Ancient Kingdoms of Pyrenees

Barcelona Panoramic Tour
Upon your arrival to Barcelona Airport, our representative welcomes and assists you to the hotel. After checkin to the hotel, we head to the city center of Barcelona! The tour starts with Placa Catalunya – the center of Barcelona – and we walk along the most popular street of the city, Rambla! Here we enjoy the historical architectures and we have a short break in Boqueria where you can find many different fruits/vegetables/snacks! After the short break, we keep walking till the monument of Cristoph Colombus, where he started sailing to the west world!Then you we go to the narrow streets of Gothic Quarter, be careful not be lost! The magnificent cathedral of Barcelona will be our last stop in the tour.

After the experience of walking in the history, you will have free time for some shopping in the city or you can enjoy the beautiful beaches of Barcelona!
Accommodation : Barcelona
Meal : Welcome Drinks & Dinner

Barcelona-Girona-Besalu-Figueres
In the early morning, we head to the north-east of Barcelona. After 1,5hours driving we start our journey with one small Catalan town called Pals. This historical town is like a village in the fortress and you can feel yourself walking in the Middle Ages! We start the walking tour in the city with the carrer de la Creu until we reach the Plaça Major. At this point we will find the Gothic arch of the entrance to the walled enclosure, the building that is the present Town Hall nowadays. While we walk in the city, we will be able to see Sant Pere Church, Medieval Tombs, Hores Tower, Ramonet Tower and some of the artisan shops. Then we head to Girona.

The tour in Girona will start with a walking tour of the city by visiting some of the sites where Game of Thrones was filmed, one of the most successful series of recent times. We will start bordering the Girona Wall , the old fortress of the city, which was built over the years, from the 1st century BC. to the 9th century AD From certain points, you can get excellent panoramic views of Girona, ideal for taking pictures. Then we explore the jewish culture while we enjoy the narrow streets of Jewish Quarter in Girona! We have a break for lunch and then we continue our journey to Besalu

Besalu where there is the unique medieval Jewish baths (mikhva) found in Spain at the moment, and where you can learn much more of its former Jewish heritage! Besalu is one of those towns which will transport you to the days of knights, counts, maidens and troubadours, impressive ancient bridge leads to the walled city not to be missed, within the village can visit its many shops mediavel crafts and enjoy a fantastic lunch of typical products of the earth.

After Besalu we arrive to Figueres and do our checkin and get some energy for the next day!
Accommodation : Figueres
Meal : Breakfast & Dinner

Dali Museum, Dali House, Campo Santo, Perpignan
We are in the the birthplace of Dalí and home to the world famous Dalí Museum-Theatre. We will visit the famous museum, step inside the surreal world of Salvador Dalí understanding his work with the help of my explanations. Dalí wanted visitors to see his massive collection as a ‘whole’ work, and for this reason he wanted no catalogues and refused to have his works placed in chronological or subject order. Inside is a world of fantasy mixed with architecture mixed with paintings and sculptures. It’s a complete surrealistic experience.

Then our tour continues with the House of Dali, where Salvador Dali and his wife Gala lived together for more than 50 years!

After a surrealist morning trip, we head to France!

In this small & beautiful town of France, we will be able to see the beautiful River ¨La Tet¨ and the green surroundings of the Perpignan. After a short walking nearby the river, we will arrive to the historical center of Perpignan, where you can find Campo Santo, Basilic&Cathedral of Perpignan ¨Le Castillet¨, ¨Porte Notre Dame¨, ¨Palais de la Deputation¨. After the tour, we have free time for some shopping and resting.
Accommodation : Perpignan
Meal : Breakfast

Wine, Nature, History
After the breakfast in the hotel, we drive to Narbonne. On the way, we have a short stop in a winery which was an old gypsum mine with an underground wine warehouse. Terra Vinea is a place where you can admire the landscape formed by many barrels of aging wine, an ancient Roman villa, a medieval banquet, an underground lake or a museum of work of the vine.

After the winery, we keep going on our trip to Narbonne. Narbonne is a town in southern France on the Canal de la Robine. The Gothic Cathédrale Saint-Just et Saint-Pasteur was begun in the 13th century but never completed. The grand Palais des Archevêques (Archbishop’s Palace) houses archaeology and art museums. The Horreum is an underground labyrinth of ancient warehouses left over from the town’s days as a Roman port.

