Live an unforgettable experience of 8 days, in which you will discover the most emblematic places from Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Granada and Toledo. You will start this adventure in Madrid, Spanish capital rich in Renaissance and baroque architecture. During your path along the south of Spain you will see the spectacular natural landscape from Sierra Nevada and you will discover the architectonic monuments from the Arabs during their stop in Spain in the Middle Ages.
This experience will allow you to visit one of the most admired monuments from all around the world: The Mesquite of Cordoba. Your last stop will be Madrid, where you will be transferred to the airport in order to get back to your home with all the memories from your trip.
Day 1 Madrid
Meet and greet at the airport. Take a transfer to your hotel. The latest time to arrive at the hotel and ensure departure without missing any services is 03:00 PM. Rest of the day is at leisure. Accommodation at the hotel
Accommodation: T and A Class: Meliá Castilla & Princesa Plaza or similar
Day 2 Madrid
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning Madrid panoramic city tour; find the medieval origins of the city, like the Arabic fortress, at the Barrio de la Morería, famous for its historical buildings. Drive through the courtesan district of the Hapsburgs characterized by Phillip II and its 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, 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, Parque del Oeste, as well as commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium. Afternoon free to continue exploring the wonders that the city has to offer. Accommodation at the hotel.
Accommodation: T and A Class: Meliá Castilla & Princesa Plaza or similar
Day 3 Madrid - Córdoba - Sevilla
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive along La Mancha, Don Quixote’s land. Brief stop at typical site in Puerto Lapice. Cross through the natural border of “Despeñaperros” and get into Andalusia, 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 Seville. Accommodation at the hotel.
Accommodation: T Class: Catalonia Santa Justa or similar // A Class: Meliá Lebreros, Meliá Sevilla or similar
Day 4 Sevilla
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning panoramic city tour visiting the Cathedral (the second largest in the Catholic world after St. Peters in Rome), Santa Cruz quarter (a natural scenario of “Carmen” as well as a precisely where the myth of “Don Juan” developed), Maria Luisa Park and Plaza de España. Afternoon at leisure for you to discover exclusive views, specific flavors of this active full of light city. Accommodation at the hotel.
Accommodation: T Class: Catalonia Santa Justa or similar // A Class: Meliá Lebreros, Meliá Sevilla or similar
Day 5 Sevilla - Granada
After breakfast at the hotel drive east through the Caliphate road to the heart of ANDALUSIA 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 complex and Generalife Gardens that have inspired several authors with its sound and sights, such as the “Tales of the Alhambra” by Washington Irving. Accommodation at the hotel.
Accommodation: Clase T: Sabica o similar // Clase A: Meliá Granada or similar
Day 6 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.
Accommodation: Clase T: Sabica o similar // Clase A: Meliá Granada or similar.
Day 7 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.
Accommodation: T and A Class: Meliá Castilla, Princesa Plaza or similar.
Day 8 Madrid
After breakfast at the hotel transfer to the airport. END OF OUR SERVICES
