FRANCE & SPAIN Traveling Well Includes…
• TAUCK’S YELLOW ROADS! Cultural charms and spectacular scenery entice during overnight stays in historic paradors, authentically restored castles, palaces and monasteries
• Choice of spa treatment or cooking demo at El Castell de Ciutat • A 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 Portugal’s most famous port houses • Cruise on a Rabelo boat, used for 200 years to transport port wine, along the Douro River • A self-guided visit of the beautiful Benedictine enclave atop saw-toothed Montserrat • Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted • 30 meals, service charges, gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and porterage
of the most scenic pilgrimage sites in Spain; see the shrine of Moreneta, the Black Madonna, presiding over the basilica. Continue to Cardona where you’ll taste authentic Catalan cuisine during lunch in the medieval dining room of a citadel dating back to the 9th century, now the Parador de Cardona. Drive along the western edge of the Sierra del Cadi to the impressive Castell de Ciutat overlooking La Seu d’Urgell. Spend the next two nights surrounded by the beauty of the Pyrenees at a Relais & Châteaux resort hotel. Dine à la carte at the hotel. Meals BLD
4. THE INCOMPARABLE PYRENEES Take a walking tour along the historic main street in La Seu d’Urgell and visit the 12th-century Romanesque Cathedral. This afternoon you’ll have a choice of activities, including a Catalan cuisine cooking demonstration in the hotel’s kitchen, a 9-hole round of golf, or a pampering massage in the hotel’s spa. Feast on a seven-course wine tasting dinner in a medieval 9th-century castle tonight. Meals BLD
5. THE HEART OF BASQUE COUNTRY Ernest Hemingway immortalized Pamplona in his novel, The Sun Also Rises; walk the route followed during the “running of the bulls.” Then it’s on to San Sebastían in Basque Country where your first view of Spain’s popular oceanfront town is from the top of Mount Igueldo. Enjoy a picture-perfect panoramic vista over the city, shell-shaped bay and Cantabrian coastline, before settling into your elegant Belle-Époque hotel. Meals BD
6. ENJOY SEASIDE SAN SEBASTIÁN A walking tour with a local guide reveals San Sebastián’s Parte Vieja (Old Town); spend the remainder of the day exploring as you wish. Stroll down the city’s narrow streets, sampling typical Basque food – and pintxos – in cozy neighborhood bars and enjoy the many waterfront activities including world-class surfing off the beach. Enjoy your day! Meals B
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7. ART IN BILBAO / PARADOR DE FUENTE DÉ View an astounding collection of modern and contemporary art at the world-renowned Guggenheim Museum in nearby Bilbao, then continue on to medieval Santillana del Mar in the Cantabria region of Spain. Drive into the beautiful mountain range christened “Picos de Europa” by returning sailors who got their first glimpse of the homeland by spying these peaks from the sea, passing through gorges, remote villages and emerald valleys en route to Fuente Dé. Stay overnight at a parador located in the heart of the Picos, bordered by woodlands, a massive “stone” mountain and soul-stirring views! Meals BLD
8. SCENIC VIEWS & PARADOR DE LEÓN Wake up to stunning panoramic vistas of the mountainous countryside this morning. After time at leisure, depart the parador and cross the Cantabrian Cordilleras through La Puerto
Santillana del Mar
Santiago de Compostela
León
ATLANTIC OCEAN
PORTUGAL Porto
Coimbra Fatima
Lisbon
Fuente Dé
Sebastián San Bilbao
Picos de Europa
Pamplona Cardona Barcelona SPAIN
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
La Seu d’Urgell FRANCE
Maximum Elevation: 6,300 ft.
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