8 Days / 7 Nights
Madrid
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DAY 1:
AVILA
- Pick up at Madrid airport and transfer by
minibus to the Parador in Avila
(approximately 2 hours ride)
- Selection of bicycle and introductions
- Evening free to visit the town and its
famous walls
- Avila is another of the towns forming part
of the worlds´ human heritage in Spain. Its
walls are perfectly preserved. To be seen
are its cathedral and the church of San
Vicente where a number of works of art are
kept. Its Parador Raimundo de Borgoña is
situated in a Palace built in the walls of
the town. Its name makes reference to the
Conquistador of the town, promoter of the
walls to safe guard the town during
mediaeval days
- Dinner at the Parador
- Overnight in Avila
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DAY 2:
AVILA - GREDOS
45 km. 110 mts. gradient.
- Breakfast
- After breakfast we bike around this city,
always surrounded by a beautiful countryside
and near its walls
- After lunch we will leave by minibus on a
lovely road towards the Sierra de Gredos
where we will spend the night.
- Gredos is a magnificent mountain range and
the Parador is in one of its look out
points. Comfortable and classic, it was the
first Parador founded by the King of Spain,
Alphonse, in 1926 as a hunting resort.
Dinner at the Parador
- Overnight in Gredos
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DAY 3:
GREDOS - JARANDILLA DE LA VERA
52 km. 420 mts. gradient.
- Breakfast
- After breakfast we will leave by minibus
to the heart of the mountain, from where we
will bike on nice roads crossing the Sierra
de Gredos towards the lands of Vera
- We will be pedaling along the foothill of
the mountain
- We will come through picturesque villages
quite unique for its architecture, plenty of
forests and prairies
- Jarandilla is the centre of these lands,
owing its importance to the Castle of
Oropesa, nowadays the Parador, where we will
be staying. King Charles V was another guest
while the monks got his rooms ready in the
monastery of Yuste
- Overnight in Jarandilla de la Vera
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DAY 4:
JARANDILLA DE LA VERA - PLASENCIA
55 km. 200 mts. gradient.
- Breakfast
- As usual after our breakfast and on our
bikes, we leave towards Cuacos de Yuste
where we will visit the monastery where
Charles V retired and died
- We go up the pass of Piornal from where we
all will admire the splendid views of the
valley
- The descent takes us towards the splendid
valley of the Jerte River to arrive in
Plasencia. A town on the banks of the river
Jerte. It has a double mediaeval wall. The
Parador is a wonderful example on how to
give clients the best
- Evening will be free to visit at your pace
then, dinner will be waiting for you
- Overnight in Plasencia
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DAY 5:
PLASENCIA - OROPESA
45 km. 30 mts. descent.
- Breakfast
- By minibus we leave towards Oropesa to
start on a 30 km route following an old
railway track, descending towards Calera
near our final destination
- The Parador is once more our lodging and
where we will have supper.
- The Castle and the Parador (a XII century
perfectly preserved palace), are two of the
milestones in Oropesa that can be seen from
a long distance.
- Overnight in Oropesa
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DAY 6:
OROPESA - CHINCHON
55 km. 159 mts. gradient.
- Breakfast
- By minibus we go along the river Tajo to a
winery from where we will do some miles
- Then by bus we reach the city of Toledo,
and visit by bike. Toledo is place made
special by its Arab, Jewish and Christian
elements. Many narrow street, its Cathedral
and the bridges over the river worth to
visit it.
- Enough time to visit it and have lunch
- In the afternoon, we will go by minibus to
Chinchon where we will dine and spend the
night at the Parador. Chinchon has a
irregular but very nice main square. The
Parador is a carefully restored 17th-century
convent.
- Overnight in Chinchon
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DAY 7:
CHINCHON - MADRID
- Breakfast
- In the morning we will be setting off for
Madrid where we will arrive after an hour
journey. Optional: Madrid city tour by
bicycle or Free time
- We suggest a visit to the Royal Palace,
the Plaza Mayor (Main square) and the Prado
Museum.
- Overnight in Madrid
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DAY 8:
MADRID
- Breakfast
- Transfer to the airport
- Hasta pronto y buen viaje!
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END OF TOUR SERVICES
1 AVILA
Parador 4*
1 GREDOS
Parador 3*
1 JARANDILLA DE LA VERA
Parador 4*
1 PLASENCIA
Parador 4*
1 OROPESA
Parador 4*
1 CHINCHON
Parador 4*
1 MADRID
City Centre Hotel 4*