Routes

Vineyards, camellias and Romanesque heritage (1-7 October 2020)

As the Duero flows towards the Atlantic and reaches the border with Portugal it turns into the Douro, taking on a delicate Portuguese sensibility. The air becomes warmer and the river’s course become windier, and the vineyards, which stretch for in all directions, still reflect the land’s spirit of heroism, found not only in the memory of wars and battles –which is also the case– but particularly in the well-tended and labour-intensive vineyards, on those terraces (called socalcos) that have turned this landscape into a World Heritage Site. From Bragança to Porto, passing through Lamego and Vila Real, the river follows the same path as the wine, from the region’s most remote and silent corners towards the busy ocean.

Day 1.Madrid- Bragança
9.00 h. Departure Madrid by bus from Plaza de Neptuno.
12.15 h. Arrival (local time) to Hotel Pousada de San Bartolomé. (Bragança) **** sup 
13.30 h. Lunch at restaurant Solar Bragançano. Traditional with local products.
15.30 h. Visit to the castle and Military Museum / Church of Santa María / Domus Municipalis
18.00 h. Coffee
7:00 pm Transfer to the hotel
20.00 h. Dinner at O Geadas restaurant. Typical Portuguese

Day 2. Bragança-Lamego- Salzedas-Tarouca- Lamego
9.00 h. Bus departure to Lamego
12.00 h. Arrival at Hotel Quinta de los Vizcondes de Várzea **** (Hotel between vineyards) 
14.00 h. Barbecue lunch
16.00 h. Visit to Salzedas Monastery / San Joao de Tarouca Monastery and Ucanha Bridge
18.30 h. Arrival at the Quinta. 
20.30 h. Dinner at the Quinta

Day 3. Lamego-Pinhao-Lamego
9.00 h. Departure bus to Pinhao
10.00 h. Departure traditional boat to make a cruise through the Douro seeing the vineyards on both banks in vintage. Lunch during the tour.
16.00 h. Arrival of the ship. Visit to a private estate for a wine tasting in Oporto.
17.00 h. Transfer to Lamego to visit Cathedral and Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios.
* Tour of the Camino de Santiago inland by bus.
7:00 pm Transfer to the Quinta
20.30 h. Dinner at the Quinta

Day 4. Lamego-Régua- Peso da Régua- Vila Real-Lamego
9.00 h. Departure bus to Régua.
10.00 h. Visit to Do Douro Museum. 
11.30 h. Régua- Peso da Régua
*Tour of the Camino de Santiago inland by bus.
12.00 h. Miradouro of San Leonardo de Galafura.
13.00 h. Lunch at local restaurant
15.30 h. Transfer to Vila Real
16.00 h. Arrival at Mateus Palace. Visit and wine tasting. 
18.00 h. Vila-Real- Lamego
19:00 h. Arrival at the hotel Quinta de los Vizcondes de Várzea****. Dinner

Day 5 .Rota do Românico area - Porto
9.30 h. Departure bus to Ancede (Rota do Românico) (20 min from Douro Palace / 50 min from Amarante)
10:00 h. 12:00. Guided visit to Mosteiro de Santo André de Ancede e Capela do Senhor do Bom Despacho
12:30 h. 14:30 h. Dinner at Serpa Pinto restaurant (Douro hotel Porto Antigo)
14:30-15:30 Transfer to Quinta da Aveleda 
15,30 h. Walk among the gardens, visit to the winery, tasting and picnic in the vineyards.
18,30 h. Departure to Oporto
19,00 h. Arrival at The House Ribeira Porto Hotel ****
Dinner free.

Day 6. Porto
9.00 h. Departure walking to visit Cathedral / Bridges / tasting in Bodegas Cálem / historic center /
14.00 h. Lunch
16.00 h. Free time
20.30 h. Transfer in old tram. 
21.00 h. Farewell dinner with Fado.

The House Ribeira Porto Hotel ****

Day 7. Oporto- Ciudad Rodrigo-Madrid
9.00 h. Bus departure
14.00 h. Lunch in Parador de Ciudad Rodrigo. 
19,00 h. Arrival to Madrid. Neptune Square

Total 7 days: 1.596 km16
930 km route of the 7 days without counting displacements to and from Madrid.
366 km Madrid-Bragança.
300 km Ciudad Rodrigo-Madrid return trip.

