14-Day Cities, Art and Culture of Spain

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Today you can explore the most important city in Spain, Madrid. This elegant city, with manicured gardens and boulevards, is renowned for its rich European art and being the heart of old Hapsburg royalty with their Baroque palaces.

Today's rail journey to Bilbao takes about 5 hours. You'll have some free time in Bilbao upon your arrival, with the option to visit the Guggenheim Museum. Alternatively, you can explore the city on foot.

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Bilbao has gone from being a small, very industrial town to being revitalised as a metropolis with a population of more than a million people. It is the driving force of social and economic development and it is the main factor in the modernisation of the Gulf of Biscay. Ambitious architectural and general infrastructure projects have fuelled the urban and financial regeneration of the city.

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Departure from Bilbao to San Sebastian, passing by Gernika, the symbol of Basque Nationalism. Visit the “Casa de Juntas” which represents the independence movement of the Basque People. Then you drive to the Cantabrian coast passing by Lekeitio, Ondarroa, Deba, Zumaia. Deba and Getaria. Time at leisure and lunch on own. Juan Sebastian Elcano, the first sailor who went around the world was born in this fishing village; you can see a statue dedicated to him.

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San Sebastián is located in the middle of a bay in the Cantabrian Sea between Monte Igueldo and Monte Urgull. Its three beaches are the Playa de la Concha, Andorreta and La Zurriola. In the middle of the bay, one can view Santa Clara’s island. The most beautiful aspect of this city is its location, with excellent panoramic views from the hills. Early evening, you can taste the famous "pintxos".

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After a 6-hour train journey, you will arrive in Barcelona. In the afternoon, enjoy a combination of gourmet food and Catalan culture on a pre-dinner walking tour of Barcelona's famous tapas bars.

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Barcelona is known as the capital of Modernism and the place where the famous architect Antoni Gaudí worked and lived. Don't miss the emblematic monuments as Sagrada Familia, Park Güell, one of the most emblematic works of Gaudí that has been declared World Heritage Site by the UNESCO, and some buildings in Modernist style as Casa Milà “La Pedrera” and Casa Batlló.

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Today's rail journey to Figueres is just 1 hour. Figueres, the district capital of Alt Empordà, extends over a river plain in Girona Province. Known as the home of Salvador Dalí, this town with its deep Catalan roots, offers visitors the chance to go to the Dalí Theatre-Museum, dedicated to the genius of Surrealist painting.

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A day trip to Emporda wine region will take you to several different wineries. You'll discover the production area of the Empordà DO, located in the far northeast of Catalonia, with two geographically distinct areas: Alt Empordà with 35 municipalities and Baix Empordà with 20.

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The Iberian settlement of Puig de Sant Andreu d'Ullastret (6th to 2nd century BC) is the largest of this period to have been discovered in Catalonia. You will head to the village of Peratallada, declared a historic-artistic monument. Following this, head to Pals beach. Pals town in the county of Baix Empordà has a lovely old quarter that has been declared a Historic-Artistic Site.

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Visit the impressive Benedictine Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes, surrounded by a beautiful spot that dominates Cap de Creus peninsula. Continue to the small town of Port de la Selva on the Mediterranean Sea, where we will stop and climb to Cap de Creus Natural Park. You then enjoy Cadaqués, a town that Dali made famous. His house-museum, beside Port Lligat Bay, will introduce you to part of the extensive works by the master of Surrealism.

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Today, you'll leave Girona and cross into the Penedes wine region. Your first stop will be the Albet i Noya vineyard that has been producing wines since 1978. Here, you'll have a chance to visit the cellar, the vineyard, learn about organic wine production and even sample some of their delicious wines. Then, you go to Vilafranca del Penedes, not far from Barcelona, where you'll visit the Familia Torres who have dedicated over 140 years to wine production in the Penedes.