2014 Madrid Artchitecture Package with Professor Barry Goldsmith

MADRID / SPAIN «ONLY PACK ONCE» TOUR 2014 artchitectours

MADRID & CENTRAL SPAIN + BARCELONA 2014

PROFESSOR BARRY GOLDSMITH Been There, Haven’t Done That

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“Only Pack Once”

Touring Madrid & Central Spain while never changing hotels

This “Only pack Once Tour” has been conceived by travel journalist and

architectural historian Barry Goldsmith.

Barry Goldsmith is a professor of architecture and humor. He's an architect and

architectural historian who's also a print, web and broadcast travel expert

specializing in "Been There, HAVEN'T Done That" recommending sites around the

world missed by most tourists - and even missed by many natives. Goldsmith looks

at buildings and life from unique perspectives..

In this tour through his selected sites in Madrid and central Spain we will discover

with him some hidden treasures of Spanish Architecture, as well as his favorite

places to experience the true Spanish style.

ITINERARY

Cuenca

Barcelona

SPAIN

Madrid

DAY 1 / SATURDAY JULY 5

Arrival of participants, welcome reception and presentation of the tour by professor Goldsmith

DAY 2 / SUNDAY JULY 6

First introduction to Madrid/City Center

DAY 3 / MONDAY JULY 7

Avila/Salamanca

DAY 4 / TUESDAY JULY 8

Madrid/Aranjuez/Toledo

DAY 5 / WEDNESDAY JULY 9

Madrid-/ El Escorial

DAY 6 / THURSDAY JULY 10

Castles around Valladolid

DAY 7 / FRIDAY JULY 11

Palacio de Liria/Segovia /La Granja

DAY 8 / SATURDAY JULY 12

Day trip to Valencia

DAY 9 / SUNDAY JULY 13

Visits in Madrid /Museo Reina Sofía

DAY 10 / MONDAY JULY 14

Day trip to Cuenca and Windmills of Consuegra

DAY 11 / TUESDAY JULY 15

Visits in Madrid /Museo del Prado /Farewell dinner

DAY 12 / WEDNESDAY JULY 16

Morning in Madrid and free time until transfer to Airport (or follow to Barcelona)

DAY 13- 14 -15 -16/ THURSDAY- FRIDAY- SATURDAY- SUNDAY - BARCELONA ADD ON

Barcelona / Girona/Figueres/

Arquitectura lúdica S.L 2014/ All rights reserved

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Salamanca

Girona

Toledo

Valencia

Ávila

Segovia

TOUR PROGRAM

DAY 1

Saturday July 5th

Arrival of participants and Transfer to the Hotel

Evening Reception and Welcome drink in the Hotel / Presentation of the trip by professor Barry Goldsmith

DAY 2

Sunday July 6th

Walking tour of Old Madrid: Plaza de la Villa, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de la Paja, Monasterio de las Descalzas and Plaza España

Visit Palacio Real, Archaeological Museum and Museo Lazaro Galdiano (the "Frick of Madrid) / See Torres Blancas from Sáenz de Oiza

DAY 3

Monday July 7th

Day trip to Ávila and Salamanca by private bus: Salamanca University / House of Shells / Plaza Mayor / Convento de San Esteban,

Convento de Las Dueñas. Ávila: Tour old-walled city, Cathedral, Church of St. Vincent / View of the walls from the distance (photo stop)

DAY 4

Tuesday July 8th

Day trip to Aranjuez and Toledo: Visit Aranjuez Palace and Neoclassical Labrador Palace / Toledo: Cathedral / Church of Saint Tome / El

Greco’s House / Synagogues Transito & Santa Maria La Blanca / Santa Cruz Museum / St. John Monastery of the Kings

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TOUR PROGRAM

DAY 5

Wednesday July 9th

Morning trip to el Escorial by train : Visit: Library/ Chapel,/Bourbon Palace Rooms / Pantheon / Escorial's Neoclassical Palace

Return from Escorial to Atocha train station (visit interior garden).

