Trip Itinerary
General Trip Information:
Depart Date: June 8th, 2015
Departure from: Omaha, NE
Destination: Madrid, Spain
Day 1-2 Arrival
Day 3 Madrid City
Day 4 Escorial and Valley of the Fallen
Day 5 Toledo, Madrid, Barcelona
Day 6 Barcelona City
Day 7 Excursion to Montserrat
Day 8 Barcelona
Day 9 Departure
Depart Date: June 8th, 2015
Departure from: Omaha, NE
Destination: Madrid, Spain
Day 1-2 Arrival
- Dinner Included
- Overnight in Madrid
- After arrival we settle into the hotel and then explore the Old City in the Plaza Mayor
Day 3 Madrid City
- Tour of the City - we will have a half-day local guide
- Sights: Prado Museum, Plaza Mayor, Calle de Chuchilleros, Puerta del Sol, Cervantes Monument, Neptune Fountains etc.
- Free time - afternoon is free to plan
- Optional Flamenco dinner and show
- Breakfast, dinner included
- Overnight in Madrid
Day 4 Escorial and Valley of the Fallen
- Spanish kings burial grounds
- Guided tour
- Guadarrama Mountain tour Valley of the Fallen of those who died in the civil war
- We will have a local guide for half the day
- Free time - afternoon is free to plan
Day 5 Toledo, Madrid, Barcelona
- Train to Toledo and Barcelona
- Guided walking tour in Toledo
- Sights: Toledo Cathedral, Santo Tome, Synagogue, Damascene demonstration (sword artifacts)
- Free time - the rest of the day is free to plan
- Train to Barcelona through northern Spain
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
- Overnight in Barcelona
Day 6 Barcelona City
- City tour
- Sights: Cathedral, Sagrada Familia Basilica, view of the city and Mediterranean coast, Parc Guell
- We will have a half-day local guide
- Breakfast and dinner included
- Overnight in Barcelona
Day 7 Excursion to Montserrat
- Catalonia visit to Monastery of Montserrat in mountain range
- Montserrat Funicular - right to see views of mountains and Mediterranean Sea
- Free time in Barcelona - the afternoon is free to plan
- Breakfast and dinner included
- Overnight in Barcelona
Day 8 Barcelona
- Excursion to Figueres - hometown of Dalí and Domenech
- Trip to beach
- Dalí Theatre-Museum
- Breakfast and dinner included
- Overnight in Barcelona
Day 9 Departure
- Breakfast included