Spain Private Tour ... Itinerary 15
Barcelona - Girona - Madrid - Toledo - Trujillo - Merida - Cordoba - El
Chorro - Malaga Airport Wednesday:
Nik and his wife arrived at Madrid airport in mid-July from Barcelona where they had
spent a few days near Girona and dined at the famous El Bulli restaurant. Their
arrival coincided with the announcement that London would host the 2012 Olympic
Games. Madrid had had high hopes of the Games but it wasn't to be. We headed out
of the airport and used the inner city M30 ring road to head south for the
Toledo road. Ongoing roadworks (in anticipation of winning the Olympic vote)
created horrendous traffic conditions. Avoid this road when trying to get around
Madrid. Choose the M40 or M45 instead and for some routes the M50 is now an
option. Once out of Madrid we took the N401 to Toledo where accommodation was
reserved at the beautiful Toledo Parador.
The rest of the day was spent visiting the main sights of the city.
Thursday:
We left Toledo early this morning via the N403 which joins up with the main NV
Extremadura road just beyond Torrijos. By lunchtime we were in Trujillo a town
famous as the birthplace of many of the Conquistadors who discovered the
Americas including Francisco Pizarro. Lunch in the open cafés of the main square
was pleasant in spite of the 45ºC temperature. After lunch we continued on to
the Roman city of Merida and checked into the
Merida Parador. The remainder of the day was spent visiting the well
restored Roman sights in the city.Friday
 This
morning we headed out south of Merida on the N630 going across to Cordoba on the
N432. After checking into the
Amistad Cordoba and having lunch the remainder of the day was spent taking a
tour of the Mezquita and wandering around the small alleys of the Jewish
Quarter.
Saturday
We left Cordoba this morning and headed south on the N331 towards Malaga.
After Antequera we went west on the A382 and drove inland to visit the
spectacular gorge at El Chorro. From here we continued on to Malaga airport
where our tour ended.
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