Discovering SPAIN contemporary art museum where Picasso´s Guernica hangs. Habsburg Madrid:...

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We are one of the most prestigious incoming agencies with a solid foothold in the main Spanish Holiday Resorts.

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Please find herewith some Ideas for Fly-and-drive holidays in and around Spain, which are only a small sample of what we can organize for you. If you would like us to arrange a different type of package, extensions to the Balearic or the Canary islands for your customers, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will make a dream holiday for your customers.

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Accommodation Every range of Hotel from Hostals to 5 star accommodations.

Food & Beverage: We can cater for every pocket from Budget restaurants up to Gour-met restaurants.

Entertainment:We can organise tours to Museums, Galleries, Wine tastings, dinner Shows, Football etc, etc.

Transport: From Private taxis to Private Limousines, coaches for large groups and all types of Trains from the metro to the High Speed Train. Iata – We can organize internal, national and international flights for your customers.

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These are some example of itineraries that can be adapted accor-ding to the preferences and needs of your customers, tours can be fully customized, and we can include extra activities upon request.

We’ll be happy to receive your suggestions and incorporate them.

We can also arrange tours in any of the other Spanish cities.

Should you have a specific budget please let us know, we will do our best to accommodate your customers needs.

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MadridBreakfast and departure for a visit to the Palacio Real: The best view of the palace is from Paseo de Extremadura and from the gardens of the Campo del Moro. This imposing structure, built by the Bourbons following a fire at the Habsburg Alcazar, was the royal residence until 1931. It is still used for major State occasions. The palace is a quadrilateral building made of Guadarrama granite and White Stone, 140m/459ft on the sides, on a high bossaged base. The upper register, in which lonic columns and Doric pilasters alternate, is crowned by a White limestone balustrade.Lunch in a local restaurant.Afternoon at your leisure in the centre.Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

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MadridArrival at Madrid Barajas. Rest of the day at your leisure.Madrid is one of Europe´s liveliest cities, with wide avenues, attractive parks and a ge-neral “alegría” or joie de vivre. It became capital of Spain in the 16C when Spain ruled a vast empire, and its many monuments span the 17C, 18C and 19C. The city is World-famous for its exceptional wealth of paintings.

MadridAfter breakfast departure for a sightseeing tour : Paseo del Prado: This unique avenue, lined by lofty trees, is home to the Prado museum, which houses the Spanish royal collection of classical paintings including Velazquez´s Las Meninas. Since the Paseo was laid out in the 18C it has attracted a host of other museums, galleries and art centres, including the famous Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza and the Reina Sofia contemporary art museum where Picasso´s Guernica hangs.Habsburg Madrid: Surrounding the Plaza Mayor, the heart of the old town, also called the Barrio de los Austrias, combines narrow alleyways with squares, churches, convents and monasteries, traditional and modern shops, and a host of places to eat and drink.The popular quarters around the wide arterial avenues of Alcalá and Gran Via are a mosaic of bustling pedestrianised shopping streets and characterful old residential areas. Many of the hotels, theatres and cinemas are here and this is also the epicentre of its famed nightlife.Lunch in a local restaurantVisit Museo del Prado: The Prado is the greatest gallery of Classical paintings in the World. The Neoclassical building was designed by Juan de Villanueva under Charles III for a science museum. After the Peninsular War, Ferdinand VII instead installed the Habsburg and Bourbon collections of Spanish paintings, witch has expanded over the years. In 2007 an extensión, called the Jerónimos building, incorporating a 16C monastery cloister, led to the collection being rehung with 19C works alongside classical painting schools. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

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Madrid / Toledo / Madrid – 156 Km. Breakfast and a full day excursion to Toledo : On busy days Toledo can resemble something of a medieval theme park with large groups of visitors on day trips from Madrid.Iglesia de Santo Tome: The church has a distinctive 14C Mudéjar tower. Inside is El Greco´s famous painting The Burial of the Count of Orgaz executed in about 1586.

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Sinagoga del Tránsito: Synagogue of El Transito - Of the ten synagogues that once stood in the Jewish quarter (Juderia), only this and Santa Maria la Blanca remain. It was financed in the 14C by Samuel Ha-levi, treasurer to King Peter the Cruel. In 1492 it was converted into a church. Sinagoga de Santa Maria La Blanca : This was the principal synagogue in Toledo in the late 12C. In 1405 it was given to the knights of Calatrava as a church. Subsequent modifications incredibly left the Almohad-style nave untouched with five tiered aísles separated by octagonal pillars supporting horseshoe-shaped arches. Cathedral: The cathedral of Toledo is one of the three 13th-century High Gothic cathedrals in Spain and is considered, in the opinion of some authorities, to be the magnum opus of the Gothic style in Spain. It was begun in 1226 under the rule of Ferdinand III and the last Gothic contributions were made in the 15th century when, in 1493, the vaults of the central nave were finished during the time of the Catholic Monarchs. It was modelled after the Bourges Cathedral, although its five naves plan is a consequence of the constructors´intention to cover all of the sacred space of the former city mosque with the cathedral, and of the former sahn with the cloister.Lunch in a local restaurant. Free time in Toledo. Return to MadridDinner and overnight.

Madrid / Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial / SegoviaMadrid: 197 Km.

Breakfast and departure for a full day excursión to Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo deEl Escorial, and Segovia.While the Habburgs remained on the Spanish throne, El Escorial was a place of splen-dour : the King resided in apartments encircling the church apse. The Bourbons pre-ferred other palaces but when in residence, occupied suites on the north side of the church. The palace took on renewed glory in the 18C in the reigns of Charles III and IV.Lunch in a local restaurantSegovia: Noble Segovia, residence of King Alfonso X, the Wise, and King Henry IV, played a decisive role in the history of Castilla.Aqueduct this elegant structure was built during the reign of Trajan in the 1C to bring water from the River Acebeda to the upper part of the town and remains one of the finest examples of Roman engineering still standing. It is 728m/2388ft long, rising to 28m/92ft in Plaza del Azoguejo where the ground isat its lowest, and consists of two tiers of arches.Cathedral: This was built during the reign of Emperor Charles V to replace a cathedral destroyed during the Comuneros´revolt in 1521. It is an example of the survival of the Gothic style in the 16C when Renaissance architecture was at its height. La Granja de San Ildefonso (18C): These magnificent Baroque palace gardens bring to mind those of Versailles, where Philip V spent his childhood. He was to make La Granja his personal retreat. While it lacks Versailles`grandiose perspectives it gains in its backdrop of peaked mountains whose snows feed magnificent fountains. Return to Madrid. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Madrid / Salamanca / Madrid : 414 Km.Breakfast and departure to Salamanca – full day exursionSalamanca : Salamanca evoques its rich history through its admirable university, narrow streets, and splendid buildings of Golden Stone. Blessed with what is widely regarded as the most magnificent main square in Spain, Salamanca has long been a favoured destina-tion for foreign students and visitors alike. The old town is a World Heritage site. Plaza Mayor : The Plaza Mayor is the life and soul of Salamanca. All the city´s major streets converge on the square, where locals and visitors alike meet. Cathedral vieja : (Old Cathedral) the builders of the new cathedral respected the fabric of the old which is almost totally masked outside. It was built in the 12C and is a good example of the Romanesque, the pointed arching being a legitimate, if unusual innovation. The cimborrio (LANTERN) OR Torre del Gallo, with two tiers of Windows and ribbing, is outstanding. Beneath the vaulting, capitals are carved with scenes of tournaments and imaginary animals.Cathedral nueva (New Cathedral) : Construction began in 1513, although additions continued to be made until the 18C – hence the variety of architectural styles. The interior is notable for the pattern of the vaulting, the delicacy of the cornices and the sweep of the pillars. The eight Windows in the lantern are given added effect by a drum with scenes from the Life of the Virgin painted in the 18C by the Churriguera brothers, who also designed the ornate Baroque stalls in the “coro”, the “trascoro” and the north organ loft.Lunch in a local restaurant.Return to Madrid, dinner and overnight at your hotel.

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Hotel / Madrid airportBreakfast and transfer from the hotel to Madrid airport.

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MalagaArrival at Malaga airport. Delivery of your car.Departure to Malaga, accommodation in your hotel – Malaga may be the Gateway to the Costa del Sol but, unlike its authentic Spanish character and it is well worth a visit.

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MalagaBreakfast and visit at your leisure Museo Picasso: The 16C Palacio de Buenavista houses oils, sketches, engraving, sculptures and ceramics from the collections of Christine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, the artist´s daughter-in-law and grandson. Alcazaba: The ruins of a roman theatre line the approach to this 11C moorish for-tress. Inside the final Gateway are Moorish gardens. There is a view of the harbour and city from the ramparts. Cathedral: Construction spanned three centuries (16C-18C) Beaches: Malaga´s favourite strand is the Pedregalejo beach northeast of the city, where nightlife thrives and the famous Malagueño sardine roasts are an attraction any time of the year “espetos de sardinas” are sardines cooked on stakes inclined over coals so the juice runs down into the sand instead of dripping into the fire creating a conflagration.Overnight in Málaga.

