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Historic
Castilla y León 30

This journey through Spain’s Castilian heartlands takes in some
of the country’s most beguiling historic cities and larger towns
with numerous time-worn pueblos (villages) en route.
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

7 DAYS
782 KM / 486 MILES
671 km 631 km
Covarrubias Burgos
One of Spain's most Arguably Spain's GREAT FOR…
beautiful villages foremost Gothic
cathedral B

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Valladolid de Duero m K (September and
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l L Salamanca, floodlit at
Plaza Mayor,
# _ MADRID night.
Salamanca Segovia K BEST FOR
Golden sandstone Disney castle, Roman CULTURE
architecture without aqueduct and lively
peer streets Irresistible Salamanca
street life against a
254 km 92 km glorious architectural
backdrop.
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