DATES:

By request for national and international groups. 7 days/6 nights

RATES: 

1895 € per person in double room

Individual supplement 375 € 

THE PRICE INCLUDES:

• Accompaniment during the course of the trip, by one of our specialized historians and an organizer
• 24h assistance during the trip
• Delivery of explanatory material and printed itinerary information
• Accompanying local guide, specialized in the heritage of the area (Spanish-speaking)
• The entrance to the monuments, accompanied by the guide who will make the explanation, with radio-guide for comfort
• Accommodation in reviewed or similar hotels with buffet breakfast included
• Lunches in restaurants with local cuisine (buffet or first and second course, 1 drink, dessert, coffee or infusion). Three dinners with
regional products (buffet or entree, main course, 1 drink and dessert)
• Departure from Madrid
• All necessary transport during the trip:  top class bus.
• Assignment of transport seat (according to registration date)
• Travel photo digital photo album
• Group insurance for combined travel, with medical assistance, luggage and civil liability insurance
Minimum group: 15 people / Maximum group: 25 people  

REFERANCE EMAIL: info@wineandsenses.com
 

Aranda de Duero, Rueda and Toro, designations with history

The Duero is synonymous with vineyards, wine, wineries, cuisine rooted in the land, based on the simplest, most natural local resources. But the banks of the Duero also safeguard memories of an extensive, intense history, border stories from dark and bellicose times, and others from golden ages in which the only borders were those of distant lands yet to be explored. And in testimony stand the region’s centuries-old cities, places like Zamora, Toro, Tordesillas and Peñafiel, its ancient monasteries, like Valbuena and Retuerta, and its wines, as powerful and dignified as the land itself.

Day 1. Madrid- Valladolid
9.00 h. Departure Madrid
11.15 h. Valladolid.
Route of the 5 senses by Valladolid: Valladolid classic with official guide. Three hours. * Historical places of Valladolid are visited in relation to the senses and the history of wine.
Departure: Señorita Malauva store next to the cathedral. http://vinotecamalauva.com/experiencias/
Plaza Mayor- Inquisición- Convento de San Francisco- Correos- San Benito- San Agustín- Mercado del val- Convento de Santa Catalina - Expósitos- Fabio Nelli - San Miguel- Coso Viejo - Las Brigidas - Palacio Real - Palacio de Pimentel - Palacio de los Villena - San Pablo - Cadenas de San Gregorio y Patio del Museo - Casa de Zorilla - San Martín - Calle Angustias - La Antigua - Plaza Universidad - Catedral and final destination Señorita Malauva to finish making a mini tasting in the store of the winery (3 wines).
4,30 h. Food in Trigo restaurant. 
Afternoon and dinner free.
1st option: AC Hotel Palacio de Santa Ana *****. 18th century building in front of the Pisuerga river. 
2nd option: Hotel Boutique Atrio ****. Valladolid. Historical center. 

Day 2. Valladolid- Peñafiel-Valbuena
9.00 h. Departure Valladolid- Peñafiel
Visit Peñafiel castle. Wine Museum. 
Visit the convent of San Pablo, cloister and garden.
Bullring s. XIV
Matarromera Winery. Tasting and food in the restaurant. 
1st option: Hotel Balneario Monasterio de Valbuena ****
2nd option: Hotel & Spa Arzuaga*****
Spa circuit.
Dinner at the hotel.

Day 3. Monastery of Valbuena-Aranda de Duero (Capital of the Ribera Burgos)
9.00 h. Departure hotel- Aranda de Duero.
Plaza Mayor-Church of Santa María- Church of San Juan-Medieval bridge
Bodegas de las ánimas (Transit network of underground cellars) 
Finca Torremilanos. Tasting and lunch. 
Visit and coffee in Abadía de Retuerta. 
1st option: Hotel Balneario Monasterio de Valbuena ****
2nd option: Hotel & Spa Arzuaga*****
 

Day 4. Monastery of Valbuena- Lerma - Quintanilla de Onésimo
Visit to Lerma.
Collegiate Church of San Pedro. Organ Battle Concert (Church with 2 ancient organs)
Walk through the historical center: Palacio Ducal- Pasadizo del Duque de Lerma - Monasterio de San Blas- Monasterio de la Madre de Dios- Monasterio de la Ascensión -
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Convento de Santo Domingo - Convento de Santa Clara - Plaza de Santa Clara - Iglesia de la Piedad - square with popular architecture
Bodegas Portia. Visit, tasting and lunch 
Dinner at the Finca Villacreces. Quintanilla de Onésimo. 
1st option: Hotel Balneario Monasterio de Valbuena ****
2nd option: Hotel & Spa Arzuaga*****
 

