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OPTIONAL TOURS

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Traditional Galician Night Braga Cathedral. Then we’ll enjoy a tasting

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Settled since Celtic times, the Galicia region
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has nourished its own unique traditions. In
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this special immersion into local culture,
discoveries conclude at Bom Jesus do Monte, a
we’ll enjoy a dinner of Galician cuisine in the
hilltop pilgrimage site outside the city. Here,
countryside. During the evening, we’ll also
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to the sanctuary, from which visitors enjoy
common in Spain and Portugal. And we’ll
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witness one of the oldest rituals of the region,
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a remnant of the pagan era that has survived
optional tour will enjoy an included lunch.
in a largely Catholic country. In the ritual
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After dinner, we’ll return to our hotel.

Braga Tour
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Roman era and one of the world’s oldest
Catholic archdioceses. Here, we’ll stroll the
oldest section of the city, the setting for the
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