SPAIN: ANDALUCIA & TOLEDO FROM MADRID 8 DAYS ESCORTED TOUR

Madrid - Seville - Granada - Madrid

Cordoba, Sevilla, Granada and Toledo proudly show their artistic legacy. Arabs and Jewish heritage left their mark on these magnificent cities.

itinerary & prices

DAY 1 (Sat) ARRIVE MADRID
Arrive in Madrid and enjoy a welcome drink and orientation session at the hotel this evening. Accommodation at the hotel. CATALONIA SANTA JUSTA HOLTEL or similar.

DAY 2 (Sun) MADRID
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning city tour of Madrid; find the medieval origins of the city, like the Arabic fortress, at the Barrio de la Morería, characterized by the antiquity of its buildings drive through the courtesan district of the Hapsburgs characterized by Phillip II and his Renaissance and Baroque style buildings, Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and Plaza de la Villa; the Madrid of the Bourbons and the complex town planning schemes of Charles III, the Royal Palace (visit inside), Cibeles and Neptuno Fountains and the Puerta de Alcalá. Admire the XIX C. works such as Prado Museum. The contemporary Madrid with areas such as Gran Vía, Castellana, the district of Salamanca, Plaza Castilla and Parque del Oeste, as well as commercial and financial zones of Modern Madrid, the emblematic Las Ventas Bullring and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium. Balance of the day free to continue exploring the wonders that the city has to offer. Accommodation at the hotel. 

DAY 3 (Wed) MADRID – CORDOBA – SEVILLE
Breakfast at the hotel. 08:30 Pick up from your hotel and departure drive southward along the land of Don Quixote, “The man from La Mancha”, along the way observes vast vineyards. Cross through the natural border of “Despeñaperros” and get into Andalucía, a region for itself that shows an enormous heritage from a splendorous past. Reach Cordoba. Impressive tour of its Mosque and other sites that will ease our mind and spirit strolling through its narrow winding streets of the Jewish Quarter. In the afternoon, after a short two hours ride reach Sevilla. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. MELIA LEBREROS or MELIA SEVILLA or similar.

DAY 4 (Mon) SEVILLE
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning Monumental and Panoramic city tour – the Cathedral (vist insiide), the second largest in the Catholic world after St. Peters in Rome. The Santa Cruz Quarter, a natural scenario of “Carmen” as well as a precisely where the myth of “Don Juan” developed. The Maria Luisa Park and Spain square. - Afternoon at leisure for you to discover exclusive views, specific flavours of this active full of light city. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. Optional Flamenco tour.

DAY 5 (Tue) SEVILLE – GRANADA
After breakfast at the hotel drive east through the Caliphate road to the heart of Andalucia observing an endless number of olive trees on the way to Granada and its incredible and amazing monumental environment, last stronghold of the Moorish Kingdoms up to 1492. Visit the world famous Alhambra. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. Optional Gipsy Flamenco show at Sacromonte quarter. MELIA GRANDA or similar.

DAY 6 (Wed) GRANADA
Breakfast at the hotel and free day to enjoy the Nazari capital. Granada is more than the Alhambra; the Muslim heritage runs through every corner of the city and mixes with the Christian tradition, giving rise to a unique city. Optionally, you can participate in this spirit and be immersed in the magical neighborhood of El Albaicín, a World Heritage Site, to discover its secrets: beautiful visits to the Sierra Nevada, old mosques converted into churches and old palaces, still saturated with Arab aromas. Overnight at the hotel.

DAY 7 (Thu) GRANADA – TOLEDO – MADRID
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive northward where it emerges, toward the sky of Castilla and surrounded by the Tagus river, the impressive Imperial city of Toledo –World Heritage City- where the three cultures Christians, Moorish and Jewish, have lived together. Resume of the Spanish art, history and spirituality the whole town is a National Monument. Short guided tour of this historical old town through its narrow streets. Continue to Madrid. Accommodation at the hotel. CATALONIA SANTA JUSTA HOLTEL or similar.

DAY 8 (Fri) DEPART MADRID
Breakfast at the hotel. End of our services.

Single room supplement is extra. Please contact us for Single travel alone and Single room supplement.

INCLUSIONS
· Guided visits in Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Granada and Toledo.
· Tour escort during the tour.
· Air conditioned deluxe motor-coach.
· 7 nights First class hotels accommodation.
· Daily breakfast.

EXCLUSIONS
• Personal expenses, International airfare, Visa fees
• Customary gratitude to your guide and driver