We offer a range of walking tours with a special focus on Spain's most famous historical figures and the country's UNESCO World Heritage Cities. Contact us for more details. The Route of Don Quixote Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote is the most widely read book in the world, after the Bible. This 8 day itinerary explores the area of La Mancha, where Spain's most famous character and his loyal squire Sancho Panza had their adventures. UNESCO Cities of Central Spain This 10 day itinerary explores the best of Central Spain, comprising Castile - whose name comes from the innumerable castles built to defend the heartland of Spain from a possible resurgence of the Moors during the days of the Reconquest - and Extremadura - Birthplace of so many of Spain's Conquistadors - men who went to the New World in search of fame and fortune in the service of monarch and church. Visit Segovia, Avila, Salamanca, Plasencia, Guadalupe and Cáceres and Toledo. The Route of El Cid El Cid was the title given to Rodrigo (or Ruy) Diáz de Vivar, a commander under King Alfonso VI of Castile in the eleventh century. Perhaps Spain's most famous medieval hero, like others from byegone eras who become the stuff of legends, poems, and ballads, the story of the Cid acquired fantastical details over the centuries. The film El Cid (1961), starring Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren, won three Academy Awards. Diáz de Vivar fought for Alfonso against the Moors, fought for the Moors against Alfonso, and conquered the Kingdom of Valencia for himself; he ruled there until his death. Even his title, El Cid Campeador, reflects his conflicting loyalities: "El Cid" is a Moorish title of respect, from Arabic al sayyid "Lord"; "Campeador" is Spanish for "Champion". This 8 day tour explores the route taken by El Cid in reconquering Valencia, in southern Spain. Andalusia - Moorish Splendour of Al Andalus This 10 day itinerary explores the fabulous legacy of the Arabic occupation of Spain that lasted nearly 800 years in this most southerly part of Iberia - Andalusia. Visit the cities of Granada, Sevilla and Cordoba, as well as smaller towns considered real jewels of Spain, such as Ronda and Carmona. The Art and History of the Camino de Santiago This 12 day itinerary explores the best of the wonderful architecture and art created in the name of the Apostel St.James along the Camino de Santiago. Visits include the cities of Pamplona, Burgos, León, Villafranca del Bierzo and Santiago as well as many smaller sites along the Way.