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Malaga / Granada : 125 Km.Breakfast at your hotel and departure to Granada.Accomodation in your hotel. Granada has an undoubtedly a glorious past and a bright present too. The vast ma-jority of visitors take in more than just the Alhambra and the picturesque cobbled labyrinth that is the Albaicin district. The Alhambra and the Generalife : The calat Alhambra (red castle) must be one of the most remarkable fortresses ever built. It commands views of the town, the Sacro-monte heights, hillsides and the gardens of the Albaicin. Palacios Nazzaries (Nasrid Palace) : The 14C Nasrid Palace was built around the Patio de los Arrayanes and Patio de los Leones. Palacio de Carlos V : In 1526 Pedro Machuca was commissioned to design a palace to be financed by a tax on the Moors. The Generalife : The water gardens are one of the most enjoyable parts of the 14C Generalife, the summer palace. The Patio de los Cipreses (Cypress Alley) and Patio de Las Adelfas (Oleander) lead in. Overnight at your hotel.

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GranadaBreakfast at your hotel.Visit of the Cathedral quarter: Chapel Royal: the Catholic Monarchs commissioned this Isabelline Gothic Chapel by Enrique Egas. Every conceivable decoration of the Isabelline style is seen inside : ribbed vaulting, coats of arms, and the Eagle of St John. In the chancel, closed by a gilded screen by Master Bartolomé, are the mausoleums of the Catholic Monarchs on the right, and of Filipe the Handsome and Juana the Mad, and the parents of Charles V, on the left.Cathedral: Construction started in 1518. Diego de Siloé introduced the Renaissance style to the design of Enrique Egas. The façade (1667) is by Alonso Cano.Albaicin: This quarter covers a slope facing the Alhambra. It was here that the Moors lived after the Reconquest. Go to the Iglesia de San Nicolas (plaza de San Nicolás) at sunset, for a view of the Alhambra and the Generalife. In Winter the Sierra Nevada is spectacular under snow.Enjoy “tapas” in one of the typical restaurants in the centre of the town.

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Granada / Cordoba : 162 Km.Breakfast and departure to Cordoba. Accommodation in your hotel.Departure to visit of Cordoba: Cordoba ownes its fame to the brilliance of the Roman, Moorish, Jewish and Christian civilisations that have endoweds it rich and varied history. The Mezquita: The traditional Muslim crenellated square encloses the Patio de los Naranjos (Orange tree court) with a basin of Al Mansur for ritual absolution, a hall for prayer and a minaret. The interior is a forest of columns (about 850) and the horses-hoe-shaped arches. In the 16C the canons cut away the centre of the mosque to erect loftier vaulting. Em-peror Charles V was far from pleased saying “you have destroyed something unique to build something commonplace”. The roof is a mix of 16C and 17C styles (Hispano-flemish, Renaissance and Baroque. Additional enrichments are the Baroque choir stalls by Pedro Duque Cornejo (C.1750) and two pulpits of marble, jasper and mahogany. Juderia (old Jewish Quarter) : Narrow streets, flower-draped walls, cool patios, and lively nightlife characterise the quarter from which Jews were expelled. Sinagoga : Built in the early 14C, this synagogue is a small square room with a bal-cony for the women. The upper walls are covered in Mudejar stucco. Overnight at your hotel.

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Cordoba / Sevilla : 141 Km.Breakfast and departure to Sevilla.Sevilla, set in the plain of the Guadalquivir, is capital of Andalucia and Spain´s fourth largest city.The Giralda and Cathedral: When built in the 12C , the 98m/322ft minaret resembled the Koutoubia in Marrakesh. The top Storey and Renaissance lantern were added in the 16C. Thipically Almohad, it creates grandeur and harmony with the ideal of simplicity. Cathedral : Sevilla´s cathedral is the third largest in Europe after St Peter´s in Rome and St. Paul´s in London. When its construction began in 1401, members of the Ca-thedral chapter are said to have declared “let us build a cathedral so immense that everyone, on beholding it, will take us for madmen”.Real Alcazar: All that remains of the 12C Almohad Alcazar is the Patio de Yeso and a courtyard Wall. In the 13C, Alfonso X, the wise, built a palace, known today as CharlesV´s rooms. Peter the Cruel (1350-69) erected the nucleus of the present buil-ding, known as Peter the Cruel´s Palace, in 1362, using masons from Granada. It is one of the purest examples of the Mudéjar style.Barrio de Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz quarter): The former Jewish quarter is replete with alleys wrought-iron grilles and flower-filled patios. It is delightful in the evenings when cafés and restaurants overflow in to the squares.Overnight at your hotel.

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Sevilla / Ronda / Malaga : 214 Km.Breakfast and departure to Ronda: Ronda stands above a deep ravine. Its isolation and legends of local highwaymen made it a place of pilgrimage for writers and poets during the 19C Romantic period and afterwards. Erich Maria Remarque and Ernest Hemingway were 20C Ronda regulars, each seduced by the cobbled streets, whi-tewashed houses and impressive mansions that still combine to make the town an enchanted mountain getaway. Plaza de Toros: Dating from 1785 and with a capacity for 6000, this is one of spain´s oldest and most beautiful bullrings. Enter through and elegant Gateway. Traditional Corridas Goyescas, fights in period costumes, are held annually. The museum contains exquisite costumes and mementoes of Ronda matadors. Iglesia de Santa Maria la Mayor: The Collegiate church of St Mary was built over the town´s main mosque. Today, only a 13C horseshoe arch, decorated with atauriques and calligraphic motifs, and a minaret remain from the original building. The interior is divided into three distinct architectural styles : Gothic (aísles), Plateresque /high altar) and Baroque (choir stalls). On the exterior, note the double balcony used as a tribune by local dignitaries.Continue to Malaga with a stop at Puerto Banus: This magnificent marina attracts some of the world´s most luxurious sailing crafts. Its many restaurants, bars and bouti-ques are hugely popular on summer evenings.Stop at Marbella: The long-established capital of the Costa del Sol is still an interna-tional jet-set destination. Whitewashed old buildings stand beside shops, bars and restaurants along a maze of streets and lanes in the old quarter. The enchanting Plaza de los Naranjos, named for its orange trees, is lined by the 16C town hall, the 17C Casa del Corregidor, and a small 15C chapel, the Ermita de nuestro Señor Santiago. Other sights in the old quarter are the 17C “Iglesia de Santa Maria de la Encarnacion” and “the Museo del Grabado Español Contemporaneo”Overnight at your hotel in Malaga.

Hotel / MalagaBreakfast and departure to Malaga airport. Return of the car.


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MalagaArrival at Malaga airport. Delivery of your car.Departure to Malaga, accommodation in your hotel – Malaga may be the Gateway to the Costa del Sol but, unlike its authentic Spanish charácter and it is well worth a visit.

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MalagaBreakfast and visit at your leisure – Museo Picasso: The 16C Palacio de Buenavista houses oils, sketches, engraving, sculptures and ceramics from the collections of Chris-tine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, the artist´s daughter-in-law and grandson. Alcazaba: The ruins of a roman theatre line the approach to this 11C moorish fortress. Inside the final Gateway are Moorish gardens. There is a view of the harbour and city from the ramparts. Cathedral: Construction spanned three centuries (16C-18C) .Beaches: Malaga´s favourite strand is the Pedregalejo beach northeast of the city, where nightlife thrives and the famous Malagueño sardine roasts are an attraction any time of the year “espetos de sardinas” are sardines cooked on stakes inclined over coals so the juice runs down into the sand instead of dripping into the fire and creating a conflagration.Overnight in Málaga.

Malaga / Ronda / Jerez : 203 Km.Breakfast and departure to Ronda : Ronda stands above a deep ravine. Its isolation and legends of local highwaymen made it a place of pilgrimage for writers and poets during the 19C Romantic period and afterwards. Erich Maria Remarque and Ernest Hemingway were 20C Ronda regulars, each seduced by the cobbled streets, whitewas-hed houses and impressive mansions that still combine to make the town an enchan-ted mountain getaway. Plaza de Toros: dating from 1785 and with a capacity for 6000, this is one of spain´s oldest and most beautiful bullrings. Enter through and elegant Gateway. Traditional Corridas Goyescas, fights in period costumes, are held annually. The museum contains exquisite costumes and mementoes of Ronda matadors. Iglesia de Santa Maria la Mayor: the Collegiate church of St Mary was built over the town´s main mosque. Today, only a 13C horseshoe arch, decorated with atauriques and calligraphic motifs, and a minaret remain from the original building. The interior is divided into three distinct architectural styles: Gothic (aísles), Plateresque /high altar) and Baroque (choir stalls). On the exterior, note the double balcony used as a tribune by local dignitaries. Continue to Jerez.Overnight in Jerez.

