is a beautiful and diverse country located in the southwest of Europe. Traveling to Spain is like an enriching experience since tourism in the country offers a wide variety of destinations, activities and landscapes.
Itinerary :
Day 01 : London – Madrid (Lifestyle Holidays recommends Visit to Prado Museum)
Take your flight from London to Madrid. On arrival meet and assist and transfer to your hotel in Madrid.
Rest of the day is free at leisure. Perhaps we recommend you to take a guided tour of the Prado Museum.
The Museum of Prado is one of the best, biggest and richest Pinacoteca of the world (for the quality and number – 3000 aprox - of work arts), that deserves without any doubt a visit!!!! The building that welcomes the Museum is itself a splendid example of the neoclassic architecture of the 18th century, designed by Juan de Villanueva. The principal treasure of the museum is formed by the Spanish school, from the medieval times until the genius Goya, passing by fantastic work arts of El Greco, Velázquez, Murillo o Zurbaran, etc.
Overnight in your Madrid hotel.
Day 02 : Madrid – City Tour
After breakfast, take your Madrid city sightseeing tour.
Spain’s capital, Madrid is a glorious city in the heart of the Iberian Peninsula. Although Madrid’s history dates as far back as the 9th century, its grand character and graceful presence today owe much to the 18th century reign of King Carlos III, when the city’s great boulevards were designed, and the 19th century work of Joseph Bonaparte who undertook the restoration of the Puerta del Sol and other areas of Madrid. Your city tour includes visit to the 17th century Plaza Mayor, a grand stone-paved public square with ground floor arcades that now house shops, cafés and taverns. Also visit the Palacio Real, a Neo-Classical palace home to great works of art by Velazquez, Goya, El Greco and many other master painters. Rest of the day is at leisure to shop and explore the city on your own.
Overnight in your Madrid hotel.
Meals : Breakfast
Day 03 : Madrid – Valencia via Barcelona
After breakfast, Transfer from hotel in Madrid to the railway station to board your fast train “AVE” to Valencia. Reach Valencia in the evening where you will be transferred to your hotel. Evening is free at leisure.
The province of Valencia is the largest of the three which go to make up the Valencian community. It is situated in the centre of the Spanish Mediterranean coastline. It overlooks the spacious Gulf of Valencia and is skirted at the back by a group of medium-high Mountains and rolling plains leading to the lands of Aragon and Castile-La Mancha.
The most outstanding artistic heritage is to be found in the districts of Seu and Xerea, where the marks left by the Romans lie hidden beneath Arab ruins and modern churches and palaces.
Overnight in your Valencia hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 04 : Valencia – City Tour
After breakfast, enjoy a city sightseeing tour of Valencia where you will view the highlights of this historical city, such as the Serranos and Quart Towers and the bustling central market, one of the largest in Europe, housing thousands of stalls and a true representation of Spanish life. You will also view the Gothic Cathedral, where construction began in 1262 on the site of an ancient mosque. Your trip to Valencia would not be complete without a stop at Lonja, the old Silk Exchange, recognized by UNESCO as one of the most beautiful buildings of European civil Gothic architecture.
Overnight in your Valencia hotel.
Meals : Breakfast
Day 05: Valencia – Barcelona (Lifestyle Holidays recommends Fountain of Montjuic)
After breakfast, Transfer from hotel in Valencia to railway Station. Departure from Valencia to Barcelona by fast train “AVE”. Reach Barcelona in the afternoon where you will be transferred to your hotel.
Barcelona is the passionate capital of Catalonia, an unforgettable city of art, culture and beauty, Gaudi’s works, museums, concerts and FC Barcelona’s football team homeland.
Walk along the Ramblas to enjoy street musicians, living statues, hustlers and just plain loonies. Hop onto the Tramvia Blau for a tram trip up to the top of Tibidabo and take in the magnificent sights of the city below you. Shop along the Passeig de Gracia at the most well known boutiques in Barcelona.
Have a sunset drink at a chiringuito bar on the Barceloneta beach, then after dark, join the locals for pub crawling at the Barri Gotic for a huge selection of tapas bars, wine bars, cocktail lounges and even Irish pubs! Now that you've worked up an appetite, head for El Born where you'll find the finest in new Catalonian cuisine. Rest of the evening is free at leisure. Lifestyle Holidays recommends a trip to see the fountain of Montjuic. The fountain delivers a spectacular display of colour, light and water acrobatics with musical accompaniment every Thursday to Sunday in the summer months and every Friday and Saturday during winter.
Overnight in your Barcelona hotel.
Meals : Breakfast
Day 06: Barcelona – City Tour
After breakfast, take a sightseeing tour of Barcelona amid the old buildings and squares of the Gothic quarter. See the cathedral followed by the famous Ramblas, with its open-air markets and cafés. In contrast to the old part of town, drive along the broad, elegant avenues of the Eixample district to admire Gaudi’s extraordinary unfinished creation, the Sagrada Familia church, about which opinions are so strongly divided. Round off your tour with a drive up Monjuïc Hill, past the Olympic Games site and enjoy views over the Harbour. The afternoon is at leisure.
Overnight in your Barcelona hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 07: Barcelona – London
After your breakfast in Spain, bid adieu as you take your airport transfer for your flight back home.
Return home with fond memories of your Spain Trip, only with Lifestyle Holidays.
Meals: Breakfast |