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SPAIN – Shop Till You Drop! GIRLS! Shop till you Drop BARCELONA & MADRID 11 Days – 10 Nights DAY 1 – ARRIVAL TO BARCELONA Welcome to Barcelona! Guests Will be welcomed by a local escort at the airport who will assist with hotel transfers and check-in. Post check-in and in the afternoon, guests will head out for a Panoramic visit of Barcelona. Barcelona is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the Province of Barcelona and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the sixth most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, the Ruhr area, Madrid, and Milan. It is one of the largest metropolises on the Mediterranean Sea, located on the coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs, and bounded to the west by the Serra de Collserola mountain range, the tallest peak of which is 512 metres (1,680 feet) high. Founded as a Roman city, in the Middle Ages Barcelona became the capital of the County of Barcelona. After merging with the Kingdom of Aragon, Barcelona continued to be an important city in the Crown of Aragon as an economic and administrative centre of this Crown and the capital of the Principality of Catalonia. Barcelona has a rich cultural heritage and is today an important cultural centre and a major tourist destination. Particularly renowned are the architectural works of Antoni Gaudí and Lluís Domènech i Montaner, which have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean are located in Barcelona. The city is known for hosting the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as world-class conferences and expositions and also many international sport tournaments. Barcelona is one of the world's leading tourist, economic, trade fair and cultural centres, and its influence in commerce, education, entertainment, sports, media, fashion, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the major global cities. It is a major cultural and economic centre in southwestern Europe, 24th in the world (before Zürich, after Frankfurt) and a financial centre. In 2008 it was the fourth most economically powerful city by GDP in the European Union and 35th in the world with GDP amounting to €177 billion. In 2012 Barcelona had a GDP of $170 billion; and it was leading Spain in employment rate in that moment. In 2009 the city was ranked Europe's third and one of the world's most successful as a city brand. In the same year the city was ranked Europe's fourth best city for business and fastest improving European city, with growth improved by 17% per year, and the city has been experiencing strong and renewed growth for the past three years. Barcelona is also the home of one of the world's most famous football clubs, FC Barcelona. Since 2011 Barcelona has been a leading smart city in Europe. Barcelona is a transport hub, with the Port of Barcelona being one of Europe's principal seaports and busiest European passenger port, an international airport, Barcelona–El Prat Airport, which handles over 50 million passengers per year, an extensive motorway network, and a high-speed rail line with a link to France and the rest of Europe. DID YOU KNOW ??? Barcelona is actually a name belonging to a Woman? Discover old history of Barcelona and finish with dinner at a Tapas Bar – yummmmm! Transfer to the hotel for overnight. DAY 2 – BARCELONA RELAX AND SHOPPING DAY Breakfast at your hotel. This day is dedicated to shopping in Barcelona city which will include visit to Custo and other Spanish designers. Time to relax? Oh yes – after lunch, the girls will be given time to enjoy the facilities at the hotel spa or just leisurly stroll around the city on their own. Dress up for Dinner because your guests will be heading to a panoramic Restaurant - Oleum. Post dinner, they will head back to the hotel for overnight. DAY 3 – DAY @ LEISURE (or) OUTLET VISIT Post breakfast, guests can either enjoy the day at leisure or head out for shopping at the La Roca Shopping Village. Lunch & Dinner would be on own. Overnight in Barcelona. DAY 4: BARCELONA - MADRID Post breakfast at the hotel, guests will get onboard the train and head to Madrid. Upon arrival in Madrid, they will be transferred to the hotel for check-in. Madrid, Spain's central capital, is a city of elegant boulevards and expansive, manicured parks such as the Buen Retiro. It’s renowned for its rich repositories of European art, including the Prado Museum’s works by Goya, Velázquez and other Spanish masters. The heart of old Hapsburg Madrid is the portico-lined Plaza Mayor, and nearby is the baroque Royal Palace and Armory, displaying historic weaponry. Girls night out! this time a panoramic visit of Madrid. Overnight in Madrid. DAY 5 – MADRID Breakfast the hotel. Post breakfast, your guests will head out to explore the city of Madrid. The tour does include a visit to Prado Museum. The Prado Museum, officially known as Museo Nacional del Prado, is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. Afternoon – Shopping time baby! Guests will head to Las Rozas Village Center. Lunch is included at a local restaurant. Tonight is the night – dress up for Flamenco Show and dinner. Flamenco (Spanish pronunciation: [flaˈmeŋko]), in its strictest sense, is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain in the autonomous community of Andalusia and Murcia. In a wider sense, the term is used to refer to a variety of Spanish musical styles. The oldest record of flamenco music dates to 1774 in the book Las Cartas Marruecas by José Cadalso (Akombo 2016, 240–241). Flamenco has been influenced by and associated with the Romani people in Spain; however, its origin and style are uniquely Andalusian (Hayes 2009, 31–37). The exact origin of flamenco is unknown and the subject of many hypotheses. The most widespread is that flamenco was developed through the cross-cultural interchange between native Andalusians, Romani, Castilians, Moors and Sephardic Jews in Andalusia during the Moorish occupation. (Machin-Autenrieth 2015, Federico García Lorca wrote that the presence of flamenco in Andalusia significantly predates the arrival of Romani people to the region.[2] However, the Diccionario de la lengua española (Dictionary of the Spanish Language) primarily attributes the creation of the style directly to the Spanish Romani. Flamenco has become popular all over the world, especially the United States and Japan. In Japan, there are more flamenco academies than there are in Spain. After the show, guests will head back to the hotel and overnight. DAY 6 – MADRID Breakfast at your hotel. Post breakfact, guests will head to Aranjuez; it is a town on the River Tagus in central Spain, south of Madrid. Its Renaissance, French-influenced Royal Palace has an elaborate facade and a lavishly decorated interior, including a porcelain room. On the grounds, by the river, are ornamental gardens like the Jardín de la Isla. In the Prince’s Garden is the Casa del Labrador, an ornate neoclassical mansion, plus an ornamental pond with a Chinese Pavilion. Lunch will be at a local restaurant followed up Spa and time to rejuvinate before the trip back home. Stop in for dinner before heading back to the hotel. Overnight in Madrid. DAY 7 – DEPARTURE Breakfast at the hotel and then transfer to the airport. To book, please contact your travel agent as we work only with Travel Agents and Tour Operators. Saleint is reachable at [email protected] or +1-416-238-2428. Disclaimer: Images have been provided sourced from the web and some of the information from Wikipedia. .
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