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Escorted Package Includes
- Flights NYC-Madrid, Lisbon-NYC
Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices.
- Airline fuel surcharges
- 5 nights First Class Accommodations
- All transfers
- 6 meals: 5 breakfasts, 1 dinner
- Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach
- Services of an English-speaking tour manager throughout
- Services of local guides in all major cities
- Entrance fees per itinerary
Special Features:
- Prado Museum, Madrid
- Baroque Plaza Mayor, Salamanca
- Jeronimos Monastery, Lisbon
- Basilica of Our Lady of Rosary, Fatima
- Wine & mineral water with all dinners
- Whisper technology enhanced touring
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DAY 1, Friday - Depart the USA
Depart the USA for Spain. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment
DAY 2, Saturday - Arrive in Madrid
Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy a welcome drink and orientation
Overnight: Madrid
DAY 3, Sunday - Madrid City Tour
Morning sightseeing tour of Madrid. Drive along the Grand Via through the Opera District, Plaza de Colon and view the Royal Palace. Pass through Puerto del Sol Plaza and Plaza España with its monument to the author Cervantes. The tour will end at the Prado Museum, where you will be able to view works of art by famous artists such as El Greco, Velázquez, and Ribera
Optional: Escorial Tour
Overnight: Madrid
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4, Monday - Segovia Sightseeing en route to Salamanca
Cross the rugged Sierra de Guadarrama to Segovia, famous for its Alcazar and the 2000-year-old Roman aqueduct. Continue to the walled and turreted city of Avila, where St. Theresa founded the order of the Carmelites. Drive to Salamanca for an orientation tour and visit to the Baroque Plaza Mayor
Overnight: Salamanca
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 5, Tuesday- Travel to Lisbon
Depart for Portugal, via the Serra da Estrela mountain range. Drive towards Castelo Branco before arriving at Fatima, site of the famous religious miracles, and visit the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary. Continue to Lisbon, capital of Portugal
Overnight: Lisbon
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 6, Wednesday - Lisbon City Tour
Morning tour of Lisbon. View the Belem Tower and visit Jeronimos Monastery with the Tomb of Vasco da Gama. Enjoy the elegant Liberdade Avenue and take the opportunity to view the Monument of Discoveries. Walk through the cobbled alleys of Alfama, the old fishermen's quarter. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure
Optional: Half Day Sintra Tour
Overnight: Lisbon
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 7, Thursday - Depart for the USA
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight
Meals: Breakfast
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Optionals |
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Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, save money, and protect your investment. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards. Travel insurance only covers services purchased prior to departure.
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Escorial Tour
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Day #3 |
01 Apr 2009 - 31 Mar 2010 $68
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Enjoy a visit to what has often been described as the "eighth wonder of the world." El Escorial is, perhaps, Philip II´s most enduring legacy to Spain. This combination monastery-palace-mausoleum is situated approximately one hour outside of Madrid in the foothills of the Guadarrama Mountains. This austere monastery, erected by King Philip II in 1584, was intended to be a memorial to his father, King Charles V, and to commemorate Spain´s victory at Saint Quentin in 1557. It has since become the burial place of subsequent Spanish kings and queens.
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Half Day Sintra Tour
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Day #6 |
01 Apr 2009 - 31 Mar 2010 $52
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Enjoy an afternoon tour that includes a visit to the Portuguese Queluz Palace en route to Sintra. Queluz Palace, often compared to Versailles Palace, is highlighted by the Throne & Music Rooms as well as the beautifully designed gardens. Enjoy a drive along the Estoril coast with a short stop in Cascais. Because of the town's Romantic architecture, Sintra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On arrival, enjoy free time in the Village Historical Center and view the famous Royal Palace, an 18th-century royal residence, built in the Rococo style.
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Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, save money, and protect your investment. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards. Travel insurance only covers services purchased prior to departure.
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