The medieval town of Avila, Spain is everything a fairytale village should be: ancient stone walls, turreted watchtowers, evocative cobbled streets and misty mountains rising in the distance. Take a private Avila tour and discover the legends of this fabled Spanish town with a charming and knowledgeable local guide.

Start your morning at the impressive Puerta del Alcázar, one of the gates leading through the city's stone walls. A walk along these walls - recognized as one of the best preserved medieval fortifications in the world - affords fabulous views over the city and countryside below. Your guide will be sure to take you to Avila's splendid 12th century Cathedral, and to one of the town's famous convents. Be sure to sample the sweets made by the nuns of the Convent of Santa María de Jesúis; their delectable biscuits and cakes are famous throughout Avila.

Your guide is keen to design a private Avila tour that reflects your personal interests in their beautiful Spanish town.

Avila

The most representative tour of the city, including its most important landmarks: the Roman Aqueduct, the elegant Cathedral and the Alcázar Castle.

I love to deliver this tour because it helps you to understand how important this city was in the history. In addition to the main monuments, I will show you wonderful patios over 500 years old, Romanesque churches, typical squares, peaceful old cobbled alleys, local products shops, and of course, Segovians. You will put yourself in the shoes of a Roman citizen, wondering how they could design such a wonderful bridge to carry water, as well as what it would be like living in a great medieval palace or what Queen Isabella of Castile would feel dominating her territory from the fortress.

The light of Segovia has captivated many travelers throughout history. Just one hour from Madrid, next to Guadarrama Mountains, this territory inspired Ernest Hemingway himself for his work "To whom the bell tolls. "
Discover with me one of the most picturesque cities in Spain.

Discover the Light of Castile

Best of Segovia Walking Tour

With a Roman and medieval skyline, Segovia appears on the barren moorland as a natural and cultural oasis. Open city to new trends of the cosmopolitan capital across the mountains has always been true to its origins, folklore and traditions. Let me guide you through the streets of Segovia in order to know the most emblematic places of this Word Heritage City.

Discover the city of the most famous spanish roman aqueduct and a fairytale Castle

Segovia Walking Tour

Segovia Walking Tour: Live the History of the City

To visit Segovia is to live history.

All who have passed through this city have left their traces on us - the best Roman Aqueduct in the world, buildings decorated by Muslims, Romanesque Christian churches, medieval palaces, Isabella the Catholic and the church where she was crowned, the Jewish past, the Gothic style in the last Gothic cathedral in Spain, etc.

But the most incredible thing is that it is a city where people currently live. It is a clear example of how the city has known how to change and adapt to be enjoyed and lived in the XXI century, with its bars, restaurants, shops, squares and meeting places.

Discover history through Segovia; Celts, Romans, Visigoths, Muslims, Christians, Jews, etc.

Full of history and authenticity, Avila has mysticism on all four sides. Protected by a natural boundary on the horizon and ancient walls work by man, is a delight city for the senses where the time seems have never past and where spent the hours. This is a Walking tour in Avila for visiting the most important medieval walls in the country, the charming downtown and to know in deep Santa Teresa life and important sights related to the her figure. Let me be your guide in this Unesco Human Heritage place

The city of Santa Teresa and the most famous Spanish medieval walls

Avila Walking Tour

Segovia and La Granja Royal Site full day excursion

Learn with me about these two amazing places, Segovia old city and La Granja Royal Site. Both places are unique and very close from each other. It is a fantastic way to take advantage of your time in Segovia. I like to deliver this tour because people get really impressed when they discover how much beauty you can see in a day.

Segovia will impress you with its Roman Aqueduct, defensive walls, cobbled streets, medieval churches, palaces, the cathedral and the castle. And of course, before leaving the city, I will take you to one of the most breathtaking view of the castle, that inspired Disney for the Snow White movie.

La Granja is a beautiful Royal Palace with unique gardens and monumental fountains all from the 18th C. This Baroque style palace served as a frequent summer house for the Spanish Royal Family up to the 20th C. Feel part of this great baroque work, where the wonderful fountains come to life to liven up our walk.

Cathedral. View from the Alcazar's tower.

Heritage, medieval history, Baroque elegance and nature all in one

Segovia & Avila: Two Medieval Cities Tour

If you come visit Segovia and you want to spend a beautiful day feeling and learning the history of my home land, this is the tour for you.

I offer you a pleasant day trip visiting maybe the most beautiful medieval cities in the Castilla region. I am speaking about Avila and Segovia, of course. Did you know that these two cities were declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites? They are two cities that even today keep the aroma of medieval cities - walls, Romanesque churches, cathedral, palaces, Jewish quarter and more. Come and discover it all!

