Day 1, Madrid
Arrival to Madrid airport or rail station and transfer to your superior category, centrally located boutique hotel. Balance of the day is at your leisure to get acquainted with Spain’s capital city.
OPTIONAL: Perhaps enjoy an Evening Walking Tapas Tour with private guide.  Consult Petrabax for details and prices.

Day 2, Madrid:   Private Walking tour of Madrid with Prado Museum
Breakfast at your hotel.  Meet your guide at the designated meeting point for today’s walking tour.
Bring your most comfortable walking shoes as the most authentic Madrid deserves to be visited on foot. Meet your local guide at the designated time and meeting place to begin this walking tour. You’ll see the Puerta del Sol in Old Madrid, the Gran Via, Cibeles Fountain, Palace of Comunicaciones, the Plaza de Neptuno, the Spanish Congress building and finally a visit to the world famous Prado Museum with its superb collection of Wester Art including the works of Spanish masters such as Goya and Velazquez, including entrance fees. After the tour, return to your hotel on your own.
Afternoon is at leisure.

Day 3, Madrid:   Full Day Tour of Toledo by High Speed Train & Private Guide
Breakfast at your hotel.  Meet your professional private guide in the lobby of your hotel promptly at 7:45am and travel together by taxi to Madrid’s Atocha train station.  Board your AVANT high speed train to Toledo, departing at 08:50am.  Arrive in Toledo at 09:23am and travel together by taxi to the center of wonderful Toledo: the City of the Three Cultures. Upon arrival, get dropped-off at Zocodover Square, the commercial center of the Old City. Everything in Toledo is historical, for 2000 years it has been the home of Celts and Iberians, Romans, Visigoths, Jews and Muslims and later Castilians to become one of the major capitals in the times of the Hapsburgs. It remains the Head of the Spanish Church and the number of places of interest one can see is certainly overwhelming.
We shall start by visiting the Cathedral, one of the Gothic Jewels of Spain and one of the largest. The experience is unforgettable: the Choir and main Altarpiece, the Cloister and Organs, the Chapels and the Cathedral Museum (housed in the Sacristy it boasts pieces by Velázquez, Caravaggio and a large collection of Grecos).
Time to wander around the maze of tiny streets Toledo is mostly made of. Learn about sword-making traditions and the famous Toledo steel, the art of Damascene and taste the delicious marzipan. Admire El Greco’s Masterpiece: the burial of the Count of Orgaz in Sto. Tomé church, the work of a true genius. By the time we reach the tiny Cristo de la Luz Mosque we are beginning to understand the complexity of Toledo’s layered history. Towards the Judería or old Jewish Quarter where we will visit one of the oldest standing synagogues in Europe: Sta. María la Blanca.   Free time for lunch on your own in Toledo before returning by train to Madrid.   Tour ends upon arrival to Madrid train station.

Day 4, Madrid
This morning we say goodby to Madrid. Breakfast at your hotel and end of services (additional nights available - consult Petrabax for prices).