DAY 1 | ARRIVE MADRID - PANORAMIC TOUR
Upon arrival at Madrid airport, you will transfer to the Hotl. After you have a chance to get settled in, you will experience at Panoramic Tour of Madrid. For the visitor to madrid, it is important to get an overview of the city, especially in relation to the hotel. This tour will take you on a guided visit of the city through the main areas, including: Gran Via Placa de Espana (Memorial monument to Cervantes) The Plaza Mayor (former market) Puerto del Sol The Retiro Park (the most beautiful park in the city) Las Ventas Bullring (Most important bull ring in the world) Bernabeau Soccer Stadium (real Madrid Team home) Then you have the opportunity for an optional lunch in a typical restaurant located in the old Quarter of the city
DAY 2 | VISIT THE CITY OF TOLEDO
Toledo is the "city which presents the most characteristic ensemble of all the genuinely Spanish land and civilization have ever been". The city was always the coveted prize of the different civilizations that succeeded one another down the centuries in Spain: the Romans...the Visgoths...the Arabs..., all leaving vestiges for posterity. Nowhere can one find such a splendid sample of architectual monuments dating from nearly every period. This tour will take you on a guided visit of the city through the main areas, including: The Cathederal, the Jewish quarter with the Greco painting "entierro del Conde Orgaz", the sinagogues and San Juan de los Reyes church. [B]
DAY 3 | TOUR TO VALENCIA BY TRAIN
Transfer to the Atocha Train Station and take the trip by first class train to Valencia. Valencia is a small city that lies in the fertile terrain of the shores of the Mediterranean close to the ending of the Turia River. Valencia and its surroundings constitute a first rate tourist center in both infraastructure and alternatives for the discerning visitor. You will be pleasantly surprised byt the City itself and the warm, inviting character of its inhabitants. We ask you to discover it for yourself and enjoy the extensive range of activities that await you. In the evening, you watch the Children's Fireworks presentation setup. [B]
DAY 4 | VALENCIA PANORAMIC WALKING TOUR
The "Fallas" festivities are the expression of a unique kind of art using large wooden structures covered with painted papier-mache. Recently, however, other materials are also coming into use. This festival is also a satirical and ironic vision of local, provincial, national and even international problems and themes. The "Fallas" criticize almost everything and everyone imaginable, although they do so with tongu in cheek. At this day the papier mache effigies are assembles in the squares and streets of Valencia. Hundreds of the Fallas invade the city! Spend your evening at exploring on your own or just setting back and relaxing. [B]
DAY 5 | EXPLORE VALENCIA
At this time we are in contact with local associations in order to arrange special activities to partake in. More information on these details will be available at a later date. [B]
DAY 6 | EXPLORE VALENCIA
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DAY 7 | CULMINATION OF THE FALLAS
"THE CREMA", is the culmination of the Fallas. On the night of the feast of St Joseph, the "Fallas" are lit. The last effigies to be devoured by the flames are those "fallas" that have been awarded prizes by the "general Fallas Committee" and those in the City Hall Square. The spectacle of the fire and noise, produced by more than three hundred fires spread throughout the city, is quite something to see. [B]
DAY 8 | RETURN TO MADRID
Take the train back to Madrid and spend your last day exploring this lovely city, buying your souvenirs, having that last leisure dinner before you begin your trek home the following morning. [B]
DAY 9 | TIME TO GO HOME
Transfer to the airport after breakfast. [B]
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