Full-day tour including Unesco Mankind Heritage

If you stay in Madrid and you want to spend a nice day outside the big apple, or if you are hosted in Avila or Segovia, we offer you a plasent day trip visiting maybe the most beautiful historic cities in the country. We speak about Avila and Segovia, two Unesco places full of heritage, local life style and gastronomy

Visit two Human Heritage Unesco Towns with a local guide

Avila and Segovia Full Day Tour

Segovia and Avila highlights, full day excursion

Visit with me two of the most beautiful and picturesque medieval cities in Spain, both protected by UNESCO. Segovia, known as the "Light of Castilla"; Avila, city of "Cantos y Santos" ("Stones and Saints"). I love to deliver this tour because you can get a global idea of the history of this part of Spain, apart from learning about our culture and customs.

We start the visit in Segovia, which is my hometown. In addition to visiting the main monuments of the city, we will end the tour of this city with a spectacular panoramic view of the castle that was the inspiration for Walt Disney's Snow White.

Once in Avila, we will walk next to one of the best preserved medieval walls in Europe. Strolling through its cobbled streets we will remember the extraordinary life of Saint Teresa of Jesus, a reforming nun and doctor of the universal church.

Castilian UNESCO World Heritage Cities

Segovia and El Escorial Full-Day Tour with a Local Guide

Join me in this tour to immerse yourself in the ancient and medieval history of a city with Roman remains!

We will also go over the Middle Ages where Arabs, Christians and Jews coexisted and to top it all, let's learn all about the most important Renaissance building in Spain, the Monastery of El Escorial. Did you know that king Phillip II created a huge place for God? While his rooms stand out for modesty. Today the walls of the monastery are decorated with paintings by the great masters of painting: Greco, Titian, Ribera, Velázquez, etc. Full of works of art. We will also revisit history seeing the tombs of all the kings and queens of Spain since the sixteenth century.

The city from the middle age and the biggest Renaissance building in the world

I've designed the Segovia bike tour to give you an insiders' look along with everything you'll need to get the most out of your time in Segovia.

On a comfortable bike you will get to know the "must see" places but also places away from the typical touristic paths. The Segovia bike tour is ideal for everyone who wants to get to know the city in a short time but in a relaxed way.

The tour covers the city in 2 hours with stops every few minutes for the guide to provide commentaries.

"On our 2 hour tour, you will see what will take about a whole day by foot!"

You can make a choice between our scheduled daily Segovia bike tour or a tour designed according to your personal wishes.

The tour can also be arranged in your own language.

Know in depth the cultural, natural, industrial and human heritage of Segovia

Bike City Tour in Segovia

El Escorial Monastery & Valley of the fallen Private Tour

Starting in Madrid we will drive Nort-west to get, in around 50 minutes, to the village of San Lorenzo del Escorial where the unique Monastery stands. This Monastery was commissioned in the 16th Century by the powerful King Felipe II. You will get to know all the history about it visiting the Basilica, Library, Monks Chapters, Royal Residence and of course the Mausoleum.

The Monastery is now one of the UNESCO sites in Spain.

After that we will drive to the Valley of the Fallen, this huge construction built to commemorate Spanish soldiers who died during the Spanish Civil War (1936 to 1939). The amazing Basílica de la Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos is carved into the mountain and leaves no one indifferent.

The tour will finish back at your hotel in Madrid.

Half day trip to a Unesco Site

Segovia and La Granja, the royal residences

Discover Segovia old city and La Granja Royal Site. Both places are very close from each other.

Segovia is an amazing city with its Roman Aqueduct, defensive walls, narrow streets, medieval churches and quarters, palaces, the cathedral and the castle, that inspired Disney for the Snow White movie.

The first Borbon king, Felipe V, wanted to built a palace like Versalles, the palace where he was born, the result is the palace of La Granja. It is a beautiful Baroque Royal Palace with unique gardens and monumental fountains all from the 18th century. The palace served as a frequent summer house for the Spanish Royal Family up to the 20th century

Come to see the difference between a middle age city and a Baroque palace from the 18th century

Avila tours

Explore with 26 tours and 13 guides.

Leticia G.

$ 190 (USD)

Javier C.

$ 198 (USD)

Mariano José V.

$ 204 (USD)

Javier C.

$ 198 (USD)

Leticia G.

$ 402 (USD)

Mariano José V.

$ 758 (USD)

Javier C.

$ 408 (USD)

Leticia G.

$ 1,008 (USD)

Mariano José V.

$ 758 (USD)

Javier C.

$ 233 (USD)

Amalia Z.

$ 758 (USD)

Mariano José V.

$ 408 (USD)

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