Toledo
Toledo is a Museum – City of great artistic beauty, it was capital of the country and is one of the oldest city of Europe. Toledo keeps magnificent examples of architecture from different epochs, arab, jewish and catholic leading artistic cities of Spain and was declared by Unesco "Heritage of mankind Town.
The Sightseeing and walking tour allows you to admire the beautiful streets, monuments and Cathedral outsides. On the tour we’ll visit, with entrance fees included, the St. Tome Church (The burial of Lord Orgaz, El Greco’s masterpiece), the Victorio Mach Museum, a Sculpture Museum located on a spur of land, above a sweeping drop down to Tagus river offering a magnificent view of the Santa Maria La Blanca Synagogue and San Juan De Los Reyes Church. We’ll also admire its famous handicraft works: the “Damasquinado” (precious metals incrusted on steel).
El Escorial Since long time ago considered the eighth Wonder of the World, was conceived by Philip II, as a Monastery and Royal Pantheon, becoming the symbol of the greatness of the Spanish Empire. We´ll visit: Royal Palace, Royal Pantheons, Infantes Pantheons and Chapter house and Basilica.
Valley Of The Fallen The impressive memorial was built between 1940 and 1959 to commemorate all victims of Spanish City War, located in a forest valley and extended in 13,6 Kms. (8 miles) and 1.350 meters over sea level, the stone cross of 150 mts. (490 ft) high and rises above a basilica carved 250 mts (820 ft) deep into a rock marking the Basilica, complete the monument, a beautiful countryside of Madrid's Mountains.
We visit: The Basilica.
At the end of the tour, we will return to the Pullmantur Terminal at Oriente Square. |