Day 5. Zamora
9.00 Toro-Zamora. 30 minutes.
Visit to Zamora:
Iglesia de Santiago del Burgo- Palacio de los Momos - Plaza Mayor - Ayuntamiento - Iglesia de San Juan - Calle Balborraz - Plaza de Viriato - Catedral - Castillo
Lunch at local (El rincón de Antonio restaurant). 
Hotel Valbusenda *****Toro. 
Dinner Valbusenda restaurant.

Day 6. Toro - Pagos del Rey
9.30 h. Visit to Toro:
Plaza-Calle Mayor- Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro - Torre del Reloj- Puerta del Mercado - Alcázar- Paseo del Espolón - Colegiata de Santa Mª la Mayor
Museo del Vino. Pagos del rey. 
Tasting and luch at local Museo del Vino, Pagos del Rey.
Hotel Valbusenda *****. Spa circuit. 
Farewell dinner at the hotel.

Day 7. Toro- Tordesillas- Rueda - Madrid
9,00 h. Check out hotel. Toro-Tordesillas
10,00 h. Visit to Tordesillas:
Monasterio de Santa Clara, Museo del Tratado de Tordesillas
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12- 13 h. Visit Yllera winery. Visit and wine tasting. 
14,00 h. Lunch at local restaurant El hilo de Ariadna. Yllera winery) 
Rueda-Madrid. 2 hours.

Total 7 days: 865 km.
491 km route of the 7 days without counting displacements to and from Madrid.
203 Madrid-Valladolid.
171 Rueda-Madrid return trip.

DATES:

​By request for national and international groups. 7 days/6 nights

RATES: 

From 1.195 € to 1.325 € according to season

THE PRICE INCLUDES:

• Accompaniment during the course of the trip, by one of our specialized historians and an organizer
• 24h assistance during the trip
• Delivery of explanatory material and printed itinerary information
• Accompanying local guide, specialized in the heritage of the area (Spanish-speaking)
• The entrance to the monuments, accompanied by the guide who will make the explanation, with radio-guide for comfort
• Accommodation in reviewed or similar hotels with buffet breakfast included
• Lunches in restaurants with local cuisine (buffet or first and second course, 1 drink, dessert, coffee or infusion). Three dinners with
regional products (buffet or entree, main course, 1 drink and dessert)
• Departure from Madrid
• All necessary transport during the trip:  top class bus.
• Assignment of transport seat (according to registration date)
• Travel photo digital photo album
• Group insurance for combined travel, with medical assistance, luggage and civil liability insurance
Minimum group: 20 people / Maximum group: 35 people

REFERANCE EMAIL: info@wineandsenses.com

Unforgettable villages, sea, vineyards and tradition

Italy’s first National Park is home to five medieval villages, all included on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites. The epitome of Italian lifestyle, steeped in charm and tradition, this string of fishing villages has brightly coloured houses surrounded by vineyards that reach the sea. Hike the trails; stroll among ancient vineyards; taste local wines, blackberries, raspberries, and honey; enjoy local music, the sunset and the sea: a breath-taking experience you’ll never forget.

1 ° giorno Genova 
Arrivo all'aeroporto di Genova. 
Visita a Genova: 
San Lorenzo-San Mateo - D. Giovanni di Pre - Palazo Rosso - Palazzo Reale 
Pranzo al ristorante Sa´Pesta. Cucina tipica ligure. Ristorante storico con forno a legna. 
Tempo libero.
Hotel Savoia. ***** Genova. Centro storico 

Giorno 2. Genoa- Monterrosso- Bonassola
Registrazione in treno al Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre 
Visita al centro storico di Monterrosso. 
Visita del centro storico: chiesa di San Juan Bautista (13 ° secolo). Collina dei Cappuccini con monastero SXVII con chiesa dedicata a San Francisco che ospita la televisione di Dick, Cabiaso, Piola e Guido Reni). Aurora Tower 
Lunch presso il ristorante Micky. 
Treno per Bonassola. Tour del vino a Bonassola. Visita un vigneto ecologico con un enologo e prova due vini locali. Tra i vecchi vigneti c'è la coltivazione di più, lamponi e un meraviglioso apiario con vista sul mare. Il tour inizia dalla cantina di S. Giorgio.
Check-in presso Hotel Porto Roca **** . Monterrosso al Mare 
Cena in un ristorante locale di fronte al mare con degustazione di vini.

