17 days in Spain.Fluent in Spanish.Wife and 29 year old son.Love gourmet food ,excellent wine and history.Where should w?

17 days in Spain. Fluent in Spanish. Wife and 29 year old son.

Love gourmet food ,excellent wine and history. Where should w Asked by adamana 51 months ago Similar questions: 17 days Spain Fluent Spanish Wife 29 year son Love gourmet food excellent wine history Food & Drink > Restaurants.

Similar questions: 17 days Spain Fluent Spanish Wife 29 year son Love gourmet food excellent wine history.

There are many places of interest... Each region in Spain has places of interest and you can get good food almost everywhere but if you're looking for gourmet style, you have to stick to the big cities like Madrid and Barcelona. In Madrid I recommend a place called Lateral, located on Calle de Fuencarral. It isn't fancy but they have very good food and excellent tapas.

Don't forget to visit El Prado museum, Reina Sofía museum, Santiago Bernaneu stadium and Parque del Retiro. Also, you can take a bus to Toledo, a very nice place that used to be a fortress. The city is still inside walls and it is famous for its swords.

Also from madrid you can take a bus to El Escorial and El Valle de los Caidos. The former is a big building with nice gardens that used to be a prision, the latter is a monument with a huge cross at the top of a hill in the forest, there's also a very nice church here.. In Barcelona I highly recommend asking around for a place called La Champañería.. It's as far from gourmet as you can go, but they have excellent bocadillos and they sell very good local cava, so you're basically having subs and champagne for lunch.. very lively place.. very local.. I'm shure there should be plenty of upscale restaurants by the beach on Bogatell. Don't forget to visit Park Güell, La Sagrada Familia, and l'Hospital de Sant Pau.

You also have to go to Andalucía, and mainly to Granada. Here you will find La Alhambra, which used to be a fortress. It has very nice gardens and a lot of moore influence.

Sevilla is also very nice, if you go there visit La Torre Giralda and the Cathedral. These are some of the places I remember from the last time I was there. If you have specific questions about some place in particular, you can ask.

Have a great trip...

BUEN VIAJE Consider that the best food is found by accident in Spain. In Barcelona Taller de Tapas is perfect (they have 2 locations. One at 9 Plaza Sant Josep Oriol and another in the El Born at 51, Argenteria).

For paella (Barcelona) try El rey de la Gamba -do not remember the address, but it's popular. You won't find you won't find EXCELLENT food and wine in the touristy places, with exceptions. Do not trust travel guides too much.

Ask the locals for those cozy, hidden places. In Granada try La Oliva. For history recommendations I will need almost a year to tell The size and intricacies of the cathedrals, mosques and synagogues will compel even those who are not so easily impressed to keep their cameras at the ready.

See how the San Isidoro Collegiate Church in Leon is a perfect example of 13th century Gothic style, or examine the Baroque style of the Cathedral of San Jeronimo College in Santiago de Compostela. Let the power of the Despenaperros Mountains or the allure of the Tagus River instill a sense of awe that might just inspire a deeper sense of appreciation of nature. Meet those who tend the graceful horses of the quaint town of Jerez and maybe see how some make their renowned sherry wine.

This adventure is a continual learning experience and never lacks excitement. I found an interesting tour on the web> Day 1 Arrival in Spain Today we arrive in Santiago de Compostela in Northern Spain. Santiago is one of Spain's most beautiful cities, built of golden granite and declared a national monument in its entirety.It's a wonderful place to walk with its arcades and flagstone streets.

Overnight in Santiago de Compostela. Dinner if required. Day 2 Santiago de Compostela: City Tour This morning we embark on a walking city tour of Santiago, an UNESCO World Heritage city.

Our tour begins at Obradoiro Square where some of its more prominent monuments can be seen: Gelmirez Palace, the Archbishop residence which preserves some 12th century lounges; the Town Hall, former Raxoy Palace, with its classical facade; the San Jeronimo College, whose facade shows Roman influences. The most important building is the Cathedral. Although it was built between the 11th and 12th centuries, its appearance is of a baroque building.

