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"In 1998 I spent 3 weeks exploring northern Spain by car. Fun but FRUSTRATING: wasted time,

NO contacts, impossible to park, and missing out on key sites... and I speak FLUENT SPANISH.

Next up, a big group tour for 7 Frustrating days.... up to 7 hours on the bus per day, rushed "drive-by-monument-visits", NO flexibility,

mediocre meals (a sin for a foodie like me), corporate hotels. Not memorable and not fun. I set out to find a better way

Finally, I began to explore Spain region by region with Spanish friends. It was a 100% DIFFERENT TRAVEL EXPERIENCE, Spain as a Spaniard.

We found local contacts, fun adventure, educational insight, unknown & known sights, delicous tapas and wines, historic hotels and without tourist traps.

This was enriching unforgettable insider travel without time wasting hassles & without frustration!This is why in 1998, we started MagicalSpain.

Our discerning customers are intelligent, busy people who want MORE AUTHENTIC SPAIN in LESS TIME sans stress.

They value our American planning and our Spain Insiders Savvy since 1998 makes for once-in-a-lifetime adventures!

IF YOU QUALIFY, get in touch and let's see if we can get you on our busy schedule.

They are private and personalized experiences, designed one at a time and cost from 4,000 to 10,000+ euro. With our private trips, we take the same expertise and creativity that we apply to all of our trips, and focus them specifically on you. You pick the dates and the friends and let us know what you have in mind, and we craft an unforgettable experience just for you. In these hectic times, hassle free vacations with loved ones are the memories that will last forever.

The Magical Spain Advantage: American planning + Fun Insider Experiences = Unforgettable Spain Adventure

- Meet a flamenco dancer & learn to dance a simple version
- Discover medieval villages and artisans
-Savor incredible architecture of Anton Guadi
- Luxury & Historic hotels in Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon & Seville
-Explore the Roman remains of Merida, Tarragona, Barcelona and Seville
-Private visit to the studio of a local artist for cocktails
-Unforgettable wine tasting with the vintner in his cellar
-Coffee with our favorite opera singer in Barcelona
-The ancient stone-walled cities of Iberia
-The one-of-a-kind-art of the Dali Museum

Vinos, olive oil, cheese and gourmet iberico ham tasting
-Mountain shrine to the virgin of Montejaque
-Riding horses in the Cerro del Morro
-Touring the world’s oldest bullring with a toreador
-Hilltop castles and medieval churches and synagogues
-Superstar Soccer: Real Madrid & Barcelona Football
-Walking between quite hamlets, olive groves and vineyard paths
-Lisbon, Lobster and Legends
-Seville's legendary Sultans, Saints and Sinners
-Madrid, Medieval and Mediterranean

Diego Velázquez. Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor) or the Royal Family. Detail. Self-Portrait.

-Art of Velazquez, El Greco, Goya and Picasso
-Bilbao and the Guggenheim Museum
-Walking cobbled streets to Picasso’s home
-Pelota games in centuries old mountain village
-Vintage Rioja, Somantano & Navarra wines
-Gourmet Idazabal and Roncal cheeses
-Gourmet tasting picnic in an ancient olive grove
-Tapas, Toreros and Timeless Towers
-Old World grace, port and luxury of Portugal
-Exclusive wine tasting's in famed Rioja vineyards

-Exploring fortified towns and monasteries
-Tasting Spain diverse regional legendary cuisine
-Fresh extra-virgin olive oils
-Shop-lined cobbled streets of hilltop villages
-Visit ancient baths in Ronda
-Learning about and practicing Spanish
-Explore the Prado art collection with our local art historians
-In the sunlit hills of Andalucia we find magic everywhere:
-Fortified hill towns and rustic farmhouses
-Southern landscape of solitary cypress and grazing sheep & goats

-Enjoy Michelin-starred & rustic meals
-The state-of-the-art wine museum at Briones
-The legends of Santo Domingo de la Calzada
-Still active medieval Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route
-Meet chef Francis Paniego, a fave of Sophisticated Traveler magazine
-Architectural buffs favorite Frank Gehry-designed hotels and museums.
-Paella, Picasso, Pelota and Passion of Iberia

As the USA's Spain Insiders since 1998, we understand both the foreign and the "unique" Spanish perspective. That’s why thousands of busy English-speaking folks have discovered Spain with peace of mind, entrusting their hard-earned vacations to us. With our insider's Spain savvy, you too can enjoy the peace of mind of a deluxe cultural adventure made-to-fit your specs in clear English. Privileged access to people, places and experiences that big corporate companies don’t know about awaits you here in our backyard in Spain.

Spain Travel Hassles?.... Frankly in old world Spain, good English is often hard to find. This means hassles with communication, overseas planning, and cultural faux pas. Getting lost driving can taint the good times and be downright embarrassing. Food is great IF you know where to go but mediocre meals in tourist traps near monuments are memories our discerning guest can do without. Magical Spain's bilingual team liberates you from these hassles, so you enjoy more!

"A man is rich in proportion to the number of
things he can afford to let alone"
Henry David Thoreau

So whether your thing is cultural adventure, great food, art, sport, castles, dance, wine, learning Spanish or something else, we have the insider contacts and experience to open doors to the real Spain for your deluxe guided private trip. Your exclusive Spain private journey, hand-made to maximize the fun experiences you desire and deserve, awaits your party of 4 to 24 of all ages....without the hassles!