We have our lunch in Narbonne and then we drive to Carcassonne. Carcassonne, a hilltop town in southern France’s Languedoc area, is famous for its medieval citadel, La Cité, with numerous watchtowers and double-walled fortifications. The first walls were built in Gallo-Roman times, with major additions made in the 13th and 14th centuries. Château Comtal, a 12th-century castle within the Cité, offers archaeological exhibits and a tour of the inner ramparts. After walking tour in the castle, you will have free time for visiting some more monuments or for some shopping. Then we do our checkin to the hotel
Accommodation : Carcassonne
Meal : Breakfast & Dinner

Carcassonne-Lourdes
After our breakfast we drive to Lourdes. Lourdes is a town in southwestern France, in the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains. It’s known for the Sanctuaires Notre-Dame de Lourdes, or the Domain, a major Catholic pilgrimage site. In Lourdes you will have the chance to visit Grotto of Massabielle (Grotto of the Apparitions) where, in 1858, the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to a local woman. In the old town of Lourdes, you will have time for visiting Basilica St Pius, Miracolous Water of Lourdes, Stations of Cross, Basilica of our Lady of the Rosary..etc

We will have free time for visiting more holy places or shopping or just resting and refreshing for the next day!
Accommodation : Lourdes
Meal : Breakfast

Lourdes-Biarritz-Pamplona
After the breakfast, we drive to the magnificent ocean villages of Basque Country! Biarritz, an elegant seaside town on southwestern France’s Basque coast, has been a popular resort since European royalty began visiting in the 1800s. It’s also a major surfing destination, with long sandy beaches and surf schools. A symbol of Biarritz, the Rocher de la Vierge is a rocky outcrop topped with a statue of the Virgin Mary. Reached via footbridge, it offers sweeping views of the Bay of Biscay.Biarritz is located in one of the most posh beach resorts of the Basque Coast. It is a luxurious seaside town and is popular with tourists and surfers. Biarritz also boasts some of the best beaches in Europe. Biarritz’s became more renowned in 1854 when Empress Eugenie (the wife of Napoleon III) built a palace on the beach (now the Hôtel du Palais). The British royal family and European royalty regularly took vacations in Biarritz. On the coast side of Basque County, we will also visit a small town – Sant Juan de Luz- for a lunch break on our way to Pamplona.

In the afternoon we head to the south, to Pamplona. Pamplona is the capital of Navarre province in northern Spain. It’s best known for the Running of the Bulls (Feast of San Fermín) in July. During this legendary multiday festival, bulls are led through the city streets by daredevil runners. A major stop along the Camino de Santiago, a medieval-era pilgrimage route, Pamplona is also home to Gothic-style churches including fortresslike San Nicolás. Checkin to the hotel and rest for the next day.
Accommodation : Pamplona
Meal : Breakfast

Pamplona-Olite-Zaragoza
Early morning, we start our journey to Zaragoza, on our way we will visit a small town called Olite. Olite is a town and municipality located in the Comarca de Tafalla comarca.

This small town is popular with its magnificent, sleek and harmonious silhouette of the Castle-Palace which stands out against the skyline of Olite.The thick walls and crenelated towers of the Palace were home to monarchs and princes. Declared a national monument in 1925, it is the best example of civil Gothic architecture in Navarre and one of the most notable in Europe.

The tour continues with Zaragoza.Zaragoza is the capital of northeastern Spain’s Aragon region. Overlooking the Ebro River in the city center is baroque Nuestra Señora del Pilar basilica, a famous pilgrimage site with a shrine to the Virgin Mary and multiple domes. Mudéjar-style landmarks, combining Islamic and Gothic architecture, include the Aljafería, an 11th-century Moorish palace, and the Cathedral of the Savior, begun in the 12th century. After Zaragoza walking city tour, we do our checkin in the hotel.

Accommodation : Zaragoza
Meal : Breakfast & Dinner

Zaragoza-Lleida-Barcelona
We return to Barcelona, on our way we visit another city of Catalonia, Lleida.
Lleida is an ancient city in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region. La Seu Vella, a Gothic-Romanesque cathedral in a ruined hilltop fortress, towers over the city. Below the hill stretches the long, pedestrianized Eix Comercial de Lleida, with shops set inside many of the old town’s striking buildings. On a hill to the west, the 12th-century Castle of Gardeny complex explores the region’s Templar history.

After the lunch, we will be heading to Barcelona. Checkin Barcelona hotel and free time.

Accommodation : Barcelona
Meal : Breakfast & Lunch

Park Guell, Poble Espanyol, Montjuic, Flamenco!
We start our tour with Montjuïc visit, passing by the sports facilities built for the 1992 Olympic Games: the Lluis Companys stadium, the Palau Sant Jordi, the Olympic swimming pool Picornell until we get to the Poble Espanyol.

We will visit this charming place where you will admire a collection of traditional buildings from all over Spain, and a demonstration of a selection of the handcrafts made in this country.

After the visit of the Spanish village, we will leave the Montjuïc behind and go back down to the city centre.

we will take you to the Sagrada Familia Basilica, Gaudi’s unfinished masterpiece which is Barcelona’s most famous landmark.

We will be having a walking tour of the exterior of the Sagrada Familia, to admire the richly and symbolically decorated facades, where vaults reach up to seventy meters.

Our next stop will be Park Güell which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

After the tour, we will enjoy the most important dance of Spain, Flamenco! While the flamenco dancers perform the unforgettable show for us, we will enjoy our drinks in our tables. After the show we will have a farewell dinner in one of Barcelona cosy restaurants.

Accommodation : Barcelona
Meal : Breakfast & Flamenco Show & Dinner

Adios
We say a bit Adios to Barcelona, or ¨Hasta Luego!¨ which means ¨see you later¨
Meal : Breakfast