UNESCO SPANISH CITIES
DAY 1: MADRID
Arrival at the international airport of Madrid. Received by mail and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
DAY 2: MADRID - AVILA - MADRID
Breakfast. panoramic tour by coach of the neighborhood is known as the Austrias neighborhood: Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, the Paseo del Prado (where the Museo del Prado, the Thyssen Museum and the Reina Sofia Museum), the Great Vía, Plaza of Spain and finally the Royal Palace was the official residence of the Bourbon dynasty until 1931. Departure for Avila. Lunch at restaurant. The city of Ávila is an example of well-preserved medieval city as evidenced by its walls of 2.5 km. The tour begins in the city with the Cathedral of Romanesque and Gothic style, which is both church and strength. Then visit the Royal Monastery of Santo Tomas, the summer residence of the Catholic Monarchs and later inquisitor Torquemada. We will continue our tour of the old city with the Church of Santa Teresa Guzman tower, the palace of Deanes Renaissance style and the church of San Pedro de Romanesque style. Finally, stop for exterior visit of the Basilica of San Vicente with its Romanesque porch. Return to Madrid. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 3: MADRID - TALAVERA DE LA REINA - CACERES - MERIDA
Breakfast. Departure for Caceres. We will pass through the Sierra de Gredos, an exceptional natural space. Stop in Talavera de la Reina, a Castilian town famous for its ceramics and crafts. Visit the Collegiate Gothic Mudejar style. Free time to do some shopping. Lunch. Arrival to Cáceres, which was declared a World Heritage Site and third monuments of Europe. The visit begins with the Arco de la Estrella. We will pass through the Plaza de Santa María where you can visit the Gothic cathedral, the Palacio de Carvajal, and the palaces of the Golfines de Abajo, an occasional residence of the Catholic Monarchs. We will continue going through the House of Storks and its tower battlements and the House of Veláis, today is the Provincial Archaeological Museum. We will continue our journey to Merida. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 4: MERIDA - CORDOBA
Breakfast. Departure to Córdoba, a legendary city founded by the Romans and later the capital of Al-Andalus. He had more than 300 mosques, palaces and public buildings unmentionables that rivaled the opulence of Constantinople and Damascus. Lunch. exterior visit the Roman Bridge and the Tower of Calahorra then go into the old Cathedral mosque. Tour outskirts of the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos, the residence fortress built by King Alfonso XI. Finally, visit the Jewish Quarter and the only synagogue in Cordoba still preserved. In the city center, you will have the opportunity to admire the fusion of the arts and cultures reminiscent of the coexistence of the three beliefs: Christian, Jewish and Muslim. Transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 5: CORDOBA - TOLEDO
Breakfast. Departure to Toledo crossing La Mancha landscape that inspired the writer Miguel de Cervantes for universal novel "Don Quixote". We must emphasize the existence of its nine gates; the door hinge and Cambrón which are the best known. Lunch. City tour to get to the Gothic Cathedral and then to the museum deserve. In the museum you can see the famous works of master Goya, El Greco, Velázquez, Titian, Rubens and Raphael. We will continue with the visit of the Tránsito Synagogue, now free Sefardí.Tiempo Museum. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 6: TOLEDO - CUENCA
Breakfast. Departure to Cuenca, a medieval city well preserved and built by the Moors as a defensive fortress great Caliphate of Córdoba. We will pass through the hanging houses built during the fourteenth century. They are literally hanging from the rock in the vicinity of the Huecar river flowing below. Lunch. Visit the Gothic Cathedral Norman, continue to the church of San Pedro, renovated in the eighteenth century, and we will stop to admire the facade of the church of San Miguel. Free time and transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 7: CUENCA - ALCALÁ DE HENARES - MADRID
Breakfast. Visit the University of Alcalá founded in 1499 by Cardinal Cisneros. Rodrigo Gil de Hantañon was the author of this wonderful Plateresque facade. They will appreciate the beauty of the courtyards of the Grand Amphitheatre and the Chapel of San Ildefonso, which houses the tomb of Cisneros. Visit the old town and the monastery of San Bernardo, built in the seventeenth century and contains the Museum of Sacred Art. Lunch. Free time in the Calle Mayor. Return to Madrid. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 8: MADRID
Breakfast. Airport transfer. End of our services.