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Guided tours in Madrid: Toledo, Segovia, Ávila… in a private car with chauffeur.

¿Would you like to visit Toledo, Ávila, Segovia and other cities near Madrid by car with private chauffeur?

If you are spending a few days in the capital, whether for holidays or work and you have free time, you´ll love to know some of the most important historical and cultural cities of Spain.

Renting your own car with private driver will allow you to travel in the most convenient and flexible way you can imagine, with the personalized attention of the private driver, just for you, who will advise and guide you all over the tour. You will not have to worry about anything and with your passengers, you will enjoy inside one of the most comfy and elegant Mercedes S Class Limousine with a professional  driver that will ensure your complete well-being.

Let us to propose you three cities World Heritage Site by Unesco as a perfect plan outside Madrid: Guided tours in Madrid = Toledo, Segovia, Ávila… in a private car with chauffeur.Toledo, Segovia and Ávila. In those cities you can discover the beauty of the Castilian cities without sacrificing the luxury and the exclusivity of traveling with maximum comfort.

Guided tours in Madrid: Toledo, the City of Three Cultures

In the tour in Toledo with the private car service you can know the city, known as the Three Cultures for its Jewish, Christian and Muslim historical heritage. One of the most beautiful capitals nationwide that invites us to get lost in its narrow streets.

Toledo has a magnificent Alcázar where the army museum is crowning the city and from there you can enjoy the beautiful walled city. If you like the religious art, you will like to discover its Gothic cathedral and its many churches such as El Salvador or San Román. About the Jewish art, Santa María La Blanca synagogue is one of the most important.

Guided tours in Toledo

You can also enjoy the pictorial wealth that Toledo offers. El Greco Museum with some of the most famous paintings and recreations of what his home was. In the Santo Tomé church we will find one of the most important and prestigious piece of the author: “The Burial of the Earl of Orgaz”.

On the suburbs of Toledo, you can learn the high spanish cuisine at El Carmen Montesión restaurant, winner of a Michelin Star and try their best seasonal materials of the area.

And finally, our private chauffeur can bring you to the Mirador del Valle located in one of the ring roads around the Tajo river where you can shoot amazing pictures.

Guided tours in Madrid: Segovia and its roman past

Just an hour far from Madrid, Segovia is known as one of the best options to learn more about Spain and its cultural wealth. Get there with a private driver is the most convenient way to explore this beautiful city. It’s a small city with lot of love, of its great historical significance and heritage through its aqueduct and roman remains, the Alcazar and its cathedral, the three must-see.

Guided tours in Segovia

The most beautiful and well-known image of Segovia is the Roman Aqueduct from the second century AD, considered a national historic monument with 15 kilometers before reaches to the city.

In this city you must prove the roast pig, a specialty of the Mesón Candido (restaurant), recommended in the Michelin guide, where tradition dictates to carve and cut the pork with the edge of the plate.

But apart from its beautiful historical center, you can´t forget visiting other places with our driver, places that must be visited in Segovia such as La Granja de San Ildefonso, the imposing Royal Palace of Riofrío and for its Versailles-like gardens of the eighteenth century.

Segovia is not only a beautiful city, is surrounded by other amazing towns like Pedraza or Sepúlveda, very close to the Duratón river.

Guided tours in Madrid: Ávila, the walled city

You will be impressed knowing Ávila, the medieval city walled that has best withstood the passage of time. This roman fortification with 2.516 meters served to defend its people in medieval times. Today you can tour it from three access points: the House of the Butchers, theAlcázar Door and the Arc of Carmen.

Guided tours in Avila

The cathedral of El Salvador, another must-see point, was built in several architectural styles: Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance. You will not regret visiting the Basílica of San Vicente and the Royal Monastery of St. Thomas or the Incarnation one.

Ávila is also known for its gastronomy. One of its most elegant restaurants is «The Warehouse», located along the river Adaja where you can enjoy the tastiest meat of the region.

Also, we recommend you to try the typical yolks of Santa Teresa, which owes its name to Santa Teresa of Jesús, born in Ávila. You can also visit the convent and museum dedicated to her and built on his birthplace.

Finally, our private driver can approach you to the shrine of the Four Poles, a bit far from the city, which is formed by four doric columns of five meters high. From there you can say goodbye to this wonderful city and return to Madrid comfortably with the best transportation service.

Renting a vehicle with private chauffeur in your tours is an option that we hope you consider when you think about how to enjoy any of these wonderful cities.

¡Welcome and Enjoy!

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