Who among us has not read books about valiant knights, or watched exciting adventures about Don Quixote, Ivanhoe or King Arthur? There are hardly any such people. Therefore, coming to Barcelona, strolling through the Gothic Quarter, you can easily imagine that once upon a time ladies in lavish dresses walked here, and courageous knights together with their squires went on long campaigns. But, why imagine when you can go to a real knight’s tournament?
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Travel to an ancient castle – an opportunity to plunge into the authentic atmosphere of the Middle Ages
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You have the unique opportunity to travel with a qualified guide to the old Catalan town of Tordera, located 70 kilometers from Barcelona near the Costa del Maresme.
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Here in the suburbs there is a superb old castle of Count Valtordera – here you will start an adventure filled with knightly courage, valor, honor. You will move to the XI century – just then there were knights’ duels, when swords struck each other, the enthusiastic audience watched with bated breath, the injured, the dead ignominiously left, and the winners rejoiced, savoring their victory.
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Of course, the modern knights’ tournament is devoid of cruelty, the whole production is practiced by professional actors, riders, acrobats, stuntmen, but the atmosphere, entourage, music create a true history of bygone years.
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The excursion itinerary will consist of the following points:
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- transportation from Barcelona – from the Costa Brava or Costa Dorada – to the destination;
- a visit to the castle where the Count and Countess meet their guests;
- a walk to a large hall divided into four colored sectors, each of which is responsible for a different representative in the tournament;
- an amazing dinner, during which the guests will be offered a magnificent meal that fully corresponds to a real medieval meal – homemade bread, soup, various wines, baked potatoes, a whole roasted chicken, etc.;
- watching at the meal a knight’s tournament with dressage, games, horseback battles, hand-to-hand combat, other competitions that took place here in the Middle Ages;
- selection of the winner of the duel on the basis of the audience’s sympathy.
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After the end of the tournament, guests are expected to dance, disco, and necessarily the performance of bright, Spanish flamenco.
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Organizational points:
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- Duration of the tour with the road from Barcelona 5-6 hours.
- Itinerary: evening trip to the knight’s performance. Also for those who have few days of rest, it is possible to combine with other trips, for example: excursion to the Dali Museum, on Girona, on the towns of the Costa Brava or a tour of Barcelona.
- What is included in the price of the tour: round-trip transfers plus escort, show tickets – depending on the selected seats, children’s 50%.
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