It all starts with you. We want to know as much about your taste & interest as possible. Who is in your group? Is it a group of friends, family, colleagues, clients, school mates? Are you celebrating a birthday, planning a reunion, hosting a corporate retreat—or just enjoying an annual getaway? Who wants to cook, to walk, and who is the horseback rider or artist in the group? Is everybody more into markets than miles? Why not plan a surprise: celebrate a birthday or anniversary. We have 100+ ideas so see the list below.

Once we have a good idea of your personal style and needs, we get to work. One of our Spain & Portugal experts will be your main contact and trip designer. They will co-ordinate all the preparation work, and brief the guides so that everyone knows exactly what you want. Your Trip Designer will also arrange for you to speak directly to our experts in the field, so that you benefit from the most up-to-date information. Together, we will consider the range of possibilities—but the choices are all yours.

Just round up your travel companions, tell us how, when and where you want to travel. We'll work personally with you via internet and telephone to craft a once-in-a-lifetime vacation built around your interest, taste and pace. Your personalized itinerary will be crafted around your groups interest and style. Typical days can include, include historical walks with local experts, cooking demos, wine tasting's, art museums, Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon or Seville. We also know the best restaurants which can be are booked in advance... >>> See Iberia (Spain & Portugal) Map

Next Step: Just let us know what your dream vacation in Spain and/or Portugal looks, feels, taste or smells like.....+ your interest, goals and desired style of travel + a rough idea of your vacation budget per person. We look forward to helping you enjoy the personalized vacation that you deserve!

SAMPLE OUR SPAIN HOTEL PICKS?.....Our insider experience since 1998 in Spain means you get the best of Spain's

fantastic selection of historic and ultra-modern hotels. See two example below: the first was built by famed architect Frank Gehry

and the second is a historic palce built for King Alfonso XIII and the 1920s World Expo in Seville:

Experience diverse regions, cuisine, villages of Spain + 4 official languages( but little English spoken).

From beautiful Barcelona to Granada, Andalucía and the cities of Seville, Lisbon, Cordoba, Valencia and Madrid, Portugal & Spain

can be spectacular if you know where to go and avoid the tourist traps and time wasting hassles.

As soon as you call us, we begin a process that involves committing ourselves to both you and our contacts around Spain and/or Portugal. We want to make your experience the very best possible, and to do so we expend a great deal of time and energy in the development of your itinerary.

First of all, we’d like to get to know you better. The more we know about you and your tastes, the better equipped we’ll be to create the perfect itinerary for you. That's why we start by sending you our detailed questionnaire. Next, we arrange for you to speak to one of our regional expert for the area where you want to travel. Together, we will consider the range of possibilities—but the choices are all yours.

Once we’ve got a good idea of what you want, our team will begin to organize the details: engage local guides, book hotels, reserve restaurants and plan events. Throughout the process, the staff in our Spain offices are working on your trip. At this stage, we will put together a detailed itinerary for you with a trip price for your review and approval.

We can also assist you in sending out creative invitations for your group. Then we’ll take charge of the details—contacting everyone and gathering all of their information to make your trip perfect. Before you travel, we will provide your group with a package including everything they need to know about preparing for their journey. Along the way, we are always ready to answer your questions and assist with any extra additions—a last minute birthday party request, a special transfer from the airport, an extra night in Paris…

Finally, we will introduce you to your guides and ensure they know everything about you and your special group before they take things over. Then they’ll hit the road for the famous pre-trip. They tune up your bikes, confirm your reservations, and scour the route for fallen trees. Like a dress rehearsal, they see to it that everything is as it should be, right down to the final flourish: making sure that a freshly uncorked bottle of vino tinto is awaiting you upon your arrival.

All of this involves expenses, some of which we would not be able to recuperate in the event that you cancel your trip. That’s why we developed our Custom Journey Agreement, which we’ll ask you to fill out and fax back to us. Key points of the Agreement are as follows:

Trip Development Fee
After a free incial consultation, a non-refundable Trip Development Fee is required before we begin detailed work on your proposed itinerary. This fee will be applied to your final balance.

For trips six or more months in advance, the Trip Development Fee is from 175euro. Within four months of travel, the Trip Development fee is from 375euro.

Group Deposit
Once you have approved the itinerary and departure date, a non-refundable group deposit of 1,000euro is required. At this point we will secure hotel rooms, book events, reserve restaurants and hire local guides. This is due one week after we send you the itinerary with departure date and price. This deposit will be applied to your final balance.

Individual Deposits + Final Payment
A deposit of 250euro per person is required to confirm each participant’s reservation. These deposits are due one month after the Group Deposit, and are applied to each person’s final balance. Final Payments are due 60 days before your trip.

Price
The price is based on your itinerary and the number of participants in your group; additions to or withdrawals from the group may alter the price for each participant. If your group size changes between 90 and 30 days prior to your departure, the per-person price will most likely change as well. If your group size changes within 30 days, the price will not change.

Experience diverse regions, cuisine, villages of Spain + 4 official languages( but little English spoken).

From beautiful Barcelona to Granada, Andalucía and the cities of Seville, Lisbon, Cordoba, Valencia and Madrid, Portugal & Spain

can be spectacular if you know where to go and avoid the tourist traps and time wasting hassles.

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