Classic Spain Tour

DAY 1: ITALY > BARCELONA
departure by scheduled Vueling/Ita Airways flights to Barcelona - on arrival, transfer to hotel - dinner at the hotel - free evening - guide at disposal - overnight stay.

2NDDAY: BARCELONA - SARAGOZA - MADRID km.630
breakfast at the hotel - departure for Zaragoza - city tour with guide (Basilica del Pilar, Plaza de las Catedrales, La Seo Cathedral, sightseeing tour) - free lunch - in the evening arrival in Madrid - dinner at the hotel - after dinner Madrid by night, walk with guide and/or public transport in Plaza Mayor - overnight stay.

3THDAY: MADRID 'the monumental capital of Spain
breakfast at the hotel - full day dedicated to sightseeing with a guide (Royal Palace -inside-, Prado Museum -inside-, Paseo del Prado UNESCO World Heritage Site, Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, panoramic tour, Atocha Station, Gran Via, Reina Sofia Museum -inside-) - free street food lunch - tasting of typical products - dinner at the hotel - free evening - guide at disposal - overnight stay.

4THDAY: EL ESCORIAL - AVILA - SEGOVIA 'three Unesco World Heritage jewels' km.270
breakfast at the hotel - daily excursion with guide - visit of the Monumental Monastery of the Escorial, Unesco World Heritage Site, Avila (the city of 88 towers, Unesco World Heritage Site, the Cathedral, Puerta de Avila) and Segovia (Roman aqueduct with 128 overlapping arches, Unesco World Heritage Site) - free lunch - tasting of typical products - return to the hotel in the evening - dinner - after dinner Madrid by night, walk with guide and/or public transport - overnight stay.

5THDAY: MADRID - TOLEDO 'the ancient capital and Unesco World Heritage Site' - VALENCIA km.450
breakfast at the hotel - departure for Toledo - guided tour of the ancient capital of Spain, a Unesco World Heritage city (Cathedral, old city centre) - free lunch - in the afternoon, transfer to Valencia - dinner at the hotel - after dinner, Valencia by night, guided walk - overnight stay.

DAY 6: VALENCIA - BARCELONA km.350
Breakfast at the hotel - in the morning, guided tour of Valencia, the former Arab capital and the third most important city in Spain, famous for its typical Spanish dish: paella valenciana, (the Market Square, the Cathedral, the covered market, the Lonja, Unesco World Heritage Site) - free street food lunch - in the afternoon, transfer to Barcelona - dinner at the hotel - after dinner, Barcelona by night, walk with guide and/or public transport to Plaza d'Espana to see the Fountains of Light Show (if working) - overnight stay.

7THDAY: BARCELONA 'the capital of Art Nouveau
Breakfast at the hotel - full day dedicated to visiting the city with a guide (Gothic Quarter with the Cathedral, Sagrada Familia -exterior-, Olympic Village, Montjuich Hill, Plaza Catalunya, Las Ramblas, Paseo de Gracia with Gaudi's splendid architectural works, Unesco World Heritage Site, the Parc Guell- the Gaudi House Museum) - free street food lunch - tasting of typical products - dinner at the hotel - after dinner Barcelona by night, panoramic tour with bus and guide to admire the city from the top of Montjuich - overnight stay.

DAY 8: BARCELONA > ITALY
breakfast at the hotel - in the morning free time for individual visits and/or shopping - escort at disposal - transfer to the airport - free lunch - departure by scheduled Vueling/Ita Airways flights back to Italy.

N.B. Planned visits may be reversed between days depending on museum opening times or technical requirements, but the programme remains unchanged.