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DAY 1 MADRID
Welcome to Madrid!
Meet and assistance at the airport, transfer to the hotel.

Balance of the day at leisure.

Moderate:   Mayorazgo / Florida Norte
Superior:   Courtyard Marriott Madrid Princesa or Catalonia Gran Via

Day 2 MADRID – AVILA – SALAMANCA – PORTO (B)
Breakfast at the hotel.

This morning, we depart by road Avila, a city that preserves its medieval wall. Shortstop to know its walled and old town.

Continue to Salamanca. Free time in this University City World Heritage of great architectural and artistic wealth.

Departure to the Portuguese border until you reach Porto.

Moderate:   Tryp Porto Expo / Eurostars Heroismo
Superior:   Tryp Porto Expo / Eurostars Heroismo

Day 3 PORTO (B)
Breakfast.

Panoramic sightseeing tour of Porto, considered World Heritage city. We admire the Cathedral, Stock Exchange building and Santa Clara church.

In the afternoon, possibility of an optional visit to a famous winery with tasting of its world-famous “port wine”.

Day 4 PORTO – COIMBRA – FATIMA (B)
Breakfast.

Departure to Coimbra. City seat of one of the oldest universities in Europe and the birthplace of Fado. Enjoy some free time to explore this beautiful city.

Continue to Fatima. Center of the Christian Faith and World Pilgrimage Sanctuary with its impressive Basilica and the Cova da Iria place where the Virgin Mary appeared. The Chapel of the Apparitions, heart of the sanctuary, with the tombs of the three shepherds, Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta.

At night possibility to attend the procession of the candles.

Moderate:   Aurea Fátima / Estrela de Fátima / Regina
Superior:   Aurea Fátima / Estrela de Fátima / Regina

Day 5 FATIMA – BATALHA – NAZARE – ALCOBAÇA – LISBON (B)
Breakfast at the hotel.

Departure to the Batalha Monastery, a masterpiece of Gothic and Manueline style considered a World Heritage place by UNESCO.

Continue to the picturesque fishing town of Nazaré. Free time and continue to Alcobaça (World Heritage) visit the XII C. church and admire the tombs of Pedro and Inés de Castro and then to Lisbon.

Optional night tour to attend a show of Fado, typical Portuguese song and music.

Moderate:   Lutécia
Superior:   Lutécia

Day 6 LISBON (B)
Breakfast at the hotel.

Morning sightseeing tour of the ancient Olissipo, drive through its main squares and avenues, Belem Tower, Jeronimos Monastery, Coach Museum, Monument to the Discoverers, Marquis of Pombal Square, Liberty Avenue.

Afternoon at leisure for you to catch the nostalgic corners of Alfama Quarter, the old city gathered next to its Castle, with old buildings nested in narrow twisting “Ruas” full of color housing the genuine “tabernas” where Fado sounds as a missing past.

Day 7 LISBON – CACERES – CORDOBA (B/D)
Breakfast at the hotel.

This morning, we depart for Caceres, considered as World Heritage place because of the city’s blend of Roman, Islamic, Northern Gothic and Italian Renaissance architecture. Walk through its Plaza Mayor and the Old Town with its famous Medieval Quarter.

Afterwards, continue on towards Cordoba, once the capital of the Caliphate.

Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Moderate:   Tryp Cordoba
Superior:   NH Cordoba Guadalquivir

Day 8 CORDOBA – SEVILLE (B/D)
Breakfast at the hotel.

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.

Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Moderate:   Catalonia Santa Justa / Catalonia Giralda
Superior:  Silken Al-Andalus Palace

Day 9 SEVILLE (B/D)
Breakfast at the hotel.

Morning panoramic city tour visiting: the exterior of 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.

Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. Optional Flamenco show tonight.

Day 10 SEVILLE – RONDA – COSTA DEL SOL (B/D)
After breakfast at the hotel drive south passing typical villages.

Reach Ronda; free time to admire this town of Celtic origin and the marvelous view of the valley and mountain range.

In the afternoon continue on to the Costa del Sol, one of the most modern and important international tourist areas. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Moderate:   Sol Don Pablo/Don Marco / Sol Principe
Superior:   Sol Don Pablo/Don Marco / Sol Principe

Day 11 COSTA DEL SOL – GRANADA (B/D)
Breakfast at the hotel.

Departure towards the city of Granada. 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 (entrance included) and Generalife Gardens, that have inspired several authors with its sound and sights, such as the “Tales of the Alhambra” by W. Irving.

Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Optional Gipsy Flamenco show at Sacromonte quarter.

Moderate:   Los Angeles
Superior:   Melia Granada

Day 12 GRANADA – TOLEDO – MADRID (B)
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. Then proceed with a visit to a famous “Damasquinado” (gold and silver inlaying in iron) factory.

Continue to Madrid where on arrival, you are transferred to the airport or train station for onward journey.

DEPARTURE DATES 2019 – 2020

GROUP DEPARTURE CALENDAR 2019 – 2020