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Dec292012
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Granada City Hop-on Hop-off Tour
Granada, Spain
My Rating

Nice way to see the city. If you want to go to the Alhambra or the Albayzin book separate tours. They weren´t interested in helping us since we had pre-paid. Didn´t discuss the walking tour of the Albayzin with us as with others, so we missed out on that.
Dec242012
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Seville City Hop-on Hop-off Tour
Seville, Spain
My Rating

Sevilla is not conducive to this tour. Most of Sevilla´s really interesting stuff, is in the older part of the city where buses are too big to go. They don´t even drive around the cathedral! The bus also took 20-30 minute stops which made us too late to see the Macrarena and other attractions.
Dec212012
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Avila and Segovia Day Trip from Madrid
Madrid, Spain
My Rating

Absolutely fabulous. Our guide, Jorge was all-knowing, funny, kind, and engaging. Gave us lots of interesting information and paced the trip well. The tourist lunch was very good and we were able to spend time with other travelers from a different country. Jorge was WONDERFUL!
Dec192012
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Toledo Half-Day or Full-Day Trip from Madrid
Madrid, Spain
My Rating

WARNING -- NOT an El Greco tour. Although Toledo has a wealth of El Greco work, you only see The Burial of the Count of Orgaz. Tour of the city takes 1.5 hours (shorter than bus ride to/from Madrid) and you only have time to shop at the end at the factory they take you to. Don´t even see Cathedral.
Dec182012
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El Escorial Monastery and the Valley of the Fallen from Madrid
Madrid, Spain
My Rating

Disappointing because the Valley of the Fallen was closed when we got there. Two years in a row we have tried to see this monument and it is closed both times. El Escorial is nice and the guide Anna, tried to paint the picture of the Valley-Fallen, but it´s not the same.
Dec162012
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Madrid City Hop-on Hop-off Tour
Madrid, Spain
My Rating

Gives a good history of the city and you can use as an alternative to the taxi. The two-day pass was great because it allowed us to explore. The old town bus goes over more area.
Dec162012
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Madrid City Sightseeing and Royal Palace Tour
Madrid, Spain
My Rating

Very much like the Hop-on Hop-off, but with ability to get into the Royal Palace. The guide was helpful, but the Royal Palace tour was very short. Taking the time to go into the Cathedral next door is well worth your time.


