8 Days in Madrid and Barcelona

Welcome to Spain! After the arrival at Barajas International Airport, we offer the "meet and greet" service. Your guide will assist and transfer you in a private car to the hotel for check-in. Allow some time to rest after your long trip. Take the opportunity to get know your hotel surrounding by stolling along the Gran Via and Puerta del Sol. Stop for some people watching, tapas and some churros and chocolate.

You will visit Toledo today, the former capital Spain. It sits up on a high rock and is encircled by the Tagus River. Your private guide will be waiting for you for a walking tour. You will visit a traditional factory for inlaid steel crafting and experience Toledo’s culture by having a marzipan tasting, where it is believed to be invented. Make sure you to take some marzipan home.

After breakfast, you will visit Segovia for the day. In Segovia, you will have a leisure walking tour to the aqueduct, the cathedral and the Alcazar. Lunch will be provided, experiencing the famous cochinillo (roasted suckling pig), after your belly if full you will return to Madrid.

On your last day in Madrid, your private guide will take you on a half day tour of the Prado Museum and the Royal Palace. You will see many works of art by Velazquez and Goya. Then continue to Madrid's Royal Palace, which is currently used by the Spanish Crown. You will be transferred back to the hotel for some relaxation before tonight's evening tour. During the evening you will have a 3 hour walking tour with private guide to experience the bar and tapas scene. You will visit three restaurants, having a drink and tapas in each to taste classical dishes.

After a delicious breakfast, you will travel to Barcelona, by the fast train, Renfe, taking approximately 2 1/2 hours. Upon arrival you will be transferred by private car to your hotel. You will have time to relax and get to know the surrounding area of your hotel along the Paseo de Gracia.

Set out with your private guide for a half-day walking tour of Barcelona's historic Gothic Quarter. Stroll the stone alleyways of the old Jewish Quarter and enjoy a visit to the Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar, an architectural marvel of Gothic Art. Travel Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia, still under construction over 100 years. It is one of Barcelona's must-see sites. Your afternoon is free to explore the rest of the city.

Enjoy a small group day tour today, driving through the countryside to the monastery, Montserrat. Here you can have a scenic walk, admission to the Montserrat Museum or take a ride on the cable car. A visit to the sanctuary where the ‘Moreneta’ (black virgin) is housed, is always a must. In the afternoon, you'll depart Montserrat and head to a winery in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, situated in the Penedès wine-growing region. Take a winery tour and Cava tasting, offering a refreshing and bubbly end to your day.

After your last breakfast in Spain, your private driver will be waiting for you for an airport transfer.