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Heart of Spain

Destination: Spain	Operator: Crusader Holidays Terms
Departs: 27/06/2010	Type: Sight Seeing
Duration: 10 days	Quality: Good * * *
Departs Via: South East	Board: Half Board
Tour Code: J6696	Transport: Coach Pickup

Supplements

Single Room

£160.00 per person

Adults £729.00
Deposit Per Person Payment required in full
* Children: Not allowed
* Babies: Not allowed
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Description

Travel with Crusader, including a mini-cruise direct to Spain (Bilbao). We then travel through the area known as “Green Spain” to the heart of the country, Madrid, visiting Toledo & Salamanca

Itinerary

Days 1-2 Departure & travel on the ferry
A morning departure to Portsmouth, where we board our ferry for the two night mini-cruise crossing to Spain with time to relax and enjoy all the facilities on board.

Day 3 Travel to Madrid
We arrive in Bilbao and drive south to Madrid for our 3 night stay.

Day 4 At leisure

Included Excursion
Half Day Tour of Madrid We start the day today with an included morning guided tour of Madrid, capital of Spain and Europe’s highest capital city, located high on the Central Meseta of Spain. City highlights include the Royal Palace, the Prado Museum, the lively Puerto del Sol, Spain’s largest bull ring – Las Ventas, and the Retiro Park, an oasis of greenery right in the city centre. The Plaza Mayor, which is packed with restaurants and bars is a good place to stop for lunch and is a must for those wishing to simply relax and watch the world go by.
Day 5 At leisure

Included Excursion
Full Day Toledo A full day excursion to Toledo, built on a natural granite outcrop and encircled by a steep water-filled ravine. There is something to see and enjoy at every step.

Day 6 Travel to Salamanca via El Escorial
We travel today to Salamanca for our 2 night stay. On the way we visit El Escorial, the palace commissioned by King Phillip II of Spain. Close by is the Valley of the Fallen, a striking monument to the dead of the Spanish Civil War. The basilica is hollowed out of the rock face and is dominated by a monumental cross. We then continue to Avila, the highest city in Spain and a World Heritage Site. More than1.5 miles of ancient brown granite walls, built in the 11th Century with 88 round towers and 9 gateways, are all still standing today.

Day 7 At leisure

Included Excursion
Half Day Tour of Salamanca This morning we take an included guided tour of Salamanca, home to the oldest university in Spain. Wander through this attractive town, constructed out of golden stone and see the Plaza Mayor, one of the finest in Spain, the palaces of Monterrey and Fonesca, the ‘Shell House’, the Clavero Tower and the convents of San Esteban and Duenas. This afternoon is at leisure in the city.

Day 8 Travel to Burgos
Today we travel north to Burgos for our 1 night stay in the ancient capital of Castille which lies in the heart of the Rioja wine region. You can visit the Cathedral, the third largest in Spain, which houses the tomb of El Cid, the legendary nobleman who helped rescue Spain from conquest by the Moors, the Royal Convent of Las Huelgas and the Cartuja de Miraflores.

Day 9 Travel to Bilbao for overnight ferry crossing
We travel back to Bilbao to catch our overnight ferry crossing back to the UK.

Last day Travel home
We arrive in Portsmouth and depart for home, arriving during the evening.

Venue Information

During this tour we stay at the following hotels. All hotels are of similar standard and have en suite bedrooms.
Hotel Coloso, Madrid (3 nights)
Regio Hotel, Salamanca (2 nights)
Corona de Castilla Hotel, Burgos (1 night)

