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                Mediterranean
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        Follow the Mediterranean coast northeast out of Málaga and you’ll
        be contemplating far more than just beach umbrellas. Roman
        ruins, heavyweight art, and fabulous festivals also pepper this
        surprisingly cultural coastline.

         TRIP HIGHLIGHTS                            7 DAYS
                                                     1095 KM /
                                                     680 MILES
       1095 km
        La Rambla                                    GREAT FOR…
        Stretch your legs on                #
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                                            12
        one of Europe's finest     Tarragona # mK    BJ
        boulevards
       726 km                                         BEST TIME TO GO
        Ciudad de las Artes y                         March to June is
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                                9
        las Ciencias            #                     sunny, but not too hot,
        See Valencia's and
        Spain's new cutting edge   # Xàtiva           and there are plenty
        in this futuristic complex                    of festivals, including
                                                      Las Fallas.
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          l              # Mojácar Cartagena          I   ESSENTIAL
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                        4
                                                      Sagrada Familia
                                                     changes every time
          Museo Picasso Málaga   Cabo de Gata        you visit.
          Admire the greatest    Precious enclave of pure
          20th-century master in   unblemished
          the city of his birth  Mediterranean coastline  K BEST FOR
         1 km                   254 km                   OUTDOORS
                                                     Parque Natural de Cabo
                                                    de Gata-Nijar.
    Barcelona Sagrada Familia                                      373
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