Though Madrid is in the very center of Spain and a long way from cities such as Barcelona, Seville and Granada, it has a number of excellent places that are visitable in a day or two. The thing is, with so much to see, it isn't easy to get to them all. The guided tours on this page allow you to see some of the cities around Madrid in quickly and easily.
1. City Tour from Madrid: Seville and Cordoba (two days)
No, you haven't got confused - Seville and Cordoba are indeed nowhere near Madrid. So how can you visit them both in just two days? With the AVE, Spain's high-speed rail network.2. City Tour from Madrid: Segovia & Avila (one day)
Segovia is an excellent city to visit, with two of Spain's most famous sights - the Aqueduct and its fairytale Alcázar. However, with its proximity to the stunning city walls of Avila, it seems a shame to miss them out. With this tour you can get to see both in one day.3. City Tour from Madrid: El Escorial & Valle de los Caídos (one day)
See the final resting place of four-hundred-years' worth of Spanish kings and queens at El Escorial followed by the most recently deceased and controversial of them all, General Franco, at El Valle de los Caídos.This is the best combined tour on offer, for two reasons: (a) you don't need a day in each, so the compactness of the tour is ideal and (b) it is difficult to get to El Valle de los Caídos when trying to get there by public transport (you have to go via El Escorial and then there is only one bus per day that will take you all the way to the monument).
