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SALAMANCA & TOLEDO • Return flights
• Six nights' bed and breakfast at excellent quality three-star superior and four-star hotels
• Four dinners (one dinner when staying at the Catalonia Gran Via Hotel)
• Guided tour of Toledo, immortalised by El Greco and Spain’s former capital
• Sightseeing tour of Madrid
• Walking tour of Salamanca, home to one of the world’s oldest universities, the ‘Inquisition’, Spain’s most attractive main square and two Cathedrals
• Visit to Aranjuez, the former Palace and luxuriant gardens of the Spanish Royal Family
• Visit to Segovia, seeing its spectacular ancient Roman aqueduct and castle
• Escorted by our experienced Tour Manager
These cities astonish discerning travellers with their art; 2,000 years of history; unique architecture and their mouth-watering cuisine. Sample delectable chorizo, suckling pig and serrano hams
DAY 1 - ARRIVAL IN SALAMANCA Flight to Madrid. On arrival a coach will take you to Salamanca, staying two nights’ bed and breakfast at the three-star superior Hotel San Polo, centrally- located on the edge of the Old Town near the Cathedrals.
DAY 2 - SALAMANCA Salamanca is one of Spain’s most beautiful cities, built almost entirely with local sandstone and dominated by its two Cathedrals and university – the oldest in Spain, founded in 1215, and for four centuries one of the most important in the world. Today you have a guided tour with the remainder of the day free.
DAY 3 - SEGOVIA Today you drive to Segovia, capital of Castille and home to a superbly preserved Roman aqueduct. There are some superb Renaissance paintings in the Cathedral but the fairytale Alcazar, or castle, dominates this superb old city. You soon arrive in Madrid and your hotel for four nights is either the
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four-star Novotel: well located, in Madrid outside the city centre with easy local transport access, set in its own gardens complete with swimming pool and terrace, or at four-star Catalonia Gran Via, situated in the centre of Madrid with roof top pool, bar and restaurant.
DAY 4 - MADRID This morning you have a sightseeing tour, during which you will see the beautiful Plaza Mayor, the vast square in the heart of old Madrid, the Prado Museum, housing one of the world’s finest art collections with works by Goya and Dali, the Royal Palace, the Plaza De Espana, home to the legendary Don Quixote, and the Puerta del Sol. The afternoon is free.
DAY 5 - ARANJUEZ & CHINCHON In the morning you visit Aranjuez and the former summer palace of the Spanish Royal Family, famous for its magnificent gardens created in French and Flemish-style with neat hedges, lakes, ornate fountains and fine sculpture. The Palace features
beautifully displayed antiques, fabrics and exquisite furniture, together with outstanding works of art, glassware and porcelain. This evening you take the short drive to Chinchon, a beautiful, provincial village full of the atmosphere of rural Spain and famous for its pretty town square. You have a little time to wander, absorbing its ambience before visiting a lovely restaurant, converted from a former olive mill, where you will be served specialities of the region.
DAY 6 - TOLEDO You have a guided tour of the beautiful city of Toledo, spectacularly rich in history, buildings and art. It takes its influences from Jewish, Christian and Moorish civilisations and is famous for its majestic Alcazar Palace, Cathedral, richly adorned with treasures plundered from the New World, and a wealth of other buildings, including El Greco’s house.
DAY 7 - RETURN FLIGHT Today, at the appropriate time, the coach will take you to Madrid airport for your return flight.
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