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Madrid to Barcelona

Group Organizer: Ms. Kelly Nottingham

Departure Date

April 15, 2017

Overnights

Madrid 3 • Barcelona 4

Accommodations

Accommodations in centrally-located

three-star or four-star hotels. Rooming on

a triple basis. Double rooms: $280 per

person.

Transportation

Round-trip transportation on scheduled

airline.

Meals

All breakfasts. One lunch. Six dinners.

Guides

Services of a specially-trained passports Tour Director throughout.

Included Travel Insurance

The benefits package conveys high-option life,

health, and accident insurance, baggage loss

and delay, trip delay and trip interruption

coverage.

Tour Cost $3399

-$200 until March 15, 2016

Total $3199

Final payment is due 12/26/2016 or, with E-Z Pay,

3/16/2017. Tour cost is based on a combined

enrollment of 35 participants. Departure from New

York City, NY. Adults 24 years or older are

automatically charged for double rooms. With

doubles, total price is $3,479.

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Internal Transit

Airport arrival transfer on Days 1-2. AVE train

Madrid-Barcelona on Day 5. Train station

arrival transfer on Day 5. Airport departure

transfer on Day 9.

Days 1-2: Arrival Madrid

Day 3: Madrid

Half-day city sightseeing: Local Guide, Prado

Museum

Optional ($90) Flamenco dinner and show

Day 4: Madrid

Excursion to El Escorial and Valley of the

Fallen: Local Guide

Day 5: Madrid - Barcelona

Guided walking tour in Toledo, Toledo

Cathedral, Santo Tome, Synagogue,

Damascene demonstration

Day 6: Barcelona

Barcelona City Sightseeing: Local Guide

Sagrada Familia Basilica

Day 7: Barcelona

Excursion to Montserrat: Montserrat Funicular,

Montserrat Basilica

Day 8: Barcelona

Optional ($55) Excursion to Figueres: Dali

Theater-Museum

Day 9: Departure

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Detailed Itinerary

Days 1-2: Arrival

A dream comes true as your wide-bodied

jet thunders off the airstrip, Europe-

bound! Watch the sun rise up to meet your

airplane, after a short night. Spain glides

by beneath your airplane, in shades of

sienna, as you head towards Madrid's

Barajas Airport. Get settled in your madrileño hotel and

explore your surroundings. Stroll in the Plaza Mayor, the heart of

the Old City. For lunch, why not duck into a

sidewalk mesón for a sopa de pescado and

some calamares?

Meals included: Dinner Overnight: Madrid

Day 3: Madrid City Sightseeing,

Optional Flamenco Dinner and

Show

On a tour of the city, you will be

introduced to the sights: Plaza Mayor,

Calle de Cuchilleros, Puerta del Sol,

Plaza de España with the Cervantes

Monument, Gran Vía, Calle Alcalá, Plaza

de Colón and Cibeles and Neptune

Fountains. Local Guide • A half-day

local guide, well-educated and specially-

trained on the history and culture of

Madrid and its surroundings, will

accompany your group. Prado Museum

• You will visit the Prado Museum to see

the world-famous paintings of El Greco,

Goya and Velázquez, among other

collections from the 12th to the 19th

centuries.

Free time in Madrid • The afternoon is

free to plan as you wish. You may wish to visit the Centro de

Arte Reina Sofía to view modern works

by Dalí, Miró and Picasso, notably the

haunting Guernica, a memorial to the

victims of the Nazi bombing of a Basque

village, long kept out of Spain because of

the artist's refusal to recognize Franco's

dictatorship.

Optional Flamenco dinner and show • Tonight, enjoy dinner and an evening of

traditional entertainment, flamenco! The

poet Federico García Lorca called it "the

most gigantic creation of the Spanish

people." You will long remember its

complex and insistent rhythms, castanets,

guitars and clacking heels as the highlight

of your trip to Spain.

Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner Optional: Flamenco dinner and show Overnight: Madrid

Day 4: Excursion to El Escorial

and Valley of the Fallen

Travel to the religious retreat of King

Philip II, El Escorial, where he and other

Spanish kings lie buried. On a guided

tour, see the Royal Pantheon and Crypt of

the Royal Children, the apartments of

King Philip, and the basilica with Titian's

fresco of St. Lawrence's martyrdom, as

well as the lavish library which contains

40,000 rare manuscripts, including St.

Teresa of Avila's diary. You'll visit the somber Valley of the

Fallen, nestled in the Guadarrama

Mountains. The site was intended as a

monument to Fascism, but is now a

memorial to soldiers from both sides who

died during the Civil War. See the 500-

foot-high cross, which is the world's

largest monumental cross, and the

entrance to the underground basilica

(currently closed to visitors) that General

Franco ordered carved inside a hill of

solid granite by prisoners of war from the

Republican side. Make your way across

the vast esplanade for a panoramic view

of valleys and mountains. Local Guide •

A half-day local guide, well-educated and

specially-trained on the history and

culture of Madrid and its surroundings,

will accompany your group.

Free time in Madrid • The afternoon is

free to plan as you wish. You may want to visit Retiro Park.

Once royalty's playground, el Parque del

Retiro now opens its gardens, fountains

and recreational areas to the public. Boat

rides on the lake, as well as clowns,

jugglers and magic shows (seasonal) add

to the attraction. You may want to shop in the elegant El

Corte Inglés department store, or among

the fashionable boutiques in the Calle

Serrano.

Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight: Madrid

Day 5: Toledo, Madrid, Train to

Barcelona

It's off to Toledo! The city is surrounded

on three sides by the Río Tajo, which has

cut a deep gorge out of the encircling

mountains. Christianity, Judaism and

Islam coexist on the tiny streets of this

ancient city, which was once the capital of

Spain. Indeed, the entire panorama of

Spanish history is embodied in its

churches, synagogues, Moorish mosques

and fortifications. Guided walking tour

in Toledo • Your guided walking tour

starts at the main square, Plaza de

Zocodover. Toledo Cathedral • You will

visit the cathedral, one of the most

venerated in the country. It took almost

300 years to build and was completed in

1492. Its treasury contains an impressive

display of gold and silver vessels and

alabaster sculpture. Santo Tome • Visit

the Santo Tomé church, which houses El

Greco's Burial of the Count of Orgaz, a

fresco commissioned in honor of a

Spanish nobleman who was known for his

generosity and charitable deeds.

Synagogue • Enjoy a visit to one of the

city's two remaining medieval

synagogues. Damascene demonstration

• For centuries, Toledo has excelled in the

manufacture of swords and damascene

artifacts made of steel inlaid with gold

and silver. Skilled artisans carry on the

tradition, as you will see during a

damascene manufacturing demonstration.

Free time • Enjoy the remainder of your

day in Toledo. You may want to visit the house

believed to have been El Greco's. Travel

to Madrid's train station • You coach

will bring you to Madrid's train station.

AVE train Madrid-Barcelona • An Alta

Velocidad train takes you at high speed

across the semi-deserts of northern Spain,

from the dusty plains of Castile to palm-

fringed Mediterranean shores.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch in Toledo Overnight: Barcelona

Day 6: Barcelona City

Sightseeing, Sagrada Familia

Basilica

A city tour will introduce landmarks

such as the string of avenues called Las

Ramblas, the medieval Gothic Quarter

around the cathedral, the Basilica of the

Sagrada Família and Plaça de Catalunya,

the lively heart of the city. From the Parc

de Montjuïc, situated on a hill to the south

of the harbor, you'll enjoy a panoramic

view of the city and the Mediterranean

coast. Local Guide • A half-day local

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guide, well-educated and specially-trained

on the history and culture of Barcelona,

will accompany your group.

Sagrada Familia Basilica • Visit the

extraordinary-looking Temple Expiatori

de la Sagrada Familia, a basilica whose

construction was planned in the 1870s.

