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A trip from February 14, 2008 to March 01, 2008, travelling to Madrid, Barcelona
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Fri 02/15/08 (day 2) - Madrid

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Puerta del Sol (Sun Gate) is the most popular and commercial area in the old town. Five hundred years ago it was jus …
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Puerta del Sol
plaza de la Puerta del Sol
Madrid, 28013
Spain
Fri Feb 15 9:00am
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City
Madrid, Spain
Fri Feb 15 11:00am - Fri Feb 22 11:00am
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There are many ways to spend your time and money at this attractive central square: stroll around and admire the arc …
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Plaza Mayor
Southwest of the Puerta del Sol
Madrid, 28013
Spain
Fri Feb 15 12:00pm - Fri Feb 15 3:00pm
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The continuation of Gran Vía that links Plaza de España to Moncloa offers something for shoppers, cinema fans and …
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Calle Princesa
plaza de España
Madrid, 28008
Spain
+34 91 588 2900 (Tourism Office)
Fri Feb 15 12:00pm - Fri Feb 22 10:00am
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You just have to look at the number of people lying on the grass alongside the fountains or resting on the park benc …
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Plaza de España
calle de la Princesa
Madrid, 28008
Spain
+34 91 588 2900 (Tourism Office)
Fri Feb 15 2:00pm - Fri Feb 15 3:00pm
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Sat 02/16/08 (day 3) - Madrid

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The Thyssen-Bornemisza family collected what became one of the world's finest private art collections over a number …
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Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
paseo del Prado, 8
Madrid, 28014
Spain
+34 91 369 0151
Sat Feb 16 11:00am - Sat Feb 16 4:00pm
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Sun 02/17/08 (day 4) - Madrid

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Considered one of the world's most important art galleries, it exhibits paintings by Goya, Velázquez, Murillo, Zurba …
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Museo Nacional del Prado
calle de Ruiz de Alarcon, 23
Madrid, 28014
Spain
+34 91 330 2800
Sun Feb 17 10:00am
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Made of steel and glass, this fine old railway station building was designed by the Basque architect Ricardo Velázqu …
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Estación de Atocha
plaza del Emperador Carlos V, 3
Madrid, 28012
Spain
+34 90 224 0202
Sun Feb 17 5:00pm
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Tue 02/19/08 (day 6) - Madrid

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Another majestic work of art commissioned by King Carlos III to ennoble the city. This time his architects chose to …
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Fuente de Cibeles (La)
plaza de Cibeles
Madrid, 28014
Spain
Tue Feb 19 2:00pm - Tue Feb 19 3:00pm
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Thu 02/21/08 (day 8) - Madrid

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This former royal residence houses a fantastic collection of paintings (Velázquez, Caravaggio and Goya), sculptures, …
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Palacio Real (Royal Palace)
calle de Bailén
Madrid, 28013
Spain
+34 91 547 5350
Thu Feb 21 12:00pm - Thu Feb 21 2:00pm
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Fri 02/22/08 (day 9) - Barcelona

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City
Barcelona, CT, Spain
Fri Feb 22 3:00pm - Fri Feb 29 3:00pm
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Rooms for two, three or four persons, with kitchenete, private bathroom, air conditioning and TV . THE BASIC ROOM …
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Ronda Sant Pere 38 1 1
Barcelona, CT, Spain
+34 933150742
Fri Feb 22 5:00pm - Sun Feb 24 12:00pm
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Sat 02/23/08 (day 10) - Barcelona

To cope with the exponential expansion outside the city's medieval walls, Ildefons Cerdà developed a new city plan i …
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passeig de Gràcia, 1
Barcelona, CT 08007
Spain
Sat Feb 23 12:00am - Wed Feb 27 12:00am
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Built between 1910 and 1914 and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gaudí's original aim in this 20-hectare (50-acre) …
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Parc Güell
carrer d'Olot
Barcelona, CT 08024
Spain
+1 34 93 317 39 74
Sat Feb 23 3:00pm - Sat Feb 23 5:00pm
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Sun 02/24/08 (day 11) - Barcelona

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Barcelo Sants is located approximately six miles from Barcelona Airport and 500 meters from Fira de Barcelona …
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Barcelo Hotel Sants
plaça dels Països Catalans
Barcelona, CT 08014
Spain
93-503-5300
Sun Feb 24 12:00am - Fri Feb 29 12:00am
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It's worth combining a visit to Santa María del Mar Church with a meal in this nearby restaurant. It has been in bus …
Restaurant
passeig d'Isabel II, 14
Barcelona, CT 08003
Spain
+34 93 319 3033 / +34 93 319 2950
Sun Feb 24 2:00pm - Sun Feb 24 4:00pm
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Barcelona's oldest residential district is a maze of narrow streets that house some fantastic examples of Gothic arc …
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Barri Gòtic
plaça de Catalunya
Barcelona, CT 08002
Spain
Sun Feb 24 7:00pm - Sun Feb 24 9:00pm
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Mon 02/25/08 (day 12) - Barcelona

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Antoni Gaudí began this utterly surreal temple in 1882 and it is still being constructed. It was originally intended …
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Sagrada Familia
carrer de Mallorca, 403
Barcelona, CT 08013
Spain
+34 93 207 3031/+34 93 208 0414
Mon Feb 25 12:00am
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Tue 02/26/08 (day 13) - Barcelona

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A series of streets, joined together one after the other, that lead from Plaça Catalunya to the sea. The word rambl …
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Ramblas
La Rambla
Barcelona, CT 08002
Spain
Tue Feb 26 10:00am - Tue Feb 26 2:00pm
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Wed 02/27/08 (day 14) - Barcelona

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Plaça Catalunya once stood outside the city walls, between what is now Eixample and Ciutat Vella (Old City). It's an …
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Plaça Catalunya
passeig de Gràcia
Barcelona, CT 08007
Spain
Wed Feb 27 6:00pm - Wed Feb 27 8:00pm
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Thu 02/28/08 (day 15) - Barcelona

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Antoni Gaudí, the architect who built this jewel of Catalan modernism, wanted the facade to reflect his romantic and …
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Casa Milà (La Pedrera)
passeig de Gràcia, 92
Barcelona, CT 08008
Spain
+34 93 285 3834 (Tourist Information)
Thu Feb 28 3:00pm - Thu Feb 28 5:00pm
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Fri 02/29/08 (day 16) - Madrid

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Spain's most important department store chain has several branches in Madrid. In them, you can find just about every …
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Corte Ingles (El)
calle de Preciados, 1
Madrid, 28013
Spain
+34 91 379 8000
Fri Feb 29 7:00pm - Fri Feb 29 9:00pm
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Sat 03/01/08 (day 17) - Madrid

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It's known as the "lungs of Madrid," and few cities can boast such a large park (118 hectares) in such a central loc …
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Parque del Buen Retiro
plaza de la Independencia
Madrid, 28001
Spain
+1 34 91 5888790
Sat Mar 1 11:00am - Sat Mar 1 1:00pm
Sat Mar 1 11:00am - Sat Mar 1 1:00pm
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