Barcelona and the Costa Brava
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Highlights:
Although located in the same area of Spain, the experience in Barcelona can be completely different from that of the Costa Brava. While Barcelona has its Gothic quarter, most of the emphasis is on modern and ultra-modern architecture.
In the Costa Brava, medieval villages steal the show. In Barcelona, Gaudi is the creative soul of the city. On the Costa Brava, Dali is King. We have created a suggested program that combines the best of both which we think you might enjoy, as always, we are happy to re-design based on your input.
Although located in the same area of Spain, the experience in Barcelona can be completely different from that of the Costa Brava. While Barcelona has its Gothic quarter, most of the emphasis is on modern and ultra-modern architecture.
In the Costa Brava, medieval villages steal the show. In Barcelona, Gaudi is the creative soul of the city. On the Costa Brava, Dali is King. We have created a suggested program that combines the best of both which we think you might enjoy, as always, we are happy to re-design based on your input.
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Explore: BARCELONA AND THE COSTA BRAVA
Customizable Itinerary - 9 Days (from $7,652 per person)
Day 1: Depart USA
Board your aircraft in the evening for the overnight flight to Barcelona Capital of the Catalan region.
Day 2: Arrival in Barcelona
You will arrive in Barcelona late in the morning and one of our drivers will be waiting to take you to your hotel which is located on the edge of the Gothic quarter and close to Boqueria Market. The rest of the day is left open for you to relax. We will provide a list of recommended restaurants for your stay ranging from Tapas Bars to Michelin starred.
Day 3: The Gothic Quarter, Picasso Museum and Boqueria Market
After breakfast you meet your guide for a private tour of the Gothic Quarter parts of which date back to Roman times. The name however comes from the Gothic Cathedral located in among the warren of narrow roads. Despite its name, the area is home to a lot of “of the moment’ boutiques and nightspots. It is also the location of the Picasso Museum which you will visit. Exiting the gothic quarter you cross the street and enter Boqueria Market the city’s best known food market. After giving you a highlight tour your guide will leave you at Pinnochio where you can enjoy Tapas and Cava.
Breakfast
Day 4: The Gaudi Legacy
Today your guide will meet you and by car and on foot show you the many buildings that bear the mark of Antoni Gaudi. He designed private homes, office buildings, amusement parks and department stores; most of which are still in use today. Your main emphasis will be on La Sagrada Familia his unfinished masterpiece. Started at the end of the 19th Century, there are still cranes surrounding the cathedral towers. In the evening you will join your guide for a tapas crawl through some of the trendiest areas of the city.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 5: Cooking Catalan Style
In the morning you will be taken to a professional kitchen where you learn the secrets of creating a wide variety of Tapas ranging from cold to hot. You get to enjoy your work with wine and have a new talent to take with you back home.
Breakfast and Lunch
Day 6: Figueres and the Dali Museum
This morning you will drive towards the coast and the town of Figueres which is the last town before the Spanish/French border (not that it means much in the days of the European Union). The town is the birthplace of Salvador Dali and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dali. You will tour the museum which, in addition to holding many of his works, was also designed by him. After your tour you continue to the hotel which sits on the coast overlooking a lighthouse.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 7: Highlights of the Baixa Emporda
Your guide will be waiting to take you into the surrounding countryside and its scenic villages. Your first visit will be to Begur which has some of the best beaches in the area. In the hills above you will find the Medieval Castle. The next stop will be Pals with cobbled streets flanked by aristocratic houses and encased in city walls. Your next visit will be Palafrugell which is a centre of the Cork business and you finish up at Peratallada known for its beautiful old stone buildings, rugged stone streets and passageways. During the day you will have a chance to have lunch.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 8: Day at Leisure
Take a day to enjoy one or two of the beaches you have seen. You can also find a nice cove to relax in and read that book you have been meaning to get to.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 9: Return to USA
In the morning you are transferred to Barcelona where you board your flight back to the USA arriving back the same afternoon.
Breakfast
Board your aircraft in the evening for the overnight flight to Barcelona Capital of the Catalan region.
Day 2: Arrival in Barcelona
You will arrive in Barcelona late in the morning and one of our drivers will be waiting to take you to your hotel which is located on the edge of the Gothic quarter and close to Boqueria Market. The rest of the day is left open for you to relax. We will provide a list of recommended restaurants for your stay ranging from Tapas Bars to Michelin starred.
Day 3: The Gothic Quarter, Picasso Museum and Boqueria Market
After breakfast you meet your guide for a private tour of the Gothic Quarter parts of which date back to Roman times. The name however comes from the Gothic Cathedral located in among the warren of narrow roads. Despite its name, the area is home to a lot of “of the moment’ boutiques and nightspots. It is also the location of the Picasso Museum which you will visit. Exiting the gothic quarter you cross the street and enter Boqueria Market the city’s best known food market. After giving you a highlight tour your guide will leave you at Pinnochio where you can enjoy Tapas and Cava.
Breakfast
Day 4: The Gaudi Legacy
Today your guide will meet you and by car and on foot show you the many buildings that bear the mark of Antoni Gaudi. He designed private homes, office buildings, amusement parks and department stores; most of which are still in use today. Your main emphasis will be on La Sagrada Familia his unfinished masterpiece. Started at the end of the 19th Century, there are still cranes surrounding the cathedral towers. In the evening you will join your guide for a tapas crawl through some of the trendiest areas of the city.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 5: Cooking Catalan Style
In the morning you will be taken to a professional kitchen where you learn the secrets of creating a wide variety of Tapas ranging from cold to hot. You get to enjoy your work with wine and have a new talent to take with you back home.
Breakfast and Lunch
Day 6: Figueres and the Dali Museum
This morning you will drive towards the coast and the town of Figueres which is the last town before the Spanish/French border (not that it means much in the days of the European Union). The town is the birthplace of Salvador Dali and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dali. You will tour the museum which, in addition to holding many of his works, was also designed by him. After your tour you continue to the hotel which sits on the coast overlooking a lighthouse.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 7: Highlights of the Baixa Emporda
Your guide will be waiting to take you into the surrounding countryside and its scenic villages. Your first visit will be to Begur which has some of the best beaches in the area. In the hills above you will find the Medieval Castle. The next stop will be Pals with cobbled streets flanked by aristocratic houses and encased in city walls. Your next visit will be Palafrugell which is a centre of the Cork business and you finish up at Peratallada known for its beautiful old stone buildings, rugged stone streets and passageways. During the day you will have a chance to have lunch.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 8: Day at Leisure
Take a day to enjoy one or two of the beaches you have seen. You can also find a nice cove to relax in and read that book you have been meaning to get to.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 9: Return to USA
In the morning you are transferred to Barcelona where you board your flight back to the USA arriving back the same afternoon.
Breakfast
