Click each city to browse the web page of each of the cities you are visiting.  Learn about them before you go. 

If you miss the bus or you have an emergency call the Forspro tour escort at the number given to you during the visit. For routine and non-urgent inquiries while on your visit away from Madrid, call/visit the local tourist office.  To contact the emergency services in any EU country, dial 112.

NOTE:  Forspro reserves the right to change the schedule/visits/Drop off points without prior notice.  Lunch not provided. 

Panoramic guided tour will take you through such Plazas as España, Oriente, Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Neptuno, Cibeles, and Puerta de Alcala; avenues as Gran Via and Castellana; historic quarters as Austrias and Borbones; and parks as Oriente and Retiro.

• 17:30    Depart from Colegio Mayor Mara
• 20:30    Return to the Colegio Mayor Mara

To get acquainted with the city where you will spend the major part of your trip, each participant will receive literature containing information about museums, monuments, transportation, shopping, restaurants, cultural events, and much more.  The literature is provided by the tourist office and it is entitled "What's on in Madrid for the months of July and August". 

Pick up/Drop off points: Colegio Mayor Mara

July 09 Toledo (local guide). 

Toledo is one of the Spanish cities with the greatest wealth of monuments. Known as the “city of the three cultures”, because Christians, Arabs and Jews lived together there for centuries, behind its walls Toledo preserves an artistic and cultural legacy in the form of churches, palaces, fortresses, mosques and synagogues.

• 09:00     Depart for Toledo
• 10:15     Arrival in Toledo.  Guided  tour.
• 12:45     Free time for lunch and to shop if time allows.

• 15:45     Depart for Madrid. 

Drop off/Pick up in Toledo:  Puerta de la Visagra

July 10 Escorial

"San Lorenzo de El Escorial" is Felipe II ordered construction of "San Lorenzo de El Escorial" after winning the Battle of St. Quentin on August 10, 1557 (Saint Lawrence’s day), and as a way of thanking God for his victory over the French. 

• 09:00 Depart for Escorial
• 10:00 Arrive in El Escorial
• 10:15 Guided visit to El Escorial
• 12:30 Lunch (on your own)
• 13:30 Depart for Madrid

Drop off/Pick up in El Escorial:  Public Bus Station.

July 23 - Segovia (local guide)

Segovia is Spain and Castile at its best - twisting alleyways, the highest concentration of Romanesque churches in all of Europe, pedestrian streets where no cars are allowed, the aroma of roast suckling pig around every corner - all surrounded by the city's medieval wall which itself is bordered by two rivers and an extensive green-belt park with miles of shaded walks.

• 09:00    Depart  for Segovia.
• 10:00    Arrival in Segovia. Guided walking tour  
• 13:00    Lunch and free time
• 16:00    Depart for Madrid

Drop off/Pick up point in Segovia: Bus parking area of the Aqueduct

July 28 Paris city tour