Spain - tourist guide for holidays

Itinerary 1: Madrid (busy capital - famous Plaza Mayor + Puerta del Sol + gallery Prado etc.) + day trip - El Escorial (monumental palace of Philip II.) - days: 2, Toledo city (christian + jew + muslim culture) - days: 1, Cordoba - days: 1, Sevilla (Golden tower + Alcazar) - days: 1, Gibraltar - days: 1, Madrid (busy capital - famous Plaza Mayor + Puerta del Sol + gallery Prado etc.)
Itinerary 2: Barcelona (gothic quarter + architecture of Antoni Gaudi) + mountain monastery Montserrat - days: 2, Figueras (museum of Salvador Dali) + watering place L´Estartit + Las Medas islands - days: 2, Costa Brava coast - relaxation at sea - days: 3, Barcelona (gothic quarter + architecture of Antoni Gaudi)
Itinerary 3: Barcelona (gothic quarter + architecture of Antoni Gaudi) + mountain monastery Montserrat - days: 3, Zaragoza city - days: 1, Madrid (busy capital - famous Plaza Mayor + Puerta del Sol + gallery Prado etc.) + day trip - El Escorial (monumental palace of Philip II.) + day trip - Toledo city (christian + jew + muslim culture) - days: 3
Itinerary 4: any combination of the previous itineraries

• Cheap accommodation: $40
• Medium accommodation: $90
• Expensive accommodation: $350
• Cheap meal: $6
• Medium meal: $15
• Expensive meal: $60

The prices are per 1 person (and 1 meal or 1 night) and are in US Dollars.
It is often possible to buy cheap meal on streets or in fast-food restaurants. Medium priced meal is usually available in standard restaurants, expensive meal in expensive restaurants. We do not include extreme prices of accommodation and food (for example luxurious apartments in high quality hotels). (Prices are usually very different in different places and in different seasons. In the main season may be in touristic destinations the cheapest rooms unavailable.)

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Spain (Spanish: España (help·info), IPA: [es'paña]) or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Spanish mainland is bordered to the south and east almost entirely by the Mediterranean Sea (except for a tiny land boundary with Gibraltar); to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal. Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, and two autonomous cities in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, that border Morocco. With an area of 504,030 km², Spain is the second largest country in Western Europe (behind France) and with an average altitude of 650 m, the second highest country in Europe (behind Switzerland). Spain is a constitutional monarchy organised as a parliamentary democracy and has been a member of the European Union since 1986. It is a developed country with the eighth largest economy in the world and fifth largest in the EU, based on nominal GDP. The Spanish Constitution of 1978, in its second article, recognises historic entities ("nationalities", a carefully chosen word in order to avoid the more politically charged "nations") and regions, within the context of the Spanish nation. For some people, Spain's identity consists more of an overlap of different regional identities than of a sole Spanish identity. Indeed, some of the regional identities may even conflict with the Spanish one. Distinct ethnic groups within Spain include the Basques, Catalans, and Galicians.
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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 economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) have given Spain one of the most dynamic economies in Europe and made it a global champion of freedom. Continuing challenges include Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorism, illegal immigration, and slowing economic growth.
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