SPAIN: ANDALUcIA & TOLEDO FROM MADRID 7 DAYS ESCORTED TOUR - ENgLISH language
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. COURTYARD MARRIOTT MADRID PRINCESA 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 hour ride reach Sevilla. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. MELIA LEBREROS or similar.
DAY 4 (Mon) SEVILLE
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning Monumental and Panoramic city tour – the Cathedral (visit inside), 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 flavors 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 – 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. The City tour will includes the most important monuments, its narrow streets and the famous “Damasquinado” (gold and silver inlaying in iron). Continue to Madrid. Accommodation at the hotel. MELIA GRANADA or SABICA HOTEL or similar.
DAY 7 (Thu) DEPART MADRID
Breakfast at the hotel. End of our services.
OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS for 2023 tours only:
SEVILLE - Boat Trip on the Guadalquivir: $35.00 per person
We propose a one-hour boat ride on the Guadalquivir, mythical and legendary river, the only navigable in Spain. From the boat we can contemplate the classic Seville, with its elegant bridges such as San Telmo or Triana, the Giralda, the Bullring, the popular neighborhood of Triana or the towers of the Plaza de España, as well as the Seville more avant-garde, reflected in the constructions made on the occasion of Expo 92, such as the modern bridges of the Cartuja and the Alamillo, the most emblematic pavilions of the Island of the Cartuja or the Theater of the Maestranza.
GRANADA - Tour of the Albaicín – an experience through Arabian Granada: $64.00 per person
A journey from Islam to Christianity in which we show the exciting transformation of such a mythical city. Walking through the Albaicín, recognized as a World Heritage Site, is to explore the history of Granada, from Islam to Christianity, without forgetting the mark left by the Jewish people. We will contemplate the city from its imposing viewpoints, we will see old mosques converted into churches, old palaces, artisan workshops, we will visit one of the old Moorish houses and we will have the opportunity to try the celebrated Arab pastry having tea and a sweet in a typical Granada teashop. We will finish our tour of contrasts in the Royal Chapel, a jewel of the late Gothic, built by the Catholic Monarchs, as the final point and apogee of the Arab legacy of Granada.
Prices based on minimum of two person traveling;
Arrive Depart Prices
upon request
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 - English speaking only.
· Air-conditioned deluxe motorcoach.
· 6 nights First class hotels accommodation.
· Daily breakfast.
· 3 dinners (mineral water and glass of wine included).
EXCLUSIONS
• Personal expenses, International airfare, Visa fees
• Customary gratitude to your guide and driver
