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Day 8 Explore León shepherd witnessed a moving star and
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its religious processions during Semana Santa _Z L M`]TLW ^T_P ?SP WZNLW MT^SZ[ PcLXTYPO _SP
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festivals transform the city into an outdoor MP _SZ^P ZQ 5LXP^ _SP 2]PL_ _SP [L_]ZY ^LTY_
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The city’s long history is on display in its
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Modernist architecture, which we’ll see for three miles of the Camino de Santiago,
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enjoy time on your own this afternoon and [TWR]TX^ RP_ _SPT] ʭ]^_ aTPb^ ZQ _SP NL_SPO]LW
evening, with lunch and dinner at leisure. spires—and ending at the Cathedral of
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witness Gaudi’s modernist Casa Botines, tour will include the cathedral itself, as well
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Camino de Santiago near our hotel, which is years of city history; and Platerias Square,
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After lunch on your own, enjoy the afternoon
Breakfast
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pleasures of another of the city’s grand
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Day 9 Travel to Santiago de Compostela LYO !_S NPY_`]d SZ^[T_LW :] Pc[WZ]P _SP
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lunch, we stop in the city of Ponferrada, ]P^_L`]LY_^ LYO MZ`_T\`P^ WTYP L]NLOP^
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is home to a host of medieval structures,
including a castle of the Knights Templars and This evening, enjoy dinner on your own,
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we continue on to Santiago, arriving in time Night tour. Heading into the countryside,
for dinner together. we’ll enjoy authentic Galician cuisine and the
music of Galician gaita >[LYT^S MLR[T[P^
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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called Conjuros, which people still practice
privately today.
Day 10 Explore Santiago • Optional
Breakfast
Traditional Galician Night
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