Enjoy classic Spanish art on a private tour with a curator of classical painting at Madrid's famed Prado Museum, home to the finest collections of Goya, Velázquez, El Greco and Zurbarán.

Take a private lesson with a flamenco artist, as you learn the music and dance she learned at her mother's side and passes on to her own daughters.

See where some of Europe's hottest trends are born in a behind-the-scenes look at the studio/workshop of one Madrid's most fashionable designers.

Ignore the "closed to the public" signs as you spend a morning with an archaeologist at an active dig.

Be welcomed into some of Madrid's hottest galleries, key players in transforming Spain from the drab Franco years to today's vibrant artistic scene.

Learn the secrets of authentic Spanish home-style cooking during a private cooking lesson with a master of classical gastronomy.

Visit the Royal Palace with the former Chief of Protocol for the King of Spain.

Unlock the secrets of the golden city of Columbus on a private tour with a professor of medieval Sevillian history at the University of Seville.

Meet Jewish communities creating a renaissance of Jewish life in Spain after a 500-year absence. Learn about "conversos" searching for their roots. Gain entry to a plain stone cellar recently discovered to be a 14th c. synagogue.

Go behind-the-scenes to speak with curators and artisans at historic monuments as they undergo the precise art of restoration.

Take a private studio tour or watercolor lesson with an emerging Yale-educated artist who returned to his native Andalusia to practice his art.

Contact Heritage Tours at 1 800 378 4555