¡Bienvenidos a España! 2023

¡Bienvenidos a España! 2023

Oh my Gaudi!

~ Unknown
Highlights from our trip to Spain, August 2023  🇪🇸 

Barcelona:

  • Panoramic Barcelona: from the Waterfront to the 1992 Olympic Ring of sports stadiums to Montjuïc Hill with its art galleries and museums.
  • Park Güell, which was commissioned by Eusebi Güell in 1890 to be a stylish garden city for Barcelona aristocracy. Designed by Antoni Gaudí—the leading architect of Catalan modernism—it is now a public park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Guided Tour of La Sagrada Família. Antoni Gaudí’s huge basilica that began being built in 1882. A Gothic-Art Nouveau masterpiece that is still under construction, this extraordinary temple with its fantastical shapes and spires has become the enduring symbol of Barcelona.
  • Barcelona Coastline Tour.
  • Picasso Museum: the world’s largest collection of the influential Spanish painter’s works.

Madrid:

  • Royal Palace and Armory. Europe’s largest palace—Palacio Real.
  • Museo Nacional Del Prado.

Segovia:

  • Alcázar of Segovia. A soaring 12th-century royal palace.
  • Segovia Cathedral. 16th-century, Gothic-style cathedral that stands proudly in Plaza Mayor in the heart of Segovia where Isabella I was proclaimed Queen of Castile.
  • Segovia’s 2,000-year-old Roman aqueduct, which has been patronized by kings, queens and modern-day celebrities alike.

Córdoba:

  • Mosque (La Mezquita) Cathedral of Córdoba. a breathtaking combination of Roman, Gothic, Iberian and Islamic design.

Seville:

  • Plaza De España. It was built for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 and is a popular tourist destination with its Moorish-style buildings, beautiful gardens, tiled fountains, ponds and grand canal.
  • Paella-Making and Lunch at Taberna del Alabardero Sevilla.
  • Cortijo El Esparragal (ranch). A large, authentic Spanish Hacienda with over 400 years of history.
  • Museo del Baile Flamenco (Museum of Flamenco Dance) which is housed in an 18th-century building in the Santa Cruz quarter of Seville.


Souvenir from Spain…

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