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Christmas & New Year on the Spanish Coast by Air

If you’re wanting to spend Christmas in warmer climes, then join us on this fully escorted tour of the stunning Spanish coast. From your base in Calella, we offer a number of exciting excursions. From Christmas Eve through to New Year’s Day, ascend Monserrat Mountain and explore the magnificent monastery and take in the beautiful natural views. Take a tour along the Costa Brava coastline, and visit the charming towns of Tossa de Mar and Lloret de Mar. Head inland to the medieval town of Girona, with its painted houses and Gothic churches. With the added opportunity to take a tour of Barcelona and to pay a visit to the stunning Catalan countryside before returning home, make this a magical Christmas holiday, with flights from a choice of local airports.

Tour Includes

  • 10 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Meals as advertised in the holiday itinerary
  • Return flights to Barcelona
  • Airport transfers in Spain
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Itinerary

Fly to Barcelona or Girona and transfer to your hotel in the Costa Maresme for a ten-night stay. You will stay at Hotel Kaktus Playa on a half board basis.

Includes Dinner

Join us today on our included excursion to Montserrat known locally as the “serrated mountain”. We travel through the mountains to the north of Barcelona and the site of the famous Benedictine monastery. In 1025 the Abbot of Ripoli and Bishop of Vic officially founded the Monastery of Montserrat. During the twelfth and thirteenth centuries a Romanesque church was built containing a carving of the image of the Mother of God. Over this period pilgrims began to come to Montserrat. Throughout the following centuries the importance of Montserrat grew: in 1223 there is the first account of a boys’ choir there, in 1409 the Monastery became an independent abbey and in 1490 Montserrat's printing press was installed. In 1493 the Monastery's word was spread even further when one of the monks - Bernal Boil - went on a voyage to America with Christopher Columbus. One of the islands in the Antilles was named after Montserrat and this began the spread of the worship of the Mother of God in the Americas. Today there are around one hundred monks who are based at Montserrat Monastery. They follow the Order of St. Benedict and can be distinguished from other orders of Monks by their philosophy – “that there is an importance to everything that every person is”.

Montserrat Monastery means different things to different people and this is all reflected in its tourist attractions. For many pilgrims to Montserrat it is an entirely spiritual experience. However, if you are not a religious person you will still find that there is a great deal of interest at Montserrat Mountain and Monastery. The chapels, beautiful Basilica and often-turbulent history make it a fascinating place to visit. Surrounded by spectacular scenery a camera is a must on this memorable day. Festivities begin this evening with a gala buffet including wine and cava (Spanish sparkling wine). Please note: our excursions are operated by a Spanish Coach.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Included Highlights

Montserrat

Merry Christmas! Relax and celebrate Christmas in resort. Christmas Day lunch with wine and cava is included and during the afternoon there will be a visit from Father Christmas. Then this evening you can enjoy dinner in the hotel.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Lunch

Includes Dinner

After a leisurely breakfast join our wonderful included excursion along the Costa Brava. Visit the typical Catalonian coastal town of Tossa de Mar where you have free time to explore the narrow cobbled streets and medieval walls. We continue to Lloret de Mar, the busiest and liveliest resort on the Costa Brava during the main season. Lloret was once a sea trading and ship building town, but is now popular with holiday makers and houses a wide choice of restaurants and plenty of shops.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Included Highlights

Tossa de mar Lloret de Mar

Today’s included excursion takes you to the charming town of Girona. Behind the colourful houses lining the River Onyar is the Old Town, with its imposing Gothic cathedral and maze of narrow streets. Have a stroll along the pedestrian Rambla de la Libertat lined with arcades, shops and pavement cafés.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Included Highlights

Girona

Today, our optional excursion takes us to the fascinating city of Barcelona, Spain’s second largest city and one of the Mediterranean’s busiest ports. Barcelona has a delightfully relaxed atmosphere - particularly along the Ramblas, where you can join the locals casually strolling along the tree-lined walkway, perhaps stopping to enjoy the entertainment offered by the many mime-artists and musicians. Barcelona boasts many amazing buildings designed during the artistic explosion of Modernism - be sure to see the extraordinary Sagrada Familia, a very unconventional church, whose construction is still being finished today.