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Jerez / Sevilla: 95 Km.Breakfast at your hotel - Modern Jerez was built around 150 years ago on its Anglo-Spanish sherry wealth and retains its elegant, aristocratic, rather dignified air. Relati-vely few visitors stay overnight but those that do can enjoy authentic flamenco (the town has a large “gitano” population) and may also like to seek out the lively bars just north of the Alcazar. The visit to the oldest Jerez Bodega “Bodegas Domecq “ includes storehouses where a host of celebrities have signed their names.Real Escuela andaluza del Arte Ecuestre: The foundation in a 19 C mansión by Charles Garnier, is dedicated to equestrian arts, including the training of horses.A show in the main arena is not to be missed. The old town: The medieval market is now a tranquil square bordered by the Palacio Riquelme, with imposing Renaissance façade, the 15C Iglesia de San Mateo and the Museo Arqueologico. Cathedral: This monumental cathedral, with five aísles, combines Renaissance and Baroque features. Departure to Sevilla. Overnight

SevillaBreakfast. Sevilla, set in the plains of the Guadalquivir, it is the capital of Andalucia and Spain´s fourth largest city.The Giralda and Cathedral: When built in the 12C , the 98m/322ft minaret resembled the Koutoubia in Marrakesh. The top Storey and Renaissane lantern were added in the 16C. Thipically Almohad, it creates grandeur in harmony with the ideal of simplicity. Cathedral: Sevilla´s catedral is the third largest in Europe after St Peter´s in Rome and St. Paul´s in London. When its construction began in 1401, members of the Cathedral chapter are said to have declared “let us build a cathedral so immense that everyone, on beholding it, will take us for madmen”.Real Alcazar: All that remains of the 12C Almohad Alcázar are the Patio de Yeso and a courtyard Wall. In the 13C, Afonso X, the wise, built a palace, known today as CharlesV´s rooms. Peter the Cruel (1350-69) erected the nucleus of the present buil-ding, known as Peter the Cruel´s Palace, in 1362, using masons from Granada. It is one of the purest examples of the Mudéjar style.Barrio de Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz quarter): The former Jewish quarter is replete with alleys wrought-iron grilles and flower-filled patios. It is delightful in the evenings when cafés and restaurants overflow into the squares.Overnight at your hotel.


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Sevilla / Cordoba / Granada : 302 Km.Breakfast and departure to Cordoba.Departure to visit Cordoba: Cordoba ownes its fame to the brilliance of the Roman, Moorish, Jewish and Christian civilisations that have endowed its rich and varied history. The Mezquita: The traditional Muslim crenellated square encloses the Patio de los Naranjos (Orange tree court) with a basin of Al Mansur for ritual absolution, a hall for prayer and a minaret. The interior is a forest of columns (about 850) and the horses-hoe-shaped arches. In the 16C the canons cut away the centre of the mosque to erect loftier vaulting. Emperor Charles V was far from pleased saying “you have destroyed something unique to build something commonplace”. The roof is a mix of 16C and 17C styles (Hispano-flemish, Renaissance and Baroque. Additional enrichments are the Baroque choir stalls by Pedro Duque Cornejo (C.1750) and two pulpits of marble, jasper and mahogany. Juderia (old Jewish Quarter): Narrow streets, flower-draped walls, cool patios, and lively nightlife characterise the quarter from which Jews were expelled.Departure to Granada. Overnight in Granada

Granada / Malaga : 125 Km.Breakfast .Granada has an undoubtedly glorious past and a bright present too. The vast majority of visitors take in more than just the Alhambra and the picturesque cobbled labyrinth that is the Albaicin district.The Alhambra and the Generalife: The Calat Alhambra (red castle) must be one of the most remarkable fortresses ever built. It commands views of the town, the Sacro-monte heights, hillsides and the gardens of the Albaicin.Palacios Nazzaries (Nasrid Palace) the 14C Nasrid Palace was built around the Patio de los Arrayanes and Patio de los Leones.Palacio de Carlos V: In 1526 Pedro Machuca was commissioned to designe a palace to be financed by a tax on the Moors.Visit of the Cathedral quarter: Chapel Royal, the Catholic Monarchs commissioned this Isabelline Gothic Chapel by Enrique Egas. Every conceivable decoration of the Isabelline style is seen inside : ribbed vaulting, coats of arms, and the Eagle of St John. In the chancel, closed by a gilded screen by Master Bartolomé, are the mausoleums of the Catholic Monarchs on the right, and of Felipe the Handsome and Juana the Mad, and the parents of Charles V, on the left.Cathedral: Construction started in 1518. Diego de Siloé introduced the Renaissance style to the design of Enrique Egas. The façade (1667) is by Alonso CanoAlbaicin: This quarter covers a slope facing the Alhambra. It was here that the Moors lived after the Reconquest. Go to the Iglesia de San Nicolas (plaza de San Nicolás) at sunset, for a view of the Alhambra and the Generalife. In Winter the Sierra Nevada is spectacular under snow. Enjoy “tapas” in one of the typical restaurants in the centre of the town.Departure to Costa del Sol. Overnight.

Malaga / MalagaBreakfast and departure to Malaga airport.Return of the car.

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MalagaArrival at Malaga airport. You will be met by your tour guide.Dinner and overnight stay at Malaga.

MalagaBreakfast and a visit to the Museo Picasso: The 16C Palacio de Buenavista houses oils, sketches, engraving, sculptures and ceramics from the collections of Christine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, the artist´s daughter-in-law and grandson. “tapas” lunch will be served in one of the very famous restaurants of the city.Alcazaba: The ruins of a roman theatre line the approach to this 11C moorish fortress. Inside the final Gateway are Moorish gardens. There is a view of the harbour and city from the ramparts.Cathedral: Construction spanned three centuries (16C-18C).Dinner and overnight in Malaga.

Malaga/Granada : 125 KmBreakfast and departure to Granada.Granada has an undoubtedly glorious past and a bright present too. The vast majority of visitors take in more than just the Alhambra and the picturesque cobbled labyrinth that is the Albaicin district.The Alhambra and the Generalife : the calat Alhambra (red castle) must be one of the most remarkable fortresses ever built. It commands views of the town, the Sacromonte heights, hillsides and the gardens of the Albaicin. Palacios Nazaries (Nasrid Palace) the 14C Nasrid Palace was built around the Patio de los Arrayanes and Patio de los Leones.Palacio de Carlos V : in 1526 Pedro Machuca was commissioned to design a palace to be financed by a tax on the Moors.Lunch in a local Restaurant.In the afternoon a walk in Albaicin quarter with the tour guide. This quarter covers a slope facing the Alhambra. It was here that the Moors lived after the Reconquest.Dinner and overnight at your hotel.


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GranadaBreakfast at your hotel.Visit of the Cathedral quarter: Chapel Royal, the Catholic Monarchs commissioned this Isabelline Gothic Chapel by Enrique Egas. Every conceivable decoration of the Isabelline style is seen inside: ribbed vaulting, coats of arms, and the Eagle of St John. In the chancel, closed by a gilded screen by Master Bartolomé,are the mausoleums of the Catholic Monarchs on the right, and of Felipe the Handsome and Juana the Mad, and the parents of Charles V, on the left.Cathedral: Constructions started in 1518. Diego de Siloé introduced the Renaissance style to the design of Enrique Egas. The façade (1667) is by Alonso Cano. Lunch in a local restaurant.Afternoon at your leisure.Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Granada / Cordoba : 162 Km.Breakfast and departure to Cordoba.Cordoba ownes its fame to the brilliance of the Roman, Moorish, Jewish and Cristian civilisations that have endowed it rich and varied history.Lunch in a local restaurant.The Mezquita: The traditional Muslim crenellated square encloses the Patio de los Naranjos (orange tree court) with a basin of Al Mansur for the ritual of absolution, a hall for prayer and a minaret. The interior is a forest of columns (about 850) and the horseshoe-shaped arches.Juderia (old Jewish Quarter): Narrow streets, flower-draped walls, cool patios, and lively nightlife characterise the quarter from which Jews were expelled.Sinagoga: Built in the early 14C, this Synagogue is a small square room with a balcony for the women. The upper walls are covered in Mudéjar stucco.Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Cordoba / Sevilla : 141 Km.Breakfast and departure to Sevilla. Sevilla, set in the plain of the Guadalquivir, is capital of Andalucia and Spain´s fourth largest city.The giralda and Cathedral: When built in the 12C, the 98m/322ft minaret resembled the Koutoubia in Marrakesh. The top Storey and Renaissance lantern were added in the 16 C. Typically Almohad, it creates grandeur and harmony with the ideal of simplicity.Cathedral: Sevilla´s cathedral is the third largest in Europe after St Peter´s in Rome and St Paul´s in London. When its construction began in 1401, members of the Cathedral chapter are said to have declared “let us build a cathedral so immense that everyone, on beholding it, will take us for madmen. Barrio de Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz quarter): the former Jewish quarter is replete with alleys wrought-iron grilles and flower-filled patios. It is delightful in the evenings when cafés and restaurants overflow into the squares.Lunch in a “finca” (fighting-bull ranch) and visit: Discover the fighting bull in his natural environment. During the visit you will see a large number of cattle and learn about the process of breeding, through birth, nursing with their mothers, until they become large bulls ready for the fight. Everything the visitors see during the visit is explained.Approximate length of visit : 45 minutes (aprox) Dinner and ovenight at your hotel.

