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| 13 Nov 2026 | |
| Patrons Trip - Spain 2027 |
15 May
Collected at Madrid Barajas airport and driven a little over 2 hours to the heart of Salamanca. There is the option to arrive independently and meet the group for tea at the hotel. Hotel Hospes Palacio San Esteban
Check in to Palacio San Esteban, a restored 16th Century Dominican convent now a comfortable hotel.
Drinks in one of the cloisters before dinner in El Monje the restaurant within the hotel.
16 May
Guided tour of Salamanca starting at the convent. We shall be divided into two groups each with a local guide who shall escorted us round the old and new Cathedrals, the University and ending in the Plaza Mayor.
Free afternoon or a good opportunity to have our first talk on the Peninsula War and John Colborne.
Dinner in Casa Paca a 10-minute walk from the hotel and an iconic Salamanca restaurant.
17 May
Drive about an hour west to Ciudad Rodrigo and having spent the previous day in the 13th Century we shall jump forward to January 1812 and the Battle of Ciudad Rodrigo.
There will be a microphone on board the coach to lecture during the journey or this can be done in one of the cloisters before leaving.
Lunch in the iconic Parador, Enrique II of Trastámara restored castle in 1372.
Light Dinner a short walk from the hotel in Restaurante Ment.
18 May
July 1812 and the Battle of Salamanca. Drive 20 minutes to the Monumento Batalla de Los Arapiles y a los Caídos en la Guerra de la Independencia. The Battle of Salamanca War Memorial.
Walk the battlefield
Drive an hour to the vineyard of Saturnino Cantalapiedra. This is in the heart of iconic white wine making country in the region of Rueda. Lunch amongst the vines with the Cantalapiedra family.
Drive back to Salamanca
Dinner in En La Parra a 4 minute walk from the hotel.
19 May
Check out of the hotel and drive a little over two hours to Madrid. En route we shall stop in the Sierra del Guadarrama and go round The Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial. This is one of the most important historic monuments in Spain and one of the greatest architectural projects of the European Renaissance and was a monastery, a palace, basilica, library, school, museum, and royal pantheon.
After lunch drive on to Madrid
Check in to the hotel where your bags will be awaiting your arrival.
Dinner in the hotel or a short walk from the hotel.
20 May
Driven to the airport in time for mid-morning flights home.
