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IBERIAN VACATION - 2010

14 days incl. travel, or 13 days from Madrid to Madrid (ZW)

Vacation Overview

This vacation concentrates on the southern part of the fantastic Iberian Peninsula. Two-night stays in Madrid, Lisbon, and Seville allow time for in-depth sightseeing and include visits to important sights, like Madrid’s Prado Museum, Lisbon’s Jeronimos Monastery, and Seville’s cathedral with Columbus’ tomb. The overnight stay in Tangier introduces you to Morocco, with a panoramic drive to Cap Spartel and a guided visit of the colorful Grand Socco Market. Ferry crossings over the Strait of Gibraltar afford spectacular views of the Rock. A full day at leisure at Costa del Sol affords the opportunity to join an optional excursion to the Rock of Gibraltar. On to Granada with a Local Guide to visit the famed Alhambra and Water Gardens of the Generalife. Enjoy vistas of olive and orange groves and the rolling Andalusian hills as you travel through Don Quixote’s La Mancha and stop in Toledo on the way back to Madrid.

Things to see on your vacation: View Vacation Photo Slideshow
  • Jeronimos Monastery
  • Explore the beautiful city of Seville, the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of Southern Spain
  • Enjoy the beautiful architecture in Madrid
  • Madrid
  • Madrid at dusk
  • Rock of Gibraltar
  • The Alhambra features Islamic architecture and beautifully detailed gardens
  • The Prado Museum features renowned collections of European art dating from the Romanesque through the Impressionistic era
  • The Plaza de Toros in Madrid
  A Vacation Story  Fatima

"Twice a year this small Portuguese town is overrun by pilgrims to celebrate reported sightings of the Virgin Mary in the early 20th century. They crowd a tiny shed like structure known as the Chapel of the Apparitions, where it is said Mary appeared to three devout children above a diminutive holm oak. Today, a small white column marks the spot where the tree once grew, but the passion exhibited by the pilgrims who approach the site walking on their knees in penance is quite remarkable. The apparitions were said to have predicted WWI and Russia’s separation from the church. To this day, Fatima is one of only a handful of Vatican-approved apparitions in the world."

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