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programa
completo:
16th
July to 30th July
Tour Director : Chiara Felice Assistant Tour Director:Mario Felice
Cultural Tour
España.... encanto y
diversidad
15 July to
30 July
Day 1 ~ 16/7
Sunday
– Group meets at Malta International Airport at 20.30. Departure
Malta International Airport on direct flight 588 at 22:50 to Barcelona El
Prat Airport.
Estimated time of arrival, 01:00.
We then board our luxury coach
which will transfer us
[approx.20mins] to Vilafranca del Penedés hotel, for the
night.
Day 2 ~
17/7
Monday
– Late start, and after B’fast, a
visit to the village and a Torres Wine Bodega.
In the afternoon, departure to
Valencia.
Settle in our hotel, dinner and free time. Valencia Bed and Breakfast so
dinner is not included.
Day 3 ~ 18/7
Tuesday
– After B’fast, OPTIONAL [ city tour ] guided tour of the
Valencia Old quarters,
the Cathedral, the Holy Grail, the Lonja [ World Heritage
Site] the Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas [ceramics museum], and las Torres
Serrano. Break for lunch.
Optional tour continues after lunch Coach City
Panoramic Tour,
a visit to the Fallas Museum. Free time and dinner.
Valencia
Bed and Breakfast so dinner is not included.
Day 4 ~ 19/7
Wednesday
– After
B’fast We strongly suggest that tour members spend the day at the avant garde
facet of Valencia, the ‘ Ciutat de Artes y Ciencies’, architecture by world
famous Santiago Calatrava. This are has been reclaimed from the River Turia to
house the fantastic Palau de la Música Theatre, the Hemispheric Imax theatre,
the Museu de Ciencies Principe Felipe, Science Museum and the Museu
Oceonografique, Ocean park, Seaworld Museum.
Entrance into the Science museum
or especially, the ocean world is highly recommended.
Dinner and free time.
Valencia Bed and Breakfast so dinner is not included.
Day 5
~
20/7
Thursday
– After B’fast, OPTIONAL Full Day tour to Cuenca, World Heritage City by
Unesco. Guided tour around the old quarters. Here we will have the unique
opportunity of seeing the Hanging Houses of Cuenca, with a break to sample local
cuisine.
Return to Valencia, dinner and free time. Packing up.
Valencia Bed
and Breakfast so dinner is not included.
Day 6 ~ 21/7
Friday
– After B’fast
departure from Valencia,
on our way to Zaragoza.
Stop at Teruel for a few hours to appreciate the beauty of Mudejar
Architecture.
A stop at the cathedral and a visit to the crypt of ‘ the lovers
of Teruel’, Spain’s version of Romeo and Juliet. After a break for lunch we
continue on our trip to Zaragoza. Settling in our hotel, and a first glimpse of
the city, dinner and free time.Zaragoza Half Board so dinner is included.
Day 7 ~ 22/7
Saturday
– After
B’fast, OPTIONAL Full Day City tour of Zaragoza. We will be looking at the
great Basilica dedicated to La Virgen del Pilar’, the Mudéjar style Catedral of
San Salvador, the old quarters, A visit to ‘La Aljafería’ Moorish palace. A stop
for lunch and proceed to the Roman ruins of the old ‘ Cesar Augusta’. Some free
time before dinner. Those who would like to hear Sunday Mass, may do so.
Packing up. Zaragoza Half Board so dinner is included.
Day 8 ~ 23/7
Sunday
– After B’fast
departure to Logroño, capital of La Rioja wine region. City tour and a visit to
a bodega for La Rioja Wine tasting and a taste of the local cuisine [included].
We proceed on our way to Bilbao, stopping at Nájera and Santo Domingo de la
Calzada. Arrival Bilbao and settling in at hotel, dinner and free time. Half
Board at lunch time being Sunday. Evening dinner not included.
Day 9
~ 24/7
Monday
– After B’fast OPTIONAL Half Day city tour and the Sanctuary of the Begonia.
A visit to the Guggenheim museum [ from outside, inside modern artefacts
exhibition], and a stop for lunch. Afternoon free. Those who wish to enter the
museum, [extra] may remain in the area and have lunch close by, the others will
be escorted to the centre for lunch and free time. Another option in Bilbao is the museum de
Bellas Artes [extra]. Another possibility is a visit to Portugalete [extra]
the world’s first iron opening bridge, still functional, This bridge has been
proclaimed World Heritage site by UNESCO, last July. Dinner and free time.
Packing up plus Overnight bag.
Bilbao Half Board so dinner is included.
Day 10 ~ 25/7
Tuesday
– After B’fast,
we leave for a visit to San Sebastián. City tour and a walk around the
picturesque old quarters. A stop for lunch and some free time to enjoy la Bahia
de la Concha, one of the world’s most beautiful bays, with its striking
railings.
Departure for Pamplona. Orientation of the city, free time and
dinner.
Pamplona Half Board so dinner is included.
Day 11 ~ 26/7
Wednesday
– After
B’fast, guided city tour of Pamplona, where we visit the old town with special
mention to the streets of the San Fermin encierro. Departure for Barcelona. On
the way we stop briefly at Puente la Reina, on the Camino de Santiago, and
proceed to Jaca. There we will have some free time for lunch, and a glimpse at
this pretty Romanesque town on the Camino de Santiago. Another brief stop on
our route to Barcelona will be Huesca, birthplace of San Lorenzo. We proceed to
Barcelona. Late arrival, settling in our hotel, dinner and free time.
Barcelona Bed and Breakfast so dinner is not included.
Day 12 ~ 27/7
Thursday
– After
B’fast OPTIONAL Full Day City Coach tour. We will visit the Sagrada Familia
[entrance incl], Parc Guell [entrance incl], La Manzana de la discordia and Casa
Mila‘ la Pedrera’, and other grand sites in this spectacular city. We stop at
the centre for a walking tour of the main areas of the Barri Gotic, the
Cathedral [entrance incl,] Placa del Rei, Placa Reial, Santa Maria del Pi, Placa
de San Jaume, Mercat de La Boquería etc. After a stop for lunch, we proceed to
the Palau de la Música Catalana and Santa María del Mar, and free time for
shopping, dinner and free time. Barcelona
Bed and Breakfast so dinner is not included.
Day 13 ~ 28/7
Friday
– After B’fast
Free day. We suggest you either venture to the Sagrada Familia and climb up to
the steeples. [Very strenuous but the site is tremendous] or a visit to the
Museu Maritim Drassans, a very interesting museum.Many of you would like to
spend the day shopping. The rest of the day is free and we suggest that in the
evening you visit the Magic fountain in Placa de España. Barcelona Bed and
Breakfast so dinner is not included.
Day 14 ~ 29/7
Saturday
– After B’fast
OPTIONAL Half Day excursion to Montserrat. Later free time
for shopping and
dinner. Barcelona Bed and Breakfast so dinner is not included.
Packing up.
Day 15 ~
30/7
Sunday
– After B’fast
we proceed to the area near the cathedral to enjoy the atmosphere.
Those of you
who wish to hear high mass may do so.
After mass, possibly we will watch the
enthusiastic Catalans dance the Sardana, the Catalan nationalistic dance.
The
rest of the day is free until our airport pick up at 23.00. Please note that
rooms may be kept till departure.* We must be at el Prat airport at
23.30.
Departure to Malta, on flight 589 from Barcelona will be at
01:50.
Estimated time of arrival at Malta 03:50, early Monday morning.
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