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Day 11 Visit Córdoba • Journey to Úbeda ^_L_PWd XLY^TZY^ LYO _TWP ]ZZQPO SZXP^
,Q_P] M]PLVQL^_ L_ Z`] parador, we’ll depart centered around the Gothic church Iglesia de
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Afterwards, we’ll discover another highlight of
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primarily for the Mezquita, its mesmerizing
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this mosque truly unusual is Capilla Mayor,
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local mills where we’ll sample some of the
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After that, we’ll enjoy a traditional lunch with
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have personal conversations and learn more
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own during which you may visit the ancient
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a la Andaluza ^YLTW^ ^WZb NZZVPO TY L ]TNS
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ends in a plaza.
Breakfast, Lunch
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enjoy an included dinner at our parador,
conveniently situated in the town’s Day 13 Overland to Madrid •
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capital—still capital of the autonomous
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ancient provincial city often referred to as the
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“Florence of Andalusia.” At Casco Antiguo (Old
the eleventh to the 13th centuries.
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