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Sevilla / Ronda / Malaga : 214 Km.Breakfast and departure to Ronda : Ronda stands above a deep ravine. Its isolation and legends of local highwaymen made it a place of pilgrimage for writers and poets during the 19C Romantic period and afterwards. Erich Maria Remarque and Ernest Hemingway were 20C Ronda regulars, each seduced by the cobbled streets, whi-tewashed houses and impressive mansions that still combine to make the town and enchanted mountain getaway.Plaza de toros: Dating from 1785 and with a capacity for 6000, this is one of spain´s oldest and most beautiful bullrings. Enter through and elegant Gateway. Traditional Corridas Goyescas, fights in period costumes, are held annually. The museum contains exquisite costumes and mementoes of Ronda matadors.Lunch in a local restaurant.Iglesia de Santa Maria la Mayor: The Collegiate church of St Mary was built over the town´s main mosque. Today, only a 13C horseshoe arch, decorated with atauriques and calligraphic motifs, and a minaret remain from the original building. The interior is divided into three distint architectural styles : Gothic (aísles), Plateresque (hight altar) and Baroque (choir stalls). On the exterior, note the double balcony used as a tribune by local dignitaries.Continue to Malaga with a stop at Puerto Banus: This magnificent marina attracts some of the world´s most luxurious sailing crafts. Its many restaurants, bars and bouti-ques are hugely popular on summer evenings.Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Malaga.

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MalagaArrival at Malaga airport, you will be met by your tour guide. Dinner and overnight stay at Malaga.

Malaga Breakfast at the hotel , departure for Malaga visit.Alcazaba: The ruins of a roman theatre line the approach to this 11C moorish fortress. Inside the final Gateway are Moorish gardens. There is a view of the harbour and city from the ramparts.Cathedral: Construction spanned three centuries (16C-18C). “Tapas” lunch will be served in one of the restaurants of the city.Museo Picasso: The 16 C Palacio de Buenavista houses oils, sketches, engraving, sculptures and ceramics from the collections of Christine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, the artist´s daughter-in-law and grandson.Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Malaga / Ronda / Jerez : 203 Km.Breakfast and departure to Ronda: Ronda stands above a deep ravine. Its isolation and legends of local highwaymen made it a place of pilgrimage for writers and poets during the 19C Romantic period and afterwards. Erich Maria Remarque and Ernest Hemingway were 20C Ronda regulars, each seduced by the cobbled streets, whi-tewashed houses and impressive mansions that still combine to make the town and enchanted mountain getaway.Plaza de Toros: Dating from 1785 and with a capacity for 6000, this is one of spain´s oldest and most beautifull bullrings. Enter through the elegant Gateway. Traditional Corridas Goyescas, fights in period costumes, are held annually. The museum contains exquisite costumes and mementoes of Ronda matadors.Lunch in a local restaurant.Iglesia de Santa Maria la Mayor: The Collegiate church of St Mary was built over the town´s main mosque. Today, only a 13C horseshoe arch, decorated with atauriques and calligraphic motifs, and a minaret remain from the original building. The interior is divided into three distint architectural styles : Gothic (aísles), Plateresque (high altar) and Baroque (choir stalls).On the exterior, note the double balcony used as a tribune by local dignitaries. Continue to Jerez, dinner and overnight in Jerez.

Jerez / Sevilla : 95 Km.Breakfast at the hotel.Visit of one of the famous wine cellars where you will have the opportunity to taste these wines.Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre: The foundation in a 19C mansion by Charles Garnier, is dedicated to equestrian arts, including the training of horses. At 12:00hrs there is a show in the main arena (only available two days a week, dates to be confirmed)Lunch in a local restaurant.Continue to Sevilla. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

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SevillaBreakfast.Visit to the Cathedral: Sevilla´s Cathedral is the third largest in Europe after St Peter´s in Rome and St. Paul´s in London. When its construction begin in 1401, members of the cathedral chapter are said to have declared “let us build a cathedral so immense that everyone, on beholding it, will take us for madmen”.Real Alcazar: All that remains of the 12C Almohad Alcazar are the Patio de Yeso and a courtyard Wall. In the 13C, Alfonso X, the wise, built a palace, known today as Char-les V´s rooms. Peter the Cruel (1350-69) erected the nucleus of the present building, known as Peter the Cruel´s Palace, in 1362, using masons from Granada. It is one of the purest examples of the Mudejar style.Lunch in a local restaurantBarrio de Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Quarter): The former Jewish quarter is replete with alleys wrought-iron griles and flower-filled patios. It is delightful in the evenings when cafés and restaurants overflow into the squares.Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Sevilla / Cordoba / Granada : 302 Km.Breakfast and departure to Cordoba with a stop in Carmona: Carmona, with its heritage buildings, overlooks the River Corbones. Note the Baroque tower of the Iglesia de San Pedro, a church with an impressive sacrarium chapel (Capilla del Sagrario) and further along, the Convento de la Concepcion with its fine cloisters and Mudejar church.Continue to Cordoba. Lunch in a local restaurant.In the afternoon a visit to the city. The Mezquita: The traditional Muslim crenella-ted square encloses the Patio de los Naranjos (orange tree court) with a basin of Al Mansur for ritual absolution, a hall for prayer and a minaret. The interior is a forest of columns (abour 850) and the horseshoe-shaped arches.Juderia (old Jewish Quarter): Narrow streets, flower-draped walls, cool patios, and lively nightlife characterise the quarter from which Jews were expelled.Departure to Granada. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.


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Granada / Malaga: 125 Km.Breakfast.Granada has an undoubtedly glorious past and a bright present too. The vast majority of visitors take in more than just the Alhambra and the picturesque cobbled labyrinth that is the Albaicin district.The Alhambra and the Generalife: The Calat Alhambra (red castle) must be one of the most remarkable fortresses ever built. It commands views of the town, the Sacro-monte heights, hillsides and the gardens of the Albaicin.Palacios Nazzaries (Nasrid Palace): The 14C Nasrid Palace was built around the Patio de los Arrayanes and Patio de los Leones.Palacio de Carlos V: In 1526 Pedro Machuca was commissioned to design a palace to be financed by a tax on the Moors.Lunch in a local restaurantVisit to the Cathedral quarter: Chapel Royal – the Caholic Monarchs commissioned this Isabelline Gothic Chapel by Enrique Egas. Every conceivable decoration of the Isabelline style is seen inside: ribbed vaulting, coats of arms and the Eagle of St John. In the chancel, closed by a gilded screen by Master Bartolomé, are the mausoleums of the Catholic Monarchs on the right, and of Felipe the Handsome and Juana the Mad, the parents of Charles V, on the left.Cathedral: Construction started in 1518. Diego de Siloé introduced the Renaissance style to the design of Enrique Egas. The façade (1667) is by Alonso Cano.Albaicin: This quarter coves a slope facing the Ahambra. It was here that the Moors lived after the Reconquest. Departure to Costa del Sol, dinner and overnight at your hotel

Hotel / MalagaBreakfast and transfer hotel / Malaga airport.

TourMadrid / Andalucia

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MadridArrival at Madrid airport. You will be met by your tour guide.Madrid is one of Europe´s liveliest cities, with wide avenues, attractive parks and a ge-neral “alegría” or “joie de vivre”. It became the capital of Spain in the 16C when Spain ruled a vast empire, and its many monuments span the 17C, 18C and 19C. The city is World-famous for its exceptional wealth of paintings.Departure for a sightseeing tour: Paseo del Prado this unique avenue, lined by lofty trees, is home to the Prado museum, which houses the Spanish royal collection of classical paintings including Velazquez´s Las Meninas. Since the Paseo was laid out in the 18C it has attracted a host of other museums, galleries and art centres, including the famous Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza and the Reina Sofia contemporary art mu-seum where Picasso´s Guernica hangs.Habsburg Madrid: Centering on the Plaza Mayor, the heart of the old town, also called the Barrio de los Austrias, combines narrow alleyways with squares, churches, convents and monasteries, traditional and modern shops, and a host of places to eat and drink.The popular quarters around the wide arterial avenues of Alcalá and Gran Via are a mosaic of bustling pedestrianised shopping streets and characterful old residential areas. Many of the city´s hotels, theatres and cinemas are here and this is also the epicentre of its famed nightlife.Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