Visit the Cuartel de Conde Duque (18th-century barracks turned into a cultural center.)

DAY 6

Thursday July 10th

Day trip to Valladolid

Castles around Valladolid: Simancas, Penafiel, La Motta de Medina.

Valladolid city tour, National Sculpture Museum), / castles in Coca, / Manzanares.

DAY 7

Friday July 11th

Morning tour the Palacio de Liria, palace of the Duchess of Alba / to confirm by appointment

Afternoon trip to Segovia: and La Granja by private bus.

Segovia : Visit Alcazar / Cathedral /Casa de Los Picos. / Church of San Martin / Romanesque Church of San Juan.de los Caballeros

La Granja: Stop on way back. Tour palace and gardens.

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TOUR PROGRAM

DAY 8

Saturday July 12th

Day trip via AVE train to Valencia /Post Modern culture complex by Santiago Calatrava : City of Arts & Sciences.

Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts in the sumptuous Baroque Palace of Marques de Dos Aguas

Walking tour of old town Valencia . Visit La Llotja, one of the most famous civil gothic monuments in Europe and UNESCO site

DAY 9

Sunday July 13th

San Antonio de la Florida (Goya frescoes), Puerta de Toledo. (

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (Lunch in the Museum’s under grass/sod restaurant – included)

The Prado, with renovations by Moneo, for the balance of the day, early evening.

DAY 10

Monday July 14th

Tour Don Quixote Country” by private bus

Chinchon

Cuenca (with hanging homes), Belmont (with castle owned by Empress Eugenie),

Windmills at Consuegra.

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TOUR PROGRAM

DAY 11

Tuesday July 15th

Real Academia de Bellas Artes / Gran Via - mixture of architectural styles such as Historicism, Beaux Arts, Neoclassical, Art Deco/Plaza

Cibeles / Old Post Office/Communications Building/ Museo del Ejercito – a seldom-visited museum with some great sites and the surviving

palace of the original 17th-century Retiro Palace with painting by Valezquez. / Retiro Park. Or Sorolla Museum – Spain’s most famous

Impressionist painter (with its small Alhambra-like inner garden). Walk down Paseo del Prado stopping in Caixa Forum (“Madrid’s Tate

Modern” created from a renovated power station by the famous architects Herzog de Meuron.)

Reina Sofia Museum (open until 9 PM -- view spectacular Jean Nouvel wing from outside)

Farewell dinner (included)

DAY 12

Wednesday July 16th

Morning breakfast in the Hotel and free time until check-out

Transfer from Hotel to Airport and end of trip

For those staying to Barcelona – Prof. Goldsmith visits one more site at 10:30 – Monasterio de la Encarnacion.

Evening in Barcelona

Palau de la Musica

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BARCELONA ADD ON

DAY 13

Thursday July 17th

Walking tour of Bari Gòtic, Cathedral, Barcclona Historical Museum (Roman basement) and the connecting Royal Palace of Queen Isabella,

with the great room she welcomed back Columbus from the New World. Walking tour includes les Rambles and Plaça Reial ending at

Santa Maria del Mar / Gaudi walking tour including Park Güell/ Casa Batlló/ la Pedrera/ Sagrada Familia.

Contemporary architecture in the sea Front .: Enric Miralles Gas Building, W Hotel. / Richard Meier’s MACBA (exterior)

DAY 14

Friday July 18th

Day trip to Figueres and Girona by bus. Visit Salvador Dali’s birthplace and museum in Figueres

Girona (with its beautiful medieval old town)/ Girona Cathedral

DAY 15

Saturday July 19th

Museum of National Art of Catalonia, Fundació Joan Miro/Picasso Museum

Farewell dinner

DAY 16

Sunday July 20th

Free time until transfer from Hotel to Airport

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HOTEL RITZ 5* IN THE HEART OF MADRID

HOTEL RITZ 5*

Ritz is known worldwide for its exclusiveness and its location in the city center. Hotel Ritz will be part of the whole travel experience in

Madrid. Ideally located for the city’s museums, with a luxurious spa, free parking and free Wi-Fi.

