E: 19/01 Win a luxury short break in Spain

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Sunday Times Where Was I? competition

(www.thetimes.co.uk/travel/where-was-i)

The prize:

The winner and guest will stay for three nights, B&B, at the Hostal de la Gavina on the Costa Brava. Opened in the 1930s, the hotel has long been a bastion of old-world Spanish elegance; interiors feature Murano glass lamps, Sèvres vases and Bargueño desks from the 17th century. Former guests include Jack Nicholson, Elizabeth Taylor and the Spanish royal family.

Set in verdant gardens, the hotel has 74 rooms and suites, three restaurants, a seawater pool and the Spa by Valmont, with treatment rooms that overlook the Bay of St Pol. The idyllic tip of the Punta d’en Pau peninsula is near by.

As well as one dinner for two (excluding wine) and two spa treatments, the prize includes return economy-class flights between London and Barcelona and a hire car courtesy of Kirker Holidays. The prize must be taken in the periods April 18-June 15 or September 12-October 30, 2022, subject to availability.

The prize is open to UK residents only, and at least one member of the travelling party must be over 18 years of age.

The prize cannot be transferred, substituted or redeemed for cash value.

Items not included which are the responsibility of the winner include any meals and drinks not specified, travel insurance, any additional travel, personal expenses and all other expenses not mentioned herein. All travellers must have sufficient resources to meet any financial commitments, without limitation, which may incur in connection with the prize beyond those included in the prize itself.

Questions

1 What’s the name of the unconventional crossing?

Answer: Emirates Air Line

2 What’s the name of the second sportsman?

Answer: Steve Redgrave