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Lorna Roberts Holidays |
Holidays in the 'Hidden Corners' of the Real Spain.
Lorna Roberts - Keytel in IrelandIf you are resident in the REPUBLIC of IRELAND or are interested in escorted tours to the Paradors, please contact our representative in Ireland: These Holidays are designed to include some of Spain's most beautiful and lesser known landscapes. This is the 'Real Spain' at its best. |
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Lorna Roberts Holidays UK Number: 01590 610698 |
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If you are resident in the REPUBLIC of IRELAND or are interested in escorted tours to the Paradors, please contact our representative in Ireland. Lorna can tell you virtually everything there is to know about the Paradors of Spain, and she will be very happy to arrange all your booking requirements (payable in Euros of course).
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Throughout the year Lorna escorts small groups on 3 - 10 night holidays througout Spain and other countries such as Italy. See below for information on her tours in 2010 and click on the link for more detailed information. Lorna will always be happy to discuss any of this with you over the phone. A Relaxing Holiday
in Northern Spain From the North
Coast of Spain to Madrid The Grand Tour of 'Real
Andalucia' |
These holidays are designed to include some of Spain’s most beautiful and lesser known landscapes. This is "Real Spain" at its best. There will be no pressure, no early morning starts, and no compulsory sight seeing. Most Paradores are less than one hundred miles apart, but on the occasional day when a longer journey is necessary we will follow the advice of the AA which is to have a break every 2 hours or every hundred miles, so there will be no exhausting long journeys.
We aim to make the travelling a pleasure and organise lunch breaks in interesting places. The coach will be there to transport you from Parador to Parador, and will be on hand for optional excursions to places of interest. For the energetic there are spectacular walking routes, for the culturally inclined there will be visits to archeological sites and museums, and for nature lovers we include Nature Reserves and National Parks.
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Promising to
be a very relaxing stay at two of the most
atmospheric Paradores with visits to the 3
cities of the North coast – Bilbao, Santander
& San Sebastian, the Pyrenees and the
coastal towns of Cantabria. |
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PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS OF THE ITINERARY |
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This is a 'Royal' tour, staying in three
former Palaces, with visits to cities, coast and
mountains. |
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS OF THE ITINERARY |
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This is a journey
from coast to coast via National parks and
mountains with visits to Granada, Cordoba and
Seville and staying at the coastal Paradores at
MOJACAR and MAZAGON and at the historic Parador at
CARMONA + 2 nights at Hotel Alhambra Palace in
GRANADA. |
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PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS OF THE ITINERARY |
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It is also possible to arrange extra
nights at the beginning/end of the tours. This can
allow you to explore some of Spain's wonderful
cities where the airports are located. Lorna Roberts
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Our prices do not include flights. The reason for this is that some people prefer to make their own flight arrangements or might wish to extend the holiday by flying on a different day and meeting the group at the airport, or at the first hotel. However MAP Travel - contact Nicole on 01 8783115 - will be happy to book your flights (if you wish). At the moment flights are very reasonable so it would be advisable to book as soon as possible |
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| SOME MEMORIES OF OUR 2008 AUTUMN TOURS IN ANDALUCIA & THE PYRENEES |
Congratulations to Catherine Leech.
Her photograph "At peace in the Pyrenees pastures" won first prize in this year's competition. This was taken near the Parador at Bielsa in October. She will receive a voucher for 250 Euro which can be used in Paradores.
Congratulations also to Stephen Farrell who won our prize draw for 2008. With his prize he has chosen to stay at the lovely coastal Parador at Mazagon on the Costa de la Luz in Andalucia.
All who book Paradores with Keytel International Ireland will be entered in our prize draw in 2009
Tarifa, where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic |
Parador at Granada |
View of Generalife gardens from the Parador at Granada |
Parador at Carmona |
The Golden Tower, Seville |
Roman settlement at Baelo Claudio, Bolonia, Cadiz |
Autumn colours, Bielsa |
View from Parador at Aiguablava |
Typical Basque street, Hondarribia |
La Concha Bay, San Sebastian |
Castle of St Francis Xavier |
John and Eliseo reunited with old friends |
In the Ordesa National Park |
Parador at Bielsa |
Walking in the Ordesa National Park, Bielsa |
View across the Bidasoa estuary to France from the Parador at Hondarribia |
Romanesque church of St Climent at Taull |
Parador at Cardona |
SOME MEMORIES OF OUR OF OUR GALICIAN HOLIDAY IN MAY- OUR 25th ESCORTED TOUR
Con Cluskey, who organised the golf at Ria de Vigo, with Dominic from Dublin whom we met in the Parador after he had walked 800 km on the Camino de Santiago.
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Special thanks to all who have helped to make our 25 holidays so successful - to John, Eliseo and Yvonne, and to Con for organising the golf competitions (see golf section of this website), not forgetting Map Travel for their continued support, and all the friends that we have made since our first holiday in the Pyrenees in 2002. Here's to the next 25!
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Lorna's Group were pleased to walk some of the Pilgrims Path to Santiago de Compostela. |
The group reached the monument to Pope John Paul at Santiago de Compostela. |
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A stunning view of the Parador Hotel at Baiona.
