ROAD TO SPAIN LAUNCHES NEW TOUR EXPLORING THE LAND OF DON QUIXOTE

TORONTO, Ontario --- Road To Spain, the experts in personalized travel, is launching a new private tour highlighting the region La Mancha and the Land of Don Quixote.

“This tour explores the cultural and historical beauty of this region, but also explores the setting to a great masterpiece in literary fiction Don Quijote de la Mancha and the beauty that inspired this classic story.” explained Kristina Jaber, Director of Marketing and Sales for Road to Spain. “Many towns boast statues dedicated to the characters of the story including Don Quixote himself, for those not familiar with the novel are sure to enjoy the mythology of the region nonetheless”

Don Quixote is known by many to be one of the world’s greatest works of fiction, and as such has been drawn upon for inspiration by painters, composers and film makers. The novels status has also had great influence over later writers. The Land of Don Quixote takes us through the region of La Mancha, the small towns and country side which inspired its author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.

Places visited are Madrid, Toledo Belmonte, Almagro, Calatrava, Cuidad Real, Montes de Toledo; Las Ventas con Pena Aguilera, Los Navalmorales, Puente, Lagartera. This program gives you a real sense of the culture of the La Mancha region and a historical glimps into one of the world’s greatest literary masterpieces.

Beginning with a full day tour of Madrid exploring the Prado Museum, Cibeles Square and the Royal Palace, among others sites, the tour continues with the city of Toledo, here, a full three days are used to explore its vast cultural and historic heritage. Toledo, Dubbed a UNESCO world heritage site for it’s importance as one of the former capitals during the Spanish empire, offers many sites to visit, Some of which are The Cathedral, The San Juan de Los Reyes Monastery, The Tome Church (where El Greco’s masterpiece The Burial of the Lord of Orgaz” is displayed) of Emperor Charles V. After Toledo continue on through the Land of Don Quixote with a half day tour of Belmonte, stopping at a local winery for a wine and cheese tasting. After the culinary pit stop we work of the calories with a walking tour Almagro, and a panoramic tour of Calatrava before we stop at a Winery in Cuidad Real for an Oenological lesson. Road to Spain specialized in custom personalized and Escorted coach tours of Spain.