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Paris to Barcelona via Lyon

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July 15th 2011
Paris to Barcelona via Lyon We travelled through Burgundy towards Beaujolais wine country to Contiki’s very own 16th century Chateau de Cruix. After some local wine tasting and taking in the vineyard scenery, we hit the road to find plenty of traffic jams and toll-points on our drive towards Lyon. It was mostly a quiet night once we’d arrived in Lyon, then we headed to Barcelona in ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more