TOURS



Tours of Madrid and surrounding areas
 

There are endless ways of spending a day or just a few hours in or around Madrid. The tours listed below have been selected for the 19th WPC participants and their companions.

Panoramic Madrid Tour
Toledo (full day)
Segovia (full day)
Visit to the Ribera del Duero Wine Cellars (full day)

Panoramic Madrid Tour

This tour will take visitors round the most prominent areas of the city and its monuments: the Plaza Mayor and some of the important historic buildings nearby, the famed Puerta del Sol and the Plaza de Oriente where the 18th century Baroque Royal Palace sits. A trip will be taken down Madrid’s modern Paseo de la Castellana, with a stop at the Plaza de Colón. The excursion will finish with the beautiful Plaza de Cibeles and the Puerta de Alcalá.

Toledo (full day)

The city has a wealth of monuments and a wide variety of architectural styles, with buildings representing almost every period in history: Arabic, Gothic, Mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque… It also has a very rich artistic heritage.

Segovia (full day)

This ancient Roman city, declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO, has several important monuments including its 16-km Roman aqueduct, its late Gothic cathedral and its 11th century fortified royal residence, the Alcázar. A number of Romanesque churches complete this majestic town that overlooks the lands of Castile.

Visit to the Ribera del Duero Wine Cellars (full day)

The Ribera del Duero has a very long history of winegrowing and winemaking. The vineyards are a prominent feature of the landscape. The oldest reference in this region is a 2,000 year old Roman mosaic. The European Union awarded Ribera del Duero its Denominación de Origen in 1982. Experts will accompany visitors on their tour of the wine cellars of Abadía de Retuerta, Arzuaga Navarro and Lagar de Isilla. The tour also includes a visit to the Wine Museum and Peñafiel Castle.