Day 3. Monterrosso- Vernazza
Transfer to Vernazza with battelli (Communication boat between towns) 
Visit medieval buildings: Church of Santa Margarita de Antioquía, Fortress of the Doria 1080, Belforte (Bastion of quadrangular form whose construction dates from the Genoese domination in medieval times).
Organ Concert in Church of Santa Margarita de Antioquia.
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Lunch at Gianni Franzi restaurant.
Transfer by train to Corniglia.
Visit to the town, the only one that does not look out to sea.
Church of San Pedro, known for the palm tree in the front.
Return by train to Monterrosso. Hotel Porto Roca ****
Dinner at a local restaurant with wine tasting.

Day 4. Monterrosso- Manarola
Transfer to Manarola (in battelli)
Fishing village surrounded by vineyards on the terrace. Beautiful houses with striking colors. Narrow streets Main street "Via di Mezzo" that cuts the town in two parts, full of restaurants, bars and craft shops. Church of San Lorenzo.
Panoramic treking tour between vineyards and sea.
Lunch at a local restaurant Marina Picola. 
Return to Monterrosso. Hotel Porto Roca ****

Day 5. Monterrosso- Riomaggiore
Transfer to Riomaggiore by train.
The houses are hanging from a steep slope. It has a set of stairs and bridges.
Parish Church of San Juan Bautista of 1340. Panoramic treking tour.
Wine tasting with winemaker in a large winery in the region: Winery Walte de Batté, tour of the facilities and vineyards before tasting 3 wines. 
Lunch at a local restaurant Dau Cila. 
Free time.
Return to Monterrosso. Hotel Porto Roca ****

Giorno 6. Monterrosso
Crociera privata lungo la costa delle Cinque Terre con cibo e vino (Angelos Boat a Monterrosso). Vista sui vigneti dal mare. 
Rientro a Monterrosso. Hotel Porto Roca **** 
Cena d'addio al mare con musica.

Giorno 7. Monterrosso
Check-out hotel Porto Roca **** 
Lezione di cucina italiana. 
Pranzo 
Trasferimento aeroporto

Totale 7 giorni: 227 km.

DATES:

April 20-26

RATES:

€ 2,295 p / p Double room
€ 350 Single room supplement​

THE PRICE INCLUDES:

• Accompaniment during the course of the trip, by one of our specialized historians and an organizer
• 24h assistance during the trip
• Local guides, specialized in the heritage of the area (Spanish speakers)
• Delivery of explanatory material and printed itinerary information
• The entrance to the monuments, accompanied by the guide who will make the explanation, with radio-guide for comfort
• Accommodation in reviewed or similar hotels with buffet breakfast included
• Lunches in restaurants with local cuisine (buffet or first and second course, 1 drink, dessert, coffee or infusion). Three dinners with
regional products (buffet or entree, main course, 1 drink and dessert)
• Departure from Madrid
• All necessary transport during the trip: round trip flight (Madrid-Rome-Genoa) and, for transfers at destination, a single
Modern and comfortable, top class bus.
• Assignment of transport seat (according to registration date)
• Travel photo digital photo album
• Group insurance for combined travel, with medical assistance, luggage and civil liability insurance
Minimum group: 20 people / Maximum group: 35 people

REFERANCE EMAIL: info@wineandsenses.com

Heritage and revival in a Hungary’s most famous wine region

The Tokaj region, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the north-east of Hungary since 2002, boasts one of the world’s most outstanding volcanic terroirs that gives exceptional sweet and dry wines, mostly based on a local grape variety, Furmint. With 5800 hectares under vine, stretching some fifty kilometres along the southern edge of the Zemplén Mountains, Tokaj does not only offer vinous and culinary delights to the adventurous wine traveller, but also ATV vineyard rides and guided tours of listed heritage buildings, along with steep descents into labyrinthine cellars under the 27 towns and villages that dot this amazing part of the world. A centrepiece of this tour is the village of Mád, where winemakers of the Mádi Kör Association strive to create a style and quality that is unique to this locality.