Pick-Up Points

.Ashford OBrians Public House Map

.Attleborough Outside HSBC Bank Map

.Baldock Xtra Services Map

.Barking Longbridge Road Bus Stop Map

.Basildon Coach Stop Outside Trafford House Map

.Basingstoke Bus Stop B Outsidethe Malls Shopping Centre Map

.Beckenham Bus Stop Opposite Wimpy Map

.Beddington Broadway Bus Stop Opposit Plough Public House Map

.Bexhill On Sea Town Hall Square Bus Layby Map

.Bexleyheath Central Library Map

.Biggleswade Bus Station Map

.Billericay Bus Stop Map

.Birchanger M11 Services Coach Park Map

.Bishops Stortford Station Approach Map

.Bitterne Bullar Gyratory Bus Stop Map

.Blythburgh A12 White Hart Public House Map

.Bournemouth Yellow Buses Bus Stand 6 Map

.Braintee Bus Stop Outside Tesco Map

.Brentwood Bus Stop Near KFC Map

.Brighton St Peters Church Bus Stop Map

.Bromley Bromley North Railway Station Map

.Buckhurst Hill Outside Premier Inn Map

.Bury St Edmunds Bus Stop Outside Tesco Map

.Cambridge Bus Stop Outside Railway Station Map

.Canterbury Outside Canterbury East Railway Station Map

.Carshalton Bus Stop Near Post Office Map

.Chatham Outside Holiday Inn Map

.Cheam Bus Stop A Map

.Chelmsford Army & Navy Layby Map

.Chelmsford Coach Bay Map

.Cheshunt Turners Hill (B176) Map

.Christchurch Bus Stop Opposite Sommerfields Map

.Clacton On Sea Crusader Business Park Map

.Clacton-on-Sea Outside Railway Station Map

.Colchester Outside Gala Bingo Map

.Crawley Bus Station, Stand E Map

.Crayford Opposite Town Hall Map

.Crays Hill Shepard & Dog Public House Map

.Crowborough Jades Palace Restaurant Map

.Croyden Nestle Tower Bus Stop KC Park Park Lane Map

.Dagenham Outside Morrisons Map

.Dartford Civic Centre Bus Stops Map

.Dickleburgh Chenery Garage Map

.Diss Bus Station Map

.Dover Dover Passenger Terminal Map

.Dovercourt Bus Stop Map

.Dovercourt Railway Station Map

.Dovercourt The Devon Public House Map

.Duxford Bus Stop Imperial War Museum Map

.Eastbourne Outside Pier Entrance Map

.Eltham Rail Station Bus Terminus Map

.Enfield Town Southbury Road Bus Stop Map

.Enfield Outside U G C Cinema Map

.Ewell Bus Stop Opposite Bourne Hall Map

.Fareham Bus Station Map

.Felixstowe Hamilton Road Bus Stop Map

.Ferndown Lay By Ringwood Road A348 Bus Stop Map

.Folkestone Bus Stop Outside BP Garage Map

.Fourwent Ways Burger King Map

.Frinton On Sea Bus Stop Adjacent To Railway Station Map

.Gants Hill Outside Network Q Map

.Gillingham Medway Services Map

.Gorleston The Library Map

.Gravesend Layby Outside Sainsburys Map

.Grays The Oak Public House Map

.Great Clacton Bus Stop Opposite Sommerfields Map

.Great Yarmouth Vauxhall Railway Station Map

.Hadleigh Hadleigh Church Bus Stop Map

.Halisham Bus Layby Map

.Halstead Bus Stop Stead & Simpsons Map

.Harlow Bus Station, Near Taxi Rank Map

.Hastings Bus Layby Map

.Hastings Summerfield Sports Centre Map

.Hatfield Galleria Centre Main Entrance Bus Stop Map

.Havant The Bus Station Map

.Hemel Hempstead Outside Bus Station Map

.Hoddesdon Clock Tower Map

.Holland On Sea The Roaring Donkey Map

.Hornchurch North Street Queens Theatre Bus Stop Map

.Hove Bus Stop Outside Town Hall Map

.Huntingdon Opposite BMW Garage Map

.Ilford Bus Stop Outside Stagecoach Office Map

.Ipswich Railway Station Map

.Kelvedon Railway Tavern Bus Stop Map

.Kessingland Post Office Map

.Kings Langley Outside GPO Sorting Office Map

.Kingston Bus Stop B4 Map

.Kirby Cross Bus Stop Opposite Railway Station Map

.Lawford & Manningtree Bus Shelter In Long Road Map

.Leigh On Sea Outside The Elms Public House Map

.Leigh Bus Stop Map

.Leytonstone Green Man Bus Stop Map

.Long Melford Bus Stop Opposite Cock & Bell Public House Map

.Long Stratton Budgens, By Head Stone Garage Map

.Loughton Trapps Hill Bus Stop Map

.Lowestoft Bus Stop Outside Railway Station Map

.M3 Fleet Coach Park Map

.Maidstone Bus Stop Map

.Marks Tey Bus Stop Opposite The Food Factory Map

.Mildenhall Barton Mills A11 Little Chef Travel Lodge Map

.New Eltham Bus Stop Opp Railway Station Map

.Newmarket Bus Stop Palmers Map

.Newton Flotman Bus Shelters Map

.Norwich Bus Layby John Lewis Map

.Norwich Holiday Inn Map

.Old Bexley Outside Almshouses Map

.Pakefield Tramway Hotel Map

.Pease Pottage M23 Services Map

.Pevensey Bay HSBC Bank Map

.Pitsea Gala Bingo Club Map

.Polegate Bus Stop Outside St George Church Map

.Ponders End Tescos Map

.Poole Railway Station Coach Bays Map

.Portchester A27 West Street Map

.Portsmouth The Hard Bus Station Map

.Potters Bar Bus Stop Junction Of Southgate Road Map

.Rayleigh Outside Railway Station Map

.Redbridge Outside Tube Station Map

.Redhill Bus Station Map

.Reigate Bus Stop Map

.Ringwood Meeting House Lane Map

.Rochester Outside Holiday Inn Map

.Romford Bus Stop H Map

.Sandy Kings Arms PH Map

.Sawbridgeworth White Lion Public House Map

.Sevenoaks Bus Terminus, Entrance Off High Street Map

.Shoeburyness Bus Stop Inside Asda Map

.Shoreham Going Places Map

.Sidcup Police Station Bus Stop Map

.South Benfleet New Bus Stop Map

.South Green Burstead Plough Map

.Southampton Rownhams Services M27 Map

.Southchurch Outside White Horse Map

.Southend Victoria Circus Bus Stop Map

.St Albans Bus Stop Outside DM Jewellers Map

.Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre Map

.Sudbury Bus Station Map

.Sutton Bus Stop L Opposite Police Station Map

.Thetford Minstergate Bus Station Map

.Thorpe Bay Railway Station Map

.Thundersley Victoria House Corner Map

.Thurrock Moto Services Coach Park Map

.Tolworth Bus Stop F, Outside Marks & Map

.Tonbridge Bus Layby Map

.Trumpington Anstey Way Bus Stop Map

.Tunbridge Wells Bus Stop B Near Railway Station Map

.Uckfield Bus Station Map

.Upminster Bus Stop A Opp. Railway Station Map

.Waltham Cross Hertford Road Bus Stop Map

.Walthamstow Bus Stop Opposite Hospital Map

.Ware Old Town Hall Map

.Watford Watford Railway Station Map

.Westcliff Palace Theatre Map

.Wickford Halls Corner Map

.Winchester Bull Drove Bar End Road Map

.Witham Lloyds The Chemist Map

.Woodbridge/Martlesham Bus Stop Outside Tesco Map

.Woodford Green Bus Stop Opposite Castle Public House Map

.Woodford Waterworks Corner Bus Stop Map

.Worthing Outside Central Railway Station Map

.Wrentham A12 Village Bus Stop Map

.Wymondham Bus Stop Map

.Yoxford National Express Stop Map

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