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catavino
24th July 2006, 04:39 PM
Long story short I have a trip to plan for September that needs to have one night in between Madrid and Barcelona in it. My parents and us will be driving from Madrid to Barcelona on a saturday afternoon, we should be on the road by two pm. We want to stop somewhere between the two cities that is nice to break up the drive. We were thinking of stopping in Zaragoza, because I've heard the historic downtown is amazing, but we're not really sure if it's the best choice. We are looking for the following:

A place that is under 100euros a night(preferably under 75) to sleep
A place that is "Spain", the look, feel and history(the parents first time here)
A nearby selection of places for tapas, or a traditional restaurant where we can catch up and linger through the night while tasting delicous treats.
Also we have a few hours the next day and most likely that night so a good selection of historic things to see would be nice.Really I know I could find something if I went and stumbled around for a bit, but we want to do something nice for them the first night, and I figure someone out there could help. It doesn't need to be a fancy place to stay, just somewhere that we can offer them a feel of Spain right away and with some of the rich history included. Oh and we're big time foodies. The whole week that they are here all were planning on doing is cooking, so any tips on the food would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the help!

Ryan

Marina
27th July 2006, 03:07 PM
Zaragoza could be a good choice if, as you said, are interested in a historical city. However I wanted to suggest "El Monasterio del Rio Piedra" (http://www.monasteriopiedra.com/), which it is a Natural Park where the water has carved the stones into imposible shapes in the middle of a beautiful green forest. There is also a Monastery and a Hotel/Restaurant which may be fine for eating but not very interesting for staying, as there is no village there. I would try to find a village nearby to stay in the Espaņa Profunda.;)

Brian
27th July 2006, 10:50 PM
How about Teruel? It's a bit off the beaten track, but as they remind us, "Teruel Existe."