Day 1 – Departure
Evening departure. Dinner and breakfast served on board.
Day 2 – Lisbon
Upon arrival, you are met by a Bravo
representative and transferred to your hotel. Dinner and
lodging.
Day 3 – Lisbon
Breakfast. Morning tour including the Belem Tower, Jeronimo’s Monastery (the burial place of Vasco da Gama), the Bull Ring, and the Avenida da Liberdade. In the afternoon, you may explore, on your own, this enchanting capital city. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4 – Madrid + Prado Museum
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Madrid. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel. In the afternoon,
panoramic tour seeing La Plaza de España, La Puerta del Sol, Gran Vía, Cibeles, La Puerta de Alcalá, La Plaza Mayor and more. This is followed by a guided visit to the Prado. Dinner and lodging.
Day 5 – El Escorial
Breakfast. Morning tour of El Escorial, the 16th century
monastery-palace built by Felipe II as a residence for
the Royal Family. Return to Madrid. Dinner and lodging.
Day 6 – Avila and Segovia
Breakfast. Depart for the medieval walls of Avila to see the city
of the mystic – Santa Teresa. Then, on to visit Segovia with its Aqueduct and Alcázar. Return to Madrid for dinner and overnight.
Day 7 – Toledo
Breakfast. On to the city of three cultures to see the Christian,
Islamic, and Jewish roots of Spain. See the Alcázar, the Church
of Santo Tomé and El Greco’s “The Burial of Count Orgaz,” the Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca, the famous view, and a demasquinado
factory. Afternoon return to Madrid. Dinner and lodging.
Day 8 – Departure
Breakfast. Transfer to airport for
return flight.