Origin and Legends of Castile
Duration
3 Days
Physical rate
Moderate
Start city
Madrid
Available
April 2024 / March 2025
Detailed day by day description
Introduction
Dear Traveler: thank you for choosing us to perform this Tour! We hope you enjoy your trip.
Here we give you a guidance on their tour with the information that we believe may be of your interest. The information is indicative, may exist variations on designated hours.
TRANSFER from the airport, if you have it included or purchasing. Our transfer will be waiting for you with a poster on behalf of Europamundo or its name to the output of the custom (after collecting your luggage)..
Remember to inform us by phone if you lost your connection flight or expected delay of their arrival, in your VOUCHER figure the phone of the transfer.
IMPORTANT: If you had additional nights upon arrival the hotel will have your reservation, but his travel guide normally will not be until the night before the start of the tour.
We continue towards BURGO DE OSMA, an ancient and monumental episcopal city, located in the province of Soria and known for its history and beautiful Cathedral (entrance included).
We visit the SAINT DOMINGO OF SILOS MONASTERY (admission included), a place of spiritual refuge and one the most beautiful places to admire the Spanish Romanic Art, unique in Europe. Then we arrive at the noble city of COVARRUBIAS, with its old walled case, its typical Houses. In the Collegiate Church we can admire the triptych and also visit the tomb of Fernán Gonzalez, first count of Castilla. and its interesting vintage weapons collection. After a brief journey, arrival and accommodation in the city of BURGOS.
Next we will arrive at ATAPUERCA FIELDS (entrance included), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where human remains of more than 900.000 years old were discovered, the Homo Antecessor (in case of having capacity and reservation problems in the Atapuerca site, we can visit the Museum of The Evolution of Man).
We arrive at LERMA, with a grandiose appearance with its imposing Ducal Palace (today National Parador). We can rest and have a coffee before continuing to Land of Fields where PALENCIA is, the royal residence and palace where the first university of Spain was founded in 1208, and then take a walk through its beautiful streets, squares and churches. Accommodation in this city, do you dare to taste its famous Spanish omelette?
We are heading to SEGOVIA, another UNESCO World Heritage city. We will know its Alázar, where we will stop to take a beautiful picture, its well-preserved Roman aqueduct and its pedestrian streets.At the end of the afternoon, we continue and arrive in MADRID.