Category: Spain
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We know you are excited about this destination, here is a quick activities guide to get you started and don’t forget to join our newsletter. As our son made his way back to school, we began the second phase of our European adventure. We picked up our rental car and hit the road, our next…
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After a good night’s rest, here’s our photo tour of day 2… Planning our route for the day’s exploration! Although we spent the night in Ávila, it makes a lovely day trip from Madrid. We just had to go back to Don Camilo’s, the jamon was SOOOO good! The city of Ávila outside the walls While touring…
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Ávila, Spain is one of the most well preserved walled medieval cities in Spain. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985. We arrived just after sunset into the beautiful walled city of Ávila. Against the dusky blue of the clear sky, las Murallas, or the walls, glowed a rusty orange, making it all…
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Journeys • Toledo Spain After a wonderful lunch in Tarragona, we packed up the car and headed out for Toledo. Since our road trip was going to take a bit over six hours, we opted to follow the coastline south to València before cutting inland towards Toledo. Toledo, like many cities in Spain, reflects the rich cultural…
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• Barcelona, Spain Explore Barcelona! After our amazing cruise, we were excited to explore Barcelona. Barcelona is the capital city of Catalunya (an autonomous community of Spain) and the second largest city in Spain, after Madrid, the country’s capital. We took a taxi from the Port of Barcelona, there were a bunch waiting at disembarkation, including several of the…