11-19 May 2012
The likes of Trujillo, Cáceres and Jerez de los Caballeros in Extremadura were the birthplaces of Pizarro, Cortes, Balboa and their henchmen. They deployed the wealth of the Indies in gracing their home towns with many fine mansions but since their heyday these towns have reverted to the obscurity from whence they came. We shall also be visiting the dramatic cliff-edge town of Cuenca and Toledo, capital of medieval Castile.
The price of £900 (£860 for UDG members) includes rail travel from London, travel around the towns by coach and train, and eight nights accommodation in tourist class hotels.
Further information can be obtained from Alan Stones, Fullerthorne, Church Street, Kelvedon, Essex CO5 9AH, email a.stones907@btinternet.com, or phone 01376 571351.
Booking deadline:Friday 15 February 2013
