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THE SILVER ROUTE / SILVERSPAIN

(Madrid - Gijón - León - Zamora - Salamanca - Cáceres - Mérida - Seville)

DAY 1 MADRID which has archaeological remains from century; Cangas de Onís, the historical
Arrival in Madrid and transfer to the hotel. Roman times, such as the walls and capital of Asturias and Covadonga,
the baths, as well as became the most epicenter of the Picos de Europa National
DAY 2 MADRID – BURGOS – GIJON important port of the city. During our walk Park.
We start today our trip departing to we will see the Palace of Revillagigedo During the visit we will visit a Cabrales
the north of Spain, with a first stop in and the Collegiate Church of San Juan cheese factory. Return to Gijón and
Burgos, historic capital of the Kingdom of Bautista, the Jovellanos Birthplace accommodation.
Castile and whose important historical- Museum, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of
architectural legacy has earned it to be Contrueces, the Church of San Pedro DAY 4 GIJON - AVILES - OVIEDO
included in the list of UNESCO World and the Town Hall of Gijón, among other - LEON
Heritage Sites. Its main monuments are monuments. After breakfast we start our journey to
the Cathedral of Santa Maria, one of the In the evening, enjoy a visit to a cider Seville following the ancient Ruta de la
best examples of Spanish Gothic; the house where we will learn the secrets of Plata ( the Silver Route ) an important
Monastery of Santa Maria la Real de Las the national drink of Asturias, cider, while Roman road that connected the north
Huelgas, of the Cistercian order and the tasting a typical menu. with the south.
Carthusian Monastery of Santa Maria Our first stop will be Aviles, the third city
de Miraflores, a monastic complex in DAY 3 GIJON - RIBADESELLA of Asturias. Its historic center composed
Gothic style that houses the tombs of the - CANGAS DE ONIS - COVADONGA of several palaces, noble houses,
parents and brother of Queen Isabella the - GIJON churches and squares ranging from
Catholic. The full day excursion of today will get Romanesque style to modernism have
Continuation to Gijón. Upon arrival, we us to know Asturias, taking us to such earned it to be classified as an area of
will go on a walk through the historic emblematic sites as Ribadesella, founded tourist interest.
center to know the neighborhood of by Alfonso X the Wise and one of the Free time to discover the city individually
Cimadevilla, the oldest part of the city, main ports of the region in the 19th and continue the trip to Oviedo, capital
of the region. It stands out for its heritage
built in Asturian pre-Romanesque style,
Gijon which dates back to the 9th – 10th
Aviles Ribadesella centuries and has been declared a World
Oviedo Cangas De Onis Heritage Site by UNESCO. Among them
Cavadonga emerge the Church of Santa Maria del
Astorga Leon Naranco, the Holy Chamber of Oviedo
Zamora Burgos or the Testero of San Tirso, among
others. Finally, transfer to León and
Salamanca accommodation.
SPAIN
Béjar Madrid DAY 5 LEON
Today in the morning we will enjoy a
Placencia panoramic tour around one of the historic
Trujillo cities of Spain. Born as a military camp
Cáceres Guadalupe
Mérida during the Roman occupation, it reached
Zafra its fame when it became the head of the
Kingdom of León, one of the founder
Seville kingdoms in the creation of the Kingdom
of Spain. It was here where the first
Courts of Europe were held in 1188,

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