Day 1. Budapest
Fly in from Madrid
Transfer to and check-in at Hotel President****
Walk to and dinner with wines at Michelin-star restaurant Wine Kitchen

Day 2. Budapest
Sightseeing covering UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Budapest from Andrássy Avenue to the Buda Castle 
A visit at the Central Market Hall for a deep dive into Hungarian culinary delights 
Lunch at Costes Downtown 
Walk to Cultivini Wine Gallery for a tasting of wines from all over Hungary Dinner on the rooftop terrace of Hotel President ****

Day 3. Hortobágy - Debrecen - Tarcal
Check-out from Hotel President**** and transfer to the Hortobágy National Park
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Take a ride on the narrow-gauge railway through the World Heritage landscape and then a guided birdwatchingwalk 
Transfer to Debrecen for a lunch based on locally-sourced ingredients at Ikon Restaurant 
Transfer to the Tokaj region and check-in at Andrássy Rezidencia***** in Tarcal 
Free time – an opportunity to use the hotel’s great spa facilities
Dinner with wines at Andrássy Rezidencia*****

Day 4.Tarcal - Mád
Transfer to Barta Pince in Mád for a tour of the winery and the listed heritage building that houses it, followed by a guided tasting of six wines
Walk to Percze Restaurant for a vineyard ride in 4WD John Deere Gators with a guided tasting of 3 Szepsy wines at 3 different locations in the vineyards of Mád
Lunch at Percze Restaurant 
Transfer to Holdvölgy Winery in Mád for a treasure-hunt-style tasting experience in their centuries-old 2-km-long cellar system
Transfer back to AndrássyRezidencia***** in Tarcal

Day 5. Tarcal- Sárospatak- Tolcsva

Transfer to Sárospatak for visit at the historical castle.
Lunch at ABoros Restaurant, Sárospatak.
Transfer to Tolcsva-based Oremus (of Bodegas Vega Sicilia)
Transfer back to Andrássy Rezidencia*****

Day 6. Tarcal- Budapest
Check-out from AndrássyRezidencia***** and transfer back to Budapest
Take a Danube river cruise to the town of Esztergom for visit of the Cathedral and then of the Primate
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Cellar for a tasting of wines from all over Hungary, followed by a lunch at the same place 
Transfer by road back to Budapest
Check-in at Hotel President****
Dinner at two-Michelin-star Onyx Restaurant 

Day 7. Budapest

Check-out from Hotel President**** A guided segway tour of the Budapest Castle district
Lunch at Halászbástya Restaurant
Transfer to Liszt Ferenc Airport

Total 7 days: 633 km.

DATES:

September 12-18

RATES: 

€ 2,395 p / p Double room
€ 450 Single room supplement​

THE PRICE INCLUDES: 

• Accompaniment during the course of the trip, by one of our specialized historians and an organizer
• 24h assistance during the trip
• Delivery of explanatory material and printed itinerary information
• Accompanying local guide, specialized in the heritage of the area (Spanish-speaking)
• The entrance to the monuments, accompanied by the guide who will make the explanation, with radio-guide for comfort
• Accommodation in reviewed or similar hotels with buffet breakfast included
• Lunches in restaurants with local cuisine (buffet or first and second course, 1 drink, dessert, coffee or infusion). Three dinners with
regional products (buffet or entree, main course, 1 drink and dessert)
• Departure from Madrid
• All necessary transport during the trip: direct round-trip flights (Madrid-Budapest) and, for transfers at destination, a
Unique modern and comfortable, top class bus.
• Assignment of transport seat (according to registration date)
• Travel photo digital photo album
• Group insurance for combined travel, with medical assistance, luggage and civil liability insurance
Minimum group: 20 people / Maximum group: 35 people

REFERANCE EMAIL: info@wineandsenses.com

Unforgettable walks among vineyards

Southern Moravia, known for its tradition and high level of agricultural production, has always been a strategic point in Europe. The country’s fourth largest region, towns and cities have grown on the banks of its rivers for centuries, and its hills are dotted with vineyards and fruit orchards. Medieval castles, reservoirs, ornate baroque gables on winemakers’ homes and a picturesque landscape criss-crossed with nature trails perfect for biking make Southern Moravia the perfect destination for anyone interested in learning more about the region. 

