Sundowner: Autumn/Winter 2019
Published twice a year and complimentary to A&K’s past and future guests, Sundowner is packed with the hottest destinations and insights on what’s trendy in travel. Featuring articles by some of the industry’s most renowned travel writers and our expert staff, it’s guaranteed to give you wanderlust… Sign up to receive your copy here: https://www.abercrombiekent.co.uk/new-newsletter-signup
Published twice a year and complimentary to A&K’s past and future guests, Sundowner is packed with the hottest destinations and insights on what’s trendy in travel. Featuring articles by some of the industry’s most renowned travel writers and our expert staff, it’s guaranteed to give you wanderlust…
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SPAIN<br />
A<br />
DIFFERENT<br />
PERSPECTIVE<br />
As Spain’s Museo Nacional del Prado celebrates<br />
its 200th anniversary, A&K invites its guests<br />
to experience an exclusive take on this cultural<br />
hothouse, as viewed through its famous art<br />
institutions. By touring the country’s galleries<br />
and museums, a more intimate, personal view<br />
of Spain’s people and its past is revealed.<br />
With A&K, you are assured private, insider<br />
access to Spain’s great art houses: among them<br />
the Prado, Museu Picasso, and Guggenheim<br />
Museum Bilbao<br />
MUSEO NACIONAL DEL<br />
PRADO, MADRID<br />
The Prado is undeniably one of the most important art museums in<br />
the world – and one of the planet’s most visited tourist attractions<br />
– housing an outstanding display of works by Spain’s three greatest<br />
painters, Goya, Velázquez, and El Greco; together with famous<br />
pieces by Flemish, Italian, and other European masters. Together, its<br />
collection is considered among the finest ever assembled, spanning<br />
the 12th to early 20th centuries, numbering in the thousands,<br />
and containing not just paintings and sculpture, but also historic<br />
documents, prints, and drawings. Founded in 1819, this year it<br />
celebrates its second centenary as Spain’s premier gallery.<br />
A&K INSIDER ACCESS: A&K guests have the privilege of<br />
enjoying the Prado’s collection and temporary exhibitions privately<br />
after hours, guided by specialist art historians, with a tailor-made<br />
itinerary, and dinner if desired.<br />
WORDS: PENELOPE RANCE<br />
CASA VICENS, BARCELONA<br />
One of the world’s first Art Nouveau buildings, this house designed<br />
by Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) for Manuel Vicens i Montaner is<br />
rightly considered a masterpiece, and is a UNESCO World Heritage<br />
Site. In its walls can be found the seeds of his later architectural<br />
works. Standing in the tranquil neighbourhood of Gràcia, it is an<br />
oasis of calm covered in striking green and white tiles. Inside<br />
you can learn about Gaudí and his significance within the<br />
Modernism movement.<br />
A&K INSIDER ACCESS: A tour with A&K allows you to beat<br />
the morning crowds with an exclusive, private before-hours visit to<br />
Casa Vicens. If you’re more of a night owl than an early bird, you<br />
can take the tour at sunset – with cocktails available on request.<br />
opposite page from top: Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid; Casa Vicens (credit:<br />
Pol Viladoms) this page from top: The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest<br />
(c. 1580), El Greco; an entrance to Casa Vicens (credit: Pol Viladoms)<br />
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