LESSER-KNOWN PLACES MAKE THIS TOUR SO MAGICAL
“And that difference is not just in the sights that you see, but also the food and everything else that comes along with it. In both countries you’re able to tell great stories, which greatly enhances the guest experience. We always bring back very happy people!”
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MAKE PAELLA IN VALENCIA
“The delight of the food is that it is very natural, which makes for really tasty dishes and menus,” Bradley explains. “And there is a wide variety, from fish to meats to legumes. It goes a long way to explaining why Spanish people have over the last couple of years been named as some of the healthiest people in the world.”
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MADRID’S PRADO MUSEUM
“On our tours, things link up with each other,” he continues. “The Prado Museum is a great example of this. In the Goya Collection you’ll see works by El Greco. Then you go to Toledo to see where El Greco lived. Guests are able to link the two together and it creates much stronger memories.”
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DANCE FLAMENCO IN SEVILLE
On the Best of Spain & Portugal Insight tour we invite you to join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience at the Cristina Heeren Foundation, a flamenco dance school. With a mission to promote the teaching and conservation of flamenco, this is an exclusive chance to feel the passion behind the choreography. Put your rhythm to the test during a dance lesson, learning some simple moves.
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THE MEDIEVAL WALLS OF OBIDOS, PORTUGAL
Here Bradley takes guests on a walking tour, explaining in the history and treating you to insight and stories among the pretty streets. “You can walk the walls in their entirety to do a whole loop of the city,” Bradley explains. “It’s full of whitewashed houses, narrow medieval streets and laneways. And, with the sun reflecting on the multicolored door frames and flower boxes, it is incredibly picturesque.”
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SALAMANCA
During your guided sightseeing tour with a Local Expert on Best of Spain & Portugal, you will admire the golden stone buildings the city is famous for, including the arcaded Plaza Mayor, the honey-colored cathedral and the 16th century university buildings.
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PORTO
Bradley takes guests on an exploration of the city, amongst multi-colored houses, churches adorned with glazed tiles and iconic bridges. “Porto has two parts to it, Porto and Vila Nova,” Bradley tells us. “An incredible bridge built in the 1800s spans the river. And along the river you have all these boats bring wine down from the vineyards, it’s a fantastic sight.”
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