Day 1. Prague

9.00 h. Madrid-Prague 2h50 minutes
12.00 h. Arrival in Prague. Bus pickup
12.30 h. We leave suitcases at the hotel 1st option: Hotel Kings Court *****. 
2nd option: Hotel Three Storks*****
13.00 h. Lunch in St. Wenceslas Vineyards. Villa Richter Restaurant.
15.00 h. Historical centre walking tour. Charles IV bridge, astronomical clock, Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral Letna Park. Viewpoint of the Letná Park, to see the image of the bridges that cross the Vlatava river. 20.00 h. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 2. Prague-Brno
9,00 h. Bus Prague - Brno (2 hours)
Arrival at Hotel Barceló Brno Palace ***** 119 rooms
Bike tour through Brno Wine trails.
Bicycle tour: Cyclists can easily ride this trail from Brno towards the vineyard-rich south. The lanscape here is flat, punctuated with wayside crosses, small chapels and solitary trees surrounded by fields. On the way south along the Svratka River, you can visit one of the largest monasteries in Moravia- Rajhrad. And you should not miss the famous site of the Battle of the Three Emperors near Slavkov (Austerlitz), in which Napoleon Bonaparte was victorious.
Lunch during the tour. 
Cathedral of San Pedro and San Pablo.
Free dinner
Hotel Barceló Brno Palace *****
 

Day 3.Brno- Breclav- Lednice-Valtice (bus and waking)
9,00 h. Brno-Breclav
Breclav.
The city of Breclav has excellent road and railway connections to Brno, Bratislava and Vienna and is the ideal starting point for a visit the Lednice-Valtice Cultural Lanscape. Even American pilots were aware of its importance at the end of the Second World War as they set off to bomb the local railway station. However, the bombing also destroyed the local church.
Letnice-Valtice Cultural Landscape. 
The largest artificial landscape in the world is befittingly inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list. Its beauty has earned it the moniker "the Garden of Europe". It opens out between the towns of Valtice, Lednice and Breclav, and in addition to the palatial chateau of the Liechtenstein family in Lednice and Valtice, you will find a number of romantic buildings dotting the landscape. In environs of Valtice you can admire the Temple of the Three Graces, the Reinstna Colonnade and the Rendezvous triumphal arch.

Visit to Valtice Château. Vineyards
Since the first written mention of the city in the 12th century, this border town experienced periods of prosperity along with devastation. In the chateau cellars there is the National Wine Salon of the Czech Republic, offering an exhibition and tastings of the 100 bests wines of each vintage. In the Valtice underground you can explore a labyrinth of historical wine cellars.
Lunch
Hotel Barceló Brno Palace *****
Free dinner

Day 4. Brno- Mikulov-Pálava-Pavlov
Bicycle tour with stops to see monuments and lunch
Bicycle tour. The Mikulov wine trail runs like a ribbon between two low ridges, the Pálava. Words cannot describe the feeling you´ll get when you sit down in front of the small wine cellars above Dolní Dunajovice majestic towers of the Mikulov Chateau, continuing with the ruins of a watch-tower above the town and the rugged contours of limestone rocks, which from the fortifications of the medieval castle Devicky then drop down to the water surface of the Nové Mlýny (New Mills) reservoir system. Between you and the Pálava hills lies the "Moravian Grand Canyon"-a green valley of vineyards that promise excellent wines.
Pálava protected Landscape area.
There aren´t many places in the Czech Republic that can boast such a beautiful and diverse landscape as the Pálava Hills, with their snow-white limestone rocks, springtime mosaic of blooming steppes and vineyards spanning across sun soaked hillsides. A climb up to the ruins of the Devicky Castle is rather daunting due to its steep incline, but the hilltop offers an unforgettable panoramic view of the large body of water below and the surrounding wine country. The shortest paths lead from Pavlov or Dolní Vestonice. Also because of the occurrence of rare thermophilic plants and animals, Pálava is preserved as a Protected Landscape Area. UNESCO has included de area on the list of Biosphere Reserves.

Mikulov.
When you arrive in this town, you fist steps will certainly lead you towards the chateau. Back in the days of the first Czech rulers, a Romanesque stone castle stood here. By the 13th century it was in the hands of the Liechtenstein family, which began its Gothic reconstruction.
You can buy the booklet in the chateau´s wine museum, where you will also find a giant barrel with a capacity of 101,400 litres (the eighth largest in Europe!). Wine cellars are built in several places on the outskirts of town, and particularly impressive are the vintners´houses with baroque façades in the location called Na Jámee.

