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Tour: 5 Days
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Day 1 (MADRID – SALAMANCA – ZAMORA )
Depart Madrid, through the Guadarama mountains past Avila and across the plains of Castile to Salamanca. Free time for exploration of this great university city and on to atmospheric Zamora for accommodations in the elegant restored palace, now the Parador.
Day 2 (ZAMORA – FERRERAS – LUBIAN – VERIN – CAMBADOS / BAYONA )
Buffet breakfast. Depart to Ferreras to see the important installations of the local cattle industry. Continue to Lubian to see the facilities for capturing roaming wolves. Brief stop in Verin and continue into Galicia to the town of Cambados or Bayona. Accommodations at the Parador.
Day 3 (CAMBADOS / BAYONA – COMBARRO – SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA )
Buffet breakfast and on to the beautiful fishing village of Combarro. Continue to Santiago de Compostela with time to tour the city visiting the cathedral home to the tomb of St. James and a visit through the city's narrow streets filled with Galician artisan studios. Accommodation at the magnificent Parador of the Reyes Catolicos, a former hospital for pilgrims.
Day 4 (SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA – SAMOS – O CEBREIRO – ASTORGA – LEON )
Buffet breakfast. Departure to Samos, site of an old monastery. Continue to O Cebreiro, former site of old Celtic settlements (the Scots, Irish and Celto-Iberians are relatives!). Brief stop in Astorga with free time to visit the Bishop's Palace by Gaudi and the cathedral. Continue to León for overnight at the impressive Hostal San Marcos Parador.
Day 5 (LEON – TORDESILLAS – MADRID )
Buffet breakfast. Panoramic tour of León including the magnificent cathedral with incredible stained glass installations. Head south to Tordesillas. Free time. Continue to Madrid to return your hire car.
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