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MadridBreakfast and visit Palacio Real: The best view of the Palace is from Paseo de Extre-madura and from the gardens of the Campo del Moro. This imposing edifice, built by the Bourbons following a fire at the Habsburg Alcazar, was the royal residence until 1931. Still used for major State occasions.The palace is a quadrilateral made of Guadarrama granite and White Stone, 140m/459ft on the sides, on a high bossaged base. The upper register, in which lonic columns and Doric pilasters alternate, is crowned by a white limestone balustrade.Lunch in a local restaurant.In the afternoon, a visit to the Museo del Prado: The Prado is the greatest gallery of Classical paintings in the World. The Neoclassical building was designed by Juan de Villanueva under charles III for a science museum. After the Peninsular War, Ferdi-nand VII instead installed the Habsburg and Bourbon collections of Spanish painting, expanding over the years. In 2007 an extension, called the Jeronimos building, incor-porating a 16C monastery cloister, led to the collection being rehung with 19C work alongside classical painting schools.Dinner and overnight at your hotel


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Madrid / Toledo / Cordoba : 420 Km.Breakfast and departure to Toledo.On busy days Toledo can resemble something of a medieval theme park with large groups of visitors on day trips from Madrid.Visit Iglesia de Santo Tome: the church has a distinctive 14C Mudejar tower. Inside is El Greco´s famous painting The Burial of the Count of Orgaz executed in about 1586.Sinagoga del Transito: Synagogue of El Transito – Of the ten synagogues that once stood in the Jewish quarter (Juderia), only this and Santa Maria la Blanca remains. It was financed in the 14C by Samuel Ha-levi, treasurer to King Peter the Cruel. In 1492 it was converted into a church.Sinagoga de Santa Maria la Blanca: This was the principal synagogue in Toledo in the late 12C. In 1405 it was given to the knights of Calatrava as a church. Subsequent modifications incredibly left the Almohad-style nave untouched with five tiered aísles separated by octogonal pillars supporting horseshoe-shaped arches.Cathedral: The cathedral of Toledo is one of the three 13th-century high Gothic cathedrals in Spain and is considered, in the opinión of some authorities, to be the magnum opus of the Gothic style in Spain. It was begun in 1226 under the rule of Ferdinand III and the last Gothic contributions were made in the 15th century when, in 1493, the vaults of the central nave were finished during the time of the Catholic Monarchs. It was modelled after the Bourges Cathedral, although its five naves plan is a consequence of the constructors´intention to cover all of the sacred space of the former city mosque with the cathedral, and of the former sahn with the cloister.Lunch in a local restaurantDeparture to Cordoba . Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Cordoba / Granada : 161 km.Breakfast and a visit with the local guide.Cordoba ownes its fame to the brilliance of the Roman, Moorish, Jewich and Christian civilisations that have endowed its rich and varied history.The Mezquita: The traditional Muslim crenellated square encloses the Patio de los Naranjos (orange tree court) with a basin of Al Mansur for ritual absolution, a hall for prayer and a mina-ret. The interior is a forest of columns (about 850) and the horseshoe-shaped arches.Juderia (old Jewish Quarter): Narrow streets, flower-draped walls, cool patios, and lively nightlife characterise the quarter from which Jews were expelled.Sinagoga: Built in the early 14C, this synagogue is a small square room with a balcony for the women. The upper walls are covered in Mudejar stucco.Lunch in a local restaurant.Departure to Granada, dinner and overnight at your hotel.

GranadaBreakfast and a visit to Granada.Granada has an undoubtedly glorious past and a bright present too. The vast majority of visitors take in more than just the Alhambra and the picturesque cobbled labyrinth that is the Albaicin district.The Alhambra and the Generalife: The Calat Alhambra (red castle) must be one of the most remarkable fortresses ever built. It commands views of the town,

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Granada / Marbella: 179 Km.Breakfast and departure to Marbella. Lunch at the hotel.In the afternoon visit to Marbella and Puerto Banus.The long-established capital of the Costa del Sol is still an international jet-set desti-nation. Whitewashed old buildings stand beside shops, bars and restaurants along a maze of streets and lanes in the old quarter. The enchanting Plaza de los Naranjos, named for its orange trees, is lined by the 16C town hall, the 17C Casa del Corregidor, and a small 15C chapel, the Ermita de nuestro Señor Santiago.Other sights in the old quarter are the 17C Iglesia de Santa Maria de la Encarnacion and the Museo del Grabado Español Contemporaneo.Puerbo Banus: This magnificent marina attracts some of the world´s most luxurious sailing crafts. Its many restaurants, bars and boutiques are hugely popular on summer evenings.

Marbella / Ronda / Sevilla :183 Km.Breakfast and departure to RondaRonda stands above a deep ravine. Its isolation and legends of local highwaymen made it a place of pilgrimage for writers and poets during the 19C Romantic pe-riod and afterwards. Erich Maria Remarque and Ernest Hemingway were 20C Ronda regulars, each seduced by the cobbled streets, whitewashed houses and impressive mansions that still combine to make the town an enchanted mountain getaway.Plaza de toros: Dating from 1785 and with a capacity for 6000, this is one of spain´s oldest and most beautiful bullrings. Enter through the elegant Gateway. Traditional Corridas Goyescas, fights in period costumes, are held annually. The museum contains exquisite costumes and mementoes of Ronda matadors.Iglesia de Santa Maria la Mayor: The Collegiate church of st Mary was built over the town´s main mosque. Today, only a 13C horseshoe arch, decorated with atauriques and calligraphic motifs, and a minaret remain from the original building.The interior is divided into three distint architectural styles: Gothic (aísles), Plate-resque (high Altar) and Baroque (choirs stalls).On the exterior, note the doublé balcony used as a tribune by local dignitaries.Lunch in a local restaurant. Departure to Sevilla, dinner and overnight at your hotel.

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the Sacromonte heights, hillsides and the gardens of the Albaicin. Palacios Nazzaries (Nasrid Palace) the 14C Nasrid Palace was built around the Patio de los Arrayanes and Patio de los Leones. Palacio de Carlos V: In 1526 Pedro Machuca was commissioned to design a palace to be financed by a tax on the Moors.The Generalife: the water gardens are one of the most enjoyable parts of the 14C Generalife, the summer palace. The Patio de los Cipreses (Cypress Alley) and Patio de Las Adelfas (Oleander) lead in.Lunch in a local restaurant. Afternoon at your leisure. Dinner and overnight.


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SevillaBreakfast and visit to Sevilla.The Giralda and Cathedral: When built in the 12C, the 98m/322ft minaret resembled the Koutoubia in Marrakesh. The top Storey and Renaissance lantern were added in the 16C. Thipically Almohad, it creates grandeur and harmony with the ideal of simplicity.Cathedral: Sevilla´s Cathedral is the third largest in Europe after St Peter´s in Rome and St. Paul´s in London. When its construction began in 1401, members of the Cathedral chapter are said to have declared “let us build a cathedral so immense that everyone, on beholding it, will take us for madmen”.Lunch in a local restaurantReal Alcazar: All that remains of the 12C Almohad Alcazar are the Patio de Yeso and a courtyard Wall. In the 13C, Alfonso X, the wise, built a palace, known today as Charles V rooms Peter the Cruel (1350-69) erected the nucleus of the present building, known as Peter the Cruel´s Palace, in 1362, using masons from Granada. It is one of the purest examples of the Mudejar style.Barrio de Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Quarter): The former Jewish quarter is replete with alleys wrought-iron grilles and flower-filled patios. It is delightful in the evenings when cafés and restaurants overflow in to the squares.Dinner at your hotel. Show flamenco and overnight at your hotel.

Sevilla / Pueblos Blancos / Cadiz / Sevilla : 275 KmBreakfast and full day excursión to “pueblos blancos”: The beauty of the country-side is set off by the delightful White towns (pueblos blancos) often perched on rocky crags or stretched along escarpments, their whitewashed houses dominated by a ruined castle or a church.Arcos de la Frontera: Arcos has a remarkable site atop of a crag enclosed by a loop in the Guadalete river. The old town huddles against formidable crenellated castle walls and those of the two churches.Lunch in a local restaurant.Continue to Cadiz, sightseeing of Cadiz: Surrounded by water on three sides, Cadiz has attracted mariners for over 3000 years. It is also one of Andalucia´s most delightful provincial capitals, with charming squares, narrow alleyways and a quiet air, broken only by the exuberant Carnival, the best on the Iberian Peninsula.Return to Sevilla. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Sevilla / Malaga airport 202 km.Breakfast and departure to Malaga airport

Breakfast and departure to visit: The Picasso Museum is a clear example of the links between this universal artist and the city of Barcelona. Not only did the city provide him with a sound academic training, but the artistic effervescence that he experienced here was the force that opened up his path towards modernity. Inaugurated in 1963, the museum has the largest, most comprehensive collection of works by Pablo Picasso as a young man and during his early years, and also hosts temporary exhibitions by other artists.Santa Maria del Mar: This church is one of the most beautiful in the Catalan Gothic style, built in the 14C by humble sailors to compete with the cathedrals of the wealthy. The result is a graceful church of outstanding simplicity.The west front is adorned only by a portal gable and the buttresses flanking the superb Flamboyant rose window. The interior gives the impression of spaciousness due to the elevation of the nave, and side aísles divided only by slender pillars.Lunch in a local restaurant.Afternoon free at your leisure.Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

