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"Some say we seek a meaning for life... I think

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Actor Martin Sheen & amigos in Madrid + Andalucia Castle touring

Former US Olympic team member, David Sims of Chicago +family on a

tailor-made Andalucia educational family tour in 2007.  see spain family tour info

Just 2 Private Trips/week = LIMITED 2010 AVAILABILITY.

     

 

Guided trekking in northern Spain + Art and Food of Spain's beautiful Vasque Country.

Extremadura, Spain - Tasting wine with the winemaker just taste better for some reason!

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Discover Spain on a private plane tour with our expert pilot.

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Invitation-only Spanish cooking class and meal for our Virginia group of friends & family .

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Sleep & dine memorably, like medieval royalty, in our favorite Spanish castle hotels

Canadien David Rose and family enjoyed soft adventure, Spanish conversation classes and

great food & wine each night in Spain with our guides along to set the stage in 2008.

Discover Spain's surprising mountain villages all overe Texan Josh McMillan and friends did in 2005

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A group of friends meet one the winemaker amigos for a private visit and tasting

in a Spanish medieval village of Ronda.

Hollywood screenwriter Mark Rosenthal and family meet local musicians on a escorted private trip with Barcelona, La Rioja, Bilbao and Madrid.

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Savor world class football(soccer) with Spain's European champion national team or La Liga with top clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona,

Valencia, Villa Real and Seville + Spanish and international stars like Messi, Xavi, Eto, Villa, and Iker Cassillas.

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Experience Sevilla!...Our Spanish friend Merce demonstrates the local festival dance.

Experience & Learn About Spanish Wines & Cheeses!....on a private tastings

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Experience Woody Allen's Spain ......his new Spain film, VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA,(with a bit of MagicalSpain's Daniel O'Beirne's help as star extra and guide ), was released 2008 starring Scarlett Johansson and Spaniards Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. see our Surprisng Spain Top 20 list

 

Josie Silverman and friends from Boston and London enjoyed Spain's Med islands

of Mallorca and Menorca, Valencia and Seville in 2007

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Experience Medieval Villages!...like Californian Wendy Tanz and family on tailor-made escorted  private Spain trip

Experience Vendemia!....like Susan Rogers and here wine club enjoyed a tastySpanish Rioja wine region harvest tour in 2003!

 

Tours are very limited based on staff availabilty, don't put it off and regret it later.

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Experience Tapas!..... Tapas & Wine bars are temples of today next to medieval churches & monasteries
Experience Flamenco!... Spanish guitar, song and dance has unforgettable power and passion. 
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We set the stage,YOU enjoy more insider fun .

   John & Marta learn a new game awaiting friends for a 7 day guided Spain wine tour.

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    Experience Easy Active Travel....Walk, Bike, Dance, Yoga, Wind or Kite Surf or Sports MassageMedieval villages, wineries, fine food, castle hotels, luxury, flamenco, art, gardens, islands, music, yoga or walks await. Just round up friends or family for a well-deserved vacation.....We'll set the stage!

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Experience Barcelona!... Teacher Mary Jane Gaudet and husband visited Spain 3 times including Barcelona, Seville, San Sebastian, Granada, Lisbon and Madrid.

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Private guided Jewish heritage Spain tours with a chauffered Mercedes for transfers are another option.

Experience Dessert!.....like Matty from Chicago after exploring a hilltop medieval village & castle in Spain with her family helped our guide Dan O'Beirne!

Experience Olive Oil!.... like University of South Dakota's Diane Vandenoeve and 30 students on a educational student trip in Andalucia, Toledo and Madrid.

Tours are limited based on staff availabilty, don't put it off and regret it later.

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Experience gourmet tapas...... a great reason to visit Spain!

Experience Vino.... tasting wine straight from the oak barrels with the winemaker!

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One last flight picture in southern Spain's Seville - Plaza de España

 

Oak moss and truffle toast

 

 

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).

 

Pick your dates for Private Luxury Spain or Portugal Vacation with
tailor-made trips, made to fit for your family, friends or colleagues.

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Please contact a MagicalSpain representative to begin planning your trip or tour for the current and upcoming season. Schedules fill up fast so be sure to contact us for availablity or to plan your custom private trip or tour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 Magical Reasons to Experience Spain

WARNING: If you are willing to settle for cheap mass market travel or corporate events please do NOT read this report :->

 

 

 

" USA’s Travel & Event Gurus in Spain since 1998 "


Greetings from Europe’s most fun & diverse country, Spain.
Spain and tiny Portugal together would be largest country of western Europe. Spain alone is about the size of Texas and offers many undiscovered attractions that most won’t find alone even with a stack of clunky guide books and maps! After ten years organizing thousands of vacations & events here, we have long list of known + “top secret” discoveries and contacts. As years of professional expertise is valuable, we are reserving some items & detail for clients only. This sample list is based on historic and cultural importance plus esthetic, cultural, historic & emotive power. Of course, we have many more next door in charming Portugal!
20 Magical Reasons to Experience Spain

1. EXOTIC DIVERSITY & JOIE DE VIVRE: Spirited Spain offers many themes... food & wine, medieval castles & villages, hip cities, ancient tradition, superb art, olive oils, luxury hotels, warm Med beaches, huge forested mountains, + a mix of east and west with still discernable Medieval, Arabian, Sephardic, French & Roman influences...if you have the insider’s savvy!

