Arrival to Madrid.
Transfer from the airport to the NH Zurbano 3***, in Zurbano 79-81. 28003 Madrid. A hotel with modern facilities situated in the centre of Madrid,
Overnight in Madrid.
Breakfast at the hotel.
In the reception will deliver to you the “Bonus Art Walk” Bonus Art Walk gives you access to the Prado Museum, to Reina Sofia Museum and to Thyssen-Bornemisza museum. These three museums are one of Europe’s major gathering of masterpieces.
Art Walk is indispensable to all those who enjoy universal art, from ancient times until nowadays.
It doesn’t include any temporary exhibits at Thyssen Bornemisza and some temporary exhibits at Prado Museum and Reina Sofia museum. It is valid for one entry per museum.
Overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel.
At the appointed time you will receive your rental car (GPS, automatic, category K) at the hotel to begin your trip to Bilbao (4 hours).
We recommended to stop at Buytrago del Lozoya (1 hour from Madrid); Crossing cultures, Arabs, Christians and Jews lived together in Buitrago. On the streets you find the time signals over the story from the walled town, its gothic church and the castle of the Mendoza.
Or to stop at Lerma (2 hours and 20 minutes from Madrid); Lerma is a pre-Roman villa foundation of Celtic tribes (vacceos). Place of passage, situated in strategic location overlooking the river Arlanza, lived different cultures: Romans, Swabians, Visigoths, Arabs ... Since 900, the Christian advance its border lies on the river Arlanza, starting restocking, and installing along the river a series of strong positions and castles, among which was the de Lerma.
Arrival to Bilbao and checking at Abba Parque Hotel ***, in Rodriguez Arias Street, 66. 48013 Bilbao (or similar)
A hotel in a class of its own, located right in Bilbao’s lively shopping and business district. 3 minutes from the Palacio de Congresos y de la Música Euskalduna [exhibition centre and music hall], and close to the Museo Guggenheim, Museo de Bellas Artes and Museo Marítimo.
Overnight in Bilbao.
Breakfast at the hotel.
You will receive your bonus of museums in the hotel. In the case of the Guggenheim is included with audio guide entry to visit and appreciate all the details of construction and Exhibitions. It also includes input for Museum of fine arts offers interesting exhibitions. To complete the program also includes the option of visiting another museum to choose between any of the existing and the RIA SEA OF FINE ART or the Ethnographer Museum.
Overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Drive to Barcelona (5 hours and 35 minutes). We recommended a stop at Logroño (1 hour and 20 minutes from Bilbao) to visit a winery and taste the best wines from La Rioja.
Arrival to Barcelona and checking at NH Belagua ***, in Via Augusta, 89-91. 08006 Barcelona or similar. The NH Belagua is a comfortable three-star hotel located between the districts of Sant Gervasi, a residential district in Barcelona, and the popular “Barrio de Gracia”, where different lifestyles converge in its mix of painters, scultures, fashion creators, film directors and young people with their own carefree and Bohemian style.
The hotel is also near the “Rambla de Catalunya” where, in addition to fashion, we can taste any type of drink or tapas on the different terraces throughout this area.
Overnight in Barcelona.
Breakfast at the hotel.
You will receive your “Articket Barcelona” in the hotel. A ticket that allows you to visit the 7 leading museums in Barcelona, among which you can find art galleries, Gaudi’s work, and painting and contemporaneous museums in Barcelona.
Ticket providing admission to:
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Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona – CCCB C/ Montalegre, 5. Centre for exhibitions and art-related activities, including music, film, dance and performance.
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Fundació Antoni Tàpies. Aragó, 255. Foundation set up by the artist Antoni Tàpies. A museum in a modernist building that hosts a wide range of temporary exhibitions, lectures and film seasons, among other events..
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Fundació Caixa Catalunya-La Pedrera. Provença, 261-265. Landmark building designed by Antoni Gaudí, a referent of the catalan modernist culture. With the ticket you can visit the building, the permanent exhibition about the architect in the Espai Gaudí, and a period apartment dating from the early 20th century.
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Fundació Joan Miró. Parc de Montjuïc. Houses the finest collection of Joan Miró’s artwork, including paintings, sculpture and prints.
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Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya-MNAC. Palau Nacional. Parc de Montjuïc. A museum in Barcelona that takes you to a journey through 1,000 years of Catalan art, spanning the 11th to the 20th centuries.
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Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona-MACBA. Pl. dels Angels, 1. It shows an important collection of the artistic creation of the last fifty years held in a modern museum, designed by Richard Meier.
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Museu Picasso. Montcada, 15-23. One of the city’s foremost museums where you can discover Picasso’s artwork and find out about the formative years of contemporary artists and their relationship with Barcelona.
Includes admission to all the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions at the mentioned art centers and museums in Barcelona.
Overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel.
In the morning you can also visit a museum before leaving Barcelona and drive to Madrid (6 hours).
We recommended to stop at Zaragoza (2 hours and 50 minutes from Barcelona) to walk through this city or to visit the beautiful Cathedral; The Cathedral-Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza is an important Baroque church in Spain. According to tradition, this is the first Marian shrine of Christianity, since it is preserved and venerated the Pilar. La Catedral del Salvador in Zaragoza Epiphany is one of the metropolitan cathedral of Zaragoza, next to the Basilica del Pilar and the Cathedral. Is usually called “the Seo” versus “Pilar”.
Arrival to Madrid and checking at Abba Atocha Hotel 3*** or similar. You have to return the car at the hotel.
Overnight in Madrid.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer from the hotel to the airport in Madrid. End of our services.