Visit Madrid in three days

Trip from Barcelona description

Visit Madrid in three days, its atmosphere, its history, its people, taste its gastronomy, walk through its streets and gardens, visit its museums, palaces, feel its past, its present and its future. The Spanish capital.
Accompanied by a guide and at our own pace, we will go through some of the most charismatic places, we will meet the rich cultural and historical heritage, its squares, gardens, palaces, restaurants, its terraces, its markets, we will taste the famous “tapas”, we will share their days and their nights, the sympathy of its people… and all of this will leave a mark on us.
One of the days we will have an excursion to meet one of the unavoidable cities in Spanish history: Toledo or Segovia… landscapes and Castilian culture, the old and noble Spanish country.

Trip from Barcelona summary

DAY 01: MADRID HISTORICAL CENTRE– THE MADRID OF THE HABSBURG- THE PALACIO REAL
DAY 02: OPTIONS: TOLEDO / SEGOVIA
DAY 03: MADRID. MUSEO DEL PRADO – THE LITERARY MADRID

Trip from Barcelona itinerary

DAY 01: MADRID HISTORICAL CENTRE– THE MADRID OF THE HABSBURG- THE PALACIO REAL
Our private companion guide will pick us up at our hotel and will prepare a briefing to immerse in the city of a thousand stories, all alive. No hurries but without useless pauses.
The official private guide will show us the main monuments, the unavoidable spots in a first visit, but also those places with a traditional lifelong flavour, we will have a reservation in a restaurant to enjoy the first contact with the traditional cuisine of Madrid.
A day dedicated to meet the essence of Madrid, the historical Madrid. The capital of Castilla and Spain from 1563.
Free afternoon resting and shopping.

DAY 02: OPTIONS: TOLEDO / SEGOVIA
Our companion guide will pick us up at the hotel and we will go, in a private vehicle or in high speed train (AVE) to our chosen destination for this day, to meet this amazing cities that are very closet o Madrid.

OPTIÓN 1 - TOLEDO: In 1 hour we will get to Toledo, the city by the shore of the Tajo river and the city of the three cultures (Jewish, Muslim and Christian) the imperial city, where the main courts of Castilla where established. The cathedral, the Alcazar, numerous churches and synagogues, configure the old downtown, a downtown that witnessed the golden times of the Spanish empire. A place where the Toledo steel swords where made for may knights around the world.

OPTION 2 - SEGOVIA: In less than an hour we will get to Segovia. The city where we can find the most important Roman engineering in Spain, the aqueduct. A city, which walls, have more than 3km and 80 towers, and like Toledo, it has an amazing cathedral and Alcázar, churches, gardens and monasteries. Its gastronomy points out because of a much known dish: the roasted sucking pig.

In any of both options the lunch will be held in a reserved restaurant of the area.
At mid afternoon we will head back to Madrid to enjoy some free time and have some rest.

DAY 03: MADRID EL PRADO MUSEUM – THE LITERARY MADRID
Our companion guide will pick us up at our hotel. Today we will discover the other face of Madrid, the cultural one. We will visit de Prado museum and the literary Madrid, the neighbourhood where writers and artists arrived during the named “Golden Century” of the Castilian culture, its theatres, its “mentideros”, we will be able to feel the presence of Lope de Vega, Cervantes, Góngora and Quevedo…
A day dedicated to know the essence of the cultural Madrid with the current rhythm of the city.
Free afternoon, some shopping and resting.

NOTE: (This itinerary is a basic proposal, it can be extended, change its order, include meals, etc. So we can adjust to the availability and the budget of the client.)

Precio detallado del viaje a España

PRICE PER PERSON:
The price is only a guideline, depending on the time of the year, number of people and requested activities.
For the particular trip the price would be around 825 EUROS (VAT included) per person in a group of 4 people

¡REQUEST A TAILORED PROGRAM FOR YOUR OWN DATES AND BUDGET

El viaje a España Incluye

- Accommodation in a Hotel placed in the city centre, double bedroom and breakfast.
- Tours around Madrid accompanied by a guide of the requested language*.
- Official Guide in museums and historical monuments.
- Private transportation with a driver for the one day excursion / Tickets for the AVE (* requested by the client )
- Tickets for the museums and visits explained in the itinerary.
- The lunch of the three days.
- An amazing dinner.
- Accidents’ insurance.

(*) English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese, (ask

El viaje a España No Incluye

-Meals not specified.
-Not included drinks on the menus and personal expenses.
-Anything that does not appear in the “Included” section
-International or national flights.
-Transfers to the airport, Trains, Bus, Subway.

OPTIONAL:
- Transfers Airport- City, City – Airport
- Dinners
- Availability of private vehicle with driver every day.
- Additional accommodation to stay more days.
- Personal Shopper
- Nanny
- Optional visits in Madrid: Bernabéu-Real Madrid Stadium, Princesa Sofía museum, Thyssen, and others.

Trip from Barcelona departure dates

Trip from Barcelona extended information

TAILOR MADE DATES, ON CLIENT’S DEMAND.
The trip can take place during the whole year although we recommend it between September and June.

OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMENDATIONS
-Clothing and footwear according with the time of the year and comfortable for the trips outside Madrid.
-Sunscreen, cap and sunglasses.