France/Spain

Paris / Spain April 2014 - Itinerary DETAILs here  - http://goo.gl/xtKWA9 

HOTELS - Paris; Duminy Vendome, Barcelone Hotel California and Madrid Atheneo Puerta del Sol

Paris - Duminy Vendome,  BARCELONA: Hotel California  and MADRID: Ateneo Puerta del Sol
SUMMARY 
Friday April 18 - 6:45PM Arrive at Logan and check in
  • 8:45PM Depart from Logan for an overnight flight


Saturday April 19 PARIS - Checkin Sat, Sunday and Monday -

Paris --- 3 nights Sat, Sunday and Monday -
 HOTEL : Duminy Vendome
  • Arrive in Paris at 9:25AM
  • After baggage claim, Customs, and taxi, arrive at the Duminy Vendome Hotel 
  • Metro: Tuileries
  • Check-in is at 3:00PM so we will have to store our luggage in the hotel. 
  • 5:00PM: Check into the DUMINY HOTEL for 3 nights
    Metro: Tuileries

  • 6:00PM: Leave for MONTMARTRE. Metro: Abbesses
    Take the metro and funicular to Montmartre where we will eat, see the Sacre-Coeur Basilica, walk around the artists’ square, and visit the shops. 12:00PM   Check out of hotel / leave tip for maid



Barcelona - 2 nights (Tuesday and Wednesday) BARCELONA: Hotel California    

  • 2:07PM     Train to Barcelona from Gare de Lyon
    6 hours 30 minutes - 111 Euros / $152
  • Arrive in Barcelona at Sants Station   8:40PM
  • Check into Hotel California for 2 nights     Metro: Liceu


Madrid - 3 Nights (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) Hotel Ateneo Puerta del Sol hotel for 3 nights Metro: Sol
Thursday - APRIL 24

  • Breakfast in the hotel
  • Free morning in Barcelona
  • Check out of hotel / leave tip for the maid
  • Train to Madrid from Sants Station  3 hours    $147     Train options:  9:00, 10:00, 11:40, 1:00, 2:00 We need to decide which train time we want because we have to book tickets in advance. 
  • Arrive in Madrid 3 hours later at the Atocha Station
  • Check into Ateneo Puerta del Sol hotel for 3 nights Metro: Sol

THINGS TO SEE/DO:
  • MADRID
    • 7:00PM Reina (Queen) Sophia Art Museum: modern art gallery which houses Picasso’s most famous work: Guernica, a painting created in response to the bombings in the village of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. Metro: $11 However, it is FREE Monday-Friday 7:00PM-9:00PM and Saturday 2:30PM-9:00PM
FRIDAY APRIL 25
  • Breakfast in the hotel
  • Free day in Madrid
SATURDAY APRIL 26
  • Breakfast in the hotel
  • 9:00AM  AVILA AND SEGOVIA DAY TRIP: see the walled city of Avila, Spain’s best preserved 11th century fortified town; then on to Segovia with its 2 tiered Roman aqueduct, Moorish fort, and Gothic cathedral
  • No lunch included / Booked with Viator / have the voucher 9:00AM – 6:00PM
  • 9:30PM  FLAMENCO SHOW
  • Torres Bermejas Tablao Metro: Callao or Gran Via 9:30PM 1 hour 30 minutes 43 Euros   $59
  • One drink included: reviews say wine is awful; get the sangria Booked with Viator / Have the voucher


  • Torres Bermejas began under the name La Taberna Gitana, one of the first tablaos to emerge on the Madrid flamenco scene in 1949.  The Taberna offered afternoon and evening flamenco shows and enjoyed it's peak in 1956-7 under the direction of the flamenco singer Mariano Sevilla. Sadly it was forced to close only a year later in 1958.  Two years later after extensive renovations the tablao reopened under the name Torres Bermejas with a distinct decor.



SUNDAY APRIL 27
  • Breakfast in the hotel
  • Check out of hotel / leave tip for maid
  • Transport to the Madrid-Barajas airport
  • Flight 12:35PM via Paris
  • Arrive in Boston at 6:35PM


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