Spain 10-Day Vacation Review: Montilla Olive Oil & Sherry Wine Tour, Alhambra in Granada, Barcelona, Madrid, Wine & Tapas

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Janelle C.

11.18.2019

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Which Country (Countries) did you visit on this trip?

Spain

Your overall comments on the trip and the travel company:

This was one of if not, THE best trips we have had to date. The travel company was easy to work with and really tailored our trip to our interests. We were put in touch with local guides who understood the places we were touring and had an inside look of the country. The travel designer and her team were also able to provide local recommendations for each city we stayed in- for shopping, food, entertainment etc. Never in our trip did we feel rushed, even though we had less than 10 days and were doing 4 different cities.

What were the most enjoyable or memorable parts of your trip?

The Alhambra in Granada was an amazing place to visit. We had a private tour from a local who could speak over five languages and he was able to actually read the writing on the walls of the palace to us! He was extremely knowledgeable about the area, the site and the people. One thing we loved about Granada was the bar/food scene. Every bar we went to, wit an order of wine you received a tapa. With each additional glass ordered a new tapa, more substantial than the last would arrive. You could technically have dinner that way! The Olive oil and Sherry wine tour in Cordoba (Montilla) was also one of our favorite places to visit. The olive oil was exceptional, the tour was private, the guide was excellent and we were able to get some olive oil to take back. At the Sherry winery we had an amazing tapas lunch with some really great local tapas including three different preparations of iberico ham!
In Madrid we did tours of the Gaudi buildings (Sagrada Familia, Casa Batllo, Park Guell) and found those to also be very interesting.

If you could take your trip again, what would you do differently?

We would take more time to visit Gaudi and do private tours as the group tour felt very rushed and was tiring as it was all day. We would also probably spend more time in the smaller cities such as Cordoba and Granada, as we felt those places were really interesting to explore and not as 'busy' as Madrid and Barcelona.

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