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7-Nights Taste of Spain
The sights and sounds of Spain’s two largest cities are on the docket with this trip to Madrid and Barcelona. In Madrid, the Museo del Prado features paintings by some of the country’s most celebrated artists, including Velázquez and Goya. The Plaza de Toros is home to the most prestigious bullring in the world, but even those with no interest in witnessing a bullfight can visit Museo Taurino and its collection of bullfighting costumes and posters. At the Parque del Buen Retiro, visitors can relax at an open-air café, go for a row around the lake, or take a walk to explore the marble monuments and Palacio de Cristal. In Barcelona, Park Güell has been enchanting visitors with its strange and colorful mosaics and architecture since it was opened to the public in 1922. Antoni Gaudí’s influence on the city is seen in two of its most recognizable buildings: the towered La Sagrada Família and Casa Batlló, with its multicolored tiles and wavelike balconies.
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Madrid
The capital of Spain since 1562, Madrid is located on the geographic center of the Iberian Peninsula. Because of its central location and high altitude, the climate of Madrid is characterized by warm dry summers and cool winters. Madrid is a city of great monuments. Among its highlights are the medieval center dating back to the Habsburg Empire and the Prado Museum. Madrid is not just a cultural destination. It is also a lively metropolis with many pubs, cafes, discotheques and nightclubs open late into the night.
Barcelona
Barcelona, the self-confident and progressive capital of Spain, is a tremendous place to be. Though it boasts outstanding Gothic and Art Nouveau buildings, and some great museums – most notably those dedicated to Picasso and Catalan art – it is above all a place where there's enjoyment simply in walking the streets, stopping in at bars and cafés, drinking in the atmosphere. A thriving port and the most prosperous commercial centre in Spain, it has a sophistication and cultural dynamism way ahead of the rest of the country. In part this reflects the city's proximity to France, whose influence is apparent in the elegant boulevards and imaginative cooking. But Barcelona has also evolved an individual and eclectic cultural identity, most perfectly and eccentrically expressed in the architecture of Antoni GaudÃ. Scattered as Barcelona's main sights may be, the greatest concentration of interest is around the old town (La Ciutat Vella). These cramped streets above the harbor are easily manageable, and far more enjoyable, on foot. Start, as everyone else does, with the Ramblas.
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