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BarcelonaArrival at Barcelona airport. You will be met by your tour guide.Sightseeing in a coach of Barcelona: Barcelona, is the capital of Catalunya and a favouri-te Spanish city for foreign visitors. It really is one of the few metropolitan cities in the World that is all things to all people: atmospheric cobbled streets lined with Cosmopolitan bouti-ques; medieval and modernist masterpieces: art galleries and museums: colourful Street theatres: beaches and buzzing restaurants, bars and nightlife. If it all gets a Little too much, its revamped coastline and serene interior can provide some sun-kissed downtime. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

BarcelonaBreakfast and departure to visit : La Sagrada Familia – The Project, begun in 1882, was taken over by Gaudi in 1883. He planned a Latin Cross church with five aísles and a tran-sept with three aísles. The three façades were each to be dominated by four spires repre-senting the Apostless with a central spire to represent Christ and the Evangelists. The top of the east spire has a good view of the work on the church, and of Barcelona.Parque Güell: Gaudi´s imagination shines in the most famous of his commissions by Güell. In this enchanted forest are mushroom-shaped pavilions, a mosaic dragon, the Chamber of the Columns, whose undulating mosaic roof covers a forest of sloping columns, and a remarkable rolling bench. Lunch in a local restaurant.In the afternoon a visit to the Cathedral: The cathedral is on Plaça de la Seu and was built on the site of a Romanesque church, from the late 13C to 1450. The façade and spire are 19C, based on old French designs. The Catalan Gothic interior has an outstanding elevation with slender pillars. La Rambla : The most famous promenade in Barcelona, La Rambla´s five sections fo-llow an old riverbed bordering the Gothic quarter. La Rambla separates the Eixample district from the old quarter, and it is alive at all hours with locals, tourists and street vendors. The Gothic quarter, named for the many buildings constructed between the 13C and 15C, holds traces of a Roman settlement and massive 4C walls.Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

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Barcelona / Figueres / Girona / Barcelona : 276 Km. Approx.Breakfast. Full day excursión to Figueres and Girona.Figueres : Capital of Alt Empordá, the birthplace of Surrealist artist Salvador Dali (1904 – 89), is one of Catalunya´s premier destinations. Dali spent his last years here, building his extravagant museum.Visit to the theatre-Museum Dali: the theatre-museum, a World of folly and whime, may charm and tantalize but never fails to impress.Lunch in a local restaurant.Departure to Girona: Girona, with its heritage quarter, stands on a strategic site that has made it the target of repeated sieges. Its ramparts were built and rebuilt by Iberians, Romans and Catalans. “Charlemagne´s” troops invaded the city, and in 1809 Girona resisted Napoleon´s troops for more than seven months.Return to Barcelona, dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Barcelona / Montserrat / Barcelona : 85 Km. Approx.Breakfast and departure to visit the Monastery de Montserrat.The benedictines arrived in the 9C and every century since then has seen additions to the monastery. In 1812, it was plundered by the French. The present buildings are 19C and 20C. At the end of the ornate Basilica is “la Moreneta” the shrine of the black Madonna. Ac-cording to legend, this 12C polychrome statue of the black Madonna, now above the high altar, was discovered in a cave by shepherds. The Basilica is famous for its Gregorian chant, particularly during Mass at 11 am and at 6.45 pm.Lunch in a local restaurant.Return to Barcelona.Dinner and overnight.

BarcelonaHalf board at your hotel and a free day.Dinner and flamenco show in a restaurant.

BarcelonaHalf board at your hotel and a free day.Farewell dinner in a restaurant.Overnight at your hotel.

Barcelona / airportBreakfast and transfer from the hotel to Barcelona airport.

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Free time to rest, tour of the gothic quarter and tapas dinner.Night in Barcelona.Arrival at Barcelona airport. We will pick you up from the airport and take you to your hotel, where you can rest. Your guide will pick you up for a guided tour of the gothic quarter and a tapas dinner. You will do a walking tour of the Gothic Quarter depicting its religious centre Cathedral square, civil centre St. Jaume square and royal centre Rei square. Ending with a traditional tapas dinner.Note: If you arrive early today you can do theguided sightseeing tour of Barcelona today.Note: All transfers in the city, except airport transfer, today will be done by taxi since it´s very convenient in a city like Barcelona.

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Private Barcelona art tour.Night in Barcelona.Your guide will pick you up after breakfast to show you Barcelona, displaying the history and culture of our city. This is a tour of the main artistic points of the city. You will learn of the importance of Les Rambles and Passeig de Gràcia, where some of the most important modernist façades are situated la Pedrera and la Casa Batlló of Gaudí. The main point will be the Sagrada Família and its façades and symbolism. You will also visit Parc Guell, the neighbourhood created by Gaudi. Lunch buy the sea will follow. Visit the Boquería market and some specialty cheese and chocolate shops, and have lunch.Optional: Add an extra day in Barcelona for a Penedes wine tasting with lunch.The Penedés region is only forty five minutes away from Barcelona but there is a dra-matic contrast between them, from the big city to the rural area. From Barcelona you can spend a nice day in Penedés visiting a couple of wine and cava (sparkling wine) wineries before lunch. After lunch you can go back to Barcelona, visit another winery or you can stop to visit astonishing the Montserrat Abby located at the top of a rocky mountain. One shouldn’t forget that Penedés is the home of Torres winery one of the largest Spanish wine producers. We could visit Torres, as well as some of the other big ones, like Codorniu or Freixenet. But we will also visit some small family wineries like Pares Balta or Cavas Nadal, both producers of wine and cava, or modern ones like Jean Leon. Duration: Start at 9.00 hrs and you can expect to be back around 18.00 hrs, depending on the traffic.Optional: Boquería Market and cooking class. In the morning your guide will pick you up at the hotel to take you to the Boquería market to buy the fresh ingredients to cook your lunch. Then you´ll have a private hands on cooking class and a three course lunch accompanied with fine Spanish wines. You´ll take home a dossier with recipes in English, for you to practice at home.La boquería: Is the famous, most colorful market in Barcelona, where one can find the best and freshiest fruit, vegetables, bread, pastries, cheese, ham, olives, meat, seafood, and anything you may need in your kitchen to make a wonderful Medite-rranean meal or a delicious picnic basket. This is one of the best and oldest markets in the country and even the best Catalonian chefs are known to go there grocery shopping. The building, a mixture between a train station and a warehouse, is made primarily of iron and glass, and it has over 300 shops and stalls.Cooking class: After the market visit attend the cooking class and learn how two cook traditional Catalan dishes and enjoy what you have cooked for lunch. You will learn all you need to prepare a complete real Spanish meal. Menu will vary according to season.

From Barcelona to Madrid through Basque country and Rioja

A gourmet wine experience



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Drive to Rioja. Overnight in RiojaDrive to Rioja stopping on the way for a quick lunch. Hotel check-in and free timebefore dinner in the hotel or in a winery.Visit a traditional artisan winery in Laguardia, one of the ones that have underground cellars under the streets of Laguardia Visit the medieval of Laguardia (13th century), capital of La Rioja Alavesa. Under the stone paved streets and homes of Laguardia it is full of old subterranean bodegas, and over them there are many historic monuments and sites, like the Gothic facade of Santa Maria de los Reyes church.

Wine and History in Rioja. Night in Rioja.Visit two different wineries. We will arrange a traditional winery and a modern one toappreciate the contrast.The tradition of Rioja is very well represented by these centenary wineries, which keep in their cellars bottles from the time of their founders. We always try to select different wineries so you get a nice contrast between them and it will give you a very good idea of the present of Rioja wine.A traditional Riojan lunch will give you more opportunities to taste the wonderful Riojan wines. We will have lunch in a winery or in a restaurant. Typical Riojan dishes are potatoes or bean soup with chorizo (paprika sausage), roasted lamb chops where sarmientos (dry grape vine branches) are used to roast the meat giving it a unique and delicious flavour, meat stew cooked with wine, cod with peppers and tomatoes and many more.After lunch we will visit the Culture of Wine Museum, Dinastía Vivanco The remarkablebuilding is the culmination of the Vivanco family’s dream, the fruit of their passion for wine and all that surrounds it. The museum is situated in the heart of the vineyards adjacent to their Bodega in Briones, a unique and historic location in the Rioja Alta, on the outskirts of Sierra Cantabria. Even a short visit is worth it for any wine lover since it is considered one of the best wine museums in the world.We will have some time to visit at least one of the small towns of Rioja like:The Medieval walled village of Laguardia (13th century), or the capital of La Rioja Ala-vesa. Under the stone paved streets and homes of Laguardia it is full of old subterra-nean bodegas, and over them there are many historic monuments and sites, like the Gothic facade of Santa Maria de los Reyes church from the 14th century.Santo Domingo de la Calzada, a small medieval town very important for the pilgrims on their way to Santiago. Just a stroll through the arcade streets to admire the stone mansions with their coats of arms. The cathedral is famous because of its beauty and its legend of the “Cock and Hen”. Medieval village of Briones or Labastida.

