MADE FOR SPAIN & PORTUGAL (Spain DMC)
C/ Castelló, 23, 2º Izda., 28001 Madrid, Spain
Emergency Numbers: 01134 686 167 510 or 01134 666 163 105
Email: jh@madeforspainandportugal.com Website: www.madeforspainandportugal.com
Joanna’s Comments
Made for Spain & Portugal is a full-service DMC. The owners of the company, Virginia and Alonso, use their extensive knowledge of Spain and its people to provide your clients a unique experience while traveling. Through their many contacts with guides, friends, museum curators, winery owners and chefs, they are able to offer an inside look at the country. Their guides, many of whom work exclusively for the company, are some of the best in Europe. Spain is a fascinating country, rich in history with a wide range of interests for travelers. Made for Spain & Portugal can meet any cultural requirement, from history to wine and cuisine, from Moorish and modern architecture to Jewish heritage. They can also create fun experiences, from canoeing to biking and hiking, from surfing to ballooning and golfing. They have contracts with the best hotels throughout Spain. Made for Spain & Portugal offers fully-inclusive travel experiences that include accommodation, transportation, touring, guides, access and on-the-ground support. They do not offer stand-alone services such as transfers and/or one-day tours. The minimum invoice is 5000€. Usually, their trips begin around 1,500€ per couple per day. They strongly recommend to travel off season. Made for Spain & Portugal is a preferred partner of Virtuoso, Signature, Ensemble, Travel Leaders and Internova – the Global Travel Collection.
Virginia Irurita – Founder & Executive Partner
Conde Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialist for Spain and Portugal yearly since 2004
Travel + Leisure A-List Agent for Spain and Portugal, 2009 – 2019
Recognized on the Wendy Perrin WOW List – Trusted Travel Expert for Spain and Portugal yearly since 2014
Made for Spain & Portugal
Awarded by Virtuoso: Best Partner – Family & Celebration Community 2022, Destinations & Experiences Partner of the Year 2019, Best Virtuoso Voyages Experience 2018, Best Curated Travel Partner 2017
Awarded by Luxury Travel Advisor Magazine: Best Destination Management Company 2014, 2015, 2017 & 2018
Special Promotions
| LIFESTYLE TOURS |
| Made for Spain & Portugal was born from the idea of hosting travelers with the goal of helping our guests feel completely at home in our country. Lifestyle Tours will immerse clients in what life would be like if they picked up and moved to Spain tomorrow. The client will experience the rhythms of the street from picking up flowers and jamón at the market to strolling in the park, from meeting a friend for coffee to visiting hidden bookstores. We take your clients off the beaten path, away from tourists and into the real life of Spain where a local insider will welcome clients into their world and share what it truly means to be a Spaniard. |
Selected Touring Opportunities and Sample Itineraries
| MADRID |
| TOURING IN MADRID Inside Madrid: History & Royalty * Spanish Cooking Class Madrid Highlights & Prado Museum * From Artifacts to Modern Art Tapas Tasting with a Local Insider * Madrid Lifestyle Tour * Gallery Hopping with a Spanish Painter Spanish Fashions: Shop with an Insider * Flamenco Immersion * Flamenco Dance Class |
| DAY TOURS OUTSIDE MADRID Underground & Archeolgical Toledo * Segovia Highlights * El Escorial Highlights * Ávila Highights The Highlights of Salamanca * Ribera del Duero Lifestyle Tour * Canoeing Experience in the Hoces de Duratón |
| PRIVATE ACCESS Prado Museum * Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum * Palacio de Liria |
| BARCELONA |
| TOURING IN BARCELONA Barcelona Highlights & Sagrada Familia * Gothic Quarter Walking Tour * Gaudí Architecture * Spanish Civil War Jewels of Catalan Modernism * Barcelona Galleries & Modern Art Tour * Jewish Heritage Barcelona’s Markets & Tapas by Bike * Barcelona Tapas Tasting * Gourmet Barcelona * Tapas Workshop Barcelona Wine with a Renowned Sommelier * Barcelona Lifestyle Tour |
| DAY TOURS OUTSIDE BARCELONA Visit to Montserrat * Girona Highlights * Dalí and Costa Brava’s Medieval Villages * Penedés & Priorat Wine Regions Hiking or Biking Excursions to the Ampurdan * Spanish Cooking Lesson at Chef’s Home in Ampurdan Roman Tarragona Tour * Hot Air Ballooning at Sunrise in La Garrotxa National Park * Sunset Hiking at La Mola Mountain |
| PRIVATE ACCESS La Pedrera * Picasso Museum * Hospital Sant Pau * Palau de la Música * MACBA Museum |
| SEVILLE |
| TOURING IN SEVILLE Seville Highlights, Cathedral & Alcázar * Artistic Seville on Foot * Jewish Heritage * Lifestyle & Tapas * Sevilla by Bike Private Flamenco Fiesta * Cooking Class & Lunch at Private Home * Artisans Workshop * Visit to a Brave Bull Ranch |
| DAY TOURS OUTSIDE SEVILLE Córdoba & The Cathedral-Mosque * Ronda Highlights * Food & Wine of Cádiz * Olive Oil & Cheese in the Mountains An Iberian Pig Farm in the Sierra de Aracena * Wines of Sanlúcar * Granada & The Alhambra (long day) Visit with the Marquis de Morata in his Jerez Palace * A Day in Jerez: Sherry Wine and Dancing Horses |
| PRIVATE ACCESS Álcazar * Casa Pilatos * Hospital de los Venerables |
Touring Opportunities in Spain
Beach, Nature & Health in One Destination
The Best of Spain
Grand Discovery of Spain
General Information
OWNER / OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Alonso Álvarez de Toledo
OWNER / MARKETING DIRECTOR
Virginia Irurita
Made for Spain and Portugal Can Provide:
Shore Excursions
Hotel/Restaurant Bookings
Cars and Drivers
Guided Tours
Shopping Tours
Architecture/Art Tours
Biking/Hiking
Wine/Olive Oil Tastings
Cooking Classes
Flamenco Classes
Private and Exclusive Venues
Weddings and Honeymoons
Lifestyle Tours
Rail and Airline Tickets
FITs
