Arrival to Barcelona, meet and assistance.
Transfer from the airport to the hotel.
Barcelona is a Spanish city and capital of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. Located on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, about 120 km south of the Pyrenees mountain range and has been the scene of many world events. Nowadays, Barcelona is recognized as a global city for its cultural, financial, trade and tourism.
Overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel.
At the suggested time, our guide will be waiting for us at the hotel’s lobby to start the Barcelona Sightseeing Tour. We’ll drive through Via Layetana, Cathedral, Gothic Quarter, Plaza Sant Jaume…
We’ll continue to the Port and Olympic Village which we shall tour. Subsequenttly we shall go to Montjuic; panoramic tour of the city and port. We shall tour the Olympic Stadium and Sant Jordi Palace.
Free time for lunch on your own.
During the afternoon we’ll enjoy another tour with our official English speaking guide: Güell Park (heritage of humanity by UNESCO). We shall return passing by t the Sagrada Familia, a masterpiece of the brilliant arch hitect Gaudi. We shall pass by the Monumental Bullring and then go o on to visit Santa María del Mar. We shall end with a tour of the Paseo de Gracia in which we shall view the Lleó Morera, Ametller, Batlló and Mila Houses, the last being better known as the Pedrera.
Tickets included for the Casa Batlló visit.
Overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Today we’ll travel through Spain until our arrival to Madrid.Madrid is the capital of Spain and the Community of Madrid. It is the largest and most populous city in the country that houses the headquarters of the e Government, Parliament, ministries, institutions and partner organizations, as well as the official residence of the kings of Spain. It is an influential cultural center and has internationally prestigious museums among them the Museum of the Prado, surely one of the largest in the world, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia and Thyssen-Bornemisza, occupying, respectively, 9 th, 15 th and 56 th among the most visited museums in the world.
During the afternonn, we’ll have a panoramic sightseeing: We will make a panoramic tour escorted by our official English speaking guide. We will show you all different and interesting views of Madrid to its visitors from Borbones, Austrias, Isabelino and Contemmporary quarters of Madrid until the Barrio de la Morería (Moorish Quarter) with typical atmosphere the “Mesons” and the architecture of the old Madrid; the elegant squares, Oriente, España, University Campus, Casa de Campo, Mayor Street, Villa and Mayor squares, Puerta del Sol, Neptuno, Atochha, Alcala Gate and Street the memorial Retiro Park, tthe Bullring, colourful place in the great days of “Corrida”, and Colón square.
It will be followed by the new Madrid with its modern buildings, gardens, large avenues reaching the Santiago BeBernabéu Football Stadium, one of the largest in Europe and Castilla Square (Europe Gate), La Cibeles square, Gran Via…
Overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel
At the suggested time, our guide will be e waiting for us at the hotel’s lobby to start the Madrid walking tour and the Royal Palace Visit.
We’ll start our visit at the Royal Palace (tickets included). We’ll visit: Principal staircase, rooms of Alabarderos, Columns, Throne, Gasparini, Carlos III, Porcelains, Gala dining room , Museum of Silver, Musical Instruments, Principal Courtyard, Real Chapel and the new Four Rooms.
We will continue the tour in order to show you the old Madrid: "El Madrid de los Austrias" is how Spaniards call the part of the city that was blooming when Spain belonged to the Habsburg-Empire. Passing through some narrow streets we arrive to the Descalzas Reales, to the Monastery de la Encarnación, Palacio de Uceda, and, through Calle Mayor, to Plaza de la Villa, a beautiful square with interesting buildings: Casa de la Villa, Casa Cisnerros and Tower of Lujanes. Just behind there is one of the best-known and most impressive squares of Madrid, Plaza Mayor, with Casa de la Panadería, an old bakery, and Casa de la Carnicería, an old butchery, as mayor attractions.
Free time for lunch on your own.
Afternoon at leisure.
Overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel
Today, we’ll enjoy a full day Toledo tour with our official English speaking guide. (Lunch not included)
Toledo is a Museum. City of great artistic beauty, it was capital of the country and one of the oldest city of Europe. Toledo keeps magnificent examples of architecture from different epochs, arab, jewish and catholic leading artistic cities of Spain and declared by Unesco Heritage of Mankind Town.
At arrival sightseeing tour and walking tour to admire the beautiful streets and monuments and we e’ll visit the Cathedral, the St. Tomé Church (The burial of Lord Orgaz, El Greco’s masterpiece), the Victorio Macho Museum, Sculpture Museum located on a spur of land, above a sweeping drop down to Tagus river offering a magnificent views s, Santa María La Blanca Synagogue and San Juan d de los Reyes Church.
We’ll also admire its famous handicraft works: the “Damasquinado” (precious metals incrusted on steel). Tickets included: Cathedral, Sto Tomé, Victorio Macho museum, Santa María la Blanca an San Juan de los Reyes.
Return to Madrid and overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel
During this morning our local guide will show us the Prado museum . Tickets included.The Prado Museum is one of the most important and most visited museums in the world. Its main attraction lies in the widespread presence of Velázquez, Goya, Tiziano and Rubens, the museum possesses the best collection about this artists that exist worldwide, to which must be added featured ensembles of such important authors as El Greco, Murillo, Ribera, Zurbarán, Raphael, Veronese, Tintoretto, Van Dyck and Hieronymus Bosch, to name only the most important ones.
After the visit, return transfer to Barcelona (lunch on your own during the way)
Overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel This morning we’ll travel to visit Montserrat.
Driving across picturesque little villages s of the province, we reach the outstanding Montserrat Mountain, situated at an altitude of 1,235 m. (about 4,320 ft.). Visit of the Royal Basilica, where the famous XII century romanesque sculpture of “Virgen Moreneta” shall be admired; the House of the Virgin; L´espace Audiovisual and typical liquor of Montserrat tasting. Tickets included.
Free time for lunch on your own.
Afternoon at leisure.
Overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel
Free day to enjoy the last minutes in Barcelona and its magical places, or do some more shopping!
Transfer from hotel to Barcelona airport..