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Bilbao and San Sebastian. Night in San Sebastian.After breakfast we drive to Bilbao to visit the famous Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao designed by architect Frank Gehry. This unique Museum built on a 32,500 square me-tre site in the centre of Bilbao represents an amazing construction feat. On one side it runs down to the waterside of the Nervión River, 16 metres below the level of the rest of the city of Bilbao. One end is pierced through by the huge Puente de La Salve, one of the main access routes into the city.The perfect setting: architecture for Art´s sake. Gerhy has also designed the new hotel and wine spa for the winery Marques de Riscal. Lunch in a Michelin starred restaurant that also has a txacoli winery.Winery visit.Optional: Drive to San Sebastian through Navarra, visiting a winery in the medieval town of Olite and its castle and if time permits Pamplona. Visit the Palace of the Kings of Navarre of Olite or Royal Palace or Castle of Olite, it is a courtly and military charac-ter building built during the13th and 14th centuries in the town of Olite.

San Sebastian and Burgos. Night in Burgos.Enjoy the morning in San Sebastian. Lunch in the fishing town of Getaria with the fresh catch of the day. Drive to Burgos and visit the town of Burgos with the famous cathedral. Begun in the 13th century and completed in the 15th and 16th centuries. Our Lady of Burgos sums up Gothic architecture in all its beauty with a unique collec-tion of reredos, tombs, choir, stalls, stained glass, etc. It has also been declared a World Heritage monument by UNESCO. Free time before an optional tapas dinner around Burgos famous Plaza Mayor. This time we’ll do some bar hoping, trying different tapas and wines (or beer, vermouth, grape juice, etc.) in different bars. You’ll discover why Spaniards love this fun and entertaining tradition!



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Madrid through Segovia. Night in Madrid.On your way to Madrid you can stop in the millenary town of Segovia, a declared World Heritage by UNESCO, where you will admire the two thousand year old roman aqueduct (the best preserved in the world), the astonishing castle (, the cathedral and the old quarters. And then have lunch in one of the best asadores (restaurant specia-lized in roasting meat) of Segovia where you can tray the famous tender suckling pig paired with wines from Ribera de Duero.Drive to Madrid and dinner on your own.

Madrid. Night in Madrid.Guided tour of Madrid with tapas lunch. It was during the XV century that king Charles I, the first Habsburg to govern Spain, son of Joana “The Mad ” and Felipe “The hand-some ” that Madrid became the capital of the Spanish Empire. Full of art and history, Madrid is a city worth exploring. Most of the historic buildings have been preserved and are now open to the public. Our local guides will take you exploring the city, and show you its secrets and its history.Optional: TOLEDO TOUR. Travel to Toledo to visit Toledo, the imperial city, the city of the three cultures, Christian, Jewish and Islamic, full of history, tradition and art. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Lunch on your own. Before driving back to Madrid we’ll stop in for a refreshing drink in El Parador of Toledo, a place that offers one of the most wonderful views of the town.

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Madrid, Ribera del Duero, Rioja,Bilbao and San Sebastián


Madrid.Group Wine and tapas tour in the historical part of Madrid.There are two “Madrids”: The one you can’t help but see, and the one you need a local person to show you. We’d like to invite you to enjoy the experience of “ir de tapas”, as madrileños do. You will discover hidden spots with atmosphere, dishes with a history, and diverse types of wine, strolling along Madrid’s 17th Century streets. You will visit three or four bars in the old part of Madrid. Wine and food are enough for dinner. Note: This is a non private tour, we can do it private as well.

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Guided wine tour in Ribera.Night in Ribera del Duero.Pick up your rental car and drive to Ribera del Duero. Your guide will pick you up from your hotel to start the wine tour. Then you will have a guided wine tour where you will visit two or three wineries and have lunch (one or two wineries before lunch and another winery after lunch). For lunch you will enjoy the typical meal from Ribe-ra, roast lamb in a wood fired oven with Ribera del Duero wines in one of the best restaurants of the area. Depending on the time you might have time to visit the small walled medieval town of Peñaranda or the castle of Peñafiel. Dinner on your own.Madrid – Ribera is about 2hrs. You need to depart at 9.00 am latest.

Burgos and Rioja. Night in Rioja.Drive to Rioja. You can stop in Burgos and visit its cathedral, begun in the 13th cen-tury and completed in the 15th and 16th centuries. Our Lady of Burgos sums up Gothic architecture in all its beauty with a unique collection of reredos, tombs, choir, stalls, stained glass, etc. It has been also declared a World Heritage monument by UNESCO. Lunch on your own.You can visit the Wine Museum, .This impressive Wine Culture Museum was inaugu-rated in June 2004. The remarkable building is the culmination of the Vivanco family’s dream, the fruit of their passion for wine and all that surrounds it. The museum is si-tuated in the heart of the vineyards adjacent to their Bodega in Briones, a unique and historic location in the Rioja Alta, on the outskirts of Sierra Cantabria. Even a short visit is worth it for any wine lover since it is considered one of the best wine museums in the world. Hotel check in and dinner on your own.


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Guided wine tour in Rioja. Night in Rioja.Guided wine tour. Visit two or three wineries in Rioja and have a traditional lunch. One can be a traditional winery with wine tasting in Haro or nearby villages. The tradition of Rioja is very well represented by these centenary wineries that keep in their cellers bottles from the time of their founders. The other one will be a more modern winery.You can also dedicate some time to visit the small towns of Rioja like: The Medieval walled village of Laguardia (13th century), or the capital of La Rioja Alavesa. Under the stone paved streets and homes of Laguardia it is full of old subterranean bodegas, and over them there are many historic monuments and sites, like the Gothic facade of Santa Maria de los Reyes church from the 14th century.

Bilbao and San Sebastian.Night in San Sebastian. Drive to Bilbao to visit the famous Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao designed by architect Frank Gehry. This unique Museum built on a 32,500 square meter site in the centre of Bilbao represents an amazing construction feat. On one side it runs down to the waterside of the Nervión River, 16 metres below the level of the rest of the city of Bilbao. One end is pierced through by the huge Puente de La Salve, one of the main access routes into the city. The perfect setting: architecture for Art´s sake. Gerhy has also designed the new hotel and wine spa for the winery Mar-ques de Riscal. A Self guided visit, we can include a guide if you prefer Drive to San Sebastian, hotel check in. Free time to enjoy San Sebastian, we suggest a walk on the beach. Dinner on your own. We can make reservations in one of the famous Michelin starred restaurants in San Sebastian or suggest another great restaurant in the capital of Spanish gastronomy.

End of our services.Breakfast and end of our services.

Madrid, Ribera del Duero, Rioja,Bilbao and San Sebastián

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CLASSICAL WINES GOURMET WINE TOURMadrid, Ribera Del Duero, Rioja, 4 days / 3 nights

Ribera del Duero. Overnight in Burgos or Ribera del Duero.Arrival at Madrid airport. You will be met by your tour guide. In the morning we will pick you up from your hotel and depart to Ribera del Duero (Madrid - Ribera about 2hr or 2hr 30 min). We will visit two wineries in Ribera del Duero, like a familyowned winery that has cellars from the 16th century. Taste the different wines produced enjoying the company of one of the owners. Time permits, we will also visit a cheese factory where we can sample the different cheese produced paired with wines from the town. For lunch you will enjoy the typical meal from Ribera, roast lamb in a wood fired oven with Ribera del Duero wines.We can visit a historic place after lunch, like the walled town of Peñaranda, protected by the medieval castle with the Palace of Zúñiga y Avellaneda from the 16th century, and the old pharmacy owned by the Ximeno family since1685 it is one of the best kept secrets of the region. Or we can visit the town of Peña-fiel, and its magnificent castle from the 11th century.If you choose Burgos as your destination today we will drive or spend the night in Ri-bera del Duero. Dinner on your own. Hotels suggested in Ribera del Duero or Burgos have great restarants.