The rooms are individually decorated in classic style with rich materials and antique-style furniture. The bathrooms are equipped with

marble and gold. The emphasis throughout the Hotel is on quiet and relaxation.

If you want to pamper yourself there is a Wellness Center. Here you can enjoy a large range of exclusive treatments.

The famous Restaurant offers cuisine at the highest level. In the Lobby Bar you can enjoy a classic afternoon tea accompanied by live music.

The Hotel is set in the heart of the Retiro district. You are within walking distance of the Prado, the Thyssen-Bornemisza, the Zarzuela

Theatre and the Retiro Park. The financial district is also an easy walk away.

Hotel to be confirmed at the time of booking /Hotel 5*

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HOTEL MAJESTIC 5* IN THE HEART OF BARCELONA

HOTEL MAJESTIC 5*

Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona has a 90-year-old history in excellence. The hotel is located in the middle of Passeig de Gràcia, -right in

the heart of the city- and close to Gaudi's buildings, exclusive shopping facilities and Barcelona's most important historic tourist sites.

Rooms are elegant but also integrate innovative elements; they are very comfortable and always live up to the expectations of even the

most discerning customers. Jean Paul Belmondo, Milos Forman, Vargas Llosa and the Dalai Lama amongst others have stayed in this Hotel

and found the rooms of Majestic cozy and welcoming, which helped them to enjoy Barcelona even more.

Hotel to be confirmed at the time of booking /Hotel 5*

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FACT SHEET MADRID

AUD5.350

price/ person in double room

Single occupancy

+ 2.290 AUD Price base in Euros

1 EUR = 1.57236 AUD

To be calculated at the

exchange rate at the day

of each paymentt

Minimum 14 participants

maximum 24 participants

The price includes:

Design of the itinerary and guided visits by architect Barry Goldsmith during the whole tour

11 nights in 5* Hotel in the city center (Price based on Hotel Ritz – confirmation upon availability)

Arrival transfer by coach and assistance at check-in

Transportation during all days as stated in program (private coach and AVE to Valencia)

Entrances to all visited monuments, as stated in program

Welcome Dinner day 1

1 Lunch at Reina Sofía Museum

Farewell Dinner day 11

Price does not include :

Lunches and dinners (except breakfast, lunch in Reina Sofía Museum, welcome dinner and Farewell dinner /

Optional Meal Package upon request

Insurance

International flight from city of origin to Madrid

NOTES : Program subject to changes

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FACT SHEET BARCELONA ADD ON

1.184 €


Single occupancy

+ 580€



The price includes:

AVE from Madrid to Barcelona and back to Madrid

Design of the itinerary and guided visits by architect Barry Goldsmith during the whole tour

4 nights in 5* Hotel in the city center (Price based on Hotel Majestic – confirmation upon availability)

Arrival transfer by coach and assistance at check-in

Transportation during all days as stated in program (private coach to Figueres and public transportation)

Entrances to all visited monuments, as stated in program

Concert at Palau de la Música

Farewell Dinner day 15

Price does not include :

Barcelona city tax 5 * € 2.40 per person per night

Lunches and dinners (except breakfast and Farewell dinner / Optional Meal Package upon request

Insurance

International flight from Madrid to city of origin

NOTES : Program subject to changes

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AUD1.874


Single occupancy

+ 915 AUD Price base in Euros

1 EUR = 1.57236 AUD

To be calculated at the

exchange rate at the day

of each paymentt



INFORMATION AND RESERVATION

MADRID AU$5.350 price/ person in double room Single occupancy

+ AU$2.290

BARCELONA AU$1.874 price/ person in double room Single occupancy

+ AU$915 Minimum 14 participants maximum 24 participants

Registration until 04/10/2014 **

Payment terms (20% at booking / 60% before 04/10/2014 (80% of total at registration

closing)

Final payment of remaining 20% before 05/25/2014

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