Cataluña Escapade:
Barcelona - Madrid

Tour Code: IT0IB1BCNMAD

9 Days / 7 Nights

Day 1 - Departure

Evening departure. Dinner and breakfast served on board.

Day 2 - Barcelona

Upon arrival, you will be met by a Bravo representative and transferred to your hotel. Dinner and lodging.

Day 3 - Barcelona - City Tour

Breakfast. Half day tour of the capital of Cataluña, where you will see its Cathedral, Gothic Quarter, Town Hall, Chamber of Deputies, and Montjuich Mountain. Later, visit “El Pueblo Español” to see replicas of Spain’s most typical villages. Your afternoon is free to walk along Las Ramblas. Dinner and lodging.

Day 4 - Barcelona - Gaudí and Picasso Museums

Breakfast. After breakfast, your morning is free for shopping at El Corte Inglés or any of the wide variety of interesting catalonian shops, or you may choose to walk along Las Ramblas, see the flower stalls, the booksellers, or the mimes which line this fabulous promenade. In the afternoon your tour takes you along el Paseo de Gracia for a panoramic view of the city with special emphasis on the unique and exciting architecture of Gaudí. La Casa Batlló, Casa Mila and the famous Sagrada Familia are all viewed. Then a stop at El Museu Gaudí is made. The culmination of the day is a visit to the Picasso Museum. Dinner and lodging.

Day 5 - Barcelona - Montserrat - Madrid

Breakfast. Half day excursion to the Monastery of Montserrat, where you will see the “Moreneta” — patron saint of Cataluña. Return to Barcelona. Afternoon transfer to the airport for your brief flight to Madrid. Upon arrival, you are met by a Bravo representative and transferred to your hotel. Dinner and lodging.

Day 6 - Madrid - Royal Palace - Prado Museum

Breakfast. Morning tour including the Royal Palace and Prado Museum. In the afternoon relax, shop, or see other places of interest. Dinner and lodging in your hotel.

Day 7 - Madrid - Toledo - El Escorial - Valle De Los Caídos

Breakfast. Morning tour of Toledo where you will visit the Cathedral, Santo Tomé Church, and see El Greco’s most famous painting, “The Burial of the Count Orgaz,” the Synagogue, Bisagra’s Gate, Alcántara’s Bridge and the Alcázar. After lunch, on to El Escorial, the 16th century monastery-palace and El Valle de los Caídos, Spain’s tribute to those who died during its Civil War. Late afternoon return to Madrid. Dinner and lodging.

Day 8 - Madrid - Avila - Segovia

Breakfast, Tour of Avila, the birthplace of St. Teresa, where you will visit St. Teresa’s Temple, the Convent of St. Thomas and the Cathedral. Then, on to the typically Castillian city of Segovia, with its universally famous Roman Aqueduct and its magnificent Alcázar. Lunch is included. Late afternoon return to Madrid. Dinner and lodging.

Day 9 - Departure

After breakfast time for packing and transfer to the airport for your return flight.

 

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