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The best cities...
Spain’s cities
are tapa pile
Spain and its islands offer some of the most varied cities in Europe. Dave Richardson
highlights established favourites as well as some that are less well-known by UK visitors
BEST FOR CULTURE:.
Sample price: Kirker includes three nights with Seville also boasts plenty of fine restaurants
MADRID
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breakfast at the Cason del Tormes from £498 for a more relaxed meal, and most have a
per person, including flights, transfers and 48- good value set menu. Eat heartily, as there’s
hour Culture Card giving entry to 40 attractions. a lot to see, from the massive cathedral to
kirkerholidays.com some of the best shopping in Spain.
ALSO CONSIDER: BILBAO Sample price: Cresta offers the San Gil hotel
The main city of the Basque region. It is from £357 for three nights including flights, or
renowned for the Guggenheim modern art £44 per night hotel-only.
museum, but also has a fine arts museum
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and lively music scene.
O
ST
Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid Sample price: EasyJet flies from Stansted
from about £38 return.
THE SPANISH capital is in the heart of the
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country in more ways than one, as this is Superbreak offers the Novotel from £30.25 per
where to experience history and art. night per person including breakfast.
Within half a mile of each other you’ll
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ourism
find three of Europe’s greatest art museums
– the Prado, Thyssen Bornemisza and Reina BEST FOR FOOD & DRINK:
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V
alencia T
Sofia – showcasing the works of Picasso, SEVILLE
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Paella, Spain’s most famous dish, originated in Valencia
Dali, Goya and others. Opera and ballet are You can now find tapas bars in most British
well established too. cities, as the Spanish habit of eating several ALSO CONSIDER: VALENCIA
The Bourbon kings ruled in Madrid and small portions as you go from bar to bar has Valencia is the home of Spain’s best-known
the Royal Palace is a must. If all that sight- spread throughout Europe. dish, paella, made from rice with green
seeing gets tiring then Madrid, like London, Seville is where it started, around the beans, chicken, rabbit or shellfish. There are
has some lovely parks, especially Retiro. Barrio Santa Cruz, which is also the main plenty of places in the city to eat it. Also try
Plaza Major is the heart of the old city, tourist centre. If this area gets too crowded, horchata, a sweet drink made from tiger nuts.
while most of the big stores are around head for the area around Plaza Alfalfa which
Puerta del Sol. The nightlife is tremendous, is more popular with locals. Sample price: Ryanair flies from Stansted,
with Salamanca the main district for tapas. “Tapa” means lid, and long ago people from around £71 return.
Another plus point is that you can visit were given a free snack to carry away cover-
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historical cities on day trips from Madrid. ing a glass of wine. The most authentic The Melia Ingles hotel costs from £49.50 per
See Roman Segovia, the medieval walled snacks include potato omelette, anchovies, person per night through Superbreak.
town of Avila, and the art centre of Toledo. squid, spicy sausage and garlic potatoes.
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