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EuroTrip 2022

Marcos Katz

Marcos Katz

7 Jan 2024

Join me on an epic 14-day adventure through Barcelona, Milan, Dublin, and London! Discover stunning architecture, world-class museums, and vibrant cultures. Get ready for an unforgettable journey!

Day 1Barcelona's Architectural Wonders
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$59

Cathedral of Barcelona
Imposing Gothic cathedral with geese-filled cloisters, offering guided tours & city-wide views.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
$13
7 - 10 min

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Picasso Museum
Medieval mansions housing extensive collection of influential Spanish cubist's works & masterpieces.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
$18
La Sagrada Familia
Antoni Gaudí's renowned unfinished church, started in the 1880s, with museum and city views.
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
$28
Day 2Art and Beauty in Barcelona
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$77

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$ 6

Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar
14th-century, Gothic-style church with soaring columns & 3 naves, plus grand stained glass windows.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
$10
21 - 26 min

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Casa Batlló
Fantastical, curving dragon-roofed apartment block, now a museum, created by architect Antoni Gaudi.
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
$31
6 - 9 min

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La Pedrera-Casa Milà
Gaudi's Catalan art nouveau period building with quarrylike facade, hosting exhibitions & concerts.
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
$25
16 - 20 min

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Park Güell
Mosaic-covered buildings, steps & sculptures in verdant park with Gaudi museum & panoramic views.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
$11
Day 3Barcelona's Cultural Gems
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$42

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$ 6

Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
White, light-filled building housing art from the 1940s to the present & a large Catalan collection.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
$15
14 - 17 min

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Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Palatial, hilltop museum for 11th- to 20th-century Catalan art plus important Romanesque collection.
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
$17
10 - 12 min

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Montjuïc Castle
17th-century hilltop fortress & former prison, housing a military museum with impressive city views.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
$10

Budget breakdown: $622 In total

Activities & Food:$572
Transport:$50
Day 1Barcelona's Architectural Wonders
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$31

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$ 3

Triennale di Milano
Museum with permanent & temporary design-related exhibits on themes from architecture to furniture.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
$13
7 - 10 min

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Sforzesco Castle
Huge Medieval-Renaissance fortress with historical museums & art by da Vinci and Michelangelo.
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
$6
17 - 21 min

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Palazzo Reale di Milano
Sweeping staircases, regal hallways and artistic masterpieces at a grand 18th century palace.
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
$13
Day 2Art and Beauty in Barcelona
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$47

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$ 5

Santa Maria delle Grazie
Terracotta Renaissance church with elaborate Gothic interior, home to Da Vinci's The Last Supper.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
$15
10 - 15 min

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Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio
Romanesque church with an elegant courtyard, plus a crypt where St Ambrose's remains are displayed.
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Free
10 - 12 min

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Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Mall housed in a glass-covered 19th-century arcade with luxury clothing brands & upscale dining.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
$13
17 - 21 min

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Fondazione Prada
Exhibits of contemporary art in a unique complex of buildings designed by Rem Koolhaas.
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
$19
Day 3Barcelona's Cultural Gems
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$55

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$ 5

Mudec
Restored factory now a sleek museum of art & culture, with rotating exhibitions & a restaurant.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
$15
10 - 12 min

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Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology
Former monastery housing science museum with scale models of da Vinci's submarines & planes.
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
$15
12 - 15 min

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Teatro alla Scala
Lavish 18th-century theater famous for Italian opera & ballets, plus a museum & music library.
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
$25
Day 4Milan's Artistic Treasures
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$39

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$ 3

Duomo di Milano
One of the largest cathedrals in the world, this iconic masterpiece took over 600 years to complete.
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
$24
13 - 20 min

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Pinacoteca di Brera
Graceful palazzo used by Napoleon, with medieval and Renaissance art especially from Northern Italy.
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
$15
20 - 24 min

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Pirelli HangarBicocca
Contemporary art museum in former factory with monumental permanent installations & temporary shows.
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Free

Budget breakdown: $622 In total

Activities & Food:$572
Transport:$50
Day 1Barcelona's Architectural Wonders
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$50

St Patrick's Cathedral
The Church of Ireland's national cathedral, dating from 1220, with regular musical recitals.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
$13
5 - 8 min

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Dublinia
Sights and smells bring hundreds of years' worth of history to life at this child-friendly museum.
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
$13
6 - 9 min

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Dublin Castle
Historic site, dating from 1204, with 2 museums, cafes and gardens, plus state rooms and a library.
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
$13
16 - 23 min

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The Book of Kells
Grand library location for illuminated illustrations of the Christian Gospels dating from 800AD.
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
$13
Day 2Art and Beauty in Barcelona
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$10

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$ 5

Irish Museum of Modern Art
Imposing building from 1684 housing permanent collection and temporary exhibitions of varied art.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Free
9 - 11 min

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Christ Church Cathedral
Medieval place of worship with a mummified rat & cat plus a cafe & gift shop in the crypt.
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
$10
10 - 12 min

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National Gallery of Ireland
Grand collection of European art spanning the 14th to the 21st-century, covering all major schools.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
Day 3Barcelona's Cultural Gems
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$19

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$ 3

National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology
Local archaeological finds from the Bronze Age, Vikings and medieval times with some Egyptian items.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Free
4 - 6 min

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National Museum of Ireland - Natural History
Stuffed and mounted animals are displayed in their 19th-century grandeur in this throwback museum.
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Free
33 - 40 min

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Malahide Castle & Gardens
Medieval fortress set in 260 acres of parkland features antiques, paintings & a fairy trail.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
$19

Budget breakdown: $622 In total

Activities & Food:$572
Transport:$50
Day 1Barcelona's Architectural Wonders
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$0

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$ 4

The British Museum
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures.
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
14 - 17 min

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Tate Modern
Modern-art gallery with international works on display, plus a cafe with panoramic river views.
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Free
Day 2Art and Beauty in Barcelona
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$74

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$ 8

Victoria and Albert Museum
Blockbuster exhibitions and permanent decorative arts collection, with design shop and ornate cafe.
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Free
20 - 24 min

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Madame Tussauds London
Museum chain for life-size wax replicas of famous celebrities & historic icons in themed galleries.
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
$43
19 - 23 min

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Churchill War Rooms
Secret underground headquarters where Prime Minister Winston Churchill lived and worked during WWII.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
$31
7 - 10 min

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Big Ben
16-storey Gothic clocktower and national symbol at the Eastern end of the Houses of Parliament.
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Free
Day 3Barcelona's Cultural Gems
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$0

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$ 4

Science Museum
A vast treasury of science & invention, famous for its state-of-the-art interactive exhibits.
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Free
7 - 10 min

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Natural History Museum
Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs.
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Free
13 - 16 min

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Buckingham Palace
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard.
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Free
Day 4Milan's Artistic Treasures
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$70

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$ 4

Royal Observatory Greenwich
Wren's 18th-century astronomical observatory on the Prime Meridian, now a museum with a planetarium.
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
$18
7 - 10 min

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National Maritime Museum
Exploring British naval history, with a ship simulator, nautical oddities and interactive games.
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Free
24 - 29 min

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Tower Bridge
Panoramic views from high-level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery.
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
$15
10 - 15 min

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Tower of London
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
$37

Budget breakdown: $622 In total

Activities & Food:$572
Transport:$50