Madrid and Barcelona Exploration

Our locally based guide will pick you up from Aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas Airport on time and transfer you to the prior booked hotel by a private vehicle. After finishing the check-in procedure, you may have a good rest in the hotel room to store energy for the following sightseeing. If you are not tired, it is a good choice to have a stroll in the neighborhood and get the first impression on Spain.

Accommodation: Hotel Europa (or similar)

After breakfast, the guide will pick you up from the hotel at the appointed time and set off for the 4-hour walking tour. The first stop will be the grand Prado Museum. It is also a gallery, collecting the best paintings of the country, including the works of Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez, El Greco and Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. Next, the guide will accompany you to experience the traditional culture of Spain. He or she will lead you to visit some of the most talented artists, including guitar maker, bulldogs clothing tailor, wine bag manufacturer, and cape maker. When today's itinerary ends here, the guide will recommend you a restaurant or snack bar for you to enjoy lunch. The rest of the day is free for your own arrangement.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel AA Viladomat (or similar)

In the morning, catch a train to Barcelona, a lively and dynamic city. It takes about 3 hours on the way. On arrival, the guide will firstly send you to the hotel to settle down. Then you will be given some free time to get familiar with the city on your own. You may either have a leisurely stroll around, or get on the cable car near the Olympic Park Metro Station to reach the peak of Mt. Montjuic, where the 17th-century Montjuic Fortress is located. Standing on it, you can overlook the whole Barcelona city.

Later, at the appointed time at night, the guide will escort you to taste various local delicacies. You may try the food you like and pay on the spot.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel AA Viladomat (or similar)

Today, we will tour Barcelona on foot. We will firstly go to La Sagrada Família. This Roman Catholic church combines the construction styles of Gothic, Catalonian and Modernism. Its construction started as early as in 1882, but not finished yet till today. Even though, it has been a landmark of the city and one of the UNESCO World Heritages. To know it better, we will go inside to have a look carefully.

In the afternoon, the guide will accompany you to sail along the coast of Mediterranean to the suburb of Barcelona, where you can appreciate the skylines of the city. The sailing trip will last for about 2 hours. Then, return to the downtown. You are free to do whatever you like during the rest of the day.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel AA Viladomat (or similar)

This tour in Spain will end today! At the appointed time, the guide will transfer you from the hotel to the airport or railway station, so you can go for your next destination. Have a nice trip!

Meal: Breakfast