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Thursday, 12th June, 2008
Dress code: Comfortable clothes and walking shoes
| 07h30-09h00 |
Breakfast at “Villahermosa Room” @ first floor. |
| 09h15 |
Assemble in the hotel lobby. |
| 09h30 |
Departure from hotel for guide tour of Prado Museum and the Royal Palace. |
PRADO MUSEUM
El Prado is properly the most famous museum in Spain. It contains more than 18.000 paintings, sculptures and other pieces of art. Among the most popular artist in the museum are Velazquez and Goya both of whom have their finest paintings exposed in El Prado. It is also possible to find other important Spanish Artists such as el Greco and Zurbaran or paintings from all over Europe. The building of the museum is a masterpiece in itself. It was ordered to be built by Carlos III in 1875 and was designed by the architect Juan de Villanova.
 
ROYAL PALACE
Philip V ordered this palace build in 1738 after a fire in 1734 had totally rebuild the former Royal Palace. The Italian architect Filippo Juvara was named as designer but after his sudden death years later Battista Sacchetti took over the project. The palace was built in stone and granite to avoid fires and inside can be found an impressive collection of paintings, sculptures and Royal decorations.
13h30-15h00 Lunch at restaurant “Posada de la Villa”. www.posadadelavilla.com
 This restaurant is located in a side street close to Plaza Mayor in the historic centre of Madrid.
The Posada offers visitors a classic Madrid eating experience. A picturesque inn – the building actually dates back to 1642 – this restaurant’s speciality is roast lamb. Meals typically start with a selection of tapas (hams, cheeses, roasted peppers…) and finish with the now-rare traditional puddings such as bartolillos (small pastries filled with custard, then fried).
15h30 Arrival to hotel.
Friday, 13th June, 2008
Dress code: Comfortable clothes and walking shoes
| 07h30-09h00 |
Breakfast at “Villahermosa Room” @ first floor. |
| 09h15 |
Assemble in the hotel lobby. |
| 09h30 |
Departure from hotel for guided tour of Queen Sofia´s Museum (Museo Reina Sofia) followed by flamenco lessons at “Corral de la Moreria” |
QUEEN SOFIA’S MUSEUM
Reina Sofia is the second great museum in Madrid. It contains more modern art and has two large sections dedicated to Picasso and Miro. In Reina Sofia you can also find important works of Dali, Juan Gris and Pablo Gargallo.
FLAMENCO LESSONS AT “CORRAL DE LA MORERIA”
 Corral de la Morería, was started by Manuel del Rey in 1956, and is the most known tablao flamenco in the world.
Throughout its history, Corral de la Morería flamenco show has witnessed the perfomance of some of the finest professionals of this discipline, including: Pastora Imperio, La Chunga, María Albaicín, El Güito, Mario Maya, Manuela Vargas, Lucero Tena, Isabel Pantoja, Antonio Gades and Blanca del Rey, not to mention an endless number of singers, guitarists and dancers.
It's location is privileged, as it is in the centre of Madrid - next to the Royal Palace, in the main historic quarters of the city -, its decoration, the arabic corbels and streetlamps dating from the 18th and 19th C recreate a setting reminiscent of the original tablao flamenco, that takes you back in time.
Our guests will be welcomed by a professional flamenco dancer who will show and teach the very basics of the Flamenco Dance.
Each participant will be given a set o “castañuelas” and Sangria will be available all throughout the lessons.
13h30-15h00 Lunch at restaurant “Los Galayos”. www.losgalayos.net
The Restaurant Los Galayos is located in Plaza Mayor and its typical Castilian décor, as well as its terrace, creates a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere.
The restaurant is well known for its Paellas, Roast Lamb and “Tapas”, which is a selection of various Spanish bite-size aperitifs.
15h30 Arrival to hotel. |