Burgos and Rioja. Overnight in Rioja.In the morning visit the town of Burgos with the famous cathedral. Begun in the 13th century and completed in the 15th and 16th centuries. Our Lady of Burgos sums up Gothic architecture in all its beauty with a unique collection of reredos, tombs, choir, stalls, stained glass, etc. It has been also declared a World Heritage monument by UNESCO. Depart to Rioja. (Burgos - Rioja, 1hr 30 min) to arrive in time for a winery visit and lunch. A traditional Riojan lunch will give you more opportunities to taste the wonderful Riojan wines. We will have lunch in a winery or in a restaurant. Typical Riojan dishes are potatoes or bean soup with chorizo (paprika sausage), roasted lamb chops where sarmientos (dry grape vine branches) are used to roast the meat giving it a unique and delicious flavour, meat stew cooked with wine, cod with peppers and tomatoes and many more. We will visit a second winery after lunch. We will arrange a traditional winery and a modern one to appreciate the contrast. The tradition of Rioja is very well represented by these centenary wineries, which are they kept in their ce-llars bottles from the time of their founders. We always try to select different wineries so you get a nice contrast between them and it will giveyou a very good idea of the present Rioja wine Dinner on your own.Optional: Drive to Bilbao to visit the Guggenheim Museum.

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Rioja. Overnight in Rioja.Breakfast and departure to visit two wineries before lunch. One can be a small fa-mily winery producing very high quality updated style wines or one of the modern wineries in Rioja designed by famous architects, where wine is made using the most advanced technologies. We can also visit a traditional artisan underground cellar in the medieval walled village of Laguardia.Lunch In the afternoon visit the Culture of Wine Museum, Dinastía Vivanco This impressive Wine Culture Museum was inaugurated in June 2004. The remarkable building is the culmination of the Vivanco family’s dream, the fruit of their passion for wine and all that surrounds it. The museum is situated in the heart of the vineyards adjacent to their Bodega in Briones, a unique and historic location in the Rioja Alta, on the outskirts of Sierra Cantabria. Even a short visit is worth it for any wine lover since it is considered one of the best wine museums in the world.We will have some time to visit at least one of the small towns of Rioja like: The Medie-val walled village of Laguardia (13th century), or the capital of La Rioja Alavesa. Under the stone paved streets and homes of Laguardia it is full of old subterranean bodegas, and over them there are many historic monuments and sites, like the Gothic facade of Santa Maria de los Reyes church from the 14th century.Santo Domingo de la Calzada, a small medieval town very important for the pilgrims on their way to Santiago. Just a stroll through the arcade streets to admire the stone mansions with their coats of arms. The cathedral is famous because of its beauty and its legend of the “Cock and Hen”. Medieval village of Briones or LabastidaOptional: We can spend the afternoon visiting the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao. We will depart Rioja before lunch towards Bilbao. Stop in a Michelin starred restaurant located in a txacoli winery very close to Bilbao for lunch, and then visit the Guggenhe-im Museum. Back to Rioja in time for dinner. (Bilbao is about 1hr 15 min from Rioja)

Segovia and back to Madrid.After breakfast we will leave for Segovia. The millenary town of Segovia has been declared a World Heritage by UNESCO, where you will admire the roman aqueduct (best preserved in the world), the astonishing castle (Alcazar), the cathedral and the old part.Typical lunch in Segovia with the famous tender suckling pig and wines from the Ribera. Drive back to Madrid. End of our services.Optional: Visit more wineries in Rioja and stop in Lerma for lunch. Lerma is another wonderful monumental town.Optional activities during the tour:Madrid: Guided tour of Madrid and the main museums, Prado, Reina Sofia and/or Thyssen. Tapas and cultural tour of Madrid with your guide. Flamenco Night. Cooking class. Wine tasting.Toledo tour: Toledo is just a short 1h drive from Madrid and it is one of the prettiest towns in Spain. You will have a private guide that will show you Toledo and will take you to they best spots.Burgos: Tapas dinner around Burgos beautiful Plaza Mayor or Main Square. This time we’ll do some bar hoping, trying different tapas and wines (or beer, vermouth, grape juice, etc.) in different bars. You’ll discover why Spaniards love this fun and entertai-ning tradition! This is also a great opportunity to taste the different wines produced in the area of Castilla.Rioja and ribera: Horseback riding, hiking, biking, golf, SPA, balloon ride, etc

CLASSICAL WINES GOURMET WINE TOURMadrid, Ribera Del Duero, Rioja, 4 days / 3 nights

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Guided wine tour in Rioja. Night in Rioja.Guided wine tour. Visit two or three wineries in Rioja and have a traditional lunch. One can be a traditional winery with wine tasting in Haro or nearby villages. The tra-dition of Rioja is very well represented by these centenary wineries that keep in their cellars bottles from the time of their founders. The other one will be a more modern winery.

CLASSICAL WINES GOURMET TOUR 2013 SEMI GUIDED TOUR

Ribera Del Duero, Burgos, Rioja 4 days / 3 nights or 5 days / 4 nights

Guided wine tour in Ribera. Night in Ribera del Duero.You can drive to Ribera the previous day and sleep there making it a 4 night tour. If you are spending the night in Ribera you can get up and have breakfast and start the tour earlier, if you are spending the night in Madrid or other places you have to drive to Ribera del Duero on your own to meet with your guide (You should leave Madrid around 8.30).Your guide will pick you up from your hotel to start the wine tour. Then you will have a guided wine tour where you will visit two or three wineries and have lunch (one or two wineries before lunch and another winery after lunch). For lunch you will enjoy the typical meal from Ribera, roasted lamb in a wood fired oven with Ribera del Duero wines in one of the best restaurants of the area. Depending on the time you might be able to visit the small walled medieval town of Peñaranda or the castle of Peñafiel.Dinner on your own.

Burgos and Rioja. Night in Rioja.Drive to Burgos and visit its cathedral, begun in the 13th century and completed in the 15th and 16th centuries. Our Lady of Burgos sums up Gothic architecture in all its beauty with a unique collection of reredos, tombs, choir, stalls, stained glass, etc. It has also been declared a World Heritage monument by UNESCO.Lunch on your own. Depart to Rioja In Rioja you can visit for example the new Wine Culture Museum . You can also dedicate some time to visit the small towns of Rioja like: The Medieval walled village of Laguardia (13th century), and the capital of La Rioja Alavesa. Under the stone paved streets and homes of Laguardia it is full of old subterranean bodegas, and over them are many historic monuments and sites, like the Gothic facade of Santa Maria de los Reyes church from the 14th century.Note: You can skip the visit to Burgos and just drive from Ribera to Rioja in the mor-ning and skip this day. To help you decide here is the approximate driving distances: Ribera del Duero – Burgos: 1hr. Burgos – Rioja: 1hr 30 min

En of our services.Breakfast and end of our services.Option: Drive to Bilbao and visit the Guggenheim while you are in Rioja (Bilbao, Rioja: 1hr 20 min)

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Wine and architecture, Rioja and BilbaoGourmet wine break 4 days / 3 nights

Arrival in Bilbao, Rioja.Arrive in Bilbao. Pick up at Bilbao airport and drive to Rioja(Bilbao - Rioja, 1h and 30 min).Hotel check in and dinner on your own.

Rioja Wine.Today, your guide will pick you up to visit two Riojan wineries, enjoying the breathta-king views of the Riojan vineyards. We will arrange a traditional winery and a modern one to appreciate the contrast. The tradition of Rioja is very well represented by these centenary wineries, which keep in their cellars bottles from the time of their founders. We always try to select different wineries so you get a nice contrast between them and it will give you a very good idea of the present Riojan wine.A traditional Riojan lunch will give you more opportunities to taste the wonderfulRiojan wines. We can have lunch in a winery or in a restaurant. You can also have a wine and tapas lunch in Laurel Street in Logroño, with a talk on its history, Rioja and its wine culture.After lunch we will visit the medieval walled village of Laguardia (13th century) and its church. Under the stone paved streets and homes of Laguardia it is full of old subte-rranean bodegas, and over them there are many historic monuments and sites, like the Gothic facade of Santa Maria de los Reyes church from the 14th century.Dinner will be on your own, we can make reservations for you and we can arrange the transfer.

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Wine Culture in Rioja. Today you will visit two more wineries.One winery can be a small family winery producing very high quality updated style wines or one of the modern wineries in Rioja designed by famous architects, where wine is made using the most advanced technologies. Visit an artisan subterranean winery with underground cellars and taste the wine produce. Lunch today will be a sample of how modern cuisine is applied to traditional food. Instead of two wineries we can visit the Wine Culture Museum in Briones and even have lunch there. The museum is situated in the heart of the vineyards adjacent to their Bodega in Briones, a unique and historic location in the Rioja Alta, on the outskirts of Sierra Cantabria.This is one of the largest wine museums in the world and the town of Briones has amazing views.Depart to Bilbao and enjoy a wonderful drive through the green mountains of the Basque countryside. Hotel check in and dinner on your own.We can make reservations for you.

Bilbao and end of the trip.Visit the Guggenheim on your, designed by the architect Frank O. Gehry (tickets inclu-ded). This Museum, together with the landscaping and buildings that surround it, can be considered as one of the best settings in Spain today, worth spending some time admiring architecture at its best. A walk along the waterside of the Nervion river with the Calatrava bridge, and the spider or the flower puppy in front of the Museum are now landmarks in the new image of modern and artistic Bilbao.Rest of day at leisure.Transfer to Bilbao airport and end of our services.

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