SPAIN: Valencia & barcelona ESCORTED TOUR 4 DAYS
Madrid - valencia - barcelona - zaragoza - madrid
Valencia and Barcelona breathe the Mediterranean breeze. Two cities that face the sea without losing their historical and monumental character!
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Day 1 (Thu.) MADRID – VALENCIA (train)
Call on Madrid “Puerta de Atocha” train station to depart by AVE, high speed train to Valencia. Enjoy the journey. Arrival, transfer from station to your hotel. Accommodation at the hotel. Nh Valencia Las Artes Hotel
Day 2 (Fri.) VALENCIA – BARCELONA
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning city tour of this bright city including a drive through the old city showing the most prominent buildings, we will then be driven past the old riverbed of the Turia to the most avant-garde complex “Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias” to watch the emblematic exteriors of the six buildings. Early afternoon departure northward all along the Mediterranean coast to Catalunya, via Tarragona, the Roman Tarraco, reach Barcelona principal Mediterranean city homeland of the famous architect Gaudí symbol of the Catalonian modernism. Accommodation at the hotel. Catalonia Barcelona Plaza / Melia Barcelona Sarria Hotel.
Day 3 (Sat.) BARCELONA
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning city tour of Barcelona well known worldwide for the Olympic Games during 1992, drive along the main avenues with impressive modernist buildings by Gaudí such as La Pedrera, Casa Milá, etc. – declared World Heritage buildings. – The Montjuïc Park with spectacular views of the city and harbor, Olympic Ring, monument to Columbus and the Olympic Port. Afternoon is for you to keep on discovering this city full attractive offers as well as exquisite and varied gastronomy. Accommodation at the hotel.
Day 4 (Sun.) BARCELONA – ZARAGOZA – MADRID
After breakfast at the hotel departure southwest along an industrial and agricultural area with certain relevance within Europe. Arrive to Zaragoza, capital city of Aragón, within the banks of Ebro River the most copious within the Iberian Peninsula. Zaragoza, known as Cesar Augusta during the Roman period had an important role in Spanish history. Some free time to see the impressive Baroque architecture of the Basilic-Temple of Our Lady Pilar. Continue to Madrid.
Single room supplement is extra. Please contact us for Single travel alone and Single room supplement.
Highlights
The City of the Arts and Sciences is an architectural and cultural complex designed by Santiago Calatrava. It stands out for the modern architecture of the Hemisfèric which resembles a giant eye.
La Pedrera is the reflection of Gaudí’s imagination, with an atypical terrace dominated by chimneys that remind of medieval knights.
The narrow and labyrinthine streets of Barrio Gótico are the cultural heritage of the Roman and Medieval history of Barcelona.
INCLUSIONS
Guided visit in Valencia and Barcelona
Tour escort during the tour
High speed AVE train Madrid-Valencia (tourist class)
Air conditioned deluxe motor-coach
Transfer Valencia station to hotel
Accommodation at selected class
Daily breakfast
EXCLUSIONS
• Personal expenses, International airfare, Visa fees
• Customary gratitude to your guide and driver