enjoy tour

Overview: Escape the hustle and bustle of Madrid on a full-day tour to the lovely medieval towns of Avila and Segovia. Enjoy breathtaking panoramic views and striking Gothic architecture, in a small group setting as you explore churches, fortresses, and more.Description: Your full-day excursion to Avila and Segovia begins when you’re picked up at your hotel and head off on a drive to medieval Avila. As you reach Avila, you’ll stop at the hilltop Los Cuatro Postes to admire the panoramic views over the city of Avila, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Enter the 11th-century city walls that encircle Avila, and notice how the 90 fortified towers and circular turrets look as if they have come straight out of a storybook. Learn about Avila’s importance as a pilgrimage site, as it was the birthplace of the mystic writer St. Teresa of Jesus. Visit the St. Theresa of Avila Convent and Monastery. See how Gothic and Romanesque architecture combine in the city’s celebrated cathedral, with its fortress design and its alabaster chapels and tombs. Continue on to Segovia to see the Roman Aqueduct, one of the finest Roman-era monuments in Spain. Marvel at the scale of this incredible feat of engineering, built entirely without mortar during the reign of Augustus in the 1st century A.D. You’ll visit the famous Alcazar, a spectacular 11th-century medieval fort that was the inspiration for Disney’s fairy-tale castle. Step back in time and imagine the medieval tournaments that once took place here, and the heroic knights who fought in the court of the kings of Castile. Finally you’ll stop at the city’s impressive cathedral, the last Gothic cathedral built in Spain, known as the Lady of the Cathedrals, before heading back to the bright lights of Madrid. RAED MORE...http://www.getyourguide.com