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Camino de Santiago de Compostela - Side trip to Barcelona

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September 25th 2015
17 September 2015, Thursday to 25 September 2015, Friday. Friday 17 September, is a relaxing day. We walk through Leon's old town and go to the Basilica de San Isidoro and museum before heading back to Hotel Luis de Leon for our bags and a taxi to the airport. The taxi arrives at 1530 and it is a 15 minute, 18 euro fare, ride to the airport. When we arrive the Iberia, Air Nostrum ticket counter ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia

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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