 

2. INSIDER EXPERIENCES + FUN SAVVY CONTACTS: Artist, Chefs, Musicians, Wine Makers, Lawyers, Doctors Flamenco Dancers, University professors ect...


" USA’s Travel & Event Gurus in Spain since 1998 "

3. SEVILLA: Quintessential Spanish traditions of flamenco , tapas, toros & horses are king here + Moorish towers, the world’s largest Gothic cathedral, lush gardens, and a joy-to-be-alive attitude in this deep south river city of Spain.

4. CATALONIA: Barcelona, Pyrenees mountains & villages, architecture, Med coast & taste.

" USA’s Travel & Event Gurus in Spain since 1998 "

5. TAPAS CUISINE, WINES & 100+ CHEESES: Learn the Ritual of “El Tapeo” or Eating Tapas with locals. Wine lovers....can discover why Robert Parker calls Spain the “ a new 21st century power of the Wine world”. we can offer 100+ cheeses.

" USA’s Travel & Event Gurus in Spain since 1998 "


 

 

6. ANDALUCIA : Moorish architecture, Alhambra Fortress, Granada, Castles,Trails & Beaches

" USA’s Travel & Event Gurus in Spain since 1998 "

7. MADRID: Plazas of Madrid + enter the enigmatic world world-class art of Velázquez, Goya, El Greco, Picasso & more with our charming expert art historians

" USA’s Travel & Event Gurus in Spain since 1998 "

8. GOURMET CUISINE: Award-winning Modern & Traditional Spanish Cuisine

 

 

9. PASSION OF FLAMENCO: Live Flamenco Guitar, Song & Dance.

" USA’s Travel & Event Gurus in Spain since 1998 "


10. EXTREMADURA: Ancestral Tradition, Roman Heritage, Gourmet Ham, Cheeses & Hospitality !

 

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11. LEARN ON VACATION: Cooking, Language, Dance, Guitar, Yoga or Wine 101.

12. EL CAMINO de SANTIAGO: Enigmatic Medieval pilgrim’s trail to Santiago

 

13. MEDIEVAL HERITAGE: Explore Medieval Castles & Villages, Olive Groves & Ancient Caves, Shrines & Trails

" USA’s Travel & Event Gurus in Spain since 1998 "

14. FINE OLIVE OIL: Spain is the world’s #1 producer... Yes the italians buy here to resell.

 

15. ARCHITECTURE: Award-winning Modern Architecture of Bilbao, La Rioja & Valencia + Roman, Moorish, Gothic...

 

 

16. FIESTAS: Spanish Fiestas date back to Medieval & Roman times


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17. ISLANDS: Spanish Canary & Baleric Islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza & Fomentera

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18. SPORTS: Golf, Hike, Bike, Scuba Wind or Kite Surfing or the, stadiums of 80,000+ roar at football matches of the La Liga . Top teams include: Real Madrid, La Barca, Sevilla.

" USA’s Travel & Event Gurus in Spain since 1998 "

19. UNFORGETTABLE HOTELS: Sleep like royalty in 500-year-old castles or monasteries... or 21stc wonders

" USA’s Travel & Event Gurus in Spain since 1998 "

20. HISPANIA: Discover Roman Spain, Theaters, Arenas & Bridges from Hispania where 2 Roman emperors Trajan and Hadrian + Seneca , Martial and others were born.

" USA’s Travel & Event Gurus in Spain since 1998 "

FREE BONUS :-> LA MEZQUITA CATEDRAL: The world’s only medieval mosque/cathedral in Cordóba

 

" Memorable Private Travel By Design Since 1998 in Iberia "

Spain is Europe's most diverse & friendly place as medieval & modern mix with Mediterranean spirit.
On our 10th Anniversary year, let the USA's Spain & Portugal Gurus design a inspiring guided adventure... just for you in clear English + fun insider access to savvy cultural & educational experiences!
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  1. Why does Italy buy 50% of Spain's olive oil?
  2. Did Christopher Columbus have a secret Seville connection?
  3. What fascinated Hemingway so much in Spain?
  4. Origins of the siesta, bullfights and flamenco?
  5. Was Picasso inspired by a Nazi blitzkrieg?
  6. Why does Spain have 4 languages?
  7. Why did the Romans need 175 years to conquer Hispania?
  8. Why does Catholic Spain have the world's lowest birth rate?
  9. What are the top Spanish wines and where can I buy them?
  10. Where is the Conquistadors' New World gold now?

 

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