The Two Capitals: Barcelona and Madrid

6 July. Vueling flight Rome Barcelona dep. 14.20 arr. 16.05 price €87 Airport train departing from Barcelona airport: The entrance to the railway station is in T2B. Abba Sants Hotel Carrer de Numància, 32 **** €100 Not advisable 7 July Barcelona Buy metro pass 2 days €14 a.m. 1 Sagrada Família 2 Las Ramblas 3 The Cathedral 4 Museu Marítim p.m. 5. Montjuïc Hill and Poble Espanyol Spanish Village 8 July. Barcelona 6. Church of Santa Maria del Mar 7. Picasso Museum 8. Gaudí's Park Güell 9 Palau Reial 10. Plaça d'Espanya 9 July. Barcelona 11. National Art Museum of Catalonia 12. Magic Fountain of Montjuïc 13. Shopping centres 10 July. Madrid From Barcelona-Sants to Madrid we take the 'AVE' train (high-speed train) which arrives at Madrid Puerta de Atocha Single in tourist class from €119.80. Departure Barcelona Sants 10.00 Hotel Paseo del Arte Calle de Atocha, 123 €85 Excellent hotel.

Walk to Plaza de Cibeles passing in front of the Prado Museum 11 July. Madrid 1. Prado Museum €7-14 time taken for the visit 4.30 h. 2 Plaza de Independencia 12 July. Madrid 3. Reina Sofía Museum 4. El Jardín Botánico 13 July. Madrid 5. Royal Palace 6. Cathedral of Madrid 7. Buen Retiro Park 2. €6-11. -3. Puerta del Sol.. 4. €8. 5. Plaza Mayor. -6. Templo de Debod free. 7. Madrid Cathedral. 8. Palacio de El Pardo 14 July. Madrid 9. Archaeological Museum..-10. Lavapiés district 15 July. Ryanair flight Madrid – Rome Ciampino 13.30-16.00 €60 Shuttle from Atocha station to the airport following this itinerary: Atocha, Cibeles, O'Donnell, T1. The ticket costs 5 euros, it takes about 40 minutes to reach the airport and departs every 15-25 minutes. To find the departure point you have to reach a cylindrical building on the far left looking at the station. Yellow shuttle bus