Rick Steves Spain & Portugal DVD 2000-2007
by Rick Steves

From the Rick Steves DVDs series.

Join host Rick Steves on an Iberian odyssey through the best of Spain and Portugal in "Rick Steves' Europe" TV shows. Starting in Madrid, you'll wander through the lavish Royal Palace, savor great art, and feel the pulse of flamenco. In nearby Toledo and Salamanca, you'll marvel at El Greco's masterpieces and enjoy some night life. To the south, Seville reveals its Moorish roots and tasty tapas, and Arcos treats you to the ultimate whitewashed hilltown experience. To the west, Lisbon's ornate architecture recalls the glory days when Vasco da Gama and Magellan made Portugal a world power. Leaving the city, you'll feel the wind at Cape Sagres, soak in the sun on the Algarve Coast, and taste some salty barnacles.

• The Majesty of Madrid: Madrid is studded with riches from its glory days. We tour the lavish Royal Palace, enjoy art-packed museums, and look deep into Picasso's greatest masterpiece. Experiencing Madrid at its fun-loving best, we're mesmerized by flamenco dancers and munch on pigs' ears. Then, for a dose of Spain's dramatic history, we side-trip to El Escorial and the Valley of the Fallen.
• Highlights of Castile: Toledo and Salamanca: Castile sparkles with Roman Segovia, walled Avila, student-filled Salamanca, and holy Toledo! We marvel at El Greco and ramble Spain's most awe-inspiring medieval walls. Then, just for fun, we drop in on a bachelorette party with local troubadours, slice and savor tasty jamon, and grab a front-row seat to enjoy Europe's most enchanting public square.
• Sevilla and Andalusia: Sevilla is where bullfighting is still politically correct and where little girls dream becoming flamenco dancers. Sevilla has soul -- and we feel it in its lacy Moorish palace, massive cathedral, lavish royal tombs, labyrinthine Jewish quarter, and its people-filled streets. After munching tasty tapas, we head south for Andalusia's ultimate whitewashed hilltown, Arcos de la Frontera.
• Lisbon and the Algarve: Salty sailors' quarters and wistful Fado singers mix with Lisbon's ornate architecture to recall the glory days when Vasco da Gama and Magellan made Portugal a world power. Then we head for the Algarve coast, where we explore windy and historic Cape Sagres before savoring pristine beaches and arm-wrestling octopi in the sleepy fishing village of Salema.
• Portugal's Heartland: Leaving Lisbon for the countryside, we eat barnacles in a salty old fishing town, march with pilgrims on the anniversary of a miracle, ponder the local Romeo and Juliet, sample university life, and rummage through the riches of Portugal's Golden Age.

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