Smart Travels Europe with Rudy Maxa: Barcelona & Costa Brava / Madrid

Two episodes plus bonus clips. Barcelona simmers with beautiful beaches, medieval mazes, eye popping art and hypnotic architecture. From tapas bars to surrealist art to Modernist structures, we'll feast on Barcelona's delights. Rambles along La Rambla, Gaudi's treasures, a neighborhood festival, designer shopping and waterfront fun are highlights. For the best in beaches we head north to the coves of the Costa Brava. Madrid welcomes with grand plazas and sparkling fountains. Madrid's pride is the Prado, one of Europe's great museums and home to paintings by Goya, El Greco and Velzquez. After dark we sway to the rhythms of flamenco dancers and lose ourselves in pulsating nightlife. Then we day-trip to the imperial city of Toledo to roam the twisting streets and narrow alleyways of this historic center.

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