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Anyone who does even the most remote amount of research before visiting Barcelona, Spain, knows that the city swims in Gaudi architecture.  The crown jewel is La Sagrada Familia Basilica (The Sacred Family).  Like any other massive tourist attraction, I highly recommend booking tickets in advance, and you can do so without worry of scams or upcharges through the Sagrada Familia website.  There, you can choose whether you just want base level tickets, a tour, tickets to go up into…

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Everywhere you go in Europe, there’s a central plaza that is super jam packed full of tourists and surrounded by rip off cafes and restaurants.  You’ve got Piazza Navona in Rome, Piazza de San Marco in Venice, Praca do Comercio in Lisbon, and the Grand-Place in Brussels to name just a few.  In Madrid, you’ve got Plaza Mayor.  This massive plaza is actually in its fourth iteration as it had previously burned down three times.  It used to host executions…

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The Palacio Real in Madrid is literally the largest palace in Western Europe with 3,418 rooms. The number of rooms that are open to the public are …. 29!  But, while you are seeing barely fraction of the place, you can really get a good idea of how ornate and beautiful the rooms were and continue to be.   We purchased the audioguide, which was very well put together with about 1.5 minutes of explanation in each room, which was…

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