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Madrid and Barcelona then Cava and La Rioja wine regions ending in Bilbao and the Northern Coast of Spain
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ProductID:
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Type:
Self Drive Tour
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Country:
Spain |
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Theme:
Wine Tours and Cultural Adventures
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Region:
Catalonia |
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Group Size:
2 - 6 People
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Start City:
Madrid |
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Duration:
14 Days / 13 Nights
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Lodging: City Centre and Costal Hotels 4*/ Paradores |
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Starting off in
Madrid, the city that never sleeps and rich in art and monuments. Spend time visiting the
museums, shopping and of course to go out at night for tapas
and wines.
From Madrid you will fly over to Barcelona, the
cosmopolitan and modernist city of Spain. Here you will admire the works of Antonio
Gaudi and walk along the famous street La Rambla. On the outskirts of Barcelona you will have time to visit a
Cava winery in the heart of the wine region D.O. Cava.
Then driving through
Aragon you will make a stop in Zaragoza while en-route to the wine region of
D.O. La Rioja. In this region you will have time to spend touring quaint wine towns and wineries.
Continuing on you will drive up to the
Cantabrian coast stopping en-route to visit the old quarter and Cathedral of Burgos
and then arriving in the noble village of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria. Then you will visit
Bilbao with its world renowned Guggenheim museum and follow further along the coast to
San Sebastian.
Ending the trip you will drive back to Barcelona making a stop in
Pamplona en-route.
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14 Days / 13 Nights
DAY 1:
MADRID AIRPORT - MADRID
- Arrival to Madrid, Barajas Airport
- Take a taxi to your hotel in the centre of
Madrid (NOTE: We can provide private
transfers, see Addons section for
prices)
- Lunch & Dinner on your own
- Relax today and walk around the city as
you please (NOTE: Or you could even
take an evening tapa tour of the city, see
our Addons for prices)
- Overnight in Madrid
DAY 2 :
MADRID
- Breakfast
- Visit on your own the important sites eg: PLAZA MAYOR, PUERTA
DEL SOL etc (NOTE: Or you could take a scheduled group
or private half-day tour see our Addons
section for prices)
- Lunch & Dinner on your own
- Overnight in Madrid
B
DAY 3:
MADRID
- Breakfast
- Spend the day visiting sights you didn't see the days before
and shop the streets (NOTE: Or you could even take an
excursion to Toledo, Avila/Segovia, etc...
in group or private, see our Addons
for prices)
- Lunch & Dinner on your own
- Overnight in Madrid
B
DAY 4:
MADRID (Fly) - BARCELONA
- Breakfast
- Take a taxi to Madrid, Barajas Airport (NOTE: We can
provide private transfers, see Addons
section for prices)
- *Flight to Barcelona (*Not included, leaving approx. every hour)
- Upon arrival to Barcelona, Prat Airport take a taxi to your hotel in the
centre of BARCELONA (NOTE: We can provide private
transfers, see Addons section for
prices)
- Visit on your own the important sites eg: LA RAMBLA, GOTHIC
CATHEDRAL & OLD QUARTER etc(NOTE: Or you could take a
scheduled group or private half-day tour see
our Addons section for prices)
- Lunch & Dinner on your own
- Overnight in Barcelona
B
DAY 5:
BARCELONA
- Breakfast
- Visit on your own Gaudi´s work eg: CASA BATLLO, CASA MILA, LA
SAGRADA FAMILA, GUELL PARK etc(NOTE: Or you could take a
scheduled group or private half-day tour see
our Addons section for prices)
- Lunch & Dinner on your own
- Overnight in Barcelona
B
DAY 6:
BARCELONA - SAN SADURNI DE NOYA - BARCELONA
- Breakfast
- 09:30-10:00AM:Pick up your Car Rental in the morning
from the Europcar city centre office
- Take a morning trip on your own to visit the Cava Winery of
Cordorniu located outside of
Barcelona in San Sadurni de Noya. (NOTE: Or you could
take a private half-day wine tour see our
Addons section for prices)
- Return to Barcelona
- Explore Barcelona the rest of the day on your own
- Lunch & Dinner on your own
- Overnight in Barcelona
B
DAY 7:
BARCELONA - ZARAGOZA - SANTO DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA
- Breakfast
- Drive to ZARAGOZA visit the PLAZA MAYOR & CATHEDRAL (NOTE:
Or you could take a private half-day
walking tour of the old quarter see our
Addons section for prices)
- Continue on to SANTO DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA in the LA RIOJA
wine region
- Check into the Parador
- Visit on your own Santo Domingo de la Calzada, a famous village on the
Pilgrimage Route with a 13th century cathedral
- Lunch & Dinner on your own
- Overnight in Santo Domingo de la Calzada
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DAY 8:
SANTO DOMINGO CALZADA - HARO - (DRIVE AROUND LA RIOJA WINE
COUNTRY) - SANTO
DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA
- Breakfast
- Drive to HARO, wine capital of La Rioja, visit on your own the town
& one of the many wineries (NOTE: Or you could take a
private walking wine and tapa tour with an
expert wine guide in Haro see our Addons
section for prices)
- Take a driving tour on your own around La Rioja wine region
visit wine towns eg: LAGUIARDIA, ELCIEGO, etc..
