• 7 nights’ stay in a standard double room at the indicated Paradores (starting on a Sunday), with the breakfast and tax included.

 Parador de Guadalupe: 1st Day - Sunday (one night’s stay)
Pick up your self drive car rental and drive to Guadalupe rest of the day at leisure. Suggestions: This lovely town is closely linked to the Ntra. Sra. de Guadalupe Shrine. The welcoming town has been declared a national monument, and has the necessary infrastructure to accommodate the thousands of visitors and pilgrims who come to this part of Extremadura throughout the year. The area around the monastery is notable for its traditional vernacular architecture. Highlights include the Guadalupe Royal Monastery, San Juan Bautista Hospital, Infantes and Gramática schools and the interesting traditional architecture which can be found along every street and square.

Parador de Plasencia: 2nd Day - Monday (one night’s stay)
After breakfast drive to Plasencia, rest of the day at leisure.
Suggestions: Plasencia is the next stop on our journey along this stretch of the Ruta de Plata, and a gift for our final hours in Extremadura, a gift to be enjoyed by visiting such sights as the two cathedrals: New and Old. Around the cathedrals you will find many lovely spots. The Main Square (Plaza Mayor), with its bustling activity, the Episcopal Palace, the palace of the Marquises of Mirabel, Carvajal-Girón Palace and Las Torres Palace, and the convent of San Vicente Ferrer are other highlights of the city.

Parador de Ciudad Rodrigo 3rd Day - Tuesday (one night’s stay)
After breakfast drive to Ciudad Rodrigo, rest of the day at leisure.
Suggestions: A lovely town filled with history, a history to be discovered through the 12th-century cathedral, town walls, on which construction began under King Fernando II of León, 16th-century City Hall  building, palaces of the Castro and Águila families, Vázquez family house, 16th- and 17th-century Cerralbo Chapel, San Francisco Convent, San Andrés Church, convent of the Claras, and more. Ciudad Rodrigo is a town which will take you back in time.

Parador de Salamanca: 4th Day - Wednesday (one night’s stay)
After breakfast drive to Salamanca, rest of the day at leisure. Suggestions: Stroll to the center of the baroque 18^th-century Main Square (Plaza Mayor), look around and allow yourself to be seduced by its beauty and harmony. The living heart of the city is the starting point for our tour. Among the many monuments you will discover the 15^th-century House of Shells (Casa de las Conchas), the Old Cathedral (13^th-century), New Cathedral (16^th-18^th centuries), and the university (16^th-century), as well as many churches, palaces and the archives. The provincial capital is a treasure house of monuments, a city in which the hustle and bustle of the university throbs with unceasing cultural activity. Nearby lies the Armuña region (Castellanos de Villiquera, Monterrubio, Gomecello, La Velles), famous for its legumes, and crossed by the Ruta de la Plata as it wends its way towards Zamora. To the south are Arapiles and Mozarbez. Ledesma is another town of historic interest and monuments, framed by the pastureland of Salamanca province.

Parador de Zamora: 5th Day - Thursday (one night’s stay)
After breakfast drive to Zamora, rest of the day at leisure. Suggestions: Zamora is located at the heart of the ancient Roman Ruta del Plata, and is known as the capital of the Romanesque style due to the great number of monuments lining its streets and squares, including the lovely cathedral. Very close to the city you will find towns of great historical value such as La Hiniesta. Places of interest include the cathedral, the medieval quarter, San Isidro Church, San Pedro y San Ildefonso Church, Encarnación Hospital, and the palace of the Momos. Churches, palaces, ancient noble homes and medieval streets all await your discovery.

Parador de Benavente: 6th Day - Friday (one night’s stay)
After breakfast drive to Benavente, rest of the day at leisure.
Suggestions: Benavente is our next stop along this route. This is a strategic location, as the town sits where the fertile Esla, Órbigo and Tera valleys come together. Mota Castle is home to the Parador, and by all accounts, it appears that the castle was built during the repopulation of the city by Fernando II in the 12th century. There is much to see and enjoy here, including Sta. María de Azogue Chruch, San Juan del Mercado Church, and La Piedad Hospital, built in the 16th century for pilgrims on the route to Santiago de Compostela.

Parador de León: 7th Day - Saturday (one night’s stay)
After breakfast drive to León, rest of the day at leisure.
Suggestions: León is a city of incomparable beauty. It is closely linked to the Camino de Santiago (the Way of Saint James, a pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela). Its many places of interest include Sta. María Cathedral, the basilica of San Isidoro and Hostal de San Marcos. The palace of the Guzman family, Botines House, San Marcelo Church, Sta. Ana Church, the Main Square (Plaza Mayor) and Roman walls are other places and monuments of special interest in the city.

End of Tour: 8th Day - Sunday
After breakfast drop off your car rental at your chosen drop off point.

Please consult our Lodging section for pre and post night hotels for this tour.  Please consult our Car Rental section for car rentals for this tour.  For reservations please call Petrabax : 1 800 634 1188.