Barcelona and the Balearic Islands

March 18 - 31, 2009

Spending roughly one week in each location, you will enjoy the rich cultural treasures of a major cosmopolitan city as well as the beautiful scenery and climate of the historic Balearic Archipelago. With average temperatures in the 60s during the month of March, Barcelona and the Balearic Islands offer a perfect opportunity to escape the cold: stroll the famous pedestrian streets of Las Ramblas, tour the European center of Modernist architecture, taste the distinctive Catalan flavors of Barcelona's gastronomic cuisine, cruise the Mediterranean, admire Mallorca's rugged Costa Rocosa, explore megalithic monuments from the second millennium BC, and soak up the relentless sunshine on the beautiful island beaches.

$5,999 per person double occupancy

Single Supplement: $1,035

Tour price includes:

• Roundtrip airfare from Boston or New York (airfare price can be deducted)

• 12 nights deluxe accommodations, 3 or 4 star, with lovely private baths

• 12 breakfasts, 10 excellent dinners

• Authentic Palacio Flamenco concert and paella dinner

• Visits to: Barcelona, the Costa Brava, Montserrat, Sitges, and the islands of Mallorca and Menorca

• Guided visits of Gaudi's Barcelona, Sitges and the Modernist Legacy, Montserrat's ancient mountaintop monastery, Palma, Archaeology of Menorca

• Mediterranean cruises to Mallorca and Menorca

• Local expert guide

• Full-time escort

• All tour guides, all museum and monument entrance fees, tips and taxes