- On you way back to Santo Domingo de la Calzada stop in SAN
MILLAN DE LA COGOLLA
- Visit the Human Heritage monasteries of SUSO (X century) and
YUSO (XI century), birthplace of Castilian language
- Lunch & Dinner on your own
- Overnight in Santo Domingo de la Calzada
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DAY 9:
SANTO DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA - BURGOS - SANTILLANA DEL MAR
- Breakfast
- Drive to BURGOS visit the PLAZA MAYOR & CATHEDRAL (NOTE:
Or you could take a private half-day
walking tour of the old quarter see our
Addons section for prices)
- Continue to SANTILLANA DEL MAR on the Cantabrian coast
- Check in Parador
- Explore this noble village
- Lunch & Dinner on your own
- Overnight in Santillana del Mar
B
DAY 10:
SANTILLA DEL MAR - PICOS DE EUROPA or COSTAL BEACH TOWNS -
SANTILLANA DEL MAR
- Breakfast
- Drive around the PICOS DE EUROPA visiting towns and sites like: ALTAMIRA
CAVE, FUENTE DE, COVADONGA etc..
- Or visit the costal beach towns like: COMILLAS, SANTANDER
etc..
- Lunch & Dinner on your own
- Overnight in Santillana del Mar
B
DAY 11:
SANTILLANA DEL MAR - BILBAO - SAN SEBASTIAN
- Breakfast
- Drive to BILBAO visit the GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM & OLD QUARTER (NOTE:
Or you could take a privately guided
tour of the museum see our Addons
section for prices)
- Lunch on your own
- Then after visiting Bilbao drive on to San
Sebasitan.
- In the evening you could try tapas on your
own in the old quarter or book a table at
the famous Arzak restaurant (NOTE: Or
you could take a private tapa/wine tour or a
cooking class with a Basque Chef, see our
Addons section for prices)
- Overnight in San Sebastian
B
DAY 12:
SAN SEBASTIAN - EXPLORE THE BASQUE COAST -
SAN SEBASTIAN
- Breakfast
- Spend the day on the beach LA CONCHA, exploring the city or as
well the coastal towns like Hondarribia,
etc.. (NOTE: Or you could take a
private Basque wine tour, see our Addons
section for prices)
- Lunch & Dinner on your own
- Overnight in San Sebastian
B
DAY 13:
SAN SEBASTIAN - PAMPLONA (OPTIONAL STOP) -
MADRID
- Breakfast
- On your way down to madrid by highway you could make a detour
to visit PAMPLONA city
- Leave Pamplona when desired, drive by
highway down to Madrid
- Upon Arrival to Madrid drop car rental at the Europcar office
in the Atocha train Station
- Last minute shopping & sightseeing
- Lunch & Dinner on your own
- Overnight in Madrid
B
DAY 14:
MADRID - MADRID AIRPORT
- Breakfast
- Take a taxi to Madrid, Barajas Airport (NOTE: We can
provide private transfers, see Addons
section for prices)
- Return to Point of Origin city
B
END OF CUSTOMIZED TOUR SERVICES
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Addons
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