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Cheap holidays in Spain Castile and Murcia

Flag Spain Castile and Murcia Spain Castile and Murcia (Madrid - 195363  sq.mi - 45452000 hab.)

Vibrant capital of Spain, Madrid is full of cultural treasures, notably the famous Museo del Prado where the works of Spanish masters Goya, Rubens, Velásquez, Titian and El Greco are found. Located at the heart of the Iberian peninsula, the Spanish capital is a good starting point to discover the castles of Castile, the windmills of La Mancha on the traces of Don Quixote, and if you have a bit of time you can extend your journey to Extremadura: the land of the Conquistadores! Cáceres, pearl of the Renaissance, Mérida the Roman, Trujillo the town of Pizarro, the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, all part of the UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Reasons to go

Landscapes

The Don Quixote road (Castile), Cabañeros National Park (Castile), The Sierra de Alcaraz (Castile), The Monfragüe National Park (Extremadura).

Towns

Madrid, Aranjuez, Segovia , Avila, Toledo, Cuenca, Caceres, Mérida, Trujillo, Guadalupe.

Arts and culture

The Prado National Museum (Madrid), The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (Madrid), Queen Sofia Museum (Madrid), The museums of Toledo, Cuenca's Museum of Spanish Abstract Art, Las Ventas Arenas (Madrid).

Monuments

The Monastery of El Escorial.

 

 

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Practical Information

pros

  • The reliability of the tourism infrastructure.
  • The architectural diversity of many villages and cities.
  • The natural 'joie de vivre' in the majority of the locals.

cons

  • Overcrowding of tourist sites in summer.
  • Noise and bustle peaks at certain moments of the day, especially in Madrid.
  • The heat is particularly unbearable in August.

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