Segovia and Toledo Day Tour from Madrid with Optional Alcazar
Description
Embark on an unforgettable journey through Spanish history and culture with our Segovia & Toledo Tour. In just one day, you'll discover the timeless charm of two UNESCO World Heritage cities. Explore the ancient Roman aqueduct and fairy-tale Alcazar in Segovia, before delving into the medieval streets and majestic cathedral of Toledo. With comfortable buses, round trip transportation and expert bilingual guides, this tour offers the perfect blend of sightseeing and relaxation. Join us and experience the best of Spain's historic treasures in a single day.
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Segovia Aqueduct, a world UNESCO world heritage site. t is one of the best-preserved elevated Roman aqueducts and the foremost symbol of Segovia, as evidenced by its presence on the city's coat of arms.
The Alcázar of Segovia is a medieval alcázar located in the city of Segovia, a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Rising out on a rocky crag above the confluence of two rivers near the Guadarrama mountains, it is one of the most distinctive castle-palaces in Spain by virtue of its shape – like the bow of a ship. The Alcázar was originally built as a fortress but has served as a royal palace, a state prison, a Royal Artillery College and a military academy since then. It is currently used as a museum and a military archives building.
Best viewpoint where you can see the full city of Toledo.
The Primate Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo is a Roman Catholic church and it is the seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo. The cathedral of Toledo is one of the three 13th-century High Gothic cathedrals in Spain and is considered, in the opinion of some authorities, to be the magnum opus of the Gothic style in Spain.
The Alcázar of Toledo is a stone fortification located in the highest part of Toledo, Spain. Once used as a Roman palace in the 3rd century, it was restored under Charles I (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor) and his son Philip II of Spain in the 1540s. In 1521, Hernán Cortés was received by Charles I at the Alcázar, following Cortes' conquest of the Aztecs. Most of the alcázar was rebuilt, or restored, between 1939 and 1957 after the Siege of the Alcázar of the Spanish Civil War.
You will enjoy it with our guided walking tour
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note this is a bilingual tour held simultaneously in English and Spanish
- The duration of the tour includes the round trip to the destination
- Children under 5 years old are free of charge
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Departure from Madrid is at 8:45 AM, with an approximate return time of 7:30 PM. The expected arrival back in Madrid is at 8:30 PM.
Reviews(1,898)
Juan and Alejandro were great, the bus was very comfortable, the city’s were great, very satisfied with the experience!
The first bus did not have the air conditioning in good condition
Excellent value for money
Alejandro is a great leader to care we visit Castle
ALJANDRO guide is very careful staff, people are also good Segovia is beautiful and I feel like I have had a great day
Ramiro, our guide, is very good, he knows the history and important details very well, he is very nice and friendly
Friendly and helpful guide.
A very pleasant experience, the staff providing the guide is very friendly and explains everything clearly, and the guide Raquel is very professional and pleasant.
Disorganised trip from start to finish and some details about day misleading! Asked us to arrive at 8.30 to leave at 8.45 but this didn’t happen - people turned up late and we waited then a walk to pick up coach so at least 9.15 before departure! Segovia beautiful and good tour. Then stopped to swap buses to a smaller one on the excuse that it would get us to Toledo quicker, however air-con was very poor on a very hot day! Toledo started with a boring workshop stop which wasn’t advertised, just a selling activity and toilet stop but not what we wanted to experience and seemed to be at expense of the other listed activities in Toledo. A stop at the bridge and a brief walk through town to the cathedral does not constitute a 50 minute tour! Left for nearly two hours to do our own ‘thing’ without maps etc. Also had to carry backpacks etc around with us because there was yet another change of bus!! Returned to pick up point for the right time only to sit in blazing heat waiting for other people (not from original tour) who then never turned up! Finally despite tour being advertised as returning to start point - we were put on a service bus that took over half an hour to get us back to where we started !! Totally unsatisfactory. If you want tour in English I would say Alex spoke 66% of time in Spanish 33% English! In hindsight we should have looked at alternative options - Segovia really worth visiting, Toledo was a very limited experience and overall this tour was a very very disappointing experience.
The travel experience was very good, the driver and guide did an excellent job.
