, gel, or aerosol items may not be
permitted in your carry-on luggage. Please call your airline prior to
departure to obtain current information on non-permissible carry-on items and
recommended airport check-in times. You may also wish to visit the
Transportation Security Administration website at www.tsa.gov to obtain more
information on acceptable identity documentation and prohibited luggage
items.
- Holidays and Museum Closures
- Museum visits and personal shopping time may be disrupted due to unforeseen
circumstances or the many religious, state and local holidays locally observed
in the destinations being visited.
- Photography During Tours: We will
occasionally use photographs taken by fellow guests or your trip director for
promotional purposes. If you prefer that your photo not be used in any
marketing activities, please notify us at the start of your
tour.
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Accommodations
- 13 Day Wonders of Spain
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Day 2 - 5: Intercontinental
Madrid
The Intercontinental Madrid is located
within close proximity to Madrid's famous
sites, from the Prado Museum,
Thyssen Museum and Santiago Bernabeu to the Royal Palace, Plaza Mayor and Santa Ana Square
with its lively nightlife experience. Hotel amenities include sauna, whirlpool,
fitness center, beauty salon, gift shop and a fine in-house restaurant with live
music.
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Day 6 - 7: Alfonso XIII
Seville
The Hotel Alfonso XIII
was designed to be one of Europe's most
luxurious hotels, situated among the arches, arabesques and major sites of the
historic city center of Seville. The Hotel
Alfonso XIII continues a tradition of luxurious accommodations and impeccable
service, with exquisitely appointed function rooms that encircle the central
courtyard and are ideal for parties and
gatherings.
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Day 8: Alhambra Palace Hotel
Granada
Nestled in the serenely tropical atmosphere of Granada and with magnificent
views of the city, the Alhambra Palace Hotel was built in 1910 and retains the
grandeur of the Arabic architectural palaces after which it has been named. The
hotel is prestigiously situated in the precincts of the Alhambra, near the
Alcazares Nazaritas and adjacent to the Torres Bermejas, as well as within easy
access to the Sierra Nevada Ski Resort and the monumental palaces of the
Alhambra.
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Day 9 - 12: Hotel Arts
Barcelona
Steal away to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the Hotel
Arts, overlooking miles of Barcelona beachfront and
the grand vista of Port Olimpic. The Hotel Arts Barcelona dazzles guests with
its striking, contemporary architecture and commanding location. Renowned for
its 24-hour personalized service, stunning, 43rd story spa and innovative
dining, the luxurious Barcelona Hotel Arts is a distinctive location in a
one-of-a-kind city.
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Day 9 - 12: Le Meridien Hotel
Barcelona
Ideally situated on the famous Las Ramblas,
Barcelona's iconic boulevard of leisure and entertainment, Le Méridien Barcelona
is situated at the city's artistic and commercial hub. The hotel offers easy
access to Barcelona's harbour, Barri Gotic (Gothic Quarter), El Liceo Opera
Theatre, museums, and restaurants.
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