| Information about traveling to and within
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| | 100 Euros from other European cities. It
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| the country of Spain including flights,
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| | is also possible to pick up bargain seats
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| rail and road travel and ferry services
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| | on the many charter flights serving the
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| Mainland Spain is situated on the Iberian
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| | tourist industry. Air travel within
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| peninsula in the southwest of Europe. It
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| | Spain, with the exception of a couple of
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| also encompasses two groups of islands.
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| | budget airlines, is expensive.
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| The Islas Baleares (Balearic Islands), in
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| | Major roads provide access from Portugal
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| the Mediterranean, Mallorca the largest
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| | to the west and France which borders
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| island is just over one hundred miles off
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| | Spain to the northeast. Road travel
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| the eastern coast and the Islas Canarias
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| | within the country can vary. Many roads
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| (Canary Islands) which are situated
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| | are not of a good standard but Spain has
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| approximately five hundred miles to the
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| | received billions of Euros in aid from
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| southwest and lie off the Atlantic coast
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| | the European Union and much of this has
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| of Morocco. Mellila and Cueta are two
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| | been spent on the infrastructure and so
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| Spanish enclaves in Morocco on the
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| | it is also possible to travel on some of
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| African continent.
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| | the newest and finest roads on the
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| Whilst Spain is one of the world's
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| | continent. The country is well served by
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| leading destinations for the package
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| | many bus companies linking the major
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| holiday there is more to this country
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| | towns and cities with express services.
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| than the beaches of the costas and
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| | There are also a wealth of local bus
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| islands. The independent traveler will
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| | services.
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| want to move around see what more Spain
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| | The train service is well developed
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| has to offer.
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| | enabling access to the country from both
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| Getting there - There are thirty one
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| | Portugal and France and fast travel
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| airports on the mainland serving the
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| | between towns and cities within Spain.
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| following cities and towns: A Coruna,
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| | Fares are cheap compared to some other
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| Albacete, Alicante, AlmerÃa, Asturias,
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| | major European countries. Madrid and
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| Badajoz, Barcelona, Bilbao, Burgos,
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| | Barcelona are served by extensive Metro
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| Cordoba, Girona, Granada, Jerez de la
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| | (underground railway) networks.
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| Frontera, Leon, Madrid, Malaga, Murcia,
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| | In addition to the many inter island
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| Pamplona, Reus, Sabadell, Salamanca, San
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| | services ferries run from the mainland to
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| Sebastian, Santander, Santiago, Sevilla,
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| | both the island groups and the two
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| Valencia, Valladolid, Vigo and Zaragoza.
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| | enclaves in Morocco. The Canary Islands
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| In the Canaries the islands of El Hierro,
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| | are served by a boat running from Cadiz.
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| Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera,
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| | The journey is long, some 48 hours and
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| Lanzarote and Tenerife and in the
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| | the sea conditions often make for a rough
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| Balearics Ibiza, Menorca and Mallorca all
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| | passage. It may be preferable to fly
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| have airports. Gibraltar, the British
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| | although as we have already pointed out
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| colony at the southern most tip of Spain,
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| | this can be expensive. Ferries from
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| also has it's own airport. British
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| | Tariffa and Algeciras, in the Andalucian
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| Airways and the Monarch fly daily to
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| | province of Cadiz, run to Tanger in
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| Gibraltar from several departure points
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| | Morroco. Ferries also link the enclave of
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| in the United Kingdom and Monarch has
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| | Cueta with Tariffa, Algeciras and Malaga.
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| some very good deals on seats. Major
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| | Mellila, the other enclave is served by a
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| carriers provide scheduled flights to
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| | boats out of Malaga and Almeria. The
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| Spain but it is also a principal
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| | Balearic Islands have services to the
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| destination for budget airlines with
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| | mainland running to Barcelona, Valencia
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| return flights available for less than
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| | and Denia.
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