Antonio Gaudí was chosen as its architect

in 1883, at the age of 31. For more than

forty years, until his death in 1926, he

worked to create a unique and huge

sanctuary. Still far from completion, it

combines elements of Gothic architecture

and the tenets of the Modernista

movement that are a trademark of Gaudí's

work. Visitors can see his grave in the

crypt and visit the museum that

documents his life and work as well as the

history of the sanctuary.

Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight: Barcelona

Day 7: Excursion to Montserrat

Enjoy a visit to Catalonia's holiest place,

the Monastery of Montserrat, located

amidst the serrated peaks of the

Montserrat mountain range. Montserrat

has served as a place of pilgrimage since

the 12th century. After being destroyed by

the French in 1811, the monastery

complex was rebuilt and repopulated in

1844 and now includes quaint shops and

cafés. Montserrat Funicular • Enjoy a

funicular ride for the last leg up the

mountain, which affords stupendous

views stretching from the Pyrénées

Mountains to the Mediterranean Sea.

Montserrat Basilica • You will enter the

Basilica to view La Moreneta (Black

Virgin). This revered statue, said to have

been carved out of wood by St. Luke

around 50 AD, has been on the mountain

since it was rediscovered in 880 AD after

being hidden from the Moors.

Free time in Barcelona • The afternoon

is free to plan as you wish. You may want to stroll down Las

Ramblas to the Columbus Monument,

which marks the spot where the explorer

stepped ashore in 1493 after his voyage of

discovery. Nearby is Port Vell, the harbor

area where you'll find one of Europe's

largest aquariums. You may take a walk to the trendy part

of town known as Poblenou, where

former warehouses now house the studios

of artists and photographers. A palm tree-

lined boardwalk leads all the way to the

sea.

Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight: Barcelona

Day 8: Barcelona, Optional

Excursion to Figueres

Enjoy some free time in Barcelona today. You may choose to visit the Fundació

Miró, one of the city's most exciting

contemporary art galleries. Spend time at the closest beach,

Barceloneta, where Barcelonians

regularly flock to feast on seafood in

quaint cafés. It's a twenty-minute walk

from Las Ramblas.

Optional Excursion to Figueres • Travel across the rolling hills of Catalonia

on your way to Figueres, the hometown of

the world's best-known Surrealist artist,

Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí y Domenech.

Dali Theater-Museum • Visit the Dali

Theater-Museum, housed in a fantastic

building with an egg-crowned roof and

tower. Its captivating collections include

masterpieces by the artist and curiosities

such as the Mae West Room and the

Rainy Cadillac.

Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight: Barcelona

Day 9: Departure

¡Adios España! Barcelona's airport

recedes, and you're 500 miles closer to

home with each hour in the air. You'll be

back! For now, race the sun westward,

arriving home later today, eager to share

your experiences with family and friends.

Meals included: Breakfast

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Participant Cost Breakdown

Itinerary Madrid to Barcelona

Departing April 15, 2017

Departure City New York City, NY

Rooming Triples

Program Cost $3,399

-$200 Early Enrollment Discount for enrollments before March 15, 2016

Total Cost $3,199

Estimated Monthly Payment $239 with E-Z Pay and $95 deposit

*Total Cost includes discounts which expire as listed. Program Cost includes

weekend fees of $80. Program Cost is valid for those who enroll and pay in full

before December 26, 2016. Alternate convenience monthly payment of $270 for

enrollments before March 15, 2016 after $495 deposit.

Available Add-ons not included in price

Flamenco dinner and show: $90

Excursion to Figueres: $55

Madrid public transportation pass 3-day zone A: $28

3-day public transportation pass: $30

Double rooms: $280 per person - 7 @ $40 per night (mandatory for adults 24 years

and older)

TravelPak benefits package includes life, health, and accident insurance, and trip interruption coverage and is included in the Program Cost

of your trip. There is no fee for this benefit. Upgraded TravelPak+Plus cancellation insurance is optional. See page 11 of Passports'

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