from 29€
/person
2 may 1808
Madrid Dos de Mayo Uprising
The beginning of the Peninsular War!
Somosierra Battlefield Tour
Battle of Somosierra
The only battle of Napoleon in Spain
The Battle of Bailén was a serious moral blow to French arms. The emperor could not remain in Paris, he had to avenge the affront. He crossed the Pyrenees in front of 200,000 soldiers and swept the Spanish armies that opposed him, defeating Castaños, Palafox and Blake.
Only one mountain pass was opposed between Napoleon and the capital of Spain: Somosierra. Until there, General San Juan advanced with the troops of Madrid, trying to stop the best army in the world. The arrangement of cannons and battalions in the valley would test the Corsican’s cunning …
Expert Guide
Specialist on the battlefield.
Rates
Transfer from Madrid
3+ People
79€/person
- Official guide
- Optional lunch (+19€)
- Tour insurance included
Cancellation policy
Payments will be made at least 72 hours in advance. If canceled within 72 hours, 70% of the amount will be refunded. In the last 72 hours no cancellations or modifications to the reservation are allowed.
Itinerary
Meeting point
Once you have made the reservation, we will tell you the meeting point OR we will collect you (depending on your choice above)
Battlefield tour
We will make the tour by car, because the battlefield is too big to walk. We will stop in several places to know the point of view of both the Allied and French sides
Virtual Reality
We can watch the troops positioned on the same spots where they were the day of battle using this latest technology
Typical restaurant lunch (optional)
It is time to comment on the visit and enjoy a well-deserved rest
End of visit
If you arrived on your own, we said goodbye. If we take you we will return you to the place where we picked you up
“Impressive tour of more than 4 hours inch by inch and and anecdote by anecdote and on the ground the battle. By the hand of Raúl and his first Edecan you can get to imagine each one of the steps and thoughts of the Marshals and Generals during the battle thanks to the detailed knowledge of the time, distance or geographical features of the terrain. I will repeat with another visit without a doubt. Highly recommended”.
Álvaro.
Reserve your place
Tell us when you would like to go and how many people you would come to the tour and we will organize it in a personalized way.
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