The Obradoiro facade, built in 1750, is a Spanish Baroque masterpiece. Behind it we find the Portico de la Gloria, built by Mateo in 12th century and whose two hundred Romanesque sculptures represent a unique spectacle. The statue of Santiago's apostle is located on the altar.

We also visit the Museum, the Cloister and finally, the Platerias Gate, the only Romanesque one that is still preserved. This afternoon is free for independent exploration. Overnight in Santiago de Compostela.

Breakfast and dinner. Day 3 Santiago - Ponferrada - Astorga - Leon This morning we depart by road for Ponferrada with a stop at O Cebreiro, a town known for its peculiar architecture: the "pallozas", stone and straw dwellings of Celtic origins. We continue to Ponferrada where we visit the Templarios Castle, built in the 13th century.

We'll have a short walk through town before departing for Astorga. After a lunch break in Astorga we will walk in the old town and visit the 19th century Archbishop's Palace, built in new gothic style by Antonio Gaudi. Inside we can find the Caminos Museum with a large number of Romanesque and Gothic items.

We also visit of the Cathedral, late gothic style, whose altarpiece was built by Gaspar Becerra. We continue to Leon where we will see the facade of the Old Covent of San Marcos, a Spanish Plateresque masterpiece. Overnight in Leon.

Breakfast and dinner. Day 4 Leon - Zamora - Salamanca This morning in Leon we visit the San Isidoro Colegiate Church, an important piece of western Romanesque where 23 kings and queens are buried. The Cathedral was built in the middle of the 13th century in a gothic style similar to the French cathedrals and is famous for the beauty of more than 100 glazed windows.

We continue our journey to Zamora, a city considered an authentic, living Romanesque museum. We walk in the old town where samples of this style can be observed, such as the Magdalena Church with a magnificent gate, and San Claudio, the oldest church in the city. We also enter the Cathedral, a magnificent Romanesque construction influenced by Byzantine style.

A short drive will take us to Salamanca, a UNESCO World Heritage city. Overnight in Salamanca. Breakfast and dinner. Day 5 Salamanca - Avila We begin our tour of Salamanca with a walk through the heart of the city to the impressive Plaza Mayor (Main square), and along the Rua Mayor to find the Casa de las Conchas, a gothic building decorated with more than 400 scallop shells.

We also see the Clerecia which today houses a public Jesuit University with a magnificent baroque courtyard; the Monterrey Palace, a Spanish renaissance Palace; and the Patio de las Escuelas Menores, belonging to the University Campus and surrounded by Plateresque styled buildings. Alfonso X the Wise founded the university, one of the oldest in Europe, in 1254. The Old Cathedral, with a mixture of the Romanesque and pre-gothic styles, has the narrowest dome of this style.

Next to it we will find the Catedral Nueva, (New Cathedral) rich in renaissance and baroque decoration, some of them by Jose de Churriguera. After a lunch break and free time we continue toward Avila. A short stop at Los Cuatro Postes, before reaching the city, allows us to see a breathtaking view of the walled city of Avila, a World Heritage city.

Overnight in Avila. Breakfast and dinner. Day 6 Avila: City Tour - Segovia Avila is one of the best-preserved examples of a medieval walled city in the world.

Its impressive walls are approximately two and a half kilometres in perimeter. We will start today's tour at the Cathedral--Romanesque and Gothic, both a church and a fortress set in the defensive precinct of the city. The Royal Monastery of Santo Tomas, the summer residence of the Catholic Kings, was afterwards the headquarter site of the great inquisitor Torquemada.

After a lunch break we continue through the old town where we will see the Church of Santa Teresa with a baroque facade, the Guzmanes Tower, the Mansiones de los Deanes, baroque and Plateresque decoration and San Pedro Church. Finally, we will look at the outside of San Vicente Basilica Church whose western gate is a Romanesque jewel. Late this afternoon we depart for Segovia, a World Heritage City.

