Concert Tour Costa Brava & Barcelona    6 Days

Available: March through October

Arrival day: Saturday

Meaning of letters on daily itinerary:

  = Breakfast    = Lunch    = Dinner    = Accomodation       = Concert
 

Itinerary
 

1 ST DAY: BARCELONA ARRIVAL   

Arrival Barcelona Airport where you will be greeted by your Music Contact multilingual assistant and transfer to the reserved Hotel on the Costa Brava (Approx 75 Km. from Barcelona). Settle in your room and relax. An orientation talk on the choir's program will be given later in the day.


2 ST DAY: COSTA BRAVA - TOSSA DE MAR  

Breakfast. In the morning, a trip to Tossa de Mar to visit this beautiful fishing village with its old XII century walled city. Sing during the celebration of the Holy Mass at the San Vicens Church. Lunch including some local specialities will be served at a local restaurant. Return to the Hotel for an evening at leisure.


3 ST DAY: COSTA BRAVA - MONTSERRAT   

After breakfast, departure to Montserrat. Today we shall visit the famous Benedictine Monastery and its black Madonna or "la moreneta" as she is popularly known. Montserrat is the religious centre of Catalonia and has an impressive basilica and a museum. Every day at noon, the Boy's Choir of the Monastery sing by the main altar. Once their performance is concluded, the visiting choir will also be able to sing at the Basilica. Lunch in a restaurant.


4 ST DAY: COSTA BRAVA - BARCELONA  

Today we shall visit Barcelona the capital of Catalonia. The city is continually reinventing itself: the sweeping urban renewal and facelift leading up to the 1992 Olympics were but the latest step in a process that started two thousand years ago when the Carthaginians and Romans settled here. Barcelona has some unique monuments like the Sagrada Familia and the The Cathedral and some of the most incredible modern architecture. Free time to explore.

In the evening, meet your host choir for a joint concert. Unique opportunity to make new friends and have a pleasant evening with the members of a Spanish choir.


5 ST DAY: COSTA BRAVA - GERONA & FIGUERES   

Travel to the city of Gerona, dating back to pre-Roman times. The old town has preserved its medieval aspect almost untouched. We shall visit the Gothic Cathedral (begun c. 1292), with one of the world's widest (74 feet [23 m]) aisle-less naves and a Romanesque cloister. The visit continues through the old town around the Cathedral of Gerona (or Girona). This area was an important Jewish center which can be best admired at "El Call" where Jewish legacy has been kept almost intact. Lunch in the vicinity of Gerona. In the afternoon we shall visit Dali's museum in the city of Figueres, an oustanding collection of paintings (surrealism, cubism and futurism) of this world acclaimed genious. Return to the Hotel for an evening at leisure.


6 ST DAY: DEPARTURES  

Concert possibilities:
-Concert during, or directly after, holy mass
-Friendship concert with a local choir
-Brief concert in Montserrat


Planning
We plan each concert tour following the wishes and interests of the choir. According to the choir's profile, we plan venue locations, musical requirements, length and time of travel, accommodation, expert multilingual assistance, budget, and a thousand more details to meet the needs of each choir.

Tour Cost
The tour especified above is a sample of a concert tour that can be made to measure for the choir. The concert tour can be enhanced by adding, for example, 3 nights on the Island of Mallorca, or 3 nights in Madrid and Toledo. The cost of the tour will be adjusted to the choir's budget according to time of travel and accommodation ranging from tourist class to first class.


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