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European Adventure: From Madrid to Paris

Andrea Cueto

Andrea Cueto

16 Jan 2024

Embark on a thrilling 22-day journey through Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Munich, Berlin, Paris, and Toulouse. Discover iconic landmarks, immerse yourself in rich history, and indulge in diverse cultures. Join me as I explore ancient marvels, vibrant cities, and create unforgettable memories.

Trip to Madrid

Day 1Madrid's Hidden Gems
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$50

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$ 2

Parque Warner Madrid
Amusement park divided into themed areas, with several roller coasters & Batman-inspired rides.
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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$50
43 - 52 min

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Directions

Puerta de Alcalá
Triumphal arch near to Parque del Buen Retiro & rich with stone carvings & elegant sculptures.
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
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Free
4 - 6 min

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Cibeles Fountain
18th century neoclassical fountain depicting the goddess Cybele on a chariot pulled by 2 lions.
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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Free
Day 2Barcelona's Architectural Wonders
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$17

Temple of Debod
Ancient Egyptian temple & museum moved from Aswan & rebuilt in lush parkland, with sunset views.
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
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Free
7 - 10 min

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Plaza de España
Leafy square surrounded by imposing buildings, with stone & bronze statue of Cervantes on horseback.
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
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Free
8 - 12 min

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Directions

Royal Palace of Madrid
18th-century, ridge-top palace for state occasions, plus tours with rooms full of art and antiques.
11:15 AM - 1:15 PM
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$17
Day 3Rome's Timeless Beauty
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$0

El Retiro Park
Expansive, 19th-century park with boating lake & rose garden, plus numerous fountains & statues.
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Free
Day 4Munich's Cultural Delights
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$0

Budget breakdown: $666 In total

Activities & Food:$614
Transport:$53

Trip to Barcelona

Day 1Madrid's Hidden Gems
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$70

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$ 6

Casa Batlló
Fantastical, curving dragon-roofed apartment block, now a museum, created by architect Antoni Gaudi.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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$31
12 - 15 min

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La Sagrada Familia
Antoni Gaudí's renowned unfinished church, started in the 1880s, with museum and city views.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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$28
18 - 22 min

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Park Güell
Mosaic-covered buildings, steps & sculptures in verdant park with Gaudi museum & panoramic views.
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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$11
Day 2Barcelona's Architectural Wonders
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$41

Cathedral of Barcelona
Imposing Gothic cathedral with geese-filled cloisters, offering guided tours & city-wide views.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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$13
4 - 5 min

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Barcelona History Museum MUHBA
Barcelona's history museum in a medieval setting, featuring remains of Roman streets & buildings.
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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$10
4 - 6 min

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Picasso Museum
Medieval mansions housing extensive collection of influential Spanish cubist's works & masterpieces.
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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$18
Day 3Rome's Timeless Beauty
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$27

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$ 3

Montjuïc Castle
17th-century hilltop fortress & former prison, housing a military museum with impressive city views.
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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$10
9 - 11 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.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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$17

Budget breakdown: $666 In total

Activities & Food:$614
Transport:$53

Trip to Rome

Day 1Madrid's Hidden Gems
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$51

Colosseum
Monumental 3-tiered Roman amphitheater once used for gladiatorial games, with guided tour option.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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$18
12 - 17 min

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Roman Forum
Vast excavated area of Roman temples, squares & government buildings, some dating back 2,000 years.
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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$17
16 - 23 min

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Pantheon
Iconic temple built circa 118 to 125 A.D. with a dome & Renaissance tombs, including Raphael's.
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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$16
6 - 9 min

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Piazza Navona
Elegant square dating from the 1st century A.D., with a baroque fountain, street artists & bars.
12:00 PM - 12:40 PM
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Free
Day 2Barcelona's Architectural Wonders
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$17

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$ 2

Trevi Fountain
Aqueduct-fed rococo fountain, designed by Nicola Salvi & completed in 1762, with sculpted figures.
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM
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Free
9 - 14 min

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Piazza di Spagna
Refined 18th-century square, location of the Spanish Steps & the Church of Trinità dei Monti.
9:10 AM - 9:50 AM
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Free
25 - 30 min

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Vatican Museums
Multiple galleries of classical & Renaissance art masterpieces, plus the Sistine Chapel frescoes.
10:20 AM - 12:20 PM
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$17
Day 3Rome's Timeless Beauty
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$21

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$ 2

St. Peter's Basilica
Late Renaissance church by architects including Michelangelo & holding up to 20,000 worshippers.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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Free
14 - 17 min

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Castel Sant'Angelo
Circular, 2nd-century castle housing furniture & paintings collections in Renaissance apartments.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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$21

Budget breakdown: $666 In total

Activities & Food:$614
Transport:$53

Trip to Munich

Day 1Madrid's Hidden Gems
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$18

Marienplatz
City-center square & transport hub with towering St. Peter's church, 2 town halls & a toy museum.
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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Free
5 - 8 min

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Hofbräuhaus München
3-floor beer hall dating back to the 16th century, with a Bavarian restaurant, shows & upbeat vibe.
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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Free
8 - 11 min

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Munich Residenz
Palace, buildings & gardens housing state-owned museums, with original interiors & artworks.
No time set
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$18
Day 2Barcelona's Architectural Wonders
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$18

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$ 4

English Garden
Expansive, 18th-century, urban park with 78km of cycling/jogging trails & a lakeside beer garden.
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Free
13 - 16 min

