Lorna Roberts Holidays

Holidays in the 'Hidden Corners' of the Real Spain.

Lorna Roberts - Keytel in Ireland

If 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
Lorna Roberts
Barr an Bhaille Barn
Aillebrack
Ballyconneely
Co. Galway
Tel: (00 353) 95 23511
Fax: (00 353) 95 23539 

UK Number: 01590 610698
Email:lorna@lornarobertsholidays.com
www.lornarobertsholidays.com
  

Throughout the year Lorna escorts small groups on 6 - 9 night holidays throughout Spain and other countries such as Italy.

  See below for some examples and contact Lorna for more information.

NORTHERN SPAIN - April 2010 

staying at Paradores 

at

 SANTILLANA & HONDARRIBIA

 

FROM THE NORTH COAST TO MADRID 

staying in Paradores in 3 former Palaces 

at 

LIMPIAS, LERMA & LA GRANJA.

 

THE GRAND TOUR OF ANDALUCIA  

cities, coast and mountains, 

staying at Paradores at MOJACAR, CARMONA & MAZAGON and at 

HOTEL ALHAMBRA PALACE in GRANADA.

 

For a detailed itinerary with prices call Lorna on 095 23511 or UK 01590 610698

lorna@lornarobertsholidays.com

 

Lorna Roberts - Keytel in Ireland

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).  

 

Lorna Roberts Holidays
Lorna Roberts
Barr an Bhaille Barn
Aillebrack
Ballyconneely
Co. Galway
Tel: (00 353) 95 23511
Fax: (00 353) 95 23539

www.lornarobertsholidays.com
  

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
Coast, Mountains and Cities

 From the North Coast of Spain to Madrid
Staying in three Former Palaces

The Grand Tour of 'Real Andalucia'
from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic via three magical cities

 

Holidays in the Hidden Corners of Spain 2010

Parador de Baiona

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.

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. 
 
 

 A Relaxing Holiday in Northern Spain
Coast, Mountains and Cities

6 nights: 22nd - 28th April 2010

 

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.
Fly to Santander or Bilbao and back from Biarritz or Bilbao.
3 nights at the Parador at SANTILLANA in the centre of the beautifully restored Medieval village, famous for the pre-historic Altamira caves + 3 nights at the 10th century castle at HONDARRIBIA with views across the Bidasoa estuary to France.

Price per person sharing 1395 Euro + flights. Single supplement: 55 Euro per night

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS OF THE ITINERARY


 From the North Coast of Spain to Madrid
Staying in three Former Palaces

7 nights: 28th September - 5th October 2010

 

This is a 'Royal' tour, staying in three former Palaces, with visits to cities, coast and mountains.
Fly to Bilbao and back from Madrid.
3 nights at the Parador at LIMPIAS – the restored Palace of Eguilior, close to the coast,
2 nights in the Ducal Palace which is now the Parador at LERMA, near Burgos, and 2 nights in the recently opened Parador at LA GRANJA, the former Princes’ house in the grounds of the Royal Palace.

Price per person sharing: 1525 Euro + flights. Single supplement: 50 Euro 

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS OF THE ITINERARY



The Grand Tour of 'Real Andalucia'
from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic via three magical cities

3, 7 or 10 nights: 16th - 26th October 2010

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.

Price per person sharing for 10 nights: 1795 Euro + flights Single supplement: 45 Euro

OR this can be a 7-night holiday staying only at Mojacar, Granada & Carmona
Price per person sharing for 7 nights + flights: 1525 Euro. Single supplement: 50 Euro

OR it would be possible spend 3 nights at the coastal Parador at Mazagon:
Price per person sharing for 3 nights: 650 Euro + flights. Single supplement: 45 Euro




 

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS OF THE ITINERARY


 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.
For more information and to contact Lorna .............

Lorna Roberts
Barr an Bhaille Barn
Aillebrack
Ballyconneely
Co. Galway
Tel: (00 353) 95 23511
Fax: (00 353) 95 23539

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 with Dominic from Dublin who walked 800 Kilometers

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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Walking the 'Pilgrims Path'

Lorna's Group were pleased to walk some of the Pilgrims Path to Santiago de Compostela.

Group at monument to Pope John Paul

The group reached the monument to Pope John Paul at Santiago de Compostela.

The Cathedral at Santiago de Compostela.

        Parador at Baiona

A stunning view of the Parador Hotel at Baiona.

Con Cluskey at Parador at Santiago

Con Cluskey on the steps of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela with the Parador Hotel in the background.

Courtyard in Parador in Santiago

A view of one of the cloisters in the hotel in Santiago de Compostela.

Tour Guide pointing out features

Lorna's guide Conchita, points out some of the fascinating features of the Parador Hotel which used to be a hospital for pilgrims.

We even made it to Portugal!

A 'Hidden Village' dating back centuries being rebuilt

Lorna's Golfing Party at Ria de Vigo.

 

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

 

Bird of Paradise

 

Cathedral and Onyar River, Girona

Sagrada Familia Cathedral, Barcelona

Gardens and reservoir at the Parador at Vic

 

In the Pyrenees

 

The Greek settlement at Empuries

And some memories of our tour of Castilla and Extremadura in October

The Alcazar in Segovia

 

On top of the world at Puerto de Navacerrada in the Sierra de Guadarrama

Salamanca Cathedral

 

Entrance to Parador at Plasencia

Walking in the Monfrague Natural Park

The Roman Theatre, Merida

Plaza de Espana, Seville

 

Patio at Parador at Carmona

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
 

The Alhambra, Granada

Grazalema National Park

View of the gorge at Ronda from the Parador

Parador at Arcos de la Frontera

La Caleta beach, Cadiz

The "Real Fernando" which took us across the Guadalquivir River to the Donana National Park

Cliff walk at Conil de la Frontera

Atlantic beach at Tarifa on the Cadiz coast

Sunset at Hotel Fuerte Conil

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.

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.  
We arrange interesting optional excursions for non-golfers.
For golfers there are 3 competitions on each holiday organised by Con Cluskey of "The Bachelors" who has been involved in 
the celebrity and charity golf circuits for many years.
All green fees, buggies or trolleys are included
***Prizes from Marques de Caceres and the Connemara Smokehouse***

Contact Lorna:    Tel:  +353 (0) 95 23511---- Fax:  +353 (0) 95 23539----Email:  lorna@lornarobertsholidays.com

UK Number:  01590 610698

HOLIDAYS IN THE HIDDEN CORNERS OF SPAIN 2008

*** Some holidays will include golf ***

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
email:   lorna@lornarobertsholidays.com
www.lornarobertsholidays.com

 

U.K.:  01590 610698

OR     MAP travel:   Tel:  01 8783115   Fax:  01 8783117

email:  nicole@maptravel.ie
  

LORNA ROBERTS:  IRISH REPRESENTATIVE OF

 KEYTEL INTERNATIONAL 

Barr an Bhaile, Aillebrack, Ballyconneely, Co Galway

 

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