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Madrid Galicia & Minho
9 days
Madrid, Leon, Oviedo, Lugo, La Curuña, Santiago de Compostela, Rias Baixas,
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Day 1 – Thu: Madrid
After clearing customs in Madrid you will be met by our representative and escorted to your hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to rest and recuper- ate f rom the overnight trip. However, if you feel that a busy afternoon is better to pass the time you have the option of our 5-hour afternoon excursion to the magnificent city of Toledo. Overnight at the hotel.
[1] Option: Madrid by night & Flamenco Show
Around 7:30 pm you will be picked-up at your hotel for a panoramic tour through the lighted streets of the city before arriving at Tablao Flamenco Café de Chinitas, located in the basement of an old and beautiful palace built in the XVI century, where we will attend to a magnificent show of Flamenco songs and dances, while you have your tasty dinner. After the show, return to your hotel. [D]
Day 2 – Fri: Madrid, Leon, Oviedo
Have breakfast in time to be at the bus terminal, located in the underground parking of the Plaza de Oriente, at 08:30 am for your departure towards Leon, first stop in your tour. Free time to stroll through the city’s historic center and contemplate its Gothic Cathedral, Church of San Isidro or the facade of the Hostel of Sand Marcos in Plateresque style. Continue to Oviedo set on a series of hills at the foot of the
Naranco and which stands out for the beauty of its streets, many of them pedestrian. Its monuments are a World Heritage Site and among them the Cathedral, one of the most important works of Asturian Gothic. Overnight accommodationin Oviedo. [B]
Day 3 – Sat: Oviedo, Lugo, La Coruña
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to the Galician region. Arrive to Lugo. Free time to be able to contemplate the Roman remains that still retains like its walls, declared World Heritage. Continue to La Coruña to enjoy a brief panoramic drive through the main avenues of this fabulous town driving by the Marine Avenue to admire the elegance of this city with the typical Galician architecture of glass house galleries. Brief stop in one of the wonders of the world the oldest
working lighthouse the “Tower of Hercules” dating back f rom the roman period. The afternoon is at leisure so you can rest or take an optional tour to the Rias Altas. Overnight accommo- dation La Coruña. [B]
Day 4 – Sun: La Coruña, Santiago de Compostela
Breakfast at hotel. Departure to Santiago de Compostela declared World Heritage as it is one of the most important center of Christian Pilgrimages in Spain as the end of the Camino de Santiago route built during the Roman Empire. City tour where we will see the main square called Obradoiro and also the Cathedral (entrance included) dedicated to the Apostle Santiago. Rest of the day at leisure to explore the narrow cobble
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