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Deutsches Museum
Huge technology museum with original artifacts & interactive energy, transport & astronomy displays.
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
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$18
Day 3Rome's Timeless Beauty
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$39

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$ 4

BMW Museum
Futuristic steel museum housing engines, designs plus vintage & new cars from the much-loved brand.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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$13
8 - 12 min

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Olympiapark München
Huge Olympic park complex with a stadium, guided tours, sea life center, rock museum & concerts.
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
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$11
16 - 20 min

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Nymphenburg Palace
A 200-hectare palace estate with rococo interiors, coach display & symmetrical baroque gardens.
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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$15
Day 4Munich's Cultural Delights
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$19

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$ 4

Neuschwanstein Castle
Turreted, 19th-century, hilltop castle built for King Ludwig II, with tours of furnished rooms.
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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$19
104 - 125 min

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Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Nazi concentration camp memorial & museum, with photographs, documents & reconstructed cell blocks.
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Free

Budget breakdown: $666 In total

Activities & Food:$614
Transport:$53

Trip to Berlin

Day 1Madrid's Hidden Gems
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$29

Berlin Cathedral
Majestic 1800s cathedral with an organ with 7,269 pipes, plus royal tombs & a dome for city views.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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$11
5 - 8 min

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Pergamonmuseum
Museum complex housing ancient Roman & Greek art collections, plus Babylonian & Persian antiquities.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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$18
Day 2Barcelona's Architectural Wonders
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$19

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$ 7

East Side Gallery
Conserved graffiti project by 118 artists covering part of the Berlin Wall & celebrating its demise.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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Free
16 - 20 min

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Checkpoint Charlie
Landmark boundary marking east & west Berlin with a white sentry guard house & cobbled border line.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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$19
4 - 5 min

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Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
2,710 columns forming a vast mazelike Holocaust memorial, with an underground exhibition room.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Free
Day 3Rome's Timeless Beauty
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$15

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$ 7

Berlin Wall Memorial
Commemorative stretch of the historic divide with a preserved section of original wall & memorial.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Free
13 - 16 min

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Brandenburg Gate
Restored 18th-century gate & landmark with 12 Doric columns topped by a classical goddess statue.
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Free
46 - 56 min

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Sanssouci Palace
King's summer residence with period 18th century furnishings & iconic terraced vineyards.
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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$15

Budget breakdown: $666 In total

Activities & Food:$614
Transport:$53

Trip to Paris

Day 1Madrid's Hidden Gems
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$35

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$ 5

Tuileries Garden
Expansive, 17th-century formal garden dotted with statues, including 18 bronzes by Maillol.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Free
12 - 17 min

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Louvre Museum
Former historic palace housing huge art collection, from Roman sculptures to da Vinci's "Mona Lisa."
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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$22
16 - 20 min

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Luxembourg Gardens
17th-century park with formally laid-out gardens, trees planted in patterns & statues on pedestals.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Free
6 - 8 min

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Shakespeare and Company
Iconic, English-language bookstore stocking new & used titles in bohemian surrounds since 1951.
No time set
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Free
7 - 10 min

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Sainte-Chapelle
Ornate, 13th-century, Gothic chapel with relics & notable stained-glass windows of biblical scenes.
No time set
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$13
Day 2Barcelona's Architectural Wonders
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$20

Champ de Mars
Landscaped park with paths & trees, bird life, extensive lawns & a children's play area.
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Free
8 - 11 min

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Eiffel Tower
Gustave Eiffel's iconic, wrought-iron 1889 tower, with steps and elevators to observation decks.
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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$20
8 - 11 min

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Trocadéro Gardens
Public park, created in 1937, with sculptures & a central fountain featuring 20 water jets.
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Free
Day 3Rome's Timeless Beauty
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$53

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$ 5

Musée d'Orsay
Major 19th- & 20th-century European art collections housed in a monumental, former railway station.
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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$18
16 - 20 min

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Arc de Triomphe
Iconic triumphal arch built to commemorate Napoleon's victories, with an observation deck.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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$14
27 - 33 min

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Palace of Versailles
Immense, 18th-century palace with gilded apartments, chandeliered Hall of Mirrors & fountain show.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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$21

Budget breakdown: $666 In total

Activities & Food:$614
Transport:$53

Trip to Toulouse

Day 1Madrid's Hidden Gems
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$24

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$ 4

Musée Aeroscopia
Modern aeronautical museum with full-sized French planes, a kids’ area & a gift shop.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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$13
22 - 27 min

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Basilique Saint-Sernin de Toulouse
Medieval basilica with relics of 128 saints & a thorn said to have come from the Crown of Thorns.
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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$5
1053 - 1264 min

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St. Stephen's Cathedral
Medieval Roman Catholic place of worship with an ornate spire, catacombs & a treasury museum.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
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$6

Budget breakdown: $666 In total

Activities & Food:$614
Transport:$53

Trip to Madrid

Day 1Madrid's Hidden Gems
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$33

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$ 2

El Retiro Park
Expansive, 19th-century park with boating lake & rose garden, plus numerous fountains & statues.
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Free
10 - 15 min

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Directions

Museo Nacional del Prado
Art museum with Velazquez, Goya and El Greco masterpieces in vast 12th- to 19th-century collection.
11:30 AM - 3:30 PM
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$16
22 - 27 min

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Royal Palace of Madrid
18th-century, ridge-top palace for state occasions, plus tours with rooms full of art and antiques.
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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$17

Budget breakdown: $666 In total

Activities & Food:$614
Transport:$53