Tauck Value Includes:
Tauck Value Includes:
TAUCK’S YELLOW ROADS! Cultural charms and spectacular scenery from Northern Spain to Portugal as you travel the Yellow Roads for several overnight stays in historic paradors, authentically restored castles, palaces and monasteries
Choice of spa treatment or cooking demonstration at El Castell de Ciutat; seven-course feast in a medieval castle featuring cultural entertainment and regional cuisine
Port wine tasting and dinner at Taylor’s in Porto, one of the most famous port houses in Portugal
Cruise aboard a Rabelo boat, used for 200 years to transport port wine, along the Douro River in Porto
Tour the historic 12th-century Cathedral in La Seu d’Urgell 1. ARRIVE BARCELONA
Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Le Méridien Barcelona. Welcome to Barcelona! A transfer is included from Barcelona Airport to your first night’s hotel, Le Méridien Barcelona, ideally located on one of the main boulevards, pedestrian-friendly Las Ramblas. Join us this evening for a welcome cocktail reception and dinner. Meals D
2. ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN BARCELONA Join a local guide for a walking tour of Barcelona to the city’s beautiful Cathedral in medieval Barrio Gótico. Take a drive to see architect Antoni Gaudí’s extraordinary unfinished masterpiece, la Sagrada Família, then continue on to view the Olympic Stadium, set high above the city with the harbor glistening below. The remainder of the day is free to do as you please in Barcelona. Meals B
3. COUNTRY ROADS OF CATALONIA The spectacular mountaintop monastery at Montserrat is Catalonia’s holiest place, and one of the most scenic pilgrimage sites in Spain; visit it en route to Cardona. Enjoy a taste of authentic Catalan cuisine during lunch in the medieval dining room of a 9th-century castle, the Parador de Cardona, and visit the Romanesque Church of San Vincente. Drive along the western edge of the Sierra del Cadi to tiny Castellciutat, near historic La Seu d’Urgell. Spend the next two nights surrounded by the majestic beauty of the Pyrenees at a Relais & Châteaux top-rated resort hotel. Dine à la carte this evening at the hotel. Meals BLD
4. THE INCOMPARABLE PYRENEES Tour the 12th-century Cathedral in La Seu d’Urgell, one of the only preserved Romanesque cathedrals in the Catalan Pyrenees. This afternoon you’ll have a choice of activities, including a Catalan cuisine cooking demonstration, a round of golf, or a pampering visit to the spa. Feast on a seven-course dinner this evening at a hilltop 9th-century castle. Meals BLD
Call your travel agent or Tauck at 800-468-2825
A self-guided visit of the beautiful Benedictine monastery atop saw-toothed Montserrat
Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted
30 meals (13 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 10 dinners), service charges, gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and porterage
5. THE HEART OF BASQUE COUNTRY Journey to the lovely seaside resort of San Sebastián, in the heart of Basque country, for a two-night stay. Visit Pamplona, site of Spain’s annual running of the bulls and immortalized by Ernest Hemingway in his acclaimed novel, The Sun Also Rises, with some free time to explore on your own. Your first view of Spain’s popular oceanfront town is from the top of Mount Igueldo, where you can enjoy a picture-perfect overview of the medieval city, shell-shaped bay and Cantabrian coastline. Meals BD
6. ENJOY SEASIDE SAN SEBASTIÁN A walking tour with a local guide reveals San Sebastián’s La Parte Vieja (Old Town); spend the remainder of the day exploring
“Eclectic” art defines the wonderful works at the Guggenheim Bilbao
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