We'll drive along the highway south of Madrid which takes us to the Imperial City of Toledo. Following the visit we continue on to the town of Aranjuez with its historic Royal Palace, rebuilt in the 17th century by Philip V after fire destroyed the original palace. The surrounding formal gardens, monumental fountains and placid pools are in a setting of rich and varied vegetation. Afterwards, we'll drive north on a small country road to Chinchon, a charming little town famous for its anisette distilleries. We'll spend some time walking around the typical, narrow streets and we'll visit one of the distilleries and have a chance to taste some of the locally produced anisette.
Lunch is included.
First we will visit Avila, a unique town completely surrounded by intact medieval walls a thousand years old. It is a religious and mystical town known for its numerous convents and churches. The most characteristic monuments we'll visit are The Cathedral, Church of San Vicente and the Convent of la Encarnacion which was founded by Saint Therese and was her home for many years. Following this visit we continue on to the roman town of Segovia, famous for its 2000 year old Roman Aqueduct and considered one of the most majestic and preserved constructions of ancient times. First we'll have lunch at a typical restaurant.