Overnight in Segovia. Breakfast and dinner. Day 7 Segovia: Aqueduct & Town Tour Our first stop today is at the Aqueduct (a World Heritage Site), one of the most significant and best-preserved monuments left by the Romans on the Iberian Peninsula.

As it lacks a legible inscription (one was apparently located in aqueduct's attic, or top portion), the date of construction cannot be definitively determined. Researchers have placed it between the second half of the 1st Century AD and the early years of the 2nd Century--during the reign of either Emperor Vespasian or Nerva. The Alcazar fortress, a former Royal residence, still preserves furniture and a coffered ceiling of the 15th century.

The Gothic Cathedral, built in the 16th century contains the "El Santo Entierro" by Juan de Juni and a beautiful collection of tapestries. The "Comuneros" destroyed the cloister and the old Cathedral in the Elizabethan times. Overnight in Segovia.

Breakfast and dinner. Day 8 Segovia - La Granja - Madrid This morning we depart for La Granja Royal Residence where we visit the Royal Palace with its magnificent gardens and French-inspired fountains; a glass factory and two churches inside--Nuestra Senora del Rosario and Nuestra Senora de los Dolores. We continue to Madrid.

Overnight in Madrid. Breakfast and dinner. Day 9 Madrid: Royal Palace & the Prado Today's half-day guided tour includes a tour of the Royal Palace where we see, among other things, its principal staircase, throne, Gala dining room, museum of silver, and principal courtyard.

* We then drive past Plaza Espania point, and out to Cervantes Monument. We drive down Gran Via to the Cybele fountain, then north to Plaza Colon and turn around to come back down towards the magnificent Prado Museum for a guided tour. Originally opened to the public in 1819, the Prado houses all of the finest works collected by Spanish Royalty as well as Spanish paintings gathered from other sources over the past two centuries.

The Prado is one of the most important repositories of art in the world, including a vast collection of Italian paintings. Botticelli's dramatic wooden panels telling The Story of Nastagio degli Onesti, a vision of a knight forever condemned to hunt down and kill his own beloved, are a sinister high point. The balance of the day free to enjoy this beautiful city.

* Periodically, without notice, the palace is closed for an official function. Overnight in Madrid. Breakfast and dinner.

Day 10 Madrid - Toledo - Cordoba This morning we travel to Toledo, a city with a unique blend of Arab, Jewish, Christian, Roman, and Visigothic elements. Toledo sits on a rocky promontory isolated on three sides by a looping gorge of the Tagus River. The history of several different cultures is contained within this region, represented by the houses, synagogues, churches, and mosques.

Our tour of Toledo (a World Heritage city) includes the Cathedral and the Santa Maria la Blanca Synagogue which shows the influence of the Granada Moors. It has an ornate ceiling and carved arabesques, not in Arabic, but in Hebrew. The most elaborate Mudejar interior in the city is hidden behind the deceptively humble facade of this former synagogue, built in the 14th century by Samuel Ha-Levi, the Jewish treasurer to Pedro the Cruel.

The interlaced frieze of the lofty prayer hall harmoniously fuses Islamic, Gothic and Hebrew geometric motifs below a wonderful coffered ceiling. Adjoining the synagogue is an interesting museum dedicated to Jewish Sephardi culture. We continue to Cordoba.

Before crossing the Despenaperros mountains, the border pass between Castile and Andalucia, we will make a short stop to enjoy the breathtaking view. Overnight in Cordoba. Breakfast and dinner.

Day 11 Cordoba: City Tour - Granada This morning we visit the magnificent and legendary city of Cordoba (a World Heritage City) where we observe the existence of multicultural and different religions. Our tour starts at the Roman Bridge and the Calahorra Tower, an Arab defensive tower. We continue to the Cathedral-Mosque, the only catholic cathedral built in the heart of a mosque.

Next we arrive at the Alcazar a fortress, built by King Alfonso XI, and containing mosaics and sarcophagi. Finally we will have a stroll in the Jewish quarter where the Synagogue is located. Lunch and free time for shopping around the lively narrow streets of the Jewish Quarter.