Our guided tour will introduce you to the most important sights of the city. Starting by coach, the tour takes you past many of the famous sights of the city to ensure that you see all of the important places of interest. You can admire the unusual scenery of the Eixample district as well the huge Olympic stadium, scene of the great athletic achievements in 1992. We finish the tour on foot at the bustling Las Ramblas, the iconic street in the centre, which runs from the Plaza de Catalunya to the Christopher Columbus monument near the harbour at Port Vell. Here you can explore the cafes and see the mime artists, and from here you will be ideally situated to explore independently the “Barri Gotic”, or Gothic Quarter in the centre of the Old Town, where some of the buildings date back to medieval and Roman times.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Optional Excursions

Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.

 

The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.

Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).

A day at leisure in resort for you to relax.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Today we travel into the beautiful Spanish countryside on our optional Catalan Country Tour. The climate of Catalonia is diverse. The populated areas lying by the coast in Tarragona, Barcelona and Girona feature a Mediterranean climate. Inland has a mostly Continental Mediterranean climate while further inland at the Pyrenean peaks, there is a mountain or even Alpine climate. Today we head inland to the cool of the wooded hills. Accompanied by a local guide you will discover the charms of the area. During our excursion a delicious typical Catalan lunch will be served before returning back to the coast. This is the perfect opportunity to allow you to see more than just the sun, sand and sea of the Costas.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Optional Excursions

Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.

 

The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.

Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).

A day at leisure in resort. Then, this evening we begin the New Year Celebrations with a gala buffet including wine and cava.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Happy New Year! A leisurely day to relax and recover from last night’s celebrations! We have a brunch buffet this morning instead of breakfast and then this evening you can enjoy dinner in the hotel.

Includes Brunch

Includes Dinner

Transfer to Barcelona or Girona airport for your return flight to the UK

Includes Breakfast

Fly to Barcelona or Girona and transfer to your hotel in the Costa Maresme for a ten-night stay.

Includes Dinner

Join us today on our included excursion to Montserrat known locally as the “serrated mountain”. We travel through the mountains to the north of Barcelona and the site of the famous Benedictine monastery. In 1025 the Abbot of Ripoli and Bishop of Vic officially founded the Monastery of Montserrat. During the twelfth and thirteenth centuries a Romanesque church was built containing a carving of the image of the Mother of God. Over this period pilgrims began to come to Montserrat. Throughout the following centuries the importance of Montserrat grew: in 1223 there is the first account of a boys’ choir there, in 1409 the Monastery became an independent abbey and in 1490 Montserrat's printing press was installed. In 1493 the Monastery's word was spread even further when one of the monks - Bernal Boil - went on a voyage to America with Christopher Columbus. One of the islands in the Antilles was named after Montserrat and this began the spread of the worship of the Mother of God in the Americas. Today there are around one hundred monks who are based at Montserrat Monastery. They follow the Order of St. Benedict and can be distinguished from other orders of Monks by their philosophy – “that there is an importance to everything that every person is”.

Montserrat Monastery means different things to different people and this is all reflected in its tourist attractions. For many pilgrims to Montserrat it is an entirely spiritual experience. However, if you are not a religious person you will still find that there is a great deal of interest at Montserrat Mountain and Monastery. The chapels, beautiful Basilica and often-turbulent history make it a fascinating place to visit. Surrounded by spectacular scenery a camera is a must on this memorable day. Festivities begin this evening with a gala buffet including wine and cava (Spanish sparkling wine). Please note: this excursion is operated by a Spanish Coach.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Included Highlights

Montserrat

Merry Christmas! Relax and celebrate Christmas in resort. Christmas Day lunch with wine and cava is included and during the afternoon there will be a visit from Father Christmas. Then this evening you can enjoy dinner in the hotel.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Lunch

