Blissful Spain

📅   Day 1   |   Arrival and transfer to the hotel

• Upon arriving at the airport, we will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel. You can enjoy free time until your tour starts. Please, check the informative posters placed at the hotel reception area which have all the information about your upcoming services such as meeting place, time, and the guide’s name.

• Overnight stay in Madrid

 📅   Day 2   |   Morning Breakfast & Check-out Madrid – Leon- Oviedo (B)

• After Breakfast Madrid, We will leave in the early morning and cross Castilla and Leon. We will have a stop in Tordsillas to learn the history of this small town and have coffee at its main square. Then we will continue to Leon,  a historic city on the Way of St James, where we will have time for lunch and to see the fantastic Gothic cathedral. After that, we will cross the Cantabrian Range mountains on our way to Asturias. Arrival in OVIEDO in the mid-afternoon. We will include (occasionally on Tuesday mornings) an hour-and-a-half visit of the city with a local guide in which we will visit its 9th century cathedral, Calatrava Congressional Palace, Campoamor Theatre and Calle de la Rua.

• Overnight in Oviedo.

📅   Day 3   |   Morning Breakfast & Check-out Rome- Florence- Piazzale Michelangelo (B)

• After Breakfast Oviedo, Fantastic landscapes, we will be heading to Altamira National Museum, Panoramic city tour of Santander. We will travel to Picos de Europa. We will visit Basílica de Covadonga, which is surrounded by beautiful scenery. Then, we will resume our journey following the coastline to Santillana, one of Spain’s most beautiful towns, and we will visit its well-preserved medieval quarter. We will also visit the National Museum and Research Centre of Altamina (ticket included) located in the vicinity of this town. We will later travel to Santander, the region’s capital, a coastal city with amazing views and beaches. We will explore and learn about this elegant city and beautiful bay on the included panoramic city tour.

• NOTE: On some high difficulty dates (especially in summer from May to mid-September), some groups can be accommodated in Bilbao.

• Overnight stay in Santander.

📅   Day 4   |   Morning Breakfast & Check-out Santander – Bilbao-Rioja- Zaragoza (Saragossa)(B)

• After breakfast, we will visit to BilbaoWine Museum in La Rioja, Santo Domingo de la Calzada. We will follow the motorway along the Cantabrian coast; some of the scenery we will see today, as we travel between the mountains and the sea, is  special beauty Bilbao. We arrive in the Basque Country’s largest city. We will go on a short tour of the city with a local guide which will cover: the Guggenheim area, the old quarter, the Cathedral, then there will be free time to enjoy some authentic “Pintxos”. We will then travel to La Rioja an outstanding winemaking region. We will visit the Wine Museum in Briones and learn about the significance of the ancient art of winemaking. Later, we will stop in Santo Domingo De La Calzada a historic town on the famous "Camino de Santiago", whose cathedral houses a hen and a rooster. Zaragoza, we will arrive in the late afternoon.

• Overnight stay in Zaragoza (Saragossa).

📅   Day 5   |   Morning Breakfast & Checkout Zaragoza (Saragossa) – Poblet- Montserrat- Barcelona (B)

• After breakfast, Zaragoza Sightseeing tour. Rack railway to Montserrat Abbey. We include a morning sightseeing tour of the city of Zaragoza with a local guide. We will visit the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar. We will also learn about Goya, the famous painter (and see some of his works), visit a Roman theatre, a Renaissance palace and walk by the Aljafería Palace. After lunch, we will continue our journey and head to the Poblet Monastery, a walled monastery surrounded by beautiful scenery. It is one of the best-preserved medieval monasteries in the world (ticket included with guided tour). We will later travel to Monserrat Abbey where we will board the rack railway and take in the fantastic landscapes. We will resume the trip and go to Barcelona, where we will arrive in the late afternoon.

• Note: Due to the shorter days during the winter months and, in order to reach Montserrat during daylight hours, we will not visit the Monastery of Poblet in this season.

• Overnight Stay in Barcelona.

📅   Day 6   |   Morning Breakfast & Barcelona City Tour (B)

• After breakfast, Barcelona city tour. “Spanish Village” visit and evening transfer to Las Ramblas district. Today we will explore Barcelona, an impressive city right on the Medi­terranean Sea. Starting by an informative city tour with a local expert (note: If the group has fewer than fifteen people, explanations can be given by our guide.) We will also visit the city’s historic central area with its Gothic neigh­bourhood dating back to the Middle Ages. We will visit the area where the Olympic Games took place. We will also get the chance to see La Sagrada Fa­milia Basilica, the masterpiece designed by the architect Gaudí. Following this, we include the entry ticket to visit ‘Poble Espanyol’ (meaning ‘Spanish Village’). This open-air architectural museum is situated in one of the most emblematic areas of Barcelona. Enjoy the Spanish craftsmanship and discover the architectural styles, traditions and folklore of the different regions that make up Spain. You will then have some free time to explore the city at your own leisure.

• In the evening we provide a transfer to Las Ramblas and the Plaza Cata­lunya area for dinner, where you can choose from a wide variety of restaurants. We will return to the hotel in the late evening.

• Overnight Stay in Barcelona.

📅   Day 7   |   Morning Breakfast- Barcelona- Peniscola – Valencia – Madrid (B)

• After Breakfast, we visit Peniscola, a beautiful walled town and its castle by the sea. Discover Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences. We will journey south along the Mediterranean, making a special stop in Peniscola, a small walled town on the shores of the sea and where we have time for a stroll. We will then travel to Valencia, the third largest city in Spain. After time for lunch in its historic city centre, at 16.30 hrs, we will continue our route to Madrid after passing through the avant-garde City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia where we can take a picture. Arrival to MADRID at around 20: 30 / 21.00 hrs.

• Note: Depending on the number of passengers, the journey between Valencia and Madrid may be done by high-speed train.

• Overnight Stay in Madrid.

📅   Day 8   |   Morning Breakfast & Free Leisure Day until Departure Flight (B)

• After Breakfast, Free Leisure Day until Departure & Transfer to the Airport for Departure flight.