Leaving for Granada, we follow the same route as the "Andalusi Caliphate". On this route are several places worth highlighting, such as the medieval castle in Alcala la Real, and the high quality olive oil production in Baena. Overnight in Granada.

Breakfast and dinner. Day 12 Granada: The Alhambra Today we tour Granada, set in the heart of Andalucia with the majestic Sierra Nevada mountains as a backdrop. Conquered by the Moors in AD 711, Granada blossomed into one of Europe's wealthiest and most refined cities.

The legacy of Granada's rich history and heritage remain visible throughout the city centre with its cobblestone streets and lovely plazas. In 1992 Granada celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Christian re-conquest by the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand & Isabella. The focus of our sightseeing today is Granada's main attraction, the Alhambra, a mighty fortress that houses an extraordinarily delicate and beautiful Moorish palace begun in the 13th century (and a World Heritage site).

This was the palace of the Nasrid Sultans, rulers of the last Spanish Moorish Kingdom. A fantasy of "lace in stone" surrounded by arabesque gardens and fountains, it affords superb views of the Old Quarter and Sacromonte, a mountain occupied by gypsy cave URL2 many ways, the Alhambra represents the Moorish concept of life itself--something glorious to be ennobled by learning and enlivened by every kind of pleasure. We also visit the nearby Generalife Gardens as well as the old Moorish quarter of the Albaicin.

Overnight in Granada. Breakfast and dinner. Day 13 Granada - Ronda - Jerez de la Frontera We continue our tour to Ronda, a historic town located on a towering plateau in the mountains of Malaga Province.

We will walk around the old town where you will learn the origins of this ancient town where Romans, Arabs, and Christians left their traces. We can see the Colegiata de Santa Maria, built on the same foundations of a Roman temple first and then a mosque. We continue to the Mondragon Palace, built in a Mudejar style and finally to the Bullring, the oldest in the country.

On our way to Jerez de la Frontera we will follow the route known as "the route of the white villages" for the singularity of the scenery through the Grazalema National Park. We will also stop at Arcos de la Frontera, one of the most beautiful old towns in Spain. Overnight in Jerez de la Fronterra.

Breakfast and dinner. Day 14 Jerez de la Frontera: Town Tour - Sevilla Jerez is known for the production of sherry wine, the beauty of its horses, and the passion of its inhabitants for flamenco music. We visit the Cathedral, built after the re-conquest of Spain from the Moors on the foundations of the ancient mosque.

Next we will see the Cabildo Building: renaissance style, the Plaza de la Asuncion and the San Miguel Church. After a lunch break we depart for Sevilla, the capital of Andalusia and a World Heritage city. We enter the city through one of the most beautiful avenues: the Palm trees road, which leads us to the Plaza de Espana, and the Parque de Maria Luisa, bequeathed to the city after the 1929 world exhibition.

We will walk along the Guadalquivir riverbank and view historic monuments like the Maestranza Bullring, the Torre del Oro, and the Monument to the Tolerance by Eduardo Chillida. Overnight in Sevilla. Breakfast and dinner.

Day 15 Sevilla: City Tour Sevilla, the fourth largest city in Spain, is the picture-perfect image of Andalucia, complete with restored Andalusian architecture, orange groves, flower-filled patios, and castanet-rattling Gypsies. While in Sevilla we visit the largest cathedral in Spain, built in a Gothic style with lovely stained glass windows, choir, and chapels. We visit the Giralda Tower, with its spectacular views of the city.

We will also see the Moorish Alcazar Palace, a 14th century palace, the oldest royal residence in Europe and still in use. King Juan Carlos resides here while in Sevilla, as King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella once did. We finish our tour with a walk through the Old Quarter.

Balance of the day at leisure. Overnight in Sevilla. Breakfast and dinner Sources: A little experience plus web surfing .

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I have a healthy 17 year old son. Should I get life insurance for him at this time? Term or universal?

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