Includes Dinner

After a leisurely breakfast join our wonderful included excursion along the Costa Brava. Visit the typical Catalonian coastal town of Tossa de Mar where you have free time to explore the narrow cobbled streets and medieval walls. We continue to Lloret de Mar, the busiest and liveliest resort on the Costa Brava during the main season. Lloret was once a sea trading and ship building town, but is now popular with holiday makers and houses a wide choice of restaurants and plenty of shops.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Included Highlights

Tossa de mar Lloret de Mar

Today’s included excursion takes you to the charming town of Girona. Behind the colourful houses lining the River Onyar is the Old Town, with its imposing Gothic cathedral and maze of narrow streets. Have a stroll along the pedestrian Rambla de la Libertat lined with arcades, shops and pavement cafés.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Included Highlights

Girona

Today, our optional excursion takes us to the fascinating city of Barcelona, Spain’s second largest city and one of the Mediterranean’s busiest ports. Barcelona has a delightfully relaxed atmosphere - particularly along the Ramblas, where you can join the locals casually strolling along the tree-lined walkway, perhaps stopping to enjoy the entertainment offered by the many mime-artists and musicians. Barcelona boasts many amazing buildings designed during the artistic explosion of Modernism - be sure to see the extraordinary Sagrada Familia, a very unconventional church, whose construction is still being finished today.

Our guided tour will introduce you to the most important sights of the city. Starting by coach, the tour takes you past many of the famous sights of the city to ensure that you see all of the important places of interest. You can admire the unusual scenery of the Eixample district as well the huge Olympic stadium, scene of the great athletic achievements in 1992. We finish the tour on foot at the bustling Las Ramblas, the iconic street in the centre, which runs from the Plaza de Catalunya to the Christopher Columbus monument near the harbour at Port Vell. Here you can explore the cafes and see the mime artists, and from here you will be ideally situated to explore independently the “Barri Gotic”, or Gothic Quarter in the centre of the Old Town, where some of buildings date back to medieval and Roman times.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Optional Excursions

Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.

 

The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.

Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).

A day at leisure in resort for you to relax.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Lunch

Includes Dinner

Today we travel into the beautiful Spanish countryside on our optional Catalan Country Tour. The climate of Catalonia is diverse. The populated areas lying by the coast in Tarragona, Barcelona and Girona feature a Mediterranean climate. Inland has a mostly Continental Mediterranean climate while further inland at the Pyrenean peaks, there is a mountain or even Alpine climate. Today we head inland to the cool of the wooded hills. Accompanied by a local guide you will discover the charms of the area. During our excursion a delicious typical Catalan lunch will be served before returning back to the coast. This is the perfect opportunity to allow you to see more than just the sun, sand and sea of the Costas.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Optional Excursions

Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.

 

The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.

Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).

A day at leisure in resort. Then, this evening we begin the New Year Celebrations with a gala buffet including wine and cava.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Happy New Year! A leisurely day to relax and recover from last night’s celebrations! We have a brunch buffet this morning instead of breakfast and then this evening you can enjoy dinner in the hotel.

Includes Breakfast

Includes Dinner

Transfer to Barcelona or Girona airport for your return flight to the U.K

Includes Breakfast

FESTIVE MEALS

Christmas Eve -  Gala buffet with wine and cava included.

Christmas Day - Lunch with wine and cava, visit from Father Christmas, mince pies, three-course evening meal.

New Year's Eve - Gala buffet with wine and cava.

New Year's Day - Brunch buffet with wine and cava.


Please note: it may be necessary for us to amend the running order of your itinerary slightly.

Accommodation

You can choose to stay for ten nights at either the 4-star Hotel Volga or the 5* Hotel Kaktus Playa.

Meal basis is indicated on the day by day itinerary for each tour.

Both hotels are located close to the shops and beaches. Both hotels will offer a programme of entertainment, with activities during the festive season. All meals are buffet style. The hotels have lifts, a large bar area, lounge, restaurant, sun terrace.


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