Day 1 – August 19, 2021 : Arrival in Barcelona

Overnight in Barcelona.

Day 2 – Train Journey to Zaragoza

Meet your group at 10:00 am at the Reception of the Hotel in Barcelona.

Overview of the city and transfer to the train. Travel to Zaragoza while enjoying lunch on board.

Visit of Zaragoza Plaza del Pilar and Palacio de la Alfajería, panoramic city tour and later this afternoon free time to enjoy on your own.

Dinner and overnight in Zaragoza.

Day 3 – Visit La Rioja – Marques de Riscal winery and Burgos

Breakfast on board while the train arrives in Logroño to transfer us to Elciego (Eltziego) where we will visit the famous winery Bodega del Marques de Riscal with Wine Tasting and Sightseeing at its incredible hotel. This stunning XXI Century Chateau was designed by the internationally renowned architect Frank Gehry and this is a true masterpiece with a great location at “The City of Wine,”

Later, while we have lunch, the train will arrive in Burgos. Guided city tour with visit of the magnificent Cathedral.

Free time to learn a little more about this beautiful city located in the autonomous community of Castilla y León. Burgos was selected as the “Spanish Gastronomy Capital” of 2013. In 2015 it was named “City of Gastronomy” by UNESCO

Dinner and overnight in Burgos.

Day 4 – Visit Atapuerca Museum of Human Evolution; Day tour of Leon and travel to Santiago

After breakfast onboard the train, we will visit the Museum of Human Evolution (Museo de la Evolución Humana) situated on the south bank of the river Arlanzón, in Burgos; located roughly 16 kilometers west of the Sierra de Atapuerca, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and location of some of the most important human fossil finds in the world.

Later this day, we will have lunch on board while the train will transfer us to León. Panoramic city tour and free time to visit the León, a city on the Bernesga River in northwest Spain, capital of the Province of León. It’s home to many churches and cathedrals noted for their architecture and art. Among them is the Gothic 13th-century Catedral de Léon, with its towers and flying buttresses. The Romanesque 10th-century Basílica de San Isidoro is known for its frescoes and royal tombs.

Dinner on board and overnight in Santiago de Compostela.

Day 5 – Celebrate Jacobeo 2021 in Santiago de Compostela and on to Porto

After breakfast, we will have a guided tour of Santiago de Compostela

Lunch at the Parador de los Reyes Catolicos

Free time in the afternoon in the Jacobean Holy Year 2021.

As many pilgrims and devotees know, in 2021 the Jacobeo 2021 is being celebrated, the first Holy year since 2010. Only during the Jacobean Holy Year the Holy Door or Puerta Santa located at the back of the Santiago Cathedral stays opened. This is a tradition of great importance for Catholics and this happens only 14 times each century. Visitors to the Cathedral can enter through the Holy Door and take part in a pilgrimage ritual. You can descend to the tomb of St James before climbing a stairwell to exit to the outdoors. The symbolism is that the descent represents the pilgrimage, and the exit into the sunshine represents redemption and access to a new life.

Later this evening we will travel to Portugal while we have dinner onboard the train.

Overnight in Porto.

Day 6 – Boat Tour on the Douro River and Portugese Wine Tasting

After breakfast, we will say goodbye to the train to visit Porto and one of its famous wineries next to the river with wine tasting of Porto.

Douro River boat trip, crossing its 6 famous bridges. Lunch in a typical restaurant.

In the afternoon our guide will take us to our Hotel or Airport in Porto.

End of this tour.

***Optional***

Additional Excursions are available