Chapin's Spain Trip, Spring Break, 2017
Itinerary 1 *
Days 1-2
• Arrive at Sevilla airport and meet your Tour Director and Team Leader • Board bus and travel to Sevilla’s city center • Meet host families. During the homestay program, breakfast and dinner will be with the host family. Box lunch will be prepared by family daily. Day 5
• Meet your Tour Director and Team Leader • Spend a day visiting and attending classes at a local school. You will meet with your Spanish buddy, accompanying them in their classes. • Visit a traditional farmers market, located on the remains of an ancient castle. • Stroll along the historic banks of the Guadalquivir river • Free time to stroll through the historic city center and do some shopping • Return to host families |
Day 3
• Meet your Tour Director and Team Leader • Have a sightseeing tour that includes Sevilla’s cathedral, the Alcazar (Europe’s oldest active royal palace), and Santa Cruz historic Jewish quarter. • Free time to stroll through the historic city center and do some shopping • Visit the Museum of Flamenco and then attend a live performance on site • Return to host families Day 6
• Meet your Tour Director and Team Leader • Board bus and travel to Doñana National Park • Explore this UNESCO World Heritage natural reserve, visit its lagoons, woodlands, marshlands and sand dunes. • Return to host families |
Day 4
• Meet your Tour Director and Team Leader • Load busses and travel to local farm • Learn about sustainable farming and environmental protection • Engage in hands-on culinary activities at the farm • Return to host families Day 7
• Meet your Spain Prep Tour Director at Santa Justa Rail Station • Board your AVE (high speed train) and travel to Madrid. As Spain's cosmopolitan capital city, Madrid continually captures the hearts of its visitors with world-famous museums, historic buildings and lively plazas • Have lunch and then have a visit of Madrid historical city center. Go for a walk from Puerta del Sol to Plaza Mayor. Discover the magnificent Palacio Real The Palacio Real, considered one of the finest palaces in Europe |
Day 8
• Meet your Tour Director and Team Leader • Board your bus and travel to Toledo • Spend the day at Spain's first capital, Toledo. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986, this is the city that inspired Renaissance painter El Greco in the 16th century. Since then it has remained largely unchanged in its blend of Arabic, Jewish, Christian and Visigothic elements. • Board buses for our trip back to Madrid. Have some free time for shopping before dinner |
Day 9
• Transfer to Madrid airport • Board your flight back home |
* suggested itinerary, subject to change.