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A view of one of the cloisters in the hotel in Santiago de Compostela. |
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We even made it to Portugal! |
A 'Hidden Village' dating back centuries being rebuilt |
Lorna's Golfing Party at Ria de Vigo.
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We also organise escorted tours for small groups, staying in Paradores and visiting hidden corners of "Real Spain" Here are some memories of our recent tours: SEPTEMBER IN CATALONIA - we were blessed with plenty of sunshine on our holiday in Catalonia where the group enjoyed walking on the cliff paths, swimming on the uncrowded beaches around the Parador at Aiguablava, and from the Parador at Vic, taking a rack railway journey to Nuria at 6000' in the Pyrenees. Each Picture tells a Story! |
View from the Parador at Aiguablava |
Walking on the cliff path at Sa Riera, near Aiguablava
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Bird of Paradise
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Cathedral and Onyar River, Girona |
Sagrada Familia Cathedral, Barcelona |
Gardens and reservoir at the Parador at Vic
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In the Pyrenees
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The Greek settlement at Empuries |
| And some memories of our tour of Castilla and Extremadura in October |
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Our final tour in
2007 began in Seville and ended in Malaga, via Cordoba, Granada,
Ronda and Cadiz and visiting National Parks and the Atlantic
coast en-route.
Here is a brief photo journey. |
Giralda Tower and Cathedral, Seville |
The Parador at Carmona |
The Mezquita,
Cordoba
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The Alhambra, Granada |
Grazalema
National Park
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View of the gorge at Ronda from the Parador |
Parador at Arcos
de la Frontera
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La Caleta beach, Cadiz |
The "Real
Fernando" which took us across the Guadalquivir River to
the Donana National Park
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Cliff walk at Conil de la Frontera |
Atlantic beach at
Tarifa on the Cadiz coast
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Sunset at Hotel Fuerte Conil |
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On our ITALIAN HOLIDAY IN APRIL while the whole of Europe was experiencing terrible weather our group were lucky as we had glorious days for our excursions to Portofino, the Cinqueterra villages, the Borromeo Islands on Lake Maggiore and Macanagua beside Monte Rosa the second highest mountain in the Alps. |
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GOLFING HOLIDAYS WHICH ARE ALSO RELAXING BREAKS FOR NON-GOLFERS - ideal for people who would like to stay in Paradores with a group but do not want to do too much
travelling. |
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Contact Lorna: Tel: +353 (0) 95 23511---- Fax: +353 (0) 95 23539----Email: lorna@lornarobertsholidays.com UK Number: 01590 610698 |
HOLIDAYS IN SPAIN'S HIDDEN CORNERS - 2008
These holidays are designed to include some of Spain's most beautiful and lesser known landscapes. This is "Real Spain" at its best. There will be no pressure, no early morning starts, and no compulsory sightseeing. Most Paradores are less than one hundred miles apart, but on the occasional day when a longer journey is necessary we will follow the advice of the AA which is to have a break every 2 hours or every hundred miles, so there will be no exhausting long journeys. We aim to make the travelling a pleasure and organise lunch breaks in interesting places. The coach will be there to transport you from Parador to Parador, and will be on hand for optional excursions to places of interest.
For the energetic there are spectacular walking routes, for the culturally inclined there will be visits to archeological sites and museums, and for nature lovers we include Nature Reserves and National Parks. These are value-for-money holidays which include accommodation, breakfast and dinner (most nights) including wine, coffee etc, in Spain's luxurious Parador hotels, or hotels of similar quality where there is no Parador. By following a route via Paradores the most remote and scenic regions of Spain are discovered. DEPOSIT and INSURANCE
A
non refundable deposit of 250.00 Euro per person, together with a
completed booking form, should be sent to MAP Travel. When
completing the booking form please advise if you have your own travel
insurance. Otherwise it will be automatically added to your
invoice. Should we have to cancel a tour the deposit will be
refunded.
EXTRAS
There
are no 'hidden' extras as all travel in the bus, drinks with dinner,
porterage, restaurant tips and excursions are included. Entrance
fees to Museums etc. visited on optional excursions, bar and personal
bills in hotels and snacks during the day will be charged for at the
time. On occasional nights we have not included dinner, to enable
people to have a choice of restaurant.
PHOTOGRAPHIC
COMPETITION
Each
year we hold a competition and ask people who have been on our tours to
send in their 3 favourite photographs from the holiday. The winner
receives a voucher for a 2-night break in a Parador, or a discount of
250 Euro on a future tour, so be sure to bring your camera.
EXCURSIONS
and
journeys between hotels have been planned to see as much as possible
en-route. These are dependent on weather conditions and will be
changed if necessary.
GOLF
HOLIDAYS
These
are Parador golidays with golf, combining the relaxation and interest of
our tours with golf competitions at some of Spain's finest courses.
Green fees and buggies, or trolleys, are included in the price.
For non golfers there are optional excursions every day.
For
further information, or to receive a booking form contact:
Lorna
Roberts Tel:: 095 23511 Fax:
095 23539
Lorna
Roberts - UK Tel and fax: 01590
610698
U.K.: 01590 610698
email:
nicole@maptravel.ie
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