As American Spain residents
for 20+ years, we offer unmatched local contacts and
inside insight. With friendly and festive locals,
Barcelona, Madrid, Seville and Lisbon, Mediterranean
cuisine, fine wines & olive oils, luxury and historic
hotels, islands and mountains, modern architecture
and ancient castles, Spain and Portugal offer amazing
diversity for your tailor-made vacation!>>>
see Magical Highlights
We look forward to helping you enjoy
the personalized vacation that you deserve!
Magical
Highlights:
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Learn to make tapas with our chef
- Discover medieval villages and artisans
-The 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
-Dinner with our favorite opera singer in
Barcelona
-The ancient stone-walled cities of Iberia
-The one-of-a-kind-art of the Dali Museum
-Enjoy Michelin-starred & rustic meals
-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 Catalunya’s 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
-Port wine, 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
-Private cooking demonstration & meal with
wine
-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
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Conquer a Castle! on your custom Spain tour, made
to fit your dreams!
"My family and I spent a 'magical'
vacation in Spain in 2006 thanks to the meticulous
preparation, contacts and wide-ranging knowledge
of Magical Spain. Richard and Catalina sculpted
our visit to fit our most personal interests which
made the holiday both fun and educational for our
two children, as well as their happy parents. From
cooking lessons to medieval castles, from the Guggenheim
Museum in Bilbao to personal shoppers in Madrid,
this family vacation kept us enthralled. Moreover,
our tour director Dan O'Beirne, who knows more people
than a Washington fund raiser, organized time with
Spanish artists, a Flamenco dancer, teachers, vintners,
chefs, opera singers, actresses and historians who
gave us all an inspiring contact with the 'real
Spain' beyond the tourist facade. ....truly a vacation
our family will remember and cherish forever."
Mark
Rosenthal: Hollywood Screenwriter of many films
including:
'Mona Lisa Smile' starring Julia Roberts,
'The Jewel of the Nile',
'Planet of the Apes' and the upcoming
'Flicka'
Top Quality Private tours and tailor-made
vacations are not cheap. But our prices are
similar to that of some big group tours!
OTHER COMPANIES: Please see price chart below
of some top big group tours......
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| Good Big
Bus Tour Companies |
# of nights |
total price
per person (from) |
single supplement |
# of participants |
| Abercrombie & Kent |
10 |
$9,690 |
$665 |
32 |
| Travcoa |
12 |
$8,995 |
$2,050 |
18 |
| Maupintour |
12 |
$6,029 |
$1,579 |
30 |
| Tauck |
13 |
$4,290 |
$946 |
40 |
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used for comparisons: A & K: Signature Spain,
TRAVCOA: Costa Brava & Pays Basque : Barcelona
— Bilbao Art & Architecture, TAUCK:
Northern Spain, MAUPINTOUR: Spanish Sojourn
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Our prices typically are between 5000 and
10,000 euros / person although this can vary up
and down depending on the level of service, luxury,
exclusivity, originality and comfort one seeks.
Please peruse on for examples...
3 Sample Itineraries that can be customized
meet your unique needs.
Day 1 Arrive Seville, Spain
Private arrival transfer to hotel. Welcome cocktails
and dinner with our tour manager
Day 2 Seville
Full-day private touring Seville, including Moorish
palaces, flamenco and guided tapas tour + flamenco.
Day 3 Seville - San Sebastian - La Rioja Wine Country
Private transfer and flight to San Sebastian. Old
town tour + Pintxos and txakoli lunch at private
cooking society. Optional Michelin-starred dinner.
Day 4 San Sebastian
Private transfer to La Rioja wine country. Visit
legendary medieval village + the state-of-the-art
wine museum at Briones + guided winery visit.
Day 5 La Rioja Wine Country & Laguardia
Private tour Marques de Riscal winery + excursion
to medieval Laguardia. Wine tasting and lunch overlooking
vineyards. Afternoon optional spa treatments before
dinner.
Day 6 La Rioja - Bilbao - Barcelona
Private transfer to Bilbao. Private tour of Guggenheim
Bilbao. Lunch at gourmet restaurant.
Flight to Barcelona and transfer.
Day 7 Barcelona
Morning old town walking tour + Cooking demo. Dinner
at Michelin-starred restaurant.
Day 8 Barcelona
Private guided tour of Guadi’s architecture or Picasso
museum.
Afternoon with personal shopper or cooking class.
Day 9 Depart Barcelona
Private airport transfer for your flight home .
$875 /dia x 9dias = $7875 =
6273 euro per person (double occupancy)
* shorter or longer tours available on request
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Day 1 Arrival Madrid, Spain
Private transfer to central luxury hotel. Meet tour
manager for cocktails before “welcome to Spain”
dinner.
Day 2 Madrid
Private guided orientation and old town tour. Afternoon
private tour Prado art museum with art historian.
Dinner at Michelin-starred restaurant.
Day 3 Madrid - El Escorial - Segovia - Madrid
Full-day private tour, including the enigmatic 16th
c. monastery / palace of Felipe II, Segovia’s walled
medieval old town, Queen Isabel’s romantic castle,
memorable lunch of local specialties and wines.
Day 4 Madrid - Toledo - Trujillo
Full-day private tour, including historic Toledo’s
medieval cathedral, Jewish quarter with synagogues
and legendary maze-like old town with visit to artisan
sword makers workshop. Transfer to Extremadura region
and the charming medieval village of Trujillo. Dinner
in our favorite local restaurant.
Day 5 Trujillo - Caceres - Merida
Transfer to historic Caceres, listed on the UNESCO
World Heritage List. Continue on for private tour
of Roman capital Merida, including amphitheater
and arena where gladiators fought and died. Taste
a selection of world class regional cheeses at dinner!
Overnight in historic hotel.
Day 6 Merida - Lisbon
Enter Portugal via private transfer to colorful
Lisbon for private tour including great explorers
of the Portugal’s empire, narrow streets of the
Moorish Alfama district, the Tagus River, and the
stylish Barrio Alto. Learn about the tradition of
Fado music at this evening's optional "Fado
Music Evening."
Day 7 Lisbon
Private touring of the contemporary art scene of Lisbon.
Afternoon date with personal shopper. Port wine tasting
before dinner at Michelin-starred restaurant.
Day 8 Depart Lisbon
Private airport transfer.
5547 euro per person (double occupancy)
* shorter or longer tours available on request
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Day 1 Arrival Barcelona - Catalan Costa Brava
Private transfer to Mas de Torrent on Costa Brava.
Lunch by the sea. Afternoon touring of medieval
villages. Dinner in castle.
Day 2 Catalan Costa Brava
Morning cooking class and lunch. Afternoon private
touring of winery and fishing villages.
Day 3 Catalan Costa Brava
Full-day private touring, including wine tasting
at Peralada Castle, Lunch at country estate and
Dali Theater-Museum in Figueres or Girona.
Day 4 Catalan Costa Brava – Barcelona
Tour Sitges and farewell lunch and transfer to Barcelona
for last night.
Day 5 Depart Barcelona
Private airport transfer.
3485 euro per person (double occupancy)
*shorter or longer tours available on request
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