Pavlov.
At the foot of the highest peak of the Pálava hills- Devín- is the winemaking village of Pavlov, which since the 13th century has been the site of Devicky Castle. Its ruins, which tower above the village, offers a breathtaking view of the Nové Mlýny reservoirs and the entire region below Pálava.
The wealth brought by the renowned local wine is evident from the ornate Baroque gables of the vintners´ houses with wine cellars on Česká and Na Cimburí lanes. In one of the local cellars there is a newly installed exhibition of historical winemaking eqipment. Don´t hesitate to try the famous glass pipette used to extract wine from the barrel. Below Pavlov, there is also a boat stop, where you can embark for a tour of the vast Nové Mlyýny reservoir system.
Hotel Barceló Brno Palace *****
Free dinner

Day 5. Brno- Podyji National Park and Sobes Vineyards
Bus tour.
The smallest national park in the Czech Republic, with breathtaking scenery formed by the rock walls of the Dyje river canyon, will never let you forget this part of Moravia.
On the eastern edge, still within the territory of the Podyji National Park, is one of the oldest and most famous vineyards in Moravia- Sobes. It is ranked among the best vineyards locations in Europe, and its wines graced the royal tables of Prague and Vienna as early as the Midle Ages. Today , you can come here on booking and taste the wine from these southern slopes at an onsite wine-tasting kiosk that is open throughout the tourist season.
Free afternoon. Crystal stores.
Hotel Barceló Brno Palace *****
Dinner free.

Day 6. Straznice. Wine trail. Bicycle tour
9,00 h. Brno-Straznice
Bicycle tour with stops to see monuments and lunch
You will feel as if you are in another century at the museum of South Moravian Villages. Do not expect some boring institution- it is an open-air museum where you can see for yourself how ordinary people once lived and worked. You can literally touch the vernacular architecture as well as water works and vineyard and farm buildings. Every year in June, the open-air museum transforms into a large stage - if you like singing or dancing, come to see performers from all over the world. The close contact with live folklore may cause you to want to join in.
Do you know what Slovácko verbunk is? If you were from this region, you would sing it and maybe even dance it. It is the local style of folk dance and because of its uniqueness is inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. It is said that verbunk can not be taugh, but that boys from the Slovácko region are born with it in their blood.

Bicycle tour: the landscape that opens up here is perhaps the most picturesque in all Moravia. The eastern border with Slovaquia is formed by the ridge of the Little Carpathians, and their slopes, gradually descending to the Morava River, are now a protected landscape area. There once rang out here the sound of scythes cutting the endless meadows, where hay would be stacked to dry directly in the fields, after which horse-drawn carts would carry it to barns in the villages. The eye will fall mainly upon old houses with wooden roofs and white walls upon blue bases. You can admire the simple but wonderfully captivating beauty of vernacular architecture in Blatnice pod Svatym Antonikem. The walls of the grape-pressing facilities at the local cellars are made of adobe bricks, formed from compacted unfired clay. There was severe shortage of stone here, but not of wine.
Hotel Barceló Brno Palace *****
Farewell dinner.

Day 7. Brno-Praga.
Boat trip on the Vltava river. 
Lunch at U Cisaru restaurant. 13th century cellar. Basement in Romanesque style. Elegant restaurant with views of Mala Strana. Czech specialties
Return to Madrid.

Total 7 days: 1196 km.

DATES:

September 25-October 1

RATES: 

€ 2,250 p / p Double room
€ 400 single room supplement​

THE PRICE INCLUDES: 

​• Accompaniment during the course of the trip, by one of our specialized historians and an organizer
• 24h assistance during the trip
• Delivery of explanatory material and printed itinerary information
• Accompanying local guide, specialized in the heritage of the area (Spanish speaking)
• The entrance to the monuments, accompanied by the guide who will make the explanation, with radio-guide for comfort
• Accommodation in reviewed or similar hotels with buffet breakfast included
• Lunches in restaurants with local cuisine (buffet or first and second course, 1 drink, dessert, coffee or infusion). Three dinners with
Regional products (buffet or entree, main course, 1 drink and dessert).
• All necessary transport during the trip: direct flight Madrid-Prague-Madrid, for transfers at destination, a modern coach
and comfortable, top class bus.
• Assignment of transport seat (according to registration date)
• Travel photo digital photo album
• Group insurance for combined travel, with medical assistance, luggage and civil liability insurance.
Minimum group: 20 people

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