| Duration: | 4 Day(s) - 3 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Classic Tours |
Highlights
Valencia and Barcelona breathe the Mediterranean breeze. Two cities that face the sea without losing their historical and monumental character
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 one of medieval knights.
The narrow and labyrinthine streets of Barrio Gótico are the cultural heritage of the Roman and Medieval history of Barcelona.
Day 1: (Thu.) MADRID – VALENCIA
Drive southeast, looking for the blue and clear sky of the Mediterranean. Reach Valencia, one of the main capitals of the Mediterranean coast, with its modern Arts and Sciences Architectural Complex, integrated by six elements: Hemispheric, Umbracle, Science Museum, Oceanographic, Palau de les Arts, and Ágora. Valencia is also the home of the internationally well-renowned and delicious “Paella”. Accommodation at the 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.
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 Montjuich Park with spectacular views of the city and harbour, Olympic Ring, monument to Columbus, and the emblematic Gothic Quarter, heart of the old city and its historical centre.
Afternoon is for you to keep on discovering this city full of 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 in Zaragoza, capital city of Aragón, on the banks of the 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 time free to see the impressive Baroque architecture of the Basilica-Temple of Our Lady of Pilar. Continue to Madrid. END OF OUR SERVICES.
Included:
Guided visit in Valencia and Barcelona
Tour Escort during the tour
Air-conditioned deluxe motor-coach
Accommodation in the selected class
Daily breakfast.
Excluded